Maximize Possibility Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3291112010-02-08T17:53:57-06:00Talent Management is about using effective employee selection, personal development, and employee retention strategy to drive your organization to the highest levels of performance excellent possible.TypePadThe Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a877d0e7970b2010-02-08T17:53:57-06:002010-02-08T17:53:57-06:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of February 1st - February 7th. Steve Roesler, All Things Workplace: How to Get Your Good Ideas Heard Michelle Malay Carter, Mission Minded Management: How To Interview Your Prospective Boss for Leadership Potential Micheal McKinney, Leadership Now Leading Blog: Leadership Book for February 2010 Derek Irvine, Globoforce: How Loyal Are Your High Performers? Tim Nolan, Fistful of Talent: Why Sales People..."The Rainmaker"Possibility Maximizer: Jim Jacobus' "Man-Up" 2010 Challengetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef01287767ea9a970c2010-02-05T08:27:00-06:002010-02-05T08:27:00-06:00Happy Friday! I've got a great resource for you today to help Maximize Possibility in your organization and your personal life. Enjoy! The Resource:Jim Jacobus' "Man-Up" 2010 Challenge What it is: One Urban Dictionary entry for "man-up" defines the term as "being an adult male in the truest sense of manhood". That is what Jim's "man-up" challenge is all about - discovering what it means to be an adult male who exemplifies all the qualities of true manhood. To clarify, Jim is not talking about how to be a man in the primordial sense of the term (think Bear Grylls),..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a838f797970b2010-02-01T07:00:00-06:002010-01-31T22:32:55-06:00I like to start every week off by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of January 25th - 31st, 2010 . Enjoy! Chris Ferdinandi, Renegade HR: Renegade HR: Getting Started - Chiris shares his manifesto for Renegade HR - "Recruit great people, and help them do amazing things that drive your business " - and goes on to explain how you can start practicing Renegade HR in your organization today. Michelle Malay Carter, Mission..."The Rainmaker"Possibility Maximizer: SHRM on Facebooktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a825b287970b2010-01-29T08:25:13-06:002010-01-29T08:25:13-06:00Every week I like to highlight a resource that I feel will add value to your life at work and improve your professional effectiveness. This week I'd like to shine the spotlight on a great networking and social media resource. The Resource: The Society For Human Resources' Facebook Page What it is: If you are not familiar with a Facebook Fan Page, it is a place on Facebook where fans of an organization, club, group, or other entity can come together to interact with that organization and other individuals who are also fans. Why You Should Be a Fan: Facebook..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0128770db5f6970c2010-01-25T08:00:55-06:002010-01-25T18:20:38-06:00Happy Monday! Here are five choice blog posts to get your week off to a great start: Eva Rykr, HRM Today: 10 Reasons for Executive Failure - Eva shares 10 possible reasons for executive failure. David Zinger Employee Engagement: Advice For Managers: Free E-Book - David and the fine folks with the Employee Engagement Network have made an excellent E-Book available free for download. Check it out - lots of great employee engagement material! Tom Foster, Management Skills Blog: First Part of Accountability - Tom examines the first critical part of holding others accountable: defining specific performance expectations. Drea Knufken,..."The Rainmaker"Possibility Maximizer: HR Daily Advisortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7f37097970b2010-01-22T07:00:00-06:002010-01-20T13:13:01-06:00Every Friday I like to share with you a resource that I feel will help you to Maximize Possibility in your professional life and improve your performance at work. This week I've got a great daily newsletter that will keep you on top your human resources and talent management game. The Resource: HR Daily Advisor from Business and Legal Reports (BLR) What it is: As its name indicates, the HR Daily Advisor is a daily newsletter that features one HR tip, news article, compliance update, or other tidbit of useful information suitable for the busy human resources professional. Why You..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7e5be6a970b2010-01-18T07:35:00-06:002010-01-17T23:14:11-06:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of January 11th - 17th, 2010. Vincent Ferrari, Know HR: Time to Replace the Squeaky Wheels - Vincent is tired of the old business practice of "greasing the squeaky wheel" and implores you to change the squeaky wheels in your organization in exchange for employees who work hard, produce results, and do it with a positive attitude. Kevin Oaks, I4CP Trendwatcher:..."The Rainmaker"Possibility Maximizer: Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief Fundstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7d71883970b2010-01-15T08:30:26-06:002010-01-15T08:30:26-06:00I'm going to take a break from the usual format for my weekly Possibility Maximizer and focus on something much more important and pressing at the moment: helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake it suffered this past week. