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Comment on HR Florida 2010 Update One by Michael VanDervort

Michael VanDervort — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:42:34 +0000

Thanks for the great coverage!

Comment on Smart HR Starts With Smart Company Leadership by Benjamin McCall

Benjamin McCall — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:13:54 +0000

but honestly – if I left them with hope and tools, I fear it may be a false hope. If organizational leadership wants higher-leverage HR, they have to invest in it.

This is very true. So often people in and out of our community preach that you have to have buy-in, confidence, and strategy that aligns the HR function with the business. Some of the same people often do not understand, hold no empathy, or hold the courage to be honest about is this:

no matter how hard you try, how talented or knowlegdeable you are.. if the leadership does not support or help influence what you are trying to do… you will never be able to make an impact in a way that is warranted or wanted.

Either you accept that and move on, try harder to get there, or continue to be ignorant to that fact.

You will not always be strategic to an organization, but you can be strategic within the role you carry!
Thanks Franny!

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Comment on Waffle House to James Beard Award? Great Hiring by Mark Stelzner

Mark Stelzner — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:41:41 +0000

I loved this, and especially, “don’t fool themselves that privilege is the same as talent.” As one of the scrappy guys who made his own way, I think this is an important point of view.

Comment on Ask Not What SHRM Can Do For You by The Fine Line Between Cliques and Teams | HRM Today

The Fine Line Between Cliques and Teams | HRM Today — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:28:36 +0000

[...] a while back about SHRM (aka the Society for Human Resource Management). While her post was about something completely different, she made reference to SHRM affiliated chapters being [...]

Comment on Ask Not What SHRM Can Do For You by The Fine Line Between Cliques and Teams — hr bartender

The Fine Line Between Cliques and Teams — hr bartender — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:47:23 +0000

[...] a while back about SHRM (aka the Society for Human Resource Management). While her post was about something completely different, she made reference to SHRM affiliated chapters being [...]

Comment on Waffle House to James Beard Award? Great Hiring by Kimberly D. Urban, MSHR

Kimberly D. Urban, MSHR — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:44:09 +0000

I grew up in New Orleans and lived in North Carolina for quite a few years. Throughout the south, I visited many Waffle House establishments. You can get whatever you wanted – scattered, smothered, diced, capped, flipped, flopped and shaken (but not stirred). Great memories.

Comment on Waffle House to James Beard Award? Great Hiring by Party Schools | Punk Rock Human Resources

Party Schools | Punk Rock Human Resources — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:45:57 +0000

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Comment on Waffle House to James Beard Award? Great Hiring by Frank Roche

Frank Roche — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:47:21 +0000

Franny, that’s so true. The hardscrabble hires always work out better. They know how to work and they know what it takes to get ahead.

Great article and very cool find. (I love Waffle House, too.)

Comment on Don’t Try This At Home by Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:19:27 +0000

WOW what a GREAT story– these are the kinds of things that give me faith in the business world! Go cookie guy, go!

Comment on Don’t Try This At Home by Lori Goldsmith

Lori Goldsmith — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:34:58 +0000

Initiatve is a grand thing. Sounds like an employee that will do more than work. He will serve the team and excel.