A while ago, I mentioned to you about how I have a daughter who studies philosophy and literature in college. We’ve discussed multiple different ways her world of arts and my world of business coincide and have even produced a blog from one of those very discussions. Today is another addition to those that I have already shared with you. This day is a day we take some advice from the greatest playwright of our time and apply it to the business world, because what Shakespeare taught us about love and war, he can also teach us about business. Today’s topic: The Taming of the Shrew.
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HR Professionals Need To Write More
Monday, May 16th, 2011 by Tim Giehll
We all have moments when we have trouble articulating what we want to say, or putting down the exact words that we want to write. This can be a big problem if it persists and keeps you from moving forward. Many people have their own techniques, habits, and solutions for when the elusive block comes – whether this is a writing block, a thinking block, or a general block of creativity doesn’t matter – because in the end, it all keeps things from getting done. Here are a few suggestions for what you can do when your brain just isn’t agreeing with your goals:
Office Politics Can Destroy You
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 by Tim Giehll
We’ve discussed multiple different ways the world of arts and the world of business coincide. Today is another addition to those that I have already shared with you. This day is a day we take some advice from Shakespeare about love and war, as well as business. Today’s topic: Macbeth.
Would You Hire Romeo & Juliet ??
Friday, April 1st, 2011 by Tim Giehll
Recently I have reminded you about how I have a daughter who studies philosophy and literature in college. Her and I frequently discuss the ways in which the worlds of business and the world of art and literature coincide. Not too long ago, we related this back to Shakespeare’s Hamlet and how lessons learned from that could apply in both words. Today we’re taking some more advice from the greatest playwright of our time and applying it to the business world, because what Shakespeare taught us about love and war, he can also teach us about business. Today’s topic: Romeo and Juliet.
HR Thought Leadership and YOU Part 2
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 by Tim Giehll
An HR thought leader is someone who has innovative ideas and concepts – someone who, despite what is going on around them, defies convention and tries something new and succeeds. It is a term that was coined over fifteen years ago and has a lot of new dynamics in the current age. I have recently written to you about resources for those who desire to be on the track to HR thought leadership but there is more to sharing innovative ideas than just outlets. There are common traits that can be found in those who are HR thought leaders in this day and age and my goal is to share some of those with you today so that you may hone such traits in yourself and your work.
Listen to YOUR employees, PLEASE
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 by Tim Giehll
Irish poet William Butler Yeats once said, “Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” I think this quote embodies a really important thing that we sometimes forget not only in the office, but in all aspects of life: how to properly communicate. We talk to strangers, friends, colleagues all the time, but there are many techniques we could employ to enrich our communicative experience for us and those we are communicating with. That’s what I’ll be talking about today – things to take in to consideration in order to communicate better.
SaaS Users Bill Of Rights
Thursday, December 30th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
SaaS is a new field, legally speaking. What are the rights of SaaS users?
Cloud computing is growing rapidly. Experts predict that, by the end of 2010, the Software as a Service (SaaS) market will be 20-30% larger than it was on January 1 – and that’s while the economy as a whole is growing at an annual rate of less than 3%.
With growth comes growing pains, however, mostly in the form of unanswered questions. What happens to material in a cloud when a SaaS provider goes out of business? How liable is a cloud computing company for its mistakes? Should users have to pay for part of the licensing fees for cloud-borne software?
The Machiavellian Approach to HR
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
My youngest daughter is currently a college student, studying literature. This focus gives her a different eye on many of the HR topics I usually address in my blogs and that eye is what brings me to the topic of this blog. We were discussing her studies and she brought up a man named Niccolò Machiavelli. He is best known for his book, The Prince. The purpose of the book was to outline the goals of the Medicis, those ruling in Florence Italy, where he was living in the fifteen and sixteenth century, and how he believed they could attain those goals. His name is frequently associated with a very rigid sense of rules and some, when it was first introduced, thought his views were tyrannical – while this could be true at that time, with some creative interpretation, he had some important ideas that could apply to the modern day business world of Human Resources.
Video Blogs Are Taking Over The World
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
A video blog, or “vlog”, is a simple extension of the traditional blog format to include video. The use of video blogging can have many benefits for a business: they can be easier to share than their textual counterparts since the files can be saved on a smart phone to be brought up and viewed with little effort. They also add another informative dimension that can be taken in many directions. Here are the five T’s of video blogging – things you should take into consideration if you’re interested in using video blogs for your own business:
Hiring The Right Personality
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 by Tim Giehll
A large part of the human capital supply chain is the acquisition and sourcing of many talents – but the process of obtaining these assets in the first place is also an important detail. Resumes are read, interviewees are spoken to, and decisions are made. Quality hiring practices are too frequently abandoned because of the inconvenience of finding the proper employee in a sufficient amount of time. There are a number of ways to ease the process and the one I’m addressing today is personality testing. The use of personality testing can be quite beneficial in the streamlining of the hiring process and here are three reasons why:
