And what does being “it” mean exactly?  Among other things, it means that I need to tell my readers seven things they don’t already know about me.  So strap yourselves in as I open the top secret dossier:

1. I have been moonlighting as a voice actor for nearly twenty years, including gigs for Southwest Airlines, Greyhound, HP, MetLife and others.  You can laugh at my current demo track here.
2. I am the proud father of two dachshunds (Charley & Otto).  They call the shots, but every once in a while we get revenge (see Halloween pics here).  And Charley has his own “Wiener Blog” where he’s plotting a dachshund revolution, so watch your ankles.
3. I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was raised on beer and brats until the age of six.
4. My brother is the world’s leading expert on White Papers.  (And yes, the world does, in fact, need a leading expert on white papers.)  See WhitePaperSource.com or WritingWhitePapers.com for more info.
5. I’ve completed six marathons and used to be a rock climbing enthusiast.  
6. My best friend and I competed to see how many lives we could save during our undergrad years.  We tied at 11 each when I pulled a drowning Australian to shore during graduation weekend.
7. My company’s name was actually penned by my good friend Phil Fersht of Horses for Sources fame.  I don’t know if I stole it, per se, but I definitely jumped the gun on him.

So there you have it!  I’m sure there are more bizarre bits of info I could share but that should whet your appetite.  Have a great week and let’s keep the conversation going.

There is a lot of great stuff in Jon’s summation, with a main topical thrust on HR bloggers who address the “sexiness” (or lack thereof) of HR:

“The need for HR to become more sexy is explained by Jessica Lee at Fistful of Talent. Jessica lists a number of areas in which development could make us sexier, for example by making more investment in social media. And helping up us gain a better understanding of this area are Larry Dunivan at Perceptive HR Technology, commenting on an earlier post by Jason Corsello, and Janet Walsh at Strategic Thinking.

Still confused by what sexy HR means? Well, some good examples of definitely not sexy HR are provided by HR Wench and Laurie Ruettimann at Team Building is for Suckers and some suggestions for being sexy in the downturn are offered by Frank Roche at KnowHR.”

I’d suggest you take some time to check out some of the links and other HR bloggers.  These are some of the knowledgeable, perceptive, insightful and even grumpy HR professionals producing interesting content on a regular basis.

Let’s keep the conversation going.