I’m not sure if this is a permanent trend, but this week also began with an article that is intended to be somewhat motivational on Monday and evolved into an analogy of personal characteristics in an organization on Tuesday. Another recurring topic is on diversity and this week we take a look into exclusion as well as inclusion. Finally, job search advice is given in a general sense to anyone looking to find work and then specifically to those looking for work in HR. Enjoy!
Mar 18 – Marriage of the Intellectual, Spiritual, Emotional and Physical -Â I have a biorhythm app on my iPhone that is fun to use. If you have never calculated your own biorhythms there are several websites that can demonstrate this theory. The fact that there are periodic cycles that affect body functions is not in dispute. In some cultures the balance of these attributes is a way to focus on a meaningful life. – more –
Mar 19 – The Holistic Human Resources Influence on Business– In case there is an HR professional out there that has a delusion that you run things, here is your bubble bursting awakening. You don’t drive the train or blow the whistle, but if the business derails you can be sure that you will share in the blame. Unless the business of your company IS human resources, the expertise necessary to plan and execute operations to make money comes from other corporate minds. – more –
Mar 20 - Diversity and Occlusion – No, that is not a typographical or grammatical error. The word occlusion could be seen as one of the results of inclusion because occluding indicates a shutting off, obstructing or blocking something in favor of something else. Diversity indicates an organizational condition that is composed of a population of different individuals with the objective of recognizing the value of each individual. – more –
Mar 21 - That Other Black Hole – Job Seeker Amnesia - You have been praying for that phone to ring. You have graduated from a post-and-pray job search methodology after you realized that sitting at your computer pushing buttons to apply online is only one aspect of your search. And the phone has not been ringing. You have expanded your social networking contacts, arranged for real life meetings with influential people and have a powerful sense that you are finally on the right track. What could possibly go wrong? – more –
Mar 22 - How Can I Get A Job In HR? - An interesting side effect of working in HR and also being a job seeker advocate is that I am often approached with the question, “How can I get a job in HR?†My own professional path has been through various generalist and specialist functions that rolled together might be the typical classic definition of human resources, but my career has been far from typical. – more –