The Carnival of HR: The Jukebox Edition

I have a vague memory of an email that told me I needed to get a post in for the August 18th edition of the Carnival of HR. Well guess what, that is what it remained .... a vague memory. But that does not stop me from promoting it. The blog Welcome to the Occupation  is hosting this Carnival. You will find in it a creative assortment of blog posts described as a musical genre. Interesting and of course it includes many of my favorite bloggers. Haun, Eubanks, VanDervort, Elkinberry, McCarthy, Boese, Stelzner, McFarlane, Ruettimann, Martin and many more.

So click the link, put in a nickel (well that is what it still costs at Waffle House) and "play" some good blog posts. Enjoy!

HR Carnival: The St. Patrick's Day Issue

Jessica Miller-Merrell over at Blogging 4 Jobs is the host of The Kiss Me I'm Irish version of the HR Carnival. As is usual for all the HR Carnivals there is a wealth, in this case a pot of gold, of information to be found. In Irish lore if you catch a leprechaun he must give you his treasure. Well Jessica was the leprechaun and she has surrendered her treasure of a multitude of blog posts. So read about leadership, tools for HR, social media and more, including yours truly. So link on through and get educated.

A bonus is the website for Blogging 4 Jobs. If you are looking for work, or know someone who is, this is a site to check out.

The HR Carnival: The Hangover Edition

What is the major element of a hangover? It is a major THROBBING HEADACHE! (or so I have heard.) And that is what this edition of The HR Carnival is all about, things in HR that cause headaches. These include new regulations, cultural changes, technology changes, acclerated learning, online privacy coaching, jobs, healthcare and watching UNDERCOVER BOSS! So link on over to Talented Apps for the Hangover Edition and see if you can find the cure for your HR headache.

Super Bowl Edition of the Carnival of HR

The Carnival of HR, the Super Bowl edition is posted over at Steve Boese's HR Technology. This edition has some of the best HR blog posts from the last two weeks. The topics include professional development, personal development, leadership, unhappy workers, turning around your HR department, profit center development and much, much more. So improve your HR reading by taking a look at this Super Bowl edition.

On a side note I am happy to say that the Fistful of Talent blog rankings came out today and HR Observations was tied for 7th out of 160 blogs considered. We are proud of this ranking and proud to be among this fine group of bloggers. Check out the entire list at Fistful of Talent.

The Carnival of HR: The New Year Edition

Melissa Prusher at the Devon Group is the host of the first edition of The Carnival of HR for 2010. Happy New Year! This one is filled with several posts about predictions and top 10s. There is also several posts about learning, such as Trish McFarlane, at HR Ringleader’s Blog, sharing some favorite quotes in What Dr. Seuss Taught Me about Succeeding in Business and how many of his quotes can be applied to the business world. My good friend Cathy Missildine-Martin, at Profitability Through Human Capital, presents A New Year’s Resolution for HR Volume 2, a collection of thoughtful resolutions aimed at reducing costs, improving performance and increasing profitability. There is a thought-provoking piece on why people should NOT be promoted on merit and much, much more.

So set aside sometime and start the new year off right by reading this great collection of blog posts. In fact, make that a resolution! Resolve to read every Carninval of HR through the coming year. Talk about self-improvement!

End of the Week Reading: Great Stuff from Great Blogs

I missed the Carnival of HR this time. (Need to do something about that darn calendar.) There are some very good posts there. Here is the link Carnival of HR. This is one is hosted by Rowan Manahan.

Additionally, here are several posts that I recommend you read.

1. Fran Melmed wrote an excellent piece called "We Don't Need No Stinking Diversity Training." It is so good it got picked up by NPR. She prompted me to write my piece on Removing the Ethnicity from your name.
2. Kris Dunn wrote some required reading for anyone considering committees called Are Committees in Your Company Ever a Good Idea? If this one does not make you think twice, then reread it.
3. Becky Regan, compensation pro extrodinaire, offers her 2010 predictions in The Compensation Cafe. "Top 4" Total Rewards Predictions for 2010  See if you agree.
4. Wally Bock, of Three Star Leadership, blasts Notre Dame and Brian Kelly for the very poor example of leadership they exhibited in Values, schmalues, there is money at stake.
5. And Ann Bares of Compensation Force writes on Throwing in the Towel: Are Employers Resigned to Impending Departures?

That is probably enough reading for the end of the week. But believe me, you will be better off for it. Have a great weekend.

HR Carnival of Giving

Mike VanDervort, of the Human Race Horses, put together a group of 86 blog posts on a wide variety of HR topics in the HR Carnival of Global Giving. He also combined each with the writer's favorite charity in the spirit of the season. He also personally donated to these charities and encourages everyone to think of someone less fortunate. So far $1765 has been collected for the charities. Good information and tugs at the heartstrings. What more can you ask for?

(He did make an error on mine, however. He listed the Atlanta Childrens' Shelter as my charity. It is a fine charity, but I had put a link in my post to the National MS Society. Either way someone benefits.)

So spend sometime, get educated and feel good at the same time.

HR Carnival: The HREvolution Edition

I posted about the "unconference" that occurred in Louisville a couple of weeks ago. The conference was on changing the world of HR as we know it today. Well it has created ALOT of discussion, so much so that this week's edition of the HR Carnival focuses on it. So go to the HR Ringleader's blog and read the chatter. Very interesting stuff.

