Category Archives: Human Resources

Social Honesty

By Mark Stelzner | Published: February 14, 2011
During a recent pundit retreat several of us discussed the age-old problem of lying on your resume. And although we touched on some of the typical issues, my friend and colleague Kris Dunn brought a very original perspective when he described LinkedIn as a potentially trustworthy source of an individual’s actual work experience. In his own words: [...]
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The Leadership Development Carnival – A Love Story

By Mark Stelzner | Published: February 7, 2011
The emotions attached to February 14th range from wide-eyed hopefulness and heart-pounding anticipation to downright disdain and overt hostility. As many attribute the same feelings to their organizational leadership, I thought we’d focus this month’s Carnival on our favorite Hallmark holiday. That’s right, it’s the leadership development carnival of love featuring fifty of the sweetest [...]
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Climbing All Over TheLadders

By Mark Stelzner | Published: February 1, 2011
Last week I was invited to New York to participate in an earthbound Gods of Recruiting mega-panel-roundtable-fireside-chat-student-teacher-conference-pundit lovefest. Entitled the “Position Accomplished Summit”, the event was hosted by the controversial firm TheLadders at the trendy Standard Hotel in Manhattan. Attendees represented the Who’s Available of the market, including the three wise men of Sumser, Wheeler [...]
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What Are You Afraid Of?

By Mark Stelzner | Published: January 12, 2011
In today’s rat maze rush of conflicting demands and overbooked schedules appears a resurgence of the corporate/team meeting. These reluctant (yet seemingly necessary) collisions of personality and perspective force participants to pause – even for a moment – and look one another squarely in the eye. All the while phones buzz and distractions abound as [...]
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What Motivates You?

By Mark Stelzner | Published: January 6, 2011
It was about 6:00 am when my Dad entered the kitchen to prepare his second cup of Folgers Crystals. I was already hovering over my cereal bowl, little sugary pieces of multi-colored deliciousness losing their battle with my furious spoon. Placing my empty bowl in the sink, I saw my father reach for a coffee [...]
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2011: The Year of Reactionary HR

By Mark Stelzner | Published: December 31, 2010
Gearing up your 2010 reflective engines, you may let your mind soar over your personal and professional landscape in an attempt to observe and report from a dispassionate distance. There are moments you’ll be proud of, those which make you cringe and others whose outcome and impact are still somewhat clouded and unresolved. As you [...]
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The HR Idea Lab: Analyze the Analysts

By Mark Stelzner | Published: November 30, 2010
A few weeks ago I declared that I would be giving away my unused ideas in a series I refer to as The HR Idea Lab. The simple concept is to document my thoughts surrounding potentially viable opportunities and let you all run with them as you see fit. This will hopefully stimulate some interesting [...]
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Do You Have Vision?

By Mark Stelzner | Published: November 16, 2010
The soft spoken gentleman invited me to join him and greeted me with a smile. Adjusting his glasses, he told me about a journey spanning thirty-two years in the inglorious world between human resources and technology. He seemed surprised as he did the math and described his longevity as a “feat of amazement“. He went [...]
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2011 SHRM Strategic Guidance: Do More With Less

By Mark Stelzner | Published: November 8, 2010
Voice of HR has asked a number of industry contributors to take a critical look at SHRM and offer their advice for 2011. This is my response and a republication of what was posted on the Voice of HR blog. Many look at SHRM as an influential and extremely valuable organization that commands tremendous power [...]
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Amateurs and Professionals – HRSouthwest 2010

By Mark Stelzner | Published: October 19, 2010
As many of you know, last week our Voice of HR team joined HRSouthwest for the presentation of their 69th Annual HR Conference and Exposition. In my initial coverage of the event I was very critical and even recorded a pasty-faced rant on the “stamp-ede” of HR professionals seeking nothing more than giveaways and prizes. [...]
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