Do you know the talent sitting around your Thanksgiving extended family table? I remember when I first took my husband to a small town family reunion in rural Iowa. My extended family is a farming family, and they are nearly all based in the same community where they grew up. I knew it would be interesting for him to meet the characters I know as family. However, I was a little nervous about how long the conversations might hold his attention. Then we started talking to my cousin Steve. read more »

In this economy, most organizations will greatly slow down their hiring. They have to be more cautious about extending themselves. Yet the talent crunch is not going to go away. We will recover from the recession, and then we’ll face the looming reduction of employees available for our growth. Our projects, product design, sales initiatives, and innovations go onward; their success is more important then ever. And that brings us to knowing and caring for our current people. read more »

When I was 18, I volunteered to help with a local judging competition of ad agency work. I wasn’t qualified to be a judge. I was qualified to be the hostess for our out-of-town judges. I made a connection with one of the judges, Rich Flora, with whom I have since enjoyed a relationship which has evolved from career mentor, to vendor, to informal life coach, to dearest of friends for the last 24 years. What I learned from him about Dallas even had an influence over my decision to move here. Rich is a writing genius, yet I believe his leadership skills are his truest calling. read more »

Do you work with HR technology? Do you have a need to share that technology work with others in order to support HR functions within their organizations? When we are in the company of those who share our needs, our hassles, our strengths, and our goals, we often find that we can excel even further. This is why we join organizations that can provide us with a network of like-minded colleagues. read more »