• Chris Young at Maximize Possibility, who asks who whether employee layoffs or paycuts are preferable.
• Lucie Phillips at People Management’s Editors blog who deals with the particular issues around part-time workers.
• Shauna Moerke the HR Minion who shares her experience ofoutplacement support.

• Sharlyn Lauby at HR Bartender asks what Is the new HR? 
• Chris Ferdinandi believes Renegade HR is an art (but you should act like a scientist)
• so of course you need to understand when to use qualitative vs quantitative research – see the advice from Tess Walton at Strategic Workforce Planning.”

Jon’s assembled some great bloggers and posts, so be sure to check it out!  This should keep your HR brain working while we return to our own original content over the next several days.  Thanks for your patience and let’s keep the conversation going.

 ”Remember you are the expert (and act like it) – Ann Bares of Compensation Force shows us how in the area of compensation, related to when a request for a grade adjustment is real, and when it’s not.

-Tweak rewards and incentives based on the goal – Wouldn’t it be nice to be the expert on the impact of different types of rewards on individual vs. team behavior? Paul Herbert of Incentive Intelligence runs it down for you here.

-Use technology to deliver a customized experience for employees – Wally Bock reminds us that technology exists to customize our programs in many areas, including employee development.

-Become the expert on getting innovation through collaboration – Jon Ingham trots out some thoughts on the value of collaboration.  Maybe you should rethink locking down the social media sites via your web filter.”

…and there is much more, with 36 ”performances” across a litany of death-defying human capital stunts.  Enjoy the show 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.