Pam Ross – Human Resources

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Jan

Transforming HR – My 2013 Wishlist – #2: From Secret Keeper to Trust and Transparency

This is part two of my 2013 wishlist for transforming HR. For the intro, check out Wish #1. My second wish for transforming HR in 2013 is: From secret keeper to trust and transparency HR is often seen as the protector of information, secrets, and assets. From keeping information about restructuring secret, to conducting confidential investigations …

31

Dec

Transforming HR – My 2013 Wishlist – #1: Policy Police to Culture Creator

In 2005, Fast Company magazine’s article “Why We Hate HR“, described HR: The human-resources trade long ago proved itself, at best, a necessary evil — and at worst, a dark bureaucratic force that blindly enforces nonsensical rules, resists creativity, and impedes constructive change. Since that article was written, we have seen …

12

Dec

HRPA Halton’s Holiday Celebration #HRPAH

So pumped for the #hrpah Holiday party! Here’s a preview! http://pic.twitter.com/l0xuhtPU Emily Guthro@HRAdventurer Thu, Dec 06 2012 19:44:57 ReplyRetweetFavorite At every event, we invite a local charity to be present to share information about their services with our members. Our December Charity receives a special gift – the proceeds …

04

Dec

Tech Tool Tuesday: Brilliant Education Resources for Teachers

I’m no expert – just a classic early adopter who loves to spread the word about brilliant technology tools like social media platforms, resources, apps and more. Every Tuesday I’ll share a tool that I’ve tried or learned about recently, to help you decide what tools you would like to try. I’d love your suggestions on tools …

15

Oct

Customer Loyalty from the Inside Out at LoyaltyOne – Leadership Lessons from Bryan Pearson

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Bryan Pearson, CEO of Loyalty One (the parent company of Air Miles and other loyalty businesses), and one of Impact99‘s CEO Think Tank participants, over coffee. Of course, I took full advantage of our meetint to pick his brain about employee engagement. Bryan is a great thought leader in the realm of …

10

Oct

Why Killing Zombies and Gaming Develops More Resourceful Employees

Lately, I’ve been experiencing and hearing a certain problem from leaders on a regular basis. They need resourceful employees, but are faced with employees who are not thinking for themselves, who abdicate or ignore problems rather than investigating and resolving them, and who aren’t able to think through solutions to new problems they …

07

Aug

10 steps to skip the eager employee stage and go right to employee disengagement – Guest Post

Foreword by Pam I often joke about Human Resources people being the worst at HR – but when my friend told me the story about her orientation in her new HR role, I was flabbergasted at how terrible it was. Talk about employee disengagement! I asked her to share it with you – here’s her story and the lessons we can take from it. I’d …

31

Jul

Social Media Success Story in Oakville Politics

I grew up in a political family. My father was an City Alderman and my mother was a provincial Member of Parliament. They were both extremely committed to their constituents and serving the community where we lived. I remember our phone ringing during the odd dinner that they were home for, and one of them running off to speak with a concerned citizen. …