Using Social Media In HR & Recruiting [SLIDESHARE]

Posted by Jennifer on March 25, 2013 | 4 Comments »

Since signing up for a LinkedIn account in early 2006 (member #5,852,039 here), I’ve considered myself a “Social Media Anthropologist”, because I love to study how social media affects the entire employment process – from personal branding, job search, employment branding, recruiting, human resources and employee development.

During that time, I’ve sought out and followed many of the pioneers in our industry who are leading the way and companies who are implementing “best practices” – and I’ve utilized social media to expand my network, attract and recruit talent, communicate with employees and build my personal/business brand.

In the last 8 years, I’ve had the opportunity to share what I’ve learned (and what I’m learning) with business leaders at a variety of industry and corporate events, and I often share those presentations privately with my clients via my Slideshare.net account.

Recently, I opened up several of my previous presentations for public access on Slideshare and I’d like to share one of my Using Social Media In HR & Recruiting presentations from 2012 with you here.

Using Social Media In HR & Recruiting – Jennifer McClure – Oct 2012 from Jennifer McClure

Since the world of social media is constantly changing, this presentation is constantly evolving and regularly updated. The latest version will be the basis for my upcoming pre-conference workshop at the 2013 Louisiana SHRM Conference in Baton Rouge on April 7, 2013. In this workshop, we’ll be digging deeper into developing a social media strategy, choosing tools, managing time and content, as well as “social” recruiting.

I’m looking forward to learning more and sharing more about how social media impacts the employment process in 2013!

Share Your Feedback:

I’d love to hear from you on the challenges you face with implementing a social media strategy in your organization. What do you want to learn more about? What’s new and exciting to you? Share with me in the comments and help me to make 2013′s presentations even better!

Unbridled Talent LLC is a consulting and advisory firm providing services to clients in the areas of recruiting & human resources strategy, employment branding and leadership/career development. We offer keynotes, workshops and training that inspire and teach business leaders to be more effective in their careers and as leaders of their organization’s most valuable resource – people. Contact us to schedule an event or to discuss our strategic consulting and advisory services.

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What Do CEO’s Expect From Strategic HR Leaders?

Posted by Jennifer on October 1, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Recently, Human Resource Executive Online (a great publication worth reading) republished a interesting checklist from Bloomberg Businessweek listing “What CEO’s Expect from CHRO’s”.

I’m kinda in love with this list, so if you’re HR, (even without the lofty title of CHRO), check it out. Ensuring that you’re focusing your time, energy and efforts on these activities is a great way to position yourself within your organization as an HR/Business Leader.

What CEO’s Expect From CHRO’s

Collaborating to design and communicate a Vision for the company.

Building a pipeline of qualified, energized people to fuel the company?s growth.

Selling the company to the “talent population”, in person, via traditional media and online.

Reinforcing a culture that emphasizes ingenuity over irrelevant, one-size-fits-all metrics.

Teaching all employees, starting with the CEO, to tell the truth at work.

Shifting the HR function away from a break/fix model to an embedded function in every business segment.

Installing just enough HR process to meet the company’s regulatory compliance needs but not so much that people are stymied or infantilized.

Building a culture of collaboration that fuels every important program at the company.

Asking team members every day for input on business activities, their own careers, and life in general — not via a sterile, once-a-year employee engagement survey.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
September 19, 2012

What would you add to this list?

Want to learn more about making the leap from HR Leader to Business Leader? I’ll be reprising my 2012 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition mega session at the upcoming 2012 Nonprofit HR Conference on October 8th in DC and at the 2013 SHRM-Atlanta HR Conference April 29 – 30, 2013. Check out more upcoming events on my Speaking & Conference Schedule HERE!

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The Conference Board’s Senior HR Executive Conference [Discount Code]

Posted by Jennifer on October 6, 2011 | Comments Off

As I’ve said before, I love attending events put on by the folks at The Conference Board. Their conferences and events always feature top-notch quality speakers from leading companies, great content and some great networking opportunities!

The good news is that I have the opportunity to attend another Conference Board event this year – The Senior HR Executive Conference – on November 15th and 16th in New York City – and the even better news is that I’ve got a Discount Code for you if you’d like to attend too.

Enter the Discount Code “JM1″ when registering and you’ll save $500 off of the registration price!

The Senior HR Executive Conference will be held at the New York Marriott Dowtown and the focus of the conference is – “The Future of Work: Growth, Innovation & People.

Details from the conference website and scheduled speakers include:

In spite of the recent negative economic news, growth and innovation remain critically important. In fact, now more than ever, companies must continue to focus growth through innovation to remain competitive. At the heart of that agenda is the workforce, getting the right people in place, the right culture to grow and innovate. The 2011 Senior HR Executive Conference is a must attend event for all HR professionals. This year the conference has been extended with specialized breakout sessions on each day to add breadth and depth to the event, featuring:

Expanded content – two full days of sessions which include two afternoons of tracked, highly interactive sessions, focusing on Management & Process, Issues & Strategies and Talent & Leadership
Insights from world-class companies on developing a workforce that is productive, innovative and engaged
Keynote sessions and CHRO panels focused on innovation and talent, leadership, global growth and the future of the organization
Facilitated, interactive, improvisational workshops on how to think different, lead and collaborate

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Archana Singh, Corporate Vice President, AMD
Steve Hinden, Vice President, Executive Compensation, American Express
Shirley Gaufin, Chief Human Resources Officer, Black & Veatch
Lynne Oldham, Head of Human Resources, North America, BNP Paribas
Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company
Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell Soup Company
Bill Adams, Senior Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership
Brenda Dennis, Strategy and Planning, Cisco
Tana Cashion, Vice President, Human Resources, Devon Energy Corporation
Nadia Owens, Vice President, Total Rewards, DIAGEO
Judith Edge, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, FedEx Corporation
Glenn Gilkey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Fluor Corporation
Nicholas Garbis, Strategic Workforce Planning Leader, GE Energy Global Strategy and Planning
Jared Lucas, Director, Human Resources, LinkedIn
Tanya Srepel, Vice President, Human Resources, Strategies and Global Initiatives, General Mills
Caroline Stockdale, Senior Vice President and CHRO, Medtronic Inc.
Patricia Milligan, President, Human Capital, Mercer
Brian Kelly, Partner, Mercer
Monique Matheson, Vice President, Human Resources, North America, Nike
Johnna Torsone, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Pitney Bowes
Paul Salvatore, Co-chair of the Labor and Employment Law Department, Proskauer
Susan Schmitt, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Rockwell Automation
Pamela Culpepper, Senior Vice President, Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer,PepsiCo
Jennifer Mann, Vice President, Human Resources, SAS

Join executives from: AES, Allstate, Avnet, BNP Paribas, Central Intelligence Agency, Comcast, H.J. Heinz, Jostens, Nationwide Insurance, New York Life, Newmont Mining Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, The Cheesecake factory, Thomson Reuters, U.S. Department of the Navy, and many more!

