Resources
Whether you’re just starting out in business or a seasoned professional, we hope you find these links useful. Authored by Sharlyn Lauby, these articles cover a wide range of topics that can help you work responsibly.
HOW TO – help for everyday workplace issues
Have a Performance Conversation With an Employee
Hire Great Employee Without an HR Department
Follow-up After a Job Interview
Start a Social Recruiting Program
Tell if Your Company Needs Leadership Training
Find the Right Leadership Training for Your Company
Work With People You Don’t Like
Start a Tough Conversation at Work
Tell if Your Boss Is a Bully or Just Tough
Mashable
Mashable is a leading source for news, information & resources for the Connected Generation. Mashable reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world. Mashable’s 20 million monthly unique visitors and 6 million social media followers have become one of the most engaged online news communities.
4 Apps for Employee Health and Wellness
Forget the DSLR, Your Smartphone is All You Need
5 Social Apps to Encourage Employee Health and Wellness
4 Steps for Successful Social Media Training
Could Employees’ Smartphones Harm Your Business?
How to Use Pinterest to Recruit
Tips for Updating Your Company’s Social Media Policy
Social Collaboration Tools Can Make Your Business More Efficient
Give Your Business a Boost with Games in the Workplace
The Evolution of Gamification in the Workplace
Why Social Learning Benefits Your Business
5 Social Media Activities for Your Next Training Session
How To Leverage Applicant Tracking Systems to Land That Job
Ethics and Social Media: Where Should Your Draw the Line?
3 Social Learning Trends to Watch
5 HR Considerations for Hiring Remote Workers
5 Tips for Onboarding Remote Workers
How to Set Performance Standards for Your Startup’s New Hires
5 Ways Tech Can Make New Hires Feel Like Part of the Team
How New Labor Guidelines Could Affect Your Social Media Policy
3 Ways to Find Top Talent for Your Startup
HOW TO: Ask For an Online Recommendation
6 Online Resources for Veterans Seeking Jobs
5 Online Communities to Help with Your Career
HOW TO: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile’s New Skills Section
Top 5 Online Communities for Starting Your Career
Top 9 Job Sites to Bookmark for Your Career Search
Top 5 Qualities to Look For in Startup Job Candidates
The Future of Human Resources and Social Media
How To: Use Twitter Hashtags to Boost Your Job Search
How Job Seekers May Use Social Media in the Future
How CEOs are Using Social Media for Real Results
How Recruiters are Using Social Media for Real Results
HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy
7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn
5 Ways to Make Your Business More Transparent
HOW TO: Leverage Twitter for Hiring
7 Secrets to Tweeting Your Corporate Culture
10 Must-Haves for Your Social Media Policy
Should Your Company Have a Social Media Policy?
HOW TO: Deal With Social Media Conflict
OPEN Forum :: American Express
OPEN Forum is a community of business owners. It gives businesses the tools to connect and collaborate. Exclusive articles, videos, discussion boards and events listings can help businesses get informed and inspired.
Need Social Media Training? 4 Steps for a Better Program
Does Your Social Media Policy Pass Muster?
How to Connect Remote Workers with Social Collaboration
Using Games Can Help Drive Employee Engagement
Gamification Coming to a Workplace Near You
5 Social Media Activities for Your Next HR Training Session
5 Resourceful Online Communities for Freelancers
11 iPad Apps for Meetings and Presentations
How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Company Profile for Recruiting
5 Challenges for Human Resources in a Digital World
8 Educational iPhone Apps for Small Business Owners
9 iPhone Apps for Managing the Recruiting Process
4 Digital Alternatives to the Traditional Resume
Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information?
How to Handle an Employee’s Controversial Online Comment
6 Tips for Effective Recruiting on Social Media
4 Tips for Using Twitter to Find Star Employees
5 Tips for Using LinkedIn to Find Star Employees
7 Essential HR Resources for Your Small Business
SmartBrief Blog
The premise behind SmartBrief is simple: there’s too much information out there and too little time in the day to read it all. Nearly 3 million business decision makers count on SmartBrief each day to provide “must-read” news.
How Sears Optical reinvented its corporate culture
How Hyundai links HR to operational performance
Marcus Buckingham on accelerated innovation
7 tips to enhance your next presentation
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) We Know Next Blog
SHRM’s Next blog provides the very latest insight and conversation from We Know Next, a home for business leaders, talent professionals and policy makers with the latest workplace and workforce trends. They offer the tools needed to adapt and evolve to the changing marketplace.
Interview with Dr. Jeff Pon, Chief Human Resources Officer at #SHRM
What Creates a High-Performing Organization?
Distinguishing Goals and Resolutions
10 Skills Every Leader Should Develop in 2013
For Your Career, It’s Not What You Know – It’s Who You Know
The “Gray New World” is Changing Human Resources
5 Considerations for a Mobile Device Policy
Why Your Company Needs a Mobile Technology Policy
Thought Leader Q & A with Sharlyn Lauby: Effective Leadership
Optimizing Talent In the New Workforce
Using LinkedIn Responsibly: References and Avatars
Mobile Collaboration: An Interview with Michael Kroth, author of “Managing the Mobile Workforce”
Ask HR Bartender: HR Certification Institute’s Mary Power on Certification or College
Business Success and Making Sacrifices
The Workforce Institute at Kronos
The Workforce Institute is a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management issues that affect both hourly and salaried employees. Through education and research, we empower organizations with practical ideas for optimizing the 21st century workplace.
HR Bartender’s 5 Considerations For a Mobile Device Policy
WorkShifting
Sharing resources on telecommuting, online tools, travel, technology, business & virtual offices to help you shift when, where & how you work! Powered by Citrix Online (www.citrixonline.com)
7 Secrets to Managing a Workshifting Team
Video Conferencing: No Longer the Communication of Last Resort
Problem Solving in the Workshifting World – Part Two
Problem Solving in the Workshifting World – Part One
Workshifting Can Pump Dollars Into Your Employee’s Pockets
Perceptions and Realities for the Future of Telework
What the Best Places to Work Have in Common
The Six Critical Qualities of Workshifting – #6 Manage to Change
The Six Critical Qualities of Workshifting – #5 Develop Yourself
The Six Critical Qualities of Workshifting: #4 – Handling Personality Conflicts
The Six Critical Qualities of Workshifting: #3 – Be a Part of the Solution
The Six Critical Qualities of Workshifting: #2 – Do Work You Enjoy
The Critical Qualities of Workshifting – Self Management
7 iPhone Apps to Manage Your Workshifting Lifestyle
Don’t Get Caught Without a File [App Review]
Keeping Track of Ideas: 3 iPhone Note-Taking Apps
Looking for a Workshifting Occupation
5 Items to Provide the Comforts of Home While Traveling
7 Considerations for Setting Up a Home Office
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Hi! I'm Sharlyn Lauby, an HR pro turned consultant. I created the HR Bartender blog so people would have a friendly place to discuss workplace issues. And since, over the years, I've developed an appreciation for the culinary arts (translation: I'm a Foodie) you'll see some of that here too. So, pull up a stool and order your favorite drink . . . the bar is always open.