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has just suffered one of the worst natural disasters anyone has seen in the last 100 years. It's hard to imagine how it will ever be able to return to "normal" without our help. I literally feel sick as I watch the news coverage of this disaster and witness all the..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7c15eba970b2010-01-11T00:00:00-06:002010-01-10T23:30:11-06:00With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership development, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the first full week of 2010. Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership: Top 12 Development Goals for Leaders - Have you created an personal improvement plan for 2010 yet? Dan has a great list of development goals to consider focusing on this coming year, along with great links to selected blog posts to get you started. Penelope Trunk,..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Crucial Conversationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7b68ab6970b2010-01-08T11:36:19-06:002010-01-08T11:36:19-06:00Every week I like to share a resource that I feel will help you Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. It's been a while since I've featured a book, so this week I would like to share one that has made a great impact on my life. The Resource: Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When The Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler What it is About: This book dispels the notion that "crucial conversations" only take place between high powered political officials and business executives on topics that shape..."The Rainmaker"Non-Strategic HR and the Destruction of Valuetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7ab0600970b2010-01-05T22:12:57-06:002010-01-13T22:44:09-06:00Some HR departments are strategic while others are not. Strategic HR departments use pre-employment personality profile screening tools. Non-strategic HR departments do not. "The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week: 2009 Round-uptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a7a0c44d970b2010-01-03T23:36:10-06:002010-01-03T23:36:10-06:00Welcome to a new year and new decade! Before forging ahead too far into 2010, I'd like to pause for one last minute and reflect on the year that was 2009. Below is a selection of "best-of" posts I've enjoyed reading recently from the bloggers I regularly follow. Lot's of great stuff here... enjoy! Fast Company.com: Fastcompany.com's 10 Most Read Stories of 2009 John Hunter, Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog: 2009 Annual Management Blog Review Wally Bock, Three Star Leadership: Blogs Looking Backwards, Blogs Looking Forward Jon Hyman, Ohio Employer's Law Blog: Top 10 Labor & Employment Law Stories of..."The Rainmaker"A New Year's Day Possibility Maximizer: David Zinger's Employee Engagement Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a796836d970b2010-01-01T15:15:38-06:002010-01-01T15:15:38-06:00Happy 2010! I've got a great blog I'd like to share with you this week to help you get the New Year off to a great start... Enjoy! The Resource: David Zinger's Employee Engagement Blog What it Covers: David's blog is devoted to covering the latest trends in employee engagement and providing tips and best practices for improving the engagement level of the employees in your team or organization. Why You Should Add it to Your Reading List: David Zinger is a global leader in the field of employee engagement. He is a very active blogger, posting daily, and covers..."The Rainmaker"My Prediction for HR and Talent Management in 2010tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a790050c970b2009-12-31T00:11:39-06:002009-12-31T00:08:54-06:00As always seems to be the case this time of year, bloggers from the HR and talent management world can't resist thinking about what is in store for our profession and boldly making their predictions for what we can expect to see in the coming year. In recent years, these predictions have run the gamut from "HR is dead," to "We'll finally get a seat at the table and the respect we deserve," and everything in between. I too can't resist throwing out my predictions. Around this time last year I predicted that 2009 would be the year of adding..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a785edec970b2009-12-28T10:44:45-06:002009-12-28T19:11:07-06:00Welcome back! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Here are five blog posts that I enjoyed reading this past week: Upstart HR: 5 Tips for Human Resource Leadership - Ben wants you and the human resources profession as a whole to step up and take on the challenging role of being a leader. Bob Sutton, Work Matters: The Boss's Journey: The Path to Simplicity and Competence - Bob looks at the deceptively "easy" task of being a boss and takes us down the path to the "profoundly simple" that all great bosses must travel. Derek Irvine,..