Wayne
Turmel, of The
Cranky Middle Manager Show on The Podcast Network, is host of the 22d
"HR Carnival." As Wayne
explains, "For those unfamiliar with [HR Carnival], I’m honored
to host this event. It’s kind of a 'best of what’s out there' in HR blogs. Some
of these folks you’ll recognize, and others will be new to you, as they are to
me."
For the first time, Strategic Planning Associates has been included in the
festivities. Here, from Wayne's
site, is the December 12 edition of HR Carnival:
I have grown to have more of an appreciation for HR in the last
little while. Partly because Business Week’s online edition called us
“one of the best HR blogs.” Never even knew [my site] was one, but, hey, I’ll
take it. Not often I’m included in the best of anything, so I’ll join any club
that will have me.
[I also] have greater respect for [HR] since watching them process
severance packages, unfortunately including my own. Check out this interview with Dr. Judith Bardwick on how companies don’t
engage their employees, and her book One Foot Out the Door: How to Combat
the Psychological Recession that’s Alienating Employees and Hurting American
Business.
For Carnival of HR types unfamiliar with his site, our listeners do good work,
including this article by Corey Sherman on his HR Strategy Blog.
One of my guests is a regular contributor to the Carnival; he’s one of the
folks I’ve enjoyed most over my time here — Wally Bock. There have been lots
of articles lately about “succession planning.” Most of them get it wrong
because they concentrate on the CEO's role and ignore general leadership
development. This article is called Forget “succession planning.” Instead think “leadership
development.”
Another person who has changed my impression of HR is the Evil HR
Lady, who apparently has been doing some navel-gazing with Is HR Not Respected? And, though it’s
probably an HR violation, a lovely navel it is.
Now it’s the Holiday Season, and you’d think HR would catch a
break; but no — ever vigilant, our bloggers are constantly on the alert.
Daniel Schwartz, at the Connecticut Employment Blog, had this to say about holiday parties and liability, and Mother Jones is not
overflowing with spirit — at least her boss isn’t in How the Grinch Stole Christmas — Again!
From India,
we have the Bombay Dosti blog on When India Does an Uncle Sam, and from Prasad Kurian’s
blog, we have this piece on the “Deep Specialist” role in HR.
Whew, lot's going on, but we’re not quite done yet. If you're
reading this on your lunch “hour,” you probably barely have time to gulp down
that sandwich. Read how the lunch hour is one of those oxymorons like “jumbo
shrimp." Lunch is For Wimps from Ed Kavanagh is well
worth wasting some of that precious time on.
Finally, if thinking about all this makes your brain hurt, consider
Alvaro Fernandez’ piece on Cognitive Fitness, The Future of Work and Concept Maps.
[The Cranky Middle Manager site] may not be entirely an HR blog,
but who doesn’t want to be included with talented folks like this?
The next Carnival (December 26th) will be over at Compensation
Force on Dec 26th. See you there.
This column by Wayne Turmel, The Cranky Middle
Manager , December 12, 2007
