http://www.knowhr.com/blog Know More HR. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:46:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I attended Edward Tufte’s Presenting Data and Information conference on Tuesday with Furley from IFRACTAL. For those of you who don’t know, Tufte is a visionary in information design. And he really knows his stuff. If you’ve ever created a chart, graph or infographic, you’ll find his advice very helpful. Here ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/18/learning-from-tufte-what-not-to-do-in-information-design/ When I originally shot IT.tv Episode 69 talking about the big management mistake of greasing squeaky wheels, I got a lot of feedback. Most of it was positive and some people even said that I had given them new perspective on an age old problem: employee morale. I like to think ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/17/did-you-grease-the-squeaky-wheel/ Have you ever seen someone out of context and it takes just a microsecond to register? That happened to me on Sunday. I was sitting with Shawn, Andy and a few others at a table at the Hilton in Austin at SXSW. Up walks L. "It's so great to see you ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/16/i-knew-you-were-a-cretive/ I'm at SXSW 2010, soaking up the creativity from film makers, musicians, and interactive designers. Where are the HR people? Oh, that's right, talking about the same old thing at the same old conferences. Hey, HR people, talking about using social media in HR is so Q3 2009. Six more ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/15/hr-needs-to-go-to-sxsw/ Many Millennials were raised during the Self Esteem Movement. There was no second place in their parents' eyes. Everyone's a winner. Now those Millennials are getting performance reviews. Here's 10 Things Millennials Might Say at Their Performance Reviews*: You mean I don't get a trophy just for participating? My parents won't let you ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/10/10-things-millennials-say-performance-reviews/ [Photo credit: nickwheeleroz] Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. -- Oscar Wilde If you want to be cool, think up your own buzzwords. Don't run it up the flagpole. The people who get ahead in this world aren't afraid ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/08/hr-advice-to-be-successful-at-work-be-yourself/ Check this out. It'll only take a minute. http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/08/something-cool-renegade-hrs-1-minute-manager-series/ It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -- Voltaire Using layoffs as a business strategy is no strategy at all. Layoffs don't work. They don't create value. We want to work for managers who create things. That's ... http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/03/we-want-to-work-for-people-who-create-not-tear-down/ Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.-- Gail Godwin Folks, it's never about what's on the slide. Entertain them; then they'll remember. http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/02/if-youre-a-making-powerpoint-presentation-today/ There's nothing wrong with fun and games. We sometimes forget that when we grow up. Really, every once in a while it's okay to let the kids run through the sprinkler. Even at work. [Embedded video link] http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2010/03/01/let-them-run-through-the-sprinklers/