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Christmas Editiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a77ce2bb970b2009-12-25T12:29:22-06:002009-12-25T12:29:22-06:00Merry Christmas! I hope this Holiday season is a blessed one for you, your family, and your organization! I'd like to take a different approach to this week's Possibility Maximizer. I rarely address employment laws and regulations on this blog, however, I couldn't help but thinking about the issue as today is one of the most celebrated religious holidays in our country. Indeed, it is hard for me to think of any organizations that are open for business today with the exception of perhaps gas stations and convenience stores. While America is a predominantly Christian country and culture, there are..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a76c0c78970b2009-12-21T08:57:05-06:002009-12-21T08:57:05-06:00Happy Monday! Here are the blog posts that I've particularly enjoyed reading over the past week, as well as a few "best of" lists for 2009. Enjoy! Tom Peters! Blog: Success in Five Words. Success in Nineteen Words - Tom starts off by distilling success down to a mere five words, then expands his list to nineteen and shares his insight for each element of success. Tim Sanders, Sanders Says: Five Ways to Make a Great Second Impression - Much is made about making a good first impression - and for good reason. However, that doesn't mean that you can..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Magazine and Websitetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef01287664d7c1970c2009-12-18T08:37:13-06:002009-12-18T08:37:13-06:00Every Friday I like to share a resource that I feel will help you to Maximize Possibility in your professional life and improve your performance at work. This week I've got a great resource for those of you charged with training and developing your staff. Enjoy! The Resource: Chief Learning Officer Magazine and Website What it Covers: The Chief Learning Officer magazine and website are rich resources that explore the many varied facets of employee training and development. Why You Should Check it Out:Chief Learning Officer is the product of Mediatec Publishing which also distributes publications such as Talent Management..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a74db0ef970b2009-12-14T08:31:00-06:002009-12-14T08:31:00-06:00I like to kick off each week with five blog posts that I found particularly enjoyable from the previous week in the HR and talent management blogosphere. Here you go! Wally Bock, Three Star Leadership: Leadership Might be a Bad Choice for you if...- You'll often hear employees talking about why they want to move into a leadership role. However, said reasons for wanting to be a leader don't always coincide with the skills actually need to be an effective leader. Wally shares four critical questions one must ask themselves to determine if a leadership role is really a good..."The Rainmaker"Surviving the Holidays - 10 Tips for Reducing Stress at Your Next Family Gatheringtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a747fb16970b2009-12-12T11:59:10-06:002009-12-12T11:59:10-06:00Any time you get together with family, it can be quite stressful... In the Young household, Christmas Eve is when we celebrate. We also enjoy our own family tradition of having a feast that my wife, son, and daughter look forward to in the weeks ahead. Oh yeah.... And we open up presents! Christmas Day is a rich tradition as well. Our Christmas tradition means going to the in-laws for the entire day. It's an incredible day for our family as we celebrate together. There's a rich feast as my mother-in-law is an amazing cook and the rest of the..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: 2010 Chick-Fil-A Leadercasttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a74551e9970b2009-12-11T18:11:53-06:002009-12-11T18:12:39-06:00Every Friday I like to share with you a resource that I feel will help you to Maximize Possibility in your professional life and improve your performance at work. This week I'd like to share a unique learning event that features insights and presentations from a great collection of today's thought leaders. The Resource: 2010 Chick-Fil-A Leadercast What it is:The Chick-Fil-A Leadercast (formerly known as the Maximum Impact Simulcast) was created in 2000 from the vision of highly renowned business author and thought leader, John Maxwell. Maxwell's goal was to create a unique and affordable leadership conference that would benefit..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a71f98dc970b2009-12-07T09:00:00-06:002009-12-07T20:50:57-06:00Wow! It sure was a great week in the HR and talent management blogosphere! Below are five posts that I particularly enjoyed reading over the week of November 30th through December 6th, 2009: Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership: High Potential Notification Guidelines: Not Too Heavy, Not Too Light- Dan channels a memorable Bud Light commercial and joins in on the HiPo notification debate suggesting that managers find a balance between keeping employees in the dark about succession plans and prematurely anointing the high potential team member to their next position. Gautam Ghosh, Gautam on Organizations 2.0: Leadership in Hyper-Linked Times- Without..