Download the full conference agenda HERE.

REGISTRATION DETAILS
To register (don’t forget your Discount Code of “JM1″), or for more information: visit www.conference-board.org/hrexecutive or call (212) 339-0345.

Note: I’ll be attending the Senior HR Executive Conference as a guest of The Conference Board in order to share with my network and clients some of my learnings from the event, but I’m not asked to say/write anything other than my personal insights. Just wanted you to know.

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Top 100 HR & Recruiting Industry Pros To Follow On Twitter (2011)

Posted by Jennifer on August 12, 2011 | 32 Comments »

One of the more popular posts on this blog is “Who Should Recruiters Follow On Twitter? 100+ Suggestions“, so for this week’s “Top __” list, I’ve created an “updated and improved” version of that list to share with you.

The list includes a variety of professionals in the HR and Recruiting spaces – not just practitioners (although there are many). The list also includes consultants, a few pundits and maybe even a “thought leader” or two. In other words, it’s a good mix of people throughout the industry who share a variety of perspectives and includes many people who’s entire day-job is to study and share best practices with me and you.

Since there are many, many HR & recruiting professionals using Twitter, I wanted to try to create a “Top 100″ list of people who are truly engaging and are providing value that is recognized by their Followers. As with prior lists I’ve created, my methodology is not perfect – but at least it’s consistent. To create this list, I looked at hundreds (yes hundreds) of Twitter accounts where Human Resources, HR, recruiting, etc. were mentioned in the person’s bio. (So if you’re not on this list and you think you should be, check your bio to ensure you have the right keywords included for which you want to be found.)

And while people are “ranked” on this list, it certainly doesn’t mean some are better than others. These tweeters come in all flavors. Some are verbose. Some savor their words – quality over quantity. Some share a lot of links. Some include quite a bit of their personal lives in their tweets. But all tweet about HR & recruiting at some point.

Methodology:

Only individual accounts were included (i.e. no company accounts or multi-contributor accounts.)
Accounts were ranked on number of Followers, Twitter Grader score, Klout and the number of Twitter Lists they have been added to by their followers. Each category was ranked 1 – 100 and weighted equally. My goal in using these measures was to not just look at who’s got the most Followers, but also their reach, influence and effect on their Followers.

Want to follow individuals on this list? Click on their Twitter name to check out their Bio and follow or click on this TweepML icon to see/follow the entire list.

Top 100 HR & Recruiting Industry Pros To Follow On Twitter (2011)

