Another Day in the HR Field

Here is a link to the archived show where we talked about Interviewing & SHRM MAC responsibilities:  Donna Rogers at Lunch with DriveThruHR 04/29 by DriveThru HR | Blog Talk Radio I will be on Drive Thru HR Monday 4/29/13 at Noon.  Please join us: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drivethruhr/2013/04/29/donna-rogers-at-lunch-with-drivethruhr My previous conversation with Drive Thru HR was on 11/15/11: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drivethruhr/2011/11/15/lunch-with-donna-rogers-and-drivethruhr In the 2011 show we talked about the Strategic Human Resources Management course I was developing for the University of Illinois at Springfield's brand new Graduate HR Certificate that launched this fall.  The day of the show was just prior to the annual SHRM Leadership Conference in Washington DC so that too was part of the conversation.  Finally, we discussed volunteerism for SHRM, advocacy for HR profession and what to do when visiting the nations capitol.

Have you ever thought of your place of WORSHIP as a workplace?  Well it is!  I just did some sexual harassment (they called it sexual ethics) training at a religious establishment earlier this year and heard stories about how pastors where taking advantage of their female EMPLOYEE's.  It was not overt and not the Quid Pro Quo type but it would defiantly fall into "HOSTILE WORKPLACE".  One of my students recently wrote a paper touching on all the things an institution of this nature would need to know about HR.  I felt his application was so on target that I sought his permission to post on this site.   What Should Non-Human Resource Professionals Know about Doing Human Resources in Religious Institutions by Benjamin Keller University of Illinois, Springfield Management 431, Section B Professor Donna Rogers March 3, 2013 Revised: April 10, 2013 What Should a Non-Human Resource Professional Know about Human Resources i...

Extended deadline to APRIL 30th! Complete today, PLEASE! Your assistance is needed by your 2013 SHRM Member Advisory Council (MAC) Representatives.  The MAC is made up of five elected representatives, one from each SHRM Region – like you we are SHRM members and HR professionals.  As the MAC Representative for your region, I serve as a messenger between SHRM members and the SHRM CEO and Board of Directors.   SHRM strives to constantly improve member services as well as provide the most current and advanced tools for its members, volunteers and HR Professionals.  I have been asked to gather feedback from SHRM members regarding topics of importance to the HR profession and SHRM.  Since I can’t speak to each of you individually, I would request you complete the quick survey at the link below. By completing this survey, your feedback will play an important role to in advancing the HR Profession, so let your voice be heard!  This survey should only t...

I finally got HRCI approval for the following 11 courses and we are working on at least one other regarding the upcoming Health Care Act (aka Obama Care) responsibilities that go into effect next year.   We have added two additional webinars this year.   If you have ideas for additional topics to add the list this year or next let me know.   I have the pre-approved provider designation through the end of next year.   I am hoping to grow the interest in order to justify its continuance from my perspective at least.   The highlighted sessions are new for 2013.   Here is a link to the full course catalog and all the items listed are linked individually.   I hope to see you in a session or two this year and PLEASE share with anyone you know in HR!   1.       05/09/13 - Conducting Employee Disciplinary Investigations 2.       05/23/13 - Affirmative Action Plan: Where ...

Rebecca, Donna, Paula, Deb, Kristine As we approach the 5th annual SHRM Regional Leadership Summit to commence this week at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, AZ , I am reminded of the most common question I heard muttered about during the last SHRM Leadership conference in November.  I think the reason I heard it more so this year than any other was because I was attending MAC (membership advisory committee) meetings as was my four peers whom are pictured to the left.  So when we explained where we were heading, we heard the same question: "What is the MAC?" The question does not surprise me at all because when I was a chapter leader, I had no idea what the state council was let alone the MAC.  Of course, back in those days it was called the Area Council or something like that.  Anyway, it's been a few months since I promised to write a blog post answering that very question so here it is.  Honestly, SHRM does a good job of explai...

Recently on Fox News I was watching a segment on the current status of Marriage in the US and was a bit shocked. I knew more people were getting divorces than they had in past years but didn't realize how staggering the numbers actually were. Since 1970 the marriage rate has dropped from over 80% to just over 50%. The guest also indicated that when children are reared in a home where parents are married to each other they are 80% less likely to be in poverty as an adult and abuse drugs and alcohol. The most staggering statistic was that over 40% of babies are now brought into this world by a single mother. As I listened to this segment I could not help but think how this possibly has and will continue to impact the workforce. The biggest impact I could think of only based on my own experience with marriage now going on for almost 25 years is communication and teamwork.  Funny thing (well not really) is the communication and teamwork are also a primary problem working the workplac...

Sometimes, time goes right into the trash quite frankly especially when there is so much going on. I didn't have a chance to blog at all last month. So I'm sitting here now reading all my students reviews of other bloggers thinking about where the time went. I know in addition to work, I have had a few personal challenges to overcome. This got me to thinking about how much time is lost when companies are going through a rough patch. Regardless of the reason being economy, management, financial, employees, if they don't manage the communications, whispers and gossip their productive work hours is typically cut in half and sometimes worse. So a typical eight (8) hour workday can be reduced to two (2) to four (4) hours of actual return on you're investment. Imagine a workforce of 100 people working for $14 an hour and the "rough patch" extends for a month. The company would lose at least $5,600 a day in lost wages and that's not even considering possible los...