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: HR Happy Hourtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0128760ce17b970c2009-12-04T08:15:59-06:002009-12-04T08:15:59-06:00I had so much fun sharing The Recruiters Lounge podcasts with you last week, that I wanted to share another audio resource with you again this week - the HR Happy Hour. Enjoy! The Resource: The HR Happy Hour Show What It Is: Every couple of weeks Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke (AKA the HR Minion) invite you to join them and other HR professionals as they "belly-up" and discuss the hot topics facing the HR and talent management fields today. Topics at the HR Happy Hour show run the gamut of the profession from recruiting and HR social media..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a6ec5a22970b2009-11-30T08:00:00-06:002009-11-29T21:50:18-06:00Welcome back from the long holiday weekend - I hope yours was a great one! Here are five blog posts to help get your week off to a great start! Michael McKinney, Leadership Now: Do the Leaders Within Your Organization Have the Skills They Need to be Successful in the Future - Michael reports on a recent Center for Creative Leadership survey of 2,200 leaders that identifies 7 critical leadership qualities for today and the future. Interestingly, Michael finds that there may be a dangerous gap between the skills our leaders possess today and the ones necessary for successfully leading..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Recommended Possibility Maximizer - Recruiters Lounge Podcaststag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef012875e52ce1970c2009-11-27T18:10:27-06:002009-11-28T13:34:13-06:00I have a great resource for you this week to help Maximize Possibility in your organization! The Resource: Recruiters Lounge Podcasts What it Covers: Every couple of weeks the hosts of the podcast - Karen Mattonen and Jim Stroud - get together to discuss the world of recruiting and other hot workplace topics. As of late more and more guests have been making appearances on the show and add to the already lively debate. Not much is off limits in the podcasts, but mostly the discussion always comes back to the art and practice of recruiting top talent. Why You..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef012875ca2c4f970c2009-11-23T08:30:56-06:002009-11-23T19:00:19-06:00Happy Monday! Here are five blog posts that I've enjoyed reading/watching last week that will help you Maximize Possibility. Enjoy! Cathy Martin, Profitability Through Human Capital: How Does HR Add to Profits? - you hear a lot about "adding value" these days... Cathy cuts to the chase and takes on the question that is really being asked: How does the human resources profession add to the profits of the organization? Michelle Malay Carter, Mission MInded Management: The Bright Side of the Underutilized (Overcapable) Employee - With unemployment at 10%, it shouldn't come as a surprise that there are employees taking..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Drops of Rain Newslettertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a6b6f873970b2009-11-20T07:12:00-06:002009-11-20T07:12:00-06:00Every week I like to feature a resource that I feel will help you Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. This week I think I will be a little self-indulgent and feature a resource of my own: my Drops of Rain Newsletter The Resource: The Rainmaker Group's Drops of Rain Newsletter What it Covers: My twice-monthly newsletter explores a variety of leadership, talent management, and human resource topics through select articles and blog posts that I have written to help my subscribers improve performance in their organizations. In addition to this content, I always share a..."The Rainmaker"5 Ways to Keep "Accountability" From Becoming a Buzzword in Your Organization: tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a69af0b6970b2009-11-17T21:45:57-06:002009-11-17T21:45:57-06:00I have noticed an interesting trend over the past year or so. It would seem that more and more attention is being paid to holding others accountable for their actions. Maybe the recent financial meltdown, corporate scandals, and the general abuse of public trust are responsible for this trend. Perhaps organizations are finally waking up to the dire need for accountability within their ranks... Whatever the case may be, you can't help but hear a lot more commentary in the media, on the web, and around the water cooler about holding others accountable. Heck, I'm even getting calls from sales..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a692a689970b2009-11-16T09:13:00-06:002009-11-12T22:00:43-06:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of November 9th to the 15th, 2009. Enjoy! Dan Schwabel, Personal Branding Blog: 10 Personal Branding Prediction for 2010 - Curious what is in store for your personal brand in 2010? Head over to Dan's Personal Branding blog and take a look at his list of 10 predictions to get a leg up on the coming new year. While there, be..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Halogen Software's Raging Debates in HRtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef012875949faf970c2009-11-13T00:30:00-06:002009-11-12T23:14:22-06:00Every Friday I like to share with you a resource that I feel will help you to Maximize Possibility in your professional life and improve your performance at work. This week I've got an exciting new resource that I think you will really enjoy. Check it out! The Resource: Halogen Software's Raging Debates in HR What It Is: Raging Debates in HR is an interactive online forum where a highly respected collection of HR and Talent Management gurus weigh in on some of the hottest issues facing the industry today. The way it works is that a question is posed..