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Always Question Everything… Sometimes

A people watcher is a collector of observed behaviors. When I was a child, I remember watching my parents and wanting to say and do everything I observed. How quickly we forget. Fast forward to a quick road trip lunch stop at a nasty McDonalds in Maryland where now I am the daddy that is being observed by a toddler sitting in the restaurant-supplied high chair. Imagine my surprise when I heard that cherubic little… Read More »Always Question Everything… Sometimes

Witnessing Generations from 20/20 Hindsight

I love people watching. I am also a story teller. An exercise in creative writing for me is to people-watch on a train or in a waiting room and cast them in a miniseries in my mind. My grandmother started me on this path when I was only a child. When we would visit her, she and I would take long walks together and talk… and make up stories. One memorable day we found a… Read More »Witnessing Generations from 20/20 Hindsight

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Twitter

When anyone asks me the open ended question, “Where do you live?” the most correct answer would probably be “On Twitter.” While I am probably not as addicted to this platform as some other people I have seen, it is the knee-jerk go-to place to meet with friends, colleagues and clients. If social media is going to replace email and other forms of written communication in the future, a good start would be with Twitter.… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Twitter

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Thinking Outside of the Network

Making a stab at covering all aspects of networking led to a five part series on the topic. Although each article was banging on the gate to be let out into the wild, I tamed them into showing up on five consecutive days… not an easy task. Did I miss anything? My network will probably let me know. I also hope that I unintentionally stole ideas from other people because that proves the point that… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Thinking Outside of the Network

Networking: The Future Is Three-Dimensional

The concept of a network usually can be depicted as a two-dimensional representation of interconnected boxes with a person or an organization as the focal point. As a network grows, it spawns sub-networks that sometimes begin a distinctly different offshoot that takes on a life of its own and grows more rapidly than the original network. In other cases, overlapping networks tend to seek common nodes that make them more dynamic and vibrant. A personal… Read More »Networking: The Future Is Three-Dimensional