HRExaminer v4.28

Feature: Communications Channels IV. You’ve figured out which communication channel works best to recruit your candidate. But wait, how much did that hire cost?
 

Brutal Simplicity of Thought

Topics: Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Reviews, by Heather Bussing
How did two wheels emancipate women? When bicycles became available in the 1880’s, women did not have to rely on men for transportation. “The bicycle became their freedom machine.”
 

HRExaminer v4.27

As our Legal Editor Heather Bussing says, “Really weird stuff happens at work.” That’s the focus of our feature article this week from Heather, When Harassment is Legal. Maren Hogan returns to the HR Examiner Editorial Advisory Board with her article Humanizing Your Brand Through Social Media: 6 Steps. John Sumser rounds up this week’s issue withCommunication Channels III, plus 5 Links: Tech Recruiting and his HR Examiner Radio interview of Recruiting Animal. Enjoy!
 

When Harassment is Legal

Topics: Discrimination, Employment Law, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
People often contact me because they believe they’re being harassed at work, treated unfairly, or have been wrongfully terminated. Really weird stuff happens at work.
 

HRExaminer v4.26

In our feature, Thinking the Unthinkable, John Sumser writes: “The C Suite is going to hunt for and embrace data visualization companies who can help see what we’ve refused to see: HR builds processes that emphasize sameness. The business requires processes that produce differences. It’s actually that simple. Steve Smith from The Starr Conspiracy searches for the So What Factor of Workforce Analytics while Heather Bussing has us Learning by Mistake. John Sumser interviews JIBE CEO, Joe Essenfeld. We close this week’s issue with John Sumser’s multi-part series on Communication Channels in Recruiting.
 

Learning By Mistake

Topics: Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
It’s okay to fall down, screw up, make mistakes, and figure it out by doing it wrong. Transformation is a process. It usually isn’t pretty. You will always be learning something new, and screwing up while you do.
 

HRExaminer v4.25

Disruption happens quickly. Remember CD Stores? The world before bluetooth? In this week’s feature Imagining Disruption, John Sumser explores disruption in HR and Recruiting with a three part series (be sure to read Immodest Disruption and Modest Disruption). And Heather Bussing wraps up this week’s issue with her post When Employers Are Liable for Harassment.
 

When Employers Are Liable for Harassment

The US Supremes issued their opinion in Vance v. Ball State University this morning holding that an employer is not liable for its employee’s racial or sexual harassment unless the harasser is a supervisor of the victim employee.
 

HRExaminer v4.24

Dr. Todd Dewett examines the career arc and leadership in this week’s feature post. Guest author, Randy Emelo defines a new learning leader for HR, Heather Bussing talks weasels, and John Sumser calls attention to what’s missing from recruiting software and interviews Hank Stringer on HRExaminer Radio.
 

Weasels and Sociopaths

As a lawyer, I deal with weasels and sociopaths a lot. Weasels and sociopaths love power. And money.