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef012875651c75970c2009-11-09T08:30:00-06:002009-11-08T23:10:53-06:00With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership development, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of November 2nd through November 8th, 2009. Deb Owen, Beyond 8 Hours and a Lunch: You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure - Deb has a great post up about the importance of measuring performance and illustrates how you can add value to your organization by measuring what matters most. Jon Ingham's Strategic HCM..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: The Marshall Goldsmith Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a65c0fd0970b2009-11-06T08:46:57-06:002009-11-06T08:46:57-06:00Every week I like to feature a resource that I feel will help you Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. This week I would like to feature an excellent collection of online resources from one of my favorite business minds: Marshall Goldsmith. The Resource: The Marshall Goldsmith Library What it Covers: The Marshall Goldsmith Library is a powerful online collection of articles and other resources from one of the most influential business thinkers of our time. On this site you will find a wide variety of resources including research articles, white papers, podcasts, blog posts, audio..."The Rainmaker"Carnival of Leadership Development is Live at Great Leadership by Dantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a64d908b970b2009-11-02T23:53:47-06:002009-11-02T23:53:47-06:00The latest Carnival of Leadership Development is up and live at Dan McCarthy's Great Leadership blog. Head on over for a great collection of almost 50 leadership and talent management posts from a wide range of the industry's top bloggers! While you're there be sure to browse around Dan's blog... I promise you won't be disappointed!"The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a69d0b39970c2009-11-02T01:20:00-06:002009-11-27T16:19:28-06:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Here's what I've enjoyed reading this past week: Don't Let Your Strength Become Your Weakness - Researchers interviewed 18,000 U.K. leaders over a decade (1999 to 2009) to discover what derailed them under pressure. They identified 11 derailers — strengths which turned into flaws under pressure. Watch for a future blog post I am writing titled - "Is Your Organization Too Politically Correct?". A Better Way to Cut Costs -..."The Rainmaker"Are You a Victim of "Satisfactory" Performance?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a6454d07970b2009-10-31T17:57:41-05:002009-11-02T21:39:13-06:00A reader comment on my recent blog highlighting the importance of employee performance measurement got me thinking about how we frame the idea of employee performance management. One reader writes: I think if the work is getting done satisfactorily that an employee is performing well. I can't get over one word in the sentence above: satisfactory - what an un-inspiring word! As I see it, when it comes to employee performance, this is a word that equates to good enough and encourages the minimum effort required to get by. I don't mean to imply that workers don't want to do..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Log Me In Freetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a6926add970c2009-10-30T08:23:20-05:002009-10-30T08:23:20-05:00Every week I like to feature an online resource that I feel will help you in your quest to Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. I have a great resource for you this week that allows you to remotely access any computer you work on for free. The Resource: Log Me In Free What It Is: Log Me In is a totally free software download that allows you to remotely access any computer you install the software on from anywhere you have internet access. When you access your computer via Log Me In Free you will..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a61f273b970b2009-10-26T08:37:00-05:002009-10-26T08:37:00-05:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of October 19th to October 25th , 2009. Steve Roesler, All Things Workplace: Seven Elements of Effective Coaching - While some may cringe at the idea of it, coaching is one of the critical duties that all managers must engage in. While all managers must coach their employees in one form or another, some are far more effective at it than..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: QBQ! Personal Accountability Quicknotes from John Millertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a669e281970c2009-10-23T07:00:00-05:002009-10-23T07:00:00-05:00Every week I like to feature a resource that I feel will help you Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. This week I would like to share with you an excellent newsletter on the important topic of Personal Accountability The Resource: QBQ! Personal Accountability Quicknotes from John Miller What it is: QBQ! Quicknotes are periodic stories of QBQ! in action. Every couple of weeks John Miller (author of QBQ! and Flipping the Switch) shares an inspirational story of how practicing Personal Accountability and asking the Question Behind the Question has impacted one of his reader's lives..