1. Jessica Miller-Merrell (CEO – Xceptional HR) @blogging4jobs

Follower: 58278 Grader: 100 Klout: 77 Listed: 1388

2. William Tincup (CEO – Tincup & Co.) @williamtincup

Followers: 51007 Grader: 100 Klout: 72 Listed: 958

3. Craig Fisher (Vice President, Sales – Ajax Social Media) @Fishdogs

Followers: 25045 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 893

4. Laurie Ruettimann (Principal Strategist – Starr Tincup) @lruettimann

Followers: 14327 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 893

5. Jennifer McClure (President & Chief Talent Strategist – Unbridled Talent LLC) @JenniferMcClure

Followers: 13494 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 1123

6. Jenny DeVaughn (Manager, Social Media & Employment Branding – Waste Management, Inc.) @JennyDeVaughn

Followers: 9648 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 1619

7. Steven Rothberg (President & Founder – CollegeRecruiter.com) @StevenRothberg

Followers: 88963 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 2190

8. Michael Long (Head of Culture Branding – Rackspace Hosting) @theredrecruiter

Followers: 22179 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 850

9. Meghan M. Biro (Principal & Founder – TalentCulture, LLC) @MeghanMBiro

Followers: 12941 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 848

10. Paul Debettignies (VP Recruiting & Co-Founder – HireCast Consulting) @MNHeadhunter

Followers: 8215 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 759

11. Bill Boorman (Founder – @BillBoorman) @billboorman

Followers: 8108 Grader: 100 Klout: 69 Listed: 810

12. Jim Stroud (Director of Sourcing & Social Strategy – Bernard Hodes Group) @jimstroud

Followers: 11103 Grader: 100 Klout: 68 Listed: 588

13. Margo Rose (Social Media Recruiter – Jackson National Life) @HRMargo

Followers: 8366 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 830

14. Gautam Ghosh (Product Evangelist – Qontext, Inc.) @GautamGhosh

Followers: 6495 Grader: 100 Klout: 71 Listed: 880

15. Michael VanDervort (Social Media Community Manager – Publix) @MikeVanDervort

Followers: 11225 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 651

16. Joe Gerstandt (Speaker/Facilitator/Writer – joegerstandt.com) @joegerstandt

Followers: 9085 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 554

17. Morgan Missen (Head of Talent – foursquare) @mm

Followers: 13337 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 481

18. Mark Stelzner (Founder – Inflexion Advisors) @stelzner

Followers: 9152 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 578

19. Jason Buss (VP, Talent Acquisition & Diversity – Ameriprise Financial) @jjbuss

Followers: 45887 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 852

20. Bill Vick (Principal – Vick & Associates) @BillVick

Followers: 13108 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 742

21. Kevin W. Grossman (Chief Marketplace Evangelist – HRMarketer.com) @KevinWGrossman

Followers: 7857 Grader: 100 Klout: 70 Listed: 469

22. Shally Steckerl (Executive Vice President – Arbita) @Shally

Followers: 11106 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 490

23. Steve Boese (Director, Talent Management Strategy – Oracle) @steveboese

Followers: 6941 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 589

24. Jim Durbin (Managing Principal – Social Media Talent) @smheadhunter

Followers: 7343 Grader: 100 Klout: 62 Listed: 900

25. Moises Lopez (Health Sourcing Lead – Accenture) @Moiseslopez

Followers: 16474 Grader: 100 Klout: 58 Listed: 568

26. Recruiting Animal (Recruiter – Self Employed) @animal

Followers: 6880 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 578

27. Mike Ramer (President – Ramer Search Consultants, Inc.) @MikeRamer

Followers: 11296 Grader: 100 Klout: 55 Listed: 603

28. Irina Shamaeva (Partner, Chief Sourcer – Brain Gain Recruiting) @braingain

Followers: 14192 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 662

29. Rich DeMatteo (Co-Founder – Bad Rhino, Inc.) @CornOnTheJob

Followers: 5609 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 544

30. Amybeth Hale (Editor – The Fordyce Letter & SourceCon – ERE Media) @researchgoddess

Followers: 6561 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 479

31. Andy Headworth (Founder – Sirona Consulting) @andyheadworth

Followers: 6963 Grader: 100 Klout: 65 Listed: 445

32. Greg Savage (Founder & CEO – Firebrand Talent Search) @greg_savage

Followers: 7557 Grader: 100 Klout: 66 Listed: 371

33. Trish McFarlane (HR Business Partner – St. Louis Children’s Hospital) @TrishMcFarlane

Followers: 6899 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 634

34. Bryan Wempen (EVP & Candidate Experience Expert – PeopleClues) @bryanwempen

Followers: 16462 Grader: 100 Klout: 63 Listed: 318

35. Kris Dunn (Partner & Chief Human Resources Officer – Kinetix) @Kris_Dunn

Followers: 6894 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 454

36. Charlie Judy (Global Director, Human Capital Strategic Development/Operations – Navigant Consulting) @HRFishbowl

Followers: 5492 Grader: 100 Klout: 67 Listed: 421

37. Susan Strayer (Sr. Director Global Employment Brand & Marketing – Marriott International) @SusanStrayer

Followers: 8554 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 507

38. Harry Urschel (Executive Recruiter/CEO – e-Executives) @eExecutives

Followers: 8049 Grader: 100 Klout: 57 Listed: 408

39. Thomas Shaw (Founder & Managing Director – Recruitment Director) @ThomasShaw

Followers: 19596 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 656

40. Chris Hoyt (Talent Engagement & Marketing Leader – PepsiCo) @TheRecruiterGuy

Followers: 8487 Grader: 100 Klout: 51 Listed: 570

41. Geoff Webb (CEO – Radical Events) @radicalrecruit

Followers: 4798 Grader: 100 Klout: 69 Listed: 311

42. Glen Cathey (Market Vice President – Kforce, Inc.) @GlenCathey

Followers: 6254 Grader: 100 Klout: 59 Listed: 443

43. Stephanie A. Lloyd (Partner/Director Acquisition Team – Deloitte) @StephanieALloyd

Followers: 7308 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 448

44. Karla Porter (Director of Workforce Development & HR – Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce) @karla_porter

