There were a lot of great posts to hit the blogosphere this past week. Here are my top five human resources, talent management, and leadership blog posts from the week of March 1st - March 7th, 2010. Enjoy!
Trish MacFarlane, HR Ringleader: Building the Perfect HR Team - Trish wonders what the perfect HR team would look like and how to go about building it. Included in her post - whether the perfect HR professional needs to have an education and background in HR or if smart individuals from other organizational departments can simply be "plugged into HR" and expected to succeed.
Kat Baker, Personnel Today: One Third of Executives Fear Low Employee Engagement Will Lead to a Loss of Talent - Kat reports on some interesting findings from a recent survey of over 400 executives commissioned by the Economist Intelligence Unit on the current state of employee engagement and how it will impact talent retention. Here's one interesting find: 38% of senior executives and directors felt trust levels were high in their organization and that their staffs were actively engaged in their jobs. However, only 16% of managers felt the same way.
Paul Hebert, Fistful of Talent: Employee Engagement is an Employee's Job Too- In an interesting post to read in juxtaposition to the previous post from Personnel Today, Paul looks at employee engagement as a two-way street where employees have co-ownership in the process and should be expected to put forth an effort towards ensuring they are highly engaged in their position. My favorite point from Paul's post: "You can't hide your dissatisfaction under a rock and expect managers to read your mind"
Jon Hyman, Ohio Employer's Law Blog: Is It Wrong to "Friend" Your Boss on Facebook- Jon takes a look at an interesting workplace conundrum that has popped up with the recent and widespread adoption of social media tools like Facebook: Is it OK for bosses and employees to be "Friends" on Facebook? Jon offers up five possible ways to approach this interesting issue.
Kevin Martin and Justin Bourke, Aberdeen Group: Onboarding: The First Line of Engagement- Nearly all managers recognize the importance of effectively onboarding new employees and the role it plays in quickly reaching performance expectations, providing excellent customer service, and retaining these employees for years to come. However, onboarding can also have a huge impact on how strongly new hires become engaged with their position. Kevin Martin and Justin Bourke take a look at onboarding as the first of many efforts to cultivate a highly engaged workforce (free subscription required).
