Buying for all the wrong reasons

The Role of Social Media at Work (It's likely not what you think)

The Gift of (Thanks)GIVING
In just a few days we will be joining family and friends to sit around a table and appreciate the many blessings we have.  But, what are your REALLY doing to share with others who don’t have as much as you?  What legacy are you teaching your children about what Thanksgiving really means?  What are you teaching strangers about the gift of giving and random kindness?  What are you teaching yourself about not putting yourself first? Growing up, each and every year we volunteered to put together 200 food baskets for families at Thanksg

NYC Goes Social #socialrecruiting
It could have been the the fact that I found a guy at FAO Schwartz that was so corporate (I didn’t even ask for the shot!), great dinner Saturday night with a small group of people I admire in this industry, the Monster Social/Tweetup Sunday Night (see below),  the onslaught of  social recruiting discussion at the summit on Monday, the the 6 hours of business planning meetings that followed Monday night or the fact that I did most of it not

That’s not my Name! #fitnessfriday
I am sure in the 50’s I would have been fine accepting of being one of those women who were called Mrs. (Insert Husband’s Name).  But it is not 1950 and I don’t find that cool.  I also don’t like people that have known me for 15 years referring to me as “Brady’s Wife” or “Stacy” or “Tara” or anything else that they seem to think up when they see me.  Last weekend – I was repeatedly introduced as “This is Brady’s Wife”.  I cringed each time.  My name is not Brady’s wife.  I don’t care if we are at a family event.  My name is Sarah and I hate being introduced

Don’t miss my @recruiterearth interview about #HRTechConf
That’s right – I had the pleasure to talk with the cool crew over at Recruiter Earth and share my take on the HR Technology Conference and the future of technology.  Well, as much as can be done in a 4 minute segment.  So make sure you head on over and check it out!  (Just click on the picture!) And yes, I know I sound like I am 12. And no, I don’t think this picture will ever go away.  I’m stuck with it forever.

Is culture a dying phenomenon? #hr
I am a first generation American.  My mom is Canadian and my dad is from New Zealand.  Basically, I’m a frozen kiwi.  But other than the random holidays that we sometimes mentioned or celebrated – I am nothing more than an American. My husband is primarily German and last weekend I