Followers: 5575 Grader: 100 Klout: 60 Listed: 399

45. John Sumser (Principal Analyst – HrxAnalysts) @JohnSumser

Followers: 5256 Grader: 100 Klout: 62 Listed: 397

46. Geoff Peterson (Managing Principal – General Lead) @GeoffPeterson

Followers: 32547 Grader: 100 Klout: 45 Listed: 428

47. Matt Alder (Founder & Futurologist – MetaShift) @mattalder

Followers: 5094 Grader: 100 Klout: 63 Listed: 349

48. Sarah White (Talent Acquisition Process & Technology Consultant – HCMFreelancer.com) @ImSoSarah

Followers: 4745 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 498

49. Sharlyn Lauby (President – ITM Group, Inc.) @sharlyn_lauby

Followers: 7686 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 454

50. Kirk Abraham (Partner – EASTeam) @EASTeam

Followers: 26757 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 408

51. China Gorman (CEO – CMG Group) @ChinaGorman

Followers: 5532 Grader: 100 Klout: 58 Listed: 348

52. Lance Haun (Community Director – ERE Media) @thelance

Followers: 4145 Grader: 100 Klout: 59 Listed: 395

53. Barry Deutsch (Partner & Executive Recruiter – Impact Hiring Solutions) @Barry_at_IMPACT

Followers: 10295 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 311

54. Jessica Lee (Vice President, Talent Acquisition – APCO Worldwide) @jessica_lee

Followers: 6445 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 471

55. Jason Averbook (CEO & Co-Founder – Knowledge-Infusion) @jasonaverbook

Followers: 4678 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 228

56. Josh Bersin (CEO & President – Bersin & Associates) @Josh_Bersin

Followers: 7494 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 322

57. Miles Jennings (CEO & Founder – Recruiter.com) @milesj

Followers: 5924 Grader: 100 Klout: 57 Listed: 259

58. Harry Joiner (Ecommerce Recruiter – EcommerceRecruiter.com) @EcommerceJobs

Followers: 5567 Grader: 100 Klout: 56 Listed: 268

59. Kelly Dingee (Strategic Recruiting Manager – Staffing Advisors) @SourcerKelly

Followers: 5743 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 376

60. Tracy Tran (Owner & CEO – Tran Recruiting, LLC) @tracytran

Followers: 3435 Grader: 100 Klout: 64 Listed: 283

61. Peggy McKee (Owner/Sr. Recruiter – PHC Consulting) @salesrecruiter

Followers: 10183 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 350

62. Traci Deveau (Process Consultant – SilkRoad Technology) @Devoted2HR

Followers: 4238 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 370

63. Steve Browne (Executive Director of HR – LaRosas, Inc.) @sbrownehr

Followers: 4654 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 305

64. Sue Marks (CEO – Pinstripe, Inc.) @SueMarks

Followers: 6508 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 284

65. Ben Eubanks (HR Generalist – Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.) @beneubanks

Followers: 4050 Grader: 100 Klout: 51 Listed: 388

66. Keith McIlvaine (HR Corporate Recruiter – Victaulic) @kufarms

Followers: 4688 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 290

67. Kristi Jones (HR Consultant – Self Employed) @kjoneskc

Followers: 5639 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 274

68. Naomi Bloom (Managing Partner – Bloom & Wallace) @InFullBloomUS

Followers: 3993 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 272

69. Karen Mattonen (CVO – HireCentrix) @HireCentrix

Followers: 6979 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 188

70. Kevin Wheeler (Founder & Chairman – Future of Talent Institute) @kwheeler

Followers: 4769 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 223

71. Jon Ingham (Author, blogger, consultant – Strategic HCM) @joningham

Followers: 5171 Grader: 100 Klout: 43 Listed: 357

72. Peter Gold (Managing Director – Hire Strategies Limited) @petergold99

Followers: 5636 Grader: 100 Klout: 50 Listed: 216

73. Carmen Hudson (Engagement Manager, Sourcing & Social Media Strategy – Recruiting Toolbox) @peopleshark

Followers: 3544 Grader: 100 Klout: 54 Listed: 233

74. Chris Havrilla (Principal – Havrilla, LLC) @havrilla

Followers: 3807 Grader: 100 Klout: 53 Listed: 220

75. Jeff Lipschultz (Principal – A-List Solutions) @JLipschultz

Followers: 4785 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 341

76. Adrienne Graham (Talent Acquisition Consultant – Hues Consulting & Management, Inc.) @talentdiva

Followers: 6722 Grader: 100 Klout: 23 Listed: 319

77. Christa Foley (Recruiting Manager – Zappos.com) @electra

Followers: 6488 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 222

78. Shannon Seery-Gude (Vice President, Digital & Social Strategy – Benard Hodes Group) @seerysm

Followers: 4639 Grader: 100 Klout: 49 Listed: 224

79. Darryl Dioso (Lead Consultant – Resource Management Solutions Group) @DarrylRMSG

Followers: 7791 Grader: 100 Klout: 42 Listed: 209

80. Shauna Moerke (HR Administrator – The Outsource Group) @HR_Minion

Followers: 3351 Grader: 100 Klout: 44 Listed: 320

81. Nora Burns (Principal/Sr. Consultant – Insightful Endeavors) @NoraBurns

Followers: 4177 Grader: 100 Klout: 47 Listed: 218

82. Michael Specht (HR Technology & Enterprise 2.0 Consultant – Inspect Pty Ltd) @mspecht

Followers: 4222 Grader: 100 Klout: 43 Listed: 235

83. David Graziano (Talent Acquisition Specialist – Social Recruiting Strategist) @DavidGraziano

Followers: 5119 Grader: 100 Klout: 41 Listed: 220

84. Ryan Leary (Sourcing Science/Sourcing Lead – Kenexa) @ryanleary

Followers: 3611 Grader: 100 Klout; 38 Listed: 294

85. Stacy Williamson (Recruiter – ESPN) @RecruiterStacy

Followers: 8700 Grader: 96 Klout: 60 Listed: 246

86. Arie Ball (Vice President, Talent Acquisition – Sodexo) @Arie_Ball

Followers: 4082 Grader: 100 Klout; 48 Listed: 162

87. Deirdre Honner (Associate Director, Human Resources – Calvin College) @theHRmaven

Followers: 3808 Grader: 100 Klout: 35 Listed: 233

88. Ryan Estis (Chief Experience Officer – Ryan Estis & Associates) @ryanestis

Followers: 2753 Grader: 100 Klout: 52 Listed: 156

89. Kimberly Roden (Director of Human Resources – Cover-All Technologies) @Kimberly_Roden

Followers: 2980 Grader: 98.3 Klout: 62 Listed: 288

90. Mervyn Dinnen (Content & Community Manager – Jobsite) @MervynDinnen

Followers: 2775 Grader: 98.2 Klout: 67 Listed: 213

91. Susan Burns (Director, Talent Acquisition & Diversity – Bonneville Power Administration) @TalentSynch

Followers: 3536 Grader: 100 Klout: 31 Listed: 218

92. Glenn Gutmacher (Recruiter – Sourcing SWAT Team Group Manager & Talent Search Architect – Avenade) @gutmach

Followers: 3789 Grader: 100 Klout: 34 Listed: 166

93. Lisa Rosendahl (Human Resources Director – Veteran’s Health Administration) @lisarosendahl

Followers: 3697 Grader: 98.5 Klout: 48 Listed: 391

94. Robin Schooling (Vice President Human Resources – Louisiana Lottery Corporation) @RobinSchooling

Followers: 2685 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 64 Listed: 244

95. Steve Levy (Managing Director, Technology & Social Media – Twiller-Moore) @LevyRecruits

Followers: 3201 Grader: 97.8 Klout: 62 Listed: 293

96. Eric Peterson (Diversity & Inclusion Manager – Society for Human Resource Management) @EPetersonSHRM

Followers: 2793 Grader: 98.3 Klout: 63 Listed: 213

97. Tim Sackett (Executive Vice President – HRU Technical Resources) @TimSackett

Followers; 3098 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 58 Listed: 264

98. Duane Roberts (Technical Recruiter- Andiamo! Group) @DuaneRoberts

Followers: 4097 Grader: 100 Klout: 34 Listed: 72

99. Cindy Ausman (Managing Partner – Gartner Partners, LLC) @CindyRecruiter

Followers: 3618 Grader: 100 Klout: 31 Listed: 140

100. Franny Oxford (Vice President Human Resources – Leedo Building Solutions) @Frannyo

Followers: 2377 Grader: 98.1 Klout: 67 Listed: 198

NOTE: If you’re wondering how you stack up, minimum number of followers to make the list – 2,377, minimum Twitter Grader score – 96, minimum Klout score – 23, minimum number of lists – 72.

So who’d I miss? Who are your favorites – on or not on this list?

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The Conference Board’s 2011 Future Leaders Conference (Discount Code)

Posted by Jennifer on August 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »

If you’ve taken a look at my Speaking & Conference schedule for the next few months, you’ll see that I’ll be attending and/or speaking at several really great events. I’m excited about them all for a variety of reasons and each will provide its share of takeaways, new relationships and opportunities!

One upcoming event I’d like to highlight for you (and offer you a discount code) is the 2011 Future Leaders Conference in Chicago, Illinois September 14 – 15, 2011. The theme for the conference is – “Rethinking How We Attract, Identify, & Develop High Potential & Next Generation Leadership Talent” and this conference is put on by the good folks at The Conference Board.

At this conference, attendees will:

Explore best-in-class approaches to attract, identify, assess, and develop emerging leaders
Discuss leadership development strategies, methodologies, and tools used to meet the needs of high potential talent
Learn about unique challenges of next generation leadership development in emerging markets
Network with innovative leaders and discover new ideas to drive leadership development

Over the last couple of years, I’ve attended several Conference Board events and I can say with no hesitation that they are some of the highest quality, most well-run events around. Each of their conferences include great speakers (the majority of whom are practitioners) from leading companies sharing best practices and their experiences. The Future Leaders Conference will be no exception. Check out the lineup of some of the scheduled speakers:

Padma Thiruvengadam, former Vice President, Asia Pacific/Canada Operations – Oncology, Pfizer Inc.
Kirsten Aranda, Director – Talent Management, Boeing
Marc Wenzel, Vice President of Sales and Partnerships,ThinkWise Inc.
Melanie Tinto, Senior Director, Global Talent Management, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Maureen A Gillan-Myer, SVP Human Resources – Regional Head of Resourcing & Talent, HSBC North America
Bonnie Fetch, Director, People and Organizational Development, Human Services Division, Caterpillar Inc.
Tim Toterhi, Senior Director, Global Learning & Development, Quintiles
Brian Fishel, SVP Enterprise Leadership Development, Bank of America
Gary Ranker, Ph.D., The Global Senior Executive Coach
Donny Huang, Managing Partner, 4stones Cross Cultural Consulting Group
Susan B. Greer, Director, Leadership, Education and Delivery Services, IRS Human Capital Office
Sandy Mobley, Owner, The Learning Advantage
Carolon Donnally, Management and Program Analyst, Leadership, Education and Delivery Services, IRS Human Capital Office
Susan Rusconi, Head of Leadership Development, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Ronald J. Alsop, Editor, Workforce Management
John Seely-Brown, Independent Co-chair, Deloitte Center for the Edge, and Visiting scholar and advisor to the Provost, University of Southern California

This conference is a “must attend” for Human Resources Leaders, Leadership Development Professionals, Talent Management Professionals and Senior Business Leaders interested in developing high potential talent, as well as those responsible for global human resources and diversity, talent acquisition, learning and employee development, and succession planning.

For more information, or if you’d like to register and join me at The Future Leaders Conference in Chicago September 14th – 15th, visit The Conference Board’s website – www.conferenceboard.org/futureleaders or call (212) 339-0345.

BONUS: Enter the discount code JM1 to receive $500 off of the conference registration price.

