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 …
06
Nov

Guest Post: What’s Wrong With Generation Y? A Millennial’s Perspective

What’s Wrong with Generation Y? Answer: Nothing. Generation Y, also known as Millennials, are the group born roughly in the 1980’s and 1990’s. In the last few years they have gotten a lot of press. Most of it negative, some of it explanatory and lately, a small group are finally speaking out against the bad press. Generation Y, mostly named this …
21
Oct

What makes a social workplace?

Last week, I had a fabulous opportunity to chat with Donna Messer of ConnectUs Canada on her BlogTalk Radio show. We discussed Impact99 Social Workplace Summit and the 8 Guiding Principles of a Social Workplace that Christine McLeod and I have developed after hundreds of hours of interviews, research and learning from thought leaders in the world 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 …
03
Aug

Success Without Motherhood – Guest Post

Foreword from Pam: This post is a little different for this site, but it struck a chord with me, bringing back memories of the sympathetic looks I often get when I say I’m single or without children. In fact, I have had people literally say “Oh, I’m so sorry – that’s okay – you still have time to get married and have …
26
Apr

Building a Culture of Innovation – 12 Innovative Touch Points

Innovation is a huge buzzword nowadays – from the HRPA 2012 conference where many of the keynote speeches focused on innovation, to twitter chats like #peoplechat and #tchat about innovation, it’s having a huge impact on the HR profession. Of course, with my focus on Innovative HR, it’s also a slight obsession of mine. I believe that …
06
Mar

Training for Leaders who give a damn

I am super excited to announce a new part of my business! I’ve become an “Actionable Coach” with Actionable Books– a leadership development program designed for leaders who give a damn. It’s a super simple platform that enables leaders to develop “Salaried Entrepreneurs” on their teams. Leadership Workshop …
07
Feb

My favourite social media for social good story of 2011

On a daily basis, I am inspired and amazed by the magic of social media. I’ve experienced generosity and sharing from people I’ve never met in real life, I’ve been connected to great leaders I would otherwise never have had the chance to know, and my network has helped me with projects and problems that I face. But even more inspirational …