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a64ae936970c2009-10-19T09:00:00-05:002009-10-19T09:00:00-05:00With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership development, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of October 12th through October 18th. Elizabeth Black, The Recruiters Lounge: Post Recession Hiring - A Manager's Guide to Getting it Right - With the economy slowly showing signs of a recovery and eventual rebirth, hiring activity is poised to pick up in the not so distant future. Elizabeth wants your organization and its..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: Fistful of Talent (FOT)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a64325cb970c2009-10-16T08:20:26-05:002009-10-16T08:20:26-05:00I like to finish off each workweek with a featured resource that I hope will add value to your life at work and improve your professional performance. This week I've got a great blogging site that features an excellent panel of talent gurus. The Resource: Fistful of Talent (FOT) What it Covers: FOT is the brainchild of prominent HR blogger Kris Dunn. Kris started FOT in 2008 as an extension to his HR Capitalist blog and serves Kris as a focused platform to explore talent management and recruiting issues in today's workplace. Kris has amassed an impressive collection of active..."The Rainmaker"Take Ownership For Your Own Professional Developmenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a639c161970c2009-10-14T00:37:36-05:002009-10-15T23:38:57-05:00It is no secret that organizations are cutting employee training and development budgets dramatically. If your organization is like most right now, there is a good chance that you have found the resources allocated for your professional development to be greatly reduced from where they were just a short time ago. Training budgets are often the first to be cut and the last to come back when the economy recovers. Given this, you have probably found yourself wondering how you are going to grow professionally when the opportunities for training and development have been so greatly diminished. I want to..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a6314ec1970c2009-10-12T00:02:38-05:002009-10-11T23:59:17-05:00It was another great week in the HR, leadership, and talent management blogging world. To help you start your week off on the right foot, I've selected five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of October 5th through October 11th. Enjoy! Eric Samdahl, Institute for Corporate Productivity (I4CP): The Top Five Leadership Competencies of Tomorrow- Eric and the folks at I4CP report on a new study highlighting the top five competencies that tomorrow's leaders must possess to be successful. Kris Dunn, Fistful of Talent: Hiring Sales Pros for Your Staffing Firm?..."The Rainmaker"This Week's Featured Possibility Maximizer: 212 The Extra Degreetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a5d0a1f6970b2009-10-09T08:17:43-05:002009-10-09T08:17:43-05:00Every week I like to feature a resource that I feel will help you Maximize Possibility in your organization and your life at work. This week I would like to feature a powerful book on a very important topic: Mindset Power. The Resource: The book 212: The Extra Degree, by Mac Anderson What it is About: Mac Anderson's book is based around the powerful observation that water at 211 degrees i nothing more than hot water. However add one degree of heat and the water now boils. Just one little degree makes all the difference. "Big deal" you might be..."The Rainmaker"The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c8b8b53ef0120a613c3a3970c2009-10-04T23:19:20-05:002009-10-04T23:19:20-05:00I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of August 28th to October 4th, 2009. Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership by Dan: The 10/10 Technique - Are you genuinely interested in improving your performance at work? If so, Dan wants you to take your professional development into your own hands and has an excellent technique (the 10/10 technique) that will help you secure specific suggestions from others for improving your..."The Rainmaker"Employee Performance - Don't Forget to Measure, Measure, Measure!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-677557632009-10-02T19:40:41-05:002009-10-08T22:52:49-05:00Employee performance seems to be one of those "assumed things". We assume that if the work is getting done satisfactorily that an employee is performing well. But how well is the employee really performing, and even more importantly, is this employee really performing up to the full potential of the job? How does one measure the value a team member is adding or destroying? It is sometimes quite easy and at the same time very difficult to measure. In sales-driven situations, employee performance is quite easy to observe and measure. In Customer Service situations, the evidence often lies hidden in..."The Rainmaker"