Carnival of HR – New Year Edition!

Posted on | January 6, 2010 | 12 Comments

Welcome to the first Carnival of HR for 2010! It’s the time of year when many people say out with the old, in with the new and HR bloggers are no different. This week we’ve got people saying goodbye to old comforts and hello to new change. While some are making predictions about where we’ll go and what lies ahead, others are generously sharing the wisdom they’ve gathered with resolutions and tips and tricks to make the workplace better while optimizing worker productivity. If the blogs contributed are any indication of what’s to come in 2010, I’d say we’re in for a great year.

The Devon Group is delighted to host this edition of The Carnival and thanks everyone who contributed a post. Without further adieu, step right up and let the fun begin!

Susan Heathfield, at About.com Human Resources Blog, covers Your Top 10 Favorites from 2009 as well as the top ten trends of the decade. This must-read list highlights the most popular articles and resources on the site based on reader access. 

Naomi Bloom, at In Full Bloom, says farewell to her old sail boat and ushers in the New Year with a new craft on the horizon in Change Management: Mar-Lin Night’s Last Sail.

Sharlyn Lauby, at HR Bartender, is also vying for change and notes that it’s time for some R-E-S-P-E-C-T while urging others to stop Calling People Out.

Mary Jo Asmus, at Leadership Solutions, serves up some great tips for Cultivating Talent, noting that great leaders understand that nurturing talent takes time and patience.

Gautam Ghosh, at Gautam Blogs, discusses Five Things Social Media Taught Me, and why social media is an integral part of HR.

Kelly Dingee, at Fistful of Talent, shares some other Lessons Learned, especially in the arena of Internet sourcing and recruiting.

April Dowling, at PseudoHR, tells The Tale of Two Candidates – Making Margaritas. Here, she explains why even in HR, when work hands you lemons, it’s up to you to turn a negative into a positive and make margaritas (And what’s more uplifting than an icy cold glass of medicinal lemonade!).

Trish McFarlane, at HR Ringleader’s Blog, shares some favorite quotes in What Dr. Seuss Taught Me about Succeeding in Business and how many of his quotes can be applied to the business world.  

Evil HR Lady is also starting the New Year by sharing some Things I Learned on Vacation. Who knew you could get Betty Crocker brownie mix in Egypt and an HR lesson at the same time!

Mark Stelzner, at Inflexion Point, presents On Life, Death and Work, a thoughtful tribute to his grandmother and a lesson to make the world a better place than you found it.

Michael Haberman, at HR Observations, notes that there’s a connection between Consumer Trends and HR, and that HR professionals can use this insight to better understand employees.

Ben Eubanks, at UpstartHR, tells you how to get Immediate Value from Joining a SHRM Chapter.

Bill Kutik, at Human Resource Executive Online, observes there is Collateral Damage in Software Battles between vendors, selection consultants and analyst firms. Still, he concedes, each of those industry segments can provide assistance to HR leaders looking to buy the right software.

Laurie Ruettimann, at Punk Rock HR, discusses Ethics, Hostile Work Environments, and St. Wenceslaus. In addition to getting people to think about reporting unethical behavior in the workplace, she shares a great story and an early lesson on why doing the right thing is always the right answer.

Dan McCarthy, at Great Leadership, presents 8+ Team Development Models. Team development is usually used when an interdependent team needs to improve the way they work together to achieve shared goals.  What’s your favorite approach to team development?

Wally Bock, at Three Star Leadership, talks about What Your Team Members Want from You. Leaders take note – everyone wants to work for a winning team!

Drew Tarvin, at Humor That Works, takes a humorous look at Why New Year’s Resolutions Suck (But Why You Should Make Them Anyway).

Chris Young, at Maximizing Possibility, writes My Prediction for HR and Talent Management in 2010. Last year he astutely predicted 2009 would be the year of adding value. This year he predicts that HR will begin to fully understand and articulate the value it brings to their organization and be seen as real “players” by those in senior management.  

Mick Collins, at InfoHRM, shares his own predictions in Human Capital Measurement Predictions for 2010. Will 2010 be the year of measurement, metrics, analytics and planning?

Rudy Karsan, at Kenexa Blog, observes that as the world grows in complexity, the job of the HR professional becomes more difficult. Businesses needed to have laser-sharp focus and work at being Proactive vs. Reactive and use HR tools in an optimal manner.

Erik Samdahl, at Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), presents survey findings indicating Few Companies Have Employee Retention Strategies for an Economic Uptick. How is your organization effectively addressing ways to retain workers when the economy improves?

Gireesh Kumar Sharma, at Talent Junction, notes that a good performance management system is necessary for any organization to improve the performance of its people in High Performance Companies Focus on Performance Management.

Tony Marzulli, at Workscape Institute, offers this tangible advice in The Shifting Sands of Performance Management Success, “Make sure that better communications between managers and employees are in place and leverage technology to manage employee performance daily, not annually.”

The team at TalentedApps discusses why We Shouldn’t Promote People Based on Merit, highlighting some research that indicates randomly promoting people results in a more effective organization. Instead, they challenge HR people to use HRMS data to dig a little deeper for indicators of future performance.

And finally, Cathy Missildine-Martin, at Profitability Through Human Capital, presents A New Year’s Resolution for HR Volume 2, a collection of thoughtful resolutions aimed at reducing costs, improving performance and increasing profitability. What are your priorities for 2010?

The Carnival of HR compiles the best advice and resources that HR professionals around the globe are offering every other week. Whether you’re a regular reader or contributor, we’re glad you’re here. That’s it for the first Carnival of HR of 2010.

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