Note: I’ll be attending the Future Leaders Conference as a guest of The Conference Board in order to share with my network and clients some of my learnings from the event. But I’m not asked to say/write anything other than my personal insights. Just wanted you to know.

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Top 25 HR Blogs Written By Human Resources Practitioners (2011)

Posted by Jennifer on August 2, 2011 | 35 Comments »

I’ve decided to start a new series here on the Unbridled Talent blog! <insert loud cheer from the crowd>

I’ll be creating weekly Top __ lists for the HR & Recruiting industry to share as resources with my readers – and also with the audience members at conferences and events where I’ll be speaking. Hopefully, these resource lists will provide some new contacts and information that may be helpful to HR and Recruiting professionals with their professional development and daily work.

One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is is – “Who are some true HR practitioners – people working in the trenches with titles like HR Manager, HR Director, VP of HR, CHRO, etc. – that blog about HR issues?“. In the past, I’ve shared a few of my personal favorites, but I wanted to somehow quantify my recommendations to ensure that I’m directing people to some of the best resources on the web.

Let me say upfront that the methodology I’ve used is not perfect. Free online tools don’t always provide the best data, but hopefully by scoring everyone on the same scale, the list can be useful. For more information on the tools and methodology used to compile this list, the details are at the bottom of this post.

Don’t think you have the time to blog and do it effectively while grinding away in your Human Resources role? You may not, but many of your peers are making the time! To be included near the top of this list certainly takes some dedication, high quality content and longevity as a blogger. However, the following HR pros regularly take the time to share their wisdom, experiences and successes/failures for you and I to learn from. Check out the list to see if you can find any new favorites!

Want to subscribe to all 25 blogs in Google Reader? Here’s a blog bundle with all included and a one click subscribe option HERE.

Top 25 HR Practitioner Blogs of 2011

1. The HR Capitalist – (Kris Dunn, SPHR) – Chief Human Resources Officer & Partner, Kinetix

Birmingham, Alabama

Average Posts Per Week – 4.70 Average Comments Per Post 5.17

Google Page Rank – 6 Alexa Global Rank – 693,008 Back Links – 256

2. HR Ringleader – (Trisha McFarlane) – HR Business Partner, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

St. Louis, MO

Average Posts Per Week – 2.75 Average Comments Per Post – 2.75

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 990,624 Back Links – 81

3. HR Fishbowl – (Charlie Judy, SPHR, CPA) – Global Director, Human Capital Strategic Development/Operations, Navigant Consulting

Chicago, IL

Average Posts Per Week – 1.95 Average Comments Per Post 3.47

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 1,640,774 Back Links – 29

4. upstartHR – (Ben Eubanks) – HR Generalist, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.

Huntsville, AL

Average Posts Per Week – 1.61 Average Comments Per Post 1.64

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 1,392,791 Back Links – 75

5. Shauna Moerke is… The HR Minion – (Shauna Moerke, PHR) – HR Administrator, The Outsource Group

Orlando, FL

Average Posts Per Week – 1.26 Average Comments Per Post 2.45

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 2,928,044 Back Links – 49

6. Simply Lisa - (Lisa Rosendahl) – Human Resources Director, Veteran’s Health Administration

St. Cloud, MN

Average Posts Per Week – 0.34 Average Comments Per Post 3.33

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 3,481,136 Back Links – 82

7. Lean HR – (Dwane Lay, MBA, SSBB, SPHR) – Manager, HR Global Operational Excellence, Ingersoll Rand

St. Louis, MO

Average Posts Per Week – 4.93 Average Comments Per Post 0.93

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 3,253,580 Back Links – 28

8. HR Schoolhouse - (Robin Schooling, SPHR) – Vice President of Human Resources, Louisiana Lottery Corporation

Baton Rouge, LA

Average Posts Per Week – 3.21 Average Comments Per Post 1.82

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 4,086,289 Back Links – 14

9. The HR Juggler – (Alison Chisnell) – Group HR Director, Informa Business Information

United Kingdom

Average Posts Per Week – 1.38 Average Comments Per Post 5.08

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 2,946,077 Back Links – 7

10. Welcome To The Occupation – (Paul Smith) – Human Resources Manager, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Philadelphia, PA

Average Posts Per Week – 1.72 Average Comments Per Post 1.33

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 4,902,675 Back Links – 39

11. The HR Maven – (Deirdre Honner, SPHR) – Associate Director Human Resources, Calvin College

Grand Rapids, MI

Average Posts Per Week – 0.57 Average Comments Per Post 1.60

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 6,023,957 Back Links – 32

12. The Tim Sackett Project - (Tim Sackett, SPHR) – Executive Vice President, HRU Technical Resources

Lansing, MI

Average Posts Per Week – 2.75 Average Comments Per Post 1.17

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 3,566,144 Back Links – 10

13. change-effect - (Neil Morrison) – Group HR Director, Random House

United Kingdom

Average Posts Per Week – 0.69 Average Comments Per Post 10.83

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 6,550,349 Back Links – 8

14. No Excuses HR - (Jay Kuhns, SPHR) – Vice President of Human Resources, All Children’s Hospital

Tampa, FL

Average Posts Per Week – 3.79 Average Comments Per Post 2.73

Google Page Rank – 2 Alexa Global Rank – 4,216,142 Back Links – 11

15. H.R. Official – (Dave Ryan, SPHR) – Director of Human Resources, Mel-O-Cream Donuts International, Inc.

Springfield, IL

Average Posts Per Week – 1.03 Average Comments Per Post 3.00

Google Page Rank – 4 Alexa Global Rank – 4,455,574 Back Links – 5

16. Everyday People – (Steve Browne, SPHR) – Executive Director of HR, LaRosa’s Pizza

Cincinnati, OH

Average Posts Per Week – 0.92 Average Comments Per Post 3.13

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 6,710,519 Back Links - 4

17. Unconventional HR – (Kimberly Roden) – Director of Human Resources, Cover-All Technologies

New York, NY

Average Posts Per Week – 0.11 Average Comments Per Post 10.00

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 7,834,773 Back Links - 6

18. tHRyving – (Kelly Long) – HR Project Lead, Rackspace Hosting

San Antonio, TX

Average Posts Per Week – 0.11 Average Comments Per Post 1.00

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 4,932,055 Back Links - 11

19. The HR Introvert - (Timothy Gardner) – Director Organizational Effectiveness, Kimberly Clark

Atlanta, GA

Average Posts Per Week – 1/15, Average Comments Per Post 0.30

Google Page Rank – 3, Alexa Global Rank – 9,599,028, Back Links – 8 TimJGardner

20. HR Soot - (William Gould, CEBS, SPHR) – Chief People Resources Officer, Winona Health

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Average Posts Per Week – 0.34 Average Comments Per Post 2.33

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 8,036,037 Back Links – 5

21. HR Insomniac – (Dawn Hrdlica-Burke, PHR) – Vice President of People, DAXKO

Birmingham, AL

Average Posts Per Week – 0.69 Average Comments Per Post 2.00

Google Page Rank – 2 Alexa Global Rank – 6,813,717 Back Links – 7

22. Do The Work – (Franny Oxford) – Vice President of Human Resources, Leedo Building Solutions

Houston, TX

Average Posts Per Week – 0.34 Average Comments Per Post 1.33

Google Page Rank – 2 Alexa Global Rank – 9,886,002 Back Links – 17

23. HR whY? – (Steve Geraghty-Harrison) – Human Resources Manager, exp Global, Inc.

Tallahassee, FL

Average Posts Per Week – 0.23 Average Comments Per Post 0.00

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank -13,916,326 Back Links – 14

24. Victorio Milian – (Victorio Milian, SPHR) – Associate General Manager of Talent, The Disney Store

New York, NY

Average Posts Per Week – 0.57 Average Comments Per Post 0.40

Google Page Rank – 3 Alexa Global Rank – 10,382,871 Back Links – 5

25. HD Leader - (Jeff Williams, PHR) – Human Resources Project Manager, Walmart

Chicago, IL

Average Posts Per Week – 2.07 Average Comments Per Post 0.33

Google Page Rank – 2 Alexa Global Rank – 12,169,766 Back Links – 7

Who’s missing from the list that you would include? Please share any additions and comments in the Comments section!

I searched the world wide web, blog rolls of popular bloggers and other Top HR blog lists, but couldn’t find an HR practitioner blogger west of Texas or outside of the UK. I know that’s got to be wrong, so please help to make sure everyone is included!

Ranking Methodology:

Title, Company Name & Location were all taken from LinkedIn Profiles.
Average Posts Per Week and Average Comments Per Week were calculated between the date range of June 1, 2011 – July 31, 2011 (61 days).
Google PageRank was used to consider the blog’s long-term performance and “importance”. PRChecker.info was used to obtain PageRank results for this list.
Alexa Global Rank & Back Links were obtained at Alexa.com. (Note: Alexa rankings are known to be often inaccurate, but hopefully are an effective enough means to measure some level of how popular a site is and the level of ‘authority’ due to link backs from other sites.)

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Carnival of HR – Online Degree Edition

Posted by Jennifer on July 21, 2010 | 22 Comments »

I’m so excited! It’s time for me to host the famous Carnival of HR for the first time!

It’s also the midpoint of summer here in the US, meaning it’s almost time for the kiddos to head back to school (which according to Staples – and many parents – is the most wonderful time of the year), so I’ve got class schedules and degree programs on my brain as the parent of an incoming freshman at THE Ohio State University. (Go Buckeyes!)

In the spirit of education, I thought I’d whip up a quick online degree program for HR Pros, Recruiting Rockstars and Talent Management Geeks everywhere by organizing the great Carnival of HR submissions I received into an educational opportunity and featuring some great bloggers Teachers just for you!

So grab your assigned seat, take out your pen and paper, bring some chocolate an apple for your Host and check out all of the posts! I’m confident you’ll find some great new blogs and bloggers you’ve not yet discovered and you’ll also be a wiser and more educated professional for having done so.

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Corporate Culture

Leadership Belief and Building ‘People-Centric’ Culture – Professor Tanmay Vora of QAspire Blog.

Class Summary: The Leader’s choice to treat people as “humans” or as “resources” and how that can affect an organization’s culture.

The Perfect Corporate Culture Doesn’t Exist – Professor Jennifer V. Miller from The People Equation.

Class Summary: Explore how even the best of corporate cultures aren’t perfect.

Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion Measurement – Tracking the Intangible – Professor Erik Samdahl of The Productivity Blog.

Class Summary: Learn some indirect measurements for gauging inclusion success in an organization.

The Act of Including – Professor Joe Gerstandt of Our Time to Act.

Class Summary: The not so fine line between being unintentionally exclusive versus being deliberate, intentional and proactive about being inclusive.

Employee Benefits

Survey Says: Employees Don’t Want Their Benefit Information Tweeted – Professor Lexi Ruben from the Precept Employee Benefits Blog.

Class Summary: To tweet or not to tweet benefits information? That is the question.

Employee Relations

Anniversaries Matter. Jobs Matter More. – Professor Kari Quaas of the Seasonal Human Resources Blog.

Class Summary: Don’t be schmucks.

Rehire Fired Employee? – Professor Susan M. Heathfield from the Human Resources Blog on About.com.

Class Summary: How following the recommended steps for firing an employee might influence that decision.

Why Do Companies Punish Whistleblowers? – Professor Suzanne Lucas from the Personal Success Blog on BNET.

Class Summary: Establishing a process for reporting and investigating problems within your company to keep communication lines open.

Global Human Resources

Future Imperative – Professor The HRD of My Hell is Other People.

Class Summary: Discuss the seismic changes taking place and globalization of work – and whether or not organizations are prepared.

Salary Inflation II – Professor Frank Mulligan of the Talent in China blog.

Class Summary: Explore the effects and consequences that recent increases in wages in China are having on the nation’s & region’s economy.

Upside of a Global Organization – Professor Amy Wilson from the TalentedApps team.

Class Summary: Learn about some of the challenges and tremendous leverage of working in global teams.

HR Technology

Top Three Challenges of Implementing an HR Automation Software – Professor Gireesh Sharma of the Grasp e-Marketing blog.

Class Summary: Review the top 3 challenges during the software implementation cycle based upon Gireesh’s experience.

Leadership

Make Sure You “Hug” Your Top Performers During Times of Change – Professor Dan McCarthy from Great Leadership.

Class Summary: The importance of not taking top performers for granted and making sure they know they’re valued.

Responsibility and Leadership – Professor Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership Blog.

Class Summary: When Dwight Eisenhower gave the order to launch the D-Day invastion, he faced the real possibility that things could go wrong. But he was willing to take the responsibility.

Stop Trying to Make Others Happy – Professor Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services.

Class Summary: Personalizing rewards and recognition to motivate employees.

Legal & Compliance

Dear Evil Skippy: The FMLA Expands Family Trees – Professor Jim of Evil Skippy at Work.

Class Summary: FMLA definitions, communication and navigation. (Note: This required class is sure to be a riot. Good times.)

What You Need to Know About Floating Holidays – Professor Kim Urban of Kim’s HR Potpourri blog.

Class Summary: The intricacies of handling Floating Holidays in the state of California.

Organizational Psychology

Trains and Perception – Professor Steve Boese of Steve’s HR Technology blog.

Class Summary: What we call programs and activities in our organizations can influence the perception of their importance as well as the approach and enthusiasm of the people involved.

$5000 or a Stranger’s Happiness? - Professor Drew Tarvin of Humor That Works.

Class Summary: Learn how surrounding yourself with happy (or unhappy) people impacts you.

Performance Management

Performance Management is a TOOL and not a CHORE – Professor Cathy Missildine-Martin of Profitability Through Human Capital blog.

Class Summary: Decide whether Performance Appraisals should be 1 question, 3 questions or 435…

Recruiting

In Defense of Recruiters – Professor Bill Boorman of Norton Folgate: The Recruiting Unblog.

Class Summary: 5 ways to fix the process and build better relationships between Recruiters and HR departments.

The Need for Speed – Professor Mervyn Dinnen of T Recs.

Class Summary: Debate whether finding the “best” candidate for clients is hindered by expectations of speedy submissions.

Social Media for HR/Recruiting

Developing a Social Recruiting Strategy: From Bigot to Believer – Professor R.J. Morris substitute teaching for yours truly right here on the Unbridled Talent blog (good stuff in case you missed it).

Class Summary: Case study of one man and one company’s approach to developing a social recruiting strategy.

How to Get Started in Social Media with Mike Vandervort – led by Professor Ben Eubanks of UpStartHR.

Class Summary: Learn how HR practitioner Mike Vandervort is using social media to create a competitive advantage for his employer.

We’re Social Media Hippies Who Live in Mamby-Pamby Land. I can dig that. – Professor Kevin W. Grossman of HR Marketer Blog.

Class Summary: Explore the risks and the values of using social media in the workplace – while saying cool words like Mamby-Pamby.

Talent Management

If Lebron Went Corporate: A Cautionary Tale – Professor Aaron Ziff from the Respectful Workplace Blog. Class Summary: Talent management lessons from the real-world case study featuring basketball hero or zero (you decide) Lebron James.

Talent Management Best Practices for a Post-Recession World – Professor Lois Melbourne of Aquire.

Class Summary: Talent strategies to keep your top talent as the economy improves and employees have more choices.

There Is No “I” in “Team”. But There Is a “Me”. – Professor Benjamin McCall of ReThink HR.

Class Summary: Talent Management and succession planning lessons from the world of sports.

Tour de France’s Lessons for Human Resources and Management – Professor Michael D. Haberman from HR Observations.

Class Summary: Review some lessons from the Tour de France related to talent, teams and planning that are important for businesses today.

Talent Selection

How to Hire People Who Understand the Values of Your Organization – Professor Amit Bhagria of Young HR Manager.

Class Summary: Review a case study and examples of how to shift the focus of your interview process to asking questions that reveal a candidate’s self beliefs and value system.

Low Performers Are Laid Off First – Professor Chris Young of the Maximize Possibility Blog.

Class Summary: The importance of pre-employment assessment validity.

Winning the War on Talent – Professor Mark Stelzner of Inflexion Advisors.

Class Summary: Review a case study that could change sourcing, screening and assessment processes to ensure hiring candidates that match an organization’s culture.

Workforce Development/Career Management

Making Employees Career Competent – Professor Lance Haun of Rehaul.com.

Class Summary: HR’s role in helping today’s workforce develop new skills to improve employability.

New Generation – Professor Laura Schroeder of Working Girl blog.

Class Summary: Debate whether the new generation is owed an express ticket to executive management because they’re willing to work hard and have black belts in social media – or not.

Extra Credit/Self-Study

Ten Minutes with Vinnie Mirchandani – Industry Expert – brought to you by The Devon Group.

Class Summary: Hear from the author of the book “The New Polymath: Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations”.

Top Summer Reading for Business Leaders – compiled by Professor Trish McFarlane, the HR Ringleader.

Class Summary: What thought leaders in HR, recruiting and academia are reading this summer.

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Whew! Well there you have it folks. A crash course in all things HR, Recruiting and Talent Management.

If you read all of the posts and passed the exams, give yourself a pat on the back. You just graduated from the Carnival of HR Online Degree Program! Now be sure to leave a comment on this post so I’ll know how many seats we’ll need at the graduation party…

Thanks to all who submitted great posts for the Carnival of HR! Next up, the August 4th Carnival will be hosted by Drew Tarvin at Humor That Works. Be sure to check it out!

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2010 SHRM Annual Conference – Day 1 Recap

Posted by Jennifer on June 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Day 1 of the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference in San Diego, California is in the books and in my opinion, it’s off to a great start!

In the Opening Session, the event kicked off with a surprise Flash Mob dance before SHRM President & CEO Lon O’Neil and SHRM Board Chairman Robb Van Cleaves welcomed everyone and shared that attendance for this year’s event is up over 4,000 from 2009 – topping 11,000 attendees and including over 800 international members from 73 countries!

O’Neil and Cleaves were followed by a brief message from Assistant Secretary for Veteran’s Employment & Training Services – Ray Jefferson, a true American Hero who lost all five fingers on one hand while serving his country and protecting his teammates from a hand grenade prematurely detonating. Jefferson offered up one of my favorite quotes of the day – “The death of a dream can be the birth of a destiny”. Nice.

Next up, O’Neil introduced SHRM’s “We Know Next” initiative, positioning HR at the center of changes taking place in business today. He also encouraged HR professionals to use the latest communications tools like LinkedIn and Twitter (yeah, Twitter!). He’s even jumped on Twitter himself and you can follow him at @SHRMCEO.

Steve Forbes was this year’s Opening Session keynote and while his talk sent a few heading for the doors early and a few in my row to focus on the back of their eyelids, when I spoke to many of the attendees later on the Exhibit Hall floor, several mentioned that they really enjoyed what he had to say and felt his talk was very good. Blogger John Hollon begged to differ and quickly shared his thoughts via a post on the new (and very good) HR & Talent Management site TLNT.com – illustrating the challenge of an organization as large as SHRM to find a speaker that can please everyone. They can’t.

After the Opening Session, it was time to hit the SHRM Exposition. This year, I’m attending the conference as part of the Monster.com Social Media Street Team and my goal was to capture some of the sights and sounds of the chaos in the Expo Hall once the doors were opened. I was lucky enough to grab Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR for some commentary on various vendors and their swag and I’ll share a video of her adventures at a future date. (It’s late here ya’ll.) I also did over 20 brief video interviews with some interesting folks I stopped throughout the evening to ask about their plans for the conference or just to comment on their copious or outrageous swag finds. Below are a couple of my favorites that give a flavor of what it’s like. (Email subscribers – click here to view.)

Stay tuned for more live coverage of SHRM 2010 here on Unbridled Talent from me, and follow the conversation via Twitter using the hashtag #shrm10 and #monsterlive. You’ll also find posts daily from the Monster.com Social Media Street Team on the Monster Thinking blog, from fellow Street Team member Ben Eubanks on Upstart HR and the SHRM Blog Squad over at the official SHRM Conference Blog!

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Time For a Cool Change

Posted by Jennifer on June 27, 2010 | 17 Comments »

Image Credit 1.00 FTE - Impressions of Corporate Life

Several years ago, back when I was working “in the trenches” as an HR Manager in an organization experiencing an insane amount of growth, I often partnered with an outside consulting firm to assist us with various recruiting, leadership development and training initiatives.

Once, during a training session led by the firm’s owner – a wise and engaging gentleman with almost 40 years of combined experience in the corporate and consulting worlds – I remember thinking:

“He’s got the best job in the world. Some day, I want to run my own business too.”

And at that moment, an entrepreneur was born. [cue heavenly music]

But I still had so much to learn…

Fast forward several more years (and no, not over 40 for those of you doing mental math) through a career in Human Resources leadership roles, a second career as an Executive Recruiter and Executive Coach and a third as a professional speaker and trainer – it’s finally time to take that step.

Ladies and gentlemen… Please allow me to introduce my new company – Unbridled Talent, LLC!

Want to learn more about Unbridled Talent?

Below is a short interview (click here if you can’t see the video) I did recently after speaking at the Louisville, KY SHRM Chapter’s monthly luncheon and also leading an afternoon workshop on Using Social Media in HR & Recruiting. In the video, I share a little about my background, a smidge about Unbridled Talent and a bit of my theory on why HR and Recruiting pros need to use social media – all in under 3 minutes!

I’m excited to be able to create a role and a business where I can combine my experiences in Human Resources, Recruiting, Coaching, Leadership, Speaking and Training into one title – President of Unbridled Talent, LLC. It’s the right time for me personally and I also believe it’s a perfect time to work with companies and business leaders to develop and execute Innovative People Strategies!

So here’s a few updates and changes I’d like to share with you:

This blog has moved! With the help and patience of the fab Lance Haun, I’ve made the change from TypePad to WordPress, and the name of the blog and site address have also changed to Unbridled Talent and http://unbridledtalent.com/blog. If you’re a subscriber via email or RSS (and if you’re not, I’d love for you to subscribe for automatic updates here or here), then nothing should have changed for you. The feeds still deliver – and during the changeover delivered multiple times. (oops.)

There’s a new website and logo – and new business cards that arrived this week! The website is up and running, but will be evolving. I’m a big believer in getting the right expertise involved to create amazing things, so Elaine Suess at beyondbeing llc (who also developed the new logo) will be working with me to make sure that the messaging, benefits of working with us and service offerings are crisp and on point.

We’re on Facebook! My goal is to provide unique and personal content on Unbridled Talent’s Facebook Page as well as resources related to Attracting, Recruiting, Developing and Engaging Talent. Trust me, it won’t be just a feed of posts from this blog. There will be pictures, videos and “behind the scenes” content that you won’t see elsewhere. I’d love it if you’d “Like” it!

We’re on Twitter! You can still find me on Twitter at @cincyrecruiter and I’ll still be as lovable or annoying (you decide) there as ever. My Twitter strategy has always been to share resources, learn, connect with people, connect people to other people and to be myself – so that won’t change. By following @UnbridledTalent, you’ll get even more resources and information – not duplicate posts of stuff you’ll see if you’re following me elsewhere. It’s my goal to be a valuable source of information in the areas of Talent Attraction, Innovative Recruiting & Sourcing Strategies and People Development – not just noise.

My LinkedIn Profile has been updated (if we’re not connected – connect with me!) to reflect my new role, new company and my continued partnership with the fine people at Centennial, Inc. Centennial’s clients often use them as a resource and for assistance with Talent Strategy issues and many of my clients and relationships need Executive Search and Career Coaching Services, so we believe a continued partnership is mutually beneficial. I’m very grateful to the team at Centennial for being extremely helpful and supportive of me in taking this step and I’m excited that we’ll be continuing to work together in the future!

Where We Go From Here

I had much to learn back when I first made the decision to start my own business some day — and thankfully, I still do. I thoroughly enjoy being a student learning from others within the industry and then sharing what I’ve learned with my clients and relationships.

I hope that you’ll join me on this next phase of my journey. Because now, the person who has the best job in the world is… ME!

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Note:

Stay tuned here on Unbridled Talent, “Like” the Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter to catch my coverage this week of the SHRM 2010 Annual Conference in San Diego June 26 – June 30th. I’ll be there as a member of the Monster.com Social Media Street Team / #monsterlive blitz. We’ll be sharing highlights and what’s happening so you can be there – if you couldn’t “be there”.

It’s possible that you may even see more than one post a day on the blog during this next week. Don’t faint. And please don’t unsubscribe.

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Can an Internal Coach or HR Pro Be Trusted With Your Secrets?

Posted by Jennifer on March 4, 2010 | 36 Comments »

At The Conference Board’s Executive Coaching Conference
that I recently attended, we spent some time in one of the sessions discussing concerns with HR pros being designated or trained as
internal coaches in organizations due to trust and credibility issues. (Note: attendees at the conference were primarily external coaches and OD professionals.)

Here’s a tweet I sent out during the discussion:

I guess the discussion made me a bit #sad because as a former Human Resources pro myself, I felt like I was effective as an internal “coach”. Whether working with an employee as part of their career development process or providing support to some making it through performance improvement plans, I worked hard to balance their need for confidentiality in the process with my responsibilities to the organization. I took pride in being someone that employees at all levels could talk to and one CEO even referred to me as his Consigliere – which considering some of the bullets I took for him, was kind of fitting.

But I do recall a conversation I had one day with an employee who was experiencing some issues at work. When I offered to listen and provide support, she said “Unfortunately, I can’t talk to you about this. It’s not that I don’t trust you personally. It’s the chair that you sit in. You have the authority to fire me. And I can’t risk that.”

After she left my office, I thought about what she’d said. I wanted to be offended. But I kinda understood where she was coming from. While it was frustrating that she wouldn’t allow me to try to help out just because of my position in the organization, I also knew that sometimes it was part of my role to be involved in making decisions about her career. So sharing a weakness or performance problem with someone who has that type of influence could be perceived as a risk.

Fast forward to today, where I work with clients as an external Executive Coach… The feedback I’ve received from clients is that one of the most helpful aspects of the coaching process is the opportunity to speak confidentially with someone outside of the organization who can listen, support, challenge and guide them. I’ve listened as senior level clients have shared with me a variety of potentially career damaging things – being afraid of making decisions, that they’re intimidated by a peer or they’re unhappy in their jobs. We’ve been able to work through and resolve those issues, but I’ve often wondered if it would be a challenge for me as an internal coach to have access to that same information.

HR often seems to get thrown under the bus in regards to confidentiality and credibility issues (if you’re the one causing that to happen, then please STOP), but I don’t agree that credibility/trust of internal coaches is an “HR” issue. I think it’s more about the perceived confidentiality that an external coach can provide – no matter how good an internal coach may be.

I think it’s hard for employees not to feel at risk when sharing information with people in a position to influence their careers.

What do you think? Can HR pros serve as effective coaches inside their organizations? Do external coaches have an advantage over internals?

The conversation at the conference has caused me to wonder if maybe the employee who was preoccupied with where I parked my derriere each day was on to something…