The Carnival of HR: Unbelievable Learning Opportunity

This months version of the Carnival of HR is hosted at Jon Ingham's Social Advantage in his post The HR in the Social Business Carnival. The learning opportunities are unprecedented. We are talking use of social media, strategic HR, recruitment, networking, bad HR, good HR, snooping on employees, answering job seeker questions, and an  the intrguing title of  What keeps American HR Managers awake at night: the thought of bare legs. (The picture is an attention-getter.)

So, make some time and plan on alot of click-throughs. You will feel like you just completed your Master's degree in HR when you get done.

The Carnival of HR: Back to School

This months version of the Carnival of HR is up at the HR Maven. So go take a look to learn about some HR social media use, how to spend HR dollars wisely, how to energize your team inexpensively, owning your career, the best day to fire someone, and more.

The Carnival of HR: A Global Party

Prem Rao, of People at Work & Play, is hosting this version of the Carnival of HR. He calls it a Global Carnival. There are posts galore in this Global celebration. Many of the regulars but a good dose of new authors are included. If you can't find something interesting to read here, well then you must drink Dos Equis! (Who gets that reference?) So click through and get some education. Pass it on to friends.

HR Blogs of Greatness On the Midway: Carnival of HR July 22, 2009 Edition

The folks at Inform are hosting the Carnival of HR this time. The have a great list of topics keeping in the carnival theme. You have carnival games “Roll-up, roll-up…everyone’s a winner!”. You have carnival food “Hungry? It’s Corndog and Deep-Fried Oreo time”. Games of skill, lost friends, uncertainity of what to do next and then time to go home. Sounds like a real carnival to me!

So head over to the midway and read some of the best in human resources blogs. And make sure you invite friends! The more the merrier! Just make sure you don't get dizzy from the twisting and twirling posts. Employee engagement, HR education, challenges with recruiting, the future of HR, managerial questions and psychometric testing are just some of the jobs to make your head spin.

Carnival of HR up at Fortify Your Oasis

Some how I missed this one, but many of the best HR bloggers did not. Catch Cathy Martin, Wally Bock, Dan McCarthy, Ann Bares, Lisa Rosendahl and 18 other great contributors over at Fortify Your Oasis for the June 10th edition of the Carnival of HR.

Carnival Chaos: 30 HR Blogs

Over at Recruitment 2.0 you will find the Completely Random Carnival of HR. This carnival presents 30 blog posts on a wide variety of subjects including learning, metrics, strategy, swine flu, "the apology crutch" and more. Check it out by clicking the link above.

April 15th Carnival of Human Resources

Chris Young hosts the April 15th version of the Carnival of Human Resources at his blog Maximize Possibility. Some of the great articles there include:

• Ann Bares, Compensation Force - For Strategic Rewards, There Must First be a Strategy
  
• Anna Farmery, The Engaging Brand - 10 Lessons for Life
  


• Susan Heathfield, About Human Resources - Company Layoff Practices Matter: They'll Remember How They Feel
  


• HR Minion - It's Called Due Diligence
  


• HR Bartender - HR's Moment of Truth
  


• Wally Bock, Three Star Leadership - Leaders Decide, Let Them Learn How
  


• Dan McCarthy, Great Leadership - Moon Shots for Management: Management 2.0


• And others, including yours truly.

Check it out for a wealth of knowledge in one small place.

Carnival of HR April Edition and Other Stuff Too

In case you missed it the Fistful of Talent blog site posted the April version of the Carnival of HR. Great reading in human resources all in one place.

On April 5th Dan McCarthy will host the Leadership Carnival at his blog Great Leadership. I will have a post in there as well. Good reading on leadership.

On Thursday, April 9th I will have a blog post appear in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Online version in the HR Roundtable column. So check it out on Thursday by clicking here and looking for the recent post on vacations.

In the meantime I will be on vacation. Out of touch, no computer. R&R. Hiking, waterfalls, reading and coffee in the mountains of Western North Carolina. See you in a week or so.

March Madness Comes to the Carnival of HR

The Carnival of HR is visited by March Madness. It is a tournament of the best of HR blogs. Take a look and vote for the "teams" you find the most interesting. This is a unique way of reading the best and expressing an opinion at the same time. Of course I would like you to vote for me, but I will leave that to your discretion. So go visit March Madness.

Carnival of HR for February 18th

Jon Ingram has posted the newest version of Carnival of HR. He is calling it Carnevale delle Risorse Umane. Check it out, there is a great assortment of HR blog articles that cover the present, the past and the future of HR. Layoffs, EFCA and more appear.

Also, here is a link to a blog post I wrote for the online version of the Atlanta Journal Constitution on How to Stand out at a Job Fair.

Carnival of HR January Edition

Michael Moore, of Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog, has hosted the most recent edition of The Carnival of HR. Click on it to be taken to a stupendous, remarkable and educational set of HR blogs to help get you through these troubled times and weather the storm of difficulty we find ourselves in today. No, really, despite the hyperbole (which is rampant these days) these really are very good blog posts with a lot of great information. Find out for you self by clicking HERE.

Holiday Carnival of HR: Keeping You Informed

HR bloggers keep working despite the holidays, bringing you valuable information. Find it here at The Career Encouragement Blog. You will find out information for the present and the future. You will learn about leadership and culture. And as the New Year of 2009 approaches read about self assessment.