Another Day in the HR Field

The 4th in a series about Strategic Human Resources Management: This week we are covering a couple different topics that are highly interesting to me which are Strategic HRM in Action and International HRM.   I am definitely hoping to see and hear both of these topics live at next week’s SHRM (the organization) annual Strategy Conference.   Here are a few of the case studies which I believe will hit on the “in action” aspect of this week’s readings. Track: Case Studies   CASE STUDY: A Business Case for Employee Investment: A Children's Hospital Story Workplace Application: Using the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC as a case study, you will learn how they positioned HR as a leader in the organization and are using HR metrics to impact their culture. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT   CASE STUDY: Creating Client-Centric HR: HR at Your Service Workplace Application: Learn lessons from the b...

The 1st in a series about Strategic Human Resources Management: Today, I began a new venture as a course developer and instructor of a brand spanking new Strategic Human Resources Management (SHRM) course. Actually the course development part of the project started well over a year ago during my Master of Online Teaching certificate practicum. Today was the official unveiling of week one of the 17 week course. A course which partnered with three others offered by the institution that employs me offers graduates a certificate in Human Resources Management (HRM). Personally, I have always been concerned about using the word "certificate" because it can be misunderstood and construed as competition with the Human Resources Certification Institutes's (HRCI) "certification". However, I can tell you that competition is certainly not the motive here. Honestly, this is something that can help prepare one to take the HRCI certification exams. Although, I still re...