While attending the best HR networking event of the year, HRevolution, I participated in a debate in the last session about job titles.  The speaker, Laurie Ruettimann, was adamant that big job titles were critical and, in order to continue the great discussions of the event and move the HR profession forward, the people in the room needed to get promoted to positions of leadership and get better job titles.  Now, there was much more in Laurie’s context than just the importance of job titles, but the discussion tanked right there for me.  It went there largely because I disagree very strongly with much of that mindset, and I said so, very bluntly. read more »

Job titles are used to describe, in a few words, how a person can help you professionally, right? I have a pet peeve with a particular job title which I feel is completely misleading. I hate the job title Financial Planner. It has nothing to do with the job financial planners actually do. I know there are more regulations in the financial industry then you can shake a grumpy stick at, but this one drives me nuts. read more »

You don’t need to read a blog from me this week. But you do need to read many HR blogs this week.

For the best-of-the-best and for some of the most heartwarming stories, here is an HR Carnival (a collection of blogs around the HR industry or by HR Professionals). This HR Carnival collection was created by Mike VanDervort at The Human Race Horses, and the reading is the best time you can have this week while still getting yourself thinking about many diverse yet timely and interesting human resource topics.

Just go to the HR Carnival of Global Giving.

You should also set your RSS reader to keep you up-to-date on posts from these great authors.

Cheers,
Lois

How do bloggers make a difference? How are bloggers different/better than typical journalist and their outlets? Why should I spend time reading blogs? These are often asked questions. A big answer to all of these questions is Mike VanDervort and the other bloggers who will participate in his Carnival of HR and Charitable Giving. read more »

You can’t always get exactly what you want. Although, sometimes you get something far more valuable. I attended the HRevolution event last weekend in Louisville, KY. It was billed as an “unconference.” I’m not very enamored with this term, but I guess it means you just shouldn’t expect a lot of slide presentations and randomness will reign there. I think HRevolution can be tagged as a round table. Next year, I hope it is dubbed as a “think tank,” and that the great minds brimming with ideas this Nov. 6th and 7th come to make it boiling hot. read more »