In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:
Jan 20 – Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.12 – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –
Jan 21 - False Pride in Diversity Programs – Many HR related websites and blogs will spend January 21st with obligatory tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no debate about his significance in history as a powerful force for equality of all humankind. His most remembered messages were compilations of sermons with the message of God-given freedoms and the non-violent nature of protesting against inequality. – more –
Jan 22 - It’s Your Turn to Volunteer – There is a debate raging in many of our nation’s high schools about requiring mandatory service projects for seniors. It seems that kids who are forced to “volunteer†for something outside of their sphere of interest are not likely to ever volunteer to do it again. Regardless of the good intentions of educators who in good faith place hands-on work experience within the reach of our youth, mandatory volunteerism is not likely to create a desire to participate in any activity no matter how good it may be for them or the community. – more –
Jan 23 - Loss of Memory - Once upon a time there was a company that kept forgetting its past experiences. No, wait a minute… make that every day a company forgets its past experiences. For as many times as we knowingly use the phrase “reinventing the wheel†we lose our way and keep walking down the same paths over and over to rediscover information that we already know… or should know. – more –
Jan 24 – Knowing It All Is a Daunting Job – Through the benefit of modern technology we hold the key to more knowledge than could have been imagined only a few years ago. In his book “Net Smart: How to Thrive Online†author and online pioneer Howard Rheingold writes about becoming literate in these processes that are changing our world. The information surrounds us, but without key literacies being distributed among all people we risk suffering from information overload. – more –
Jan 25 - Job Search: Pointing the Finger of Blame - Something is wrong with the traditional job search process. Something is broken. We hear “good†news reports that “only†330,000 new people applied for unemployment benefits in the United States last week, but considering that the number of initial claims is still that high is staggering. Maybe the headlines would not be seen to be so encouraging if taken in the context of the lives being touched. That number is more than the population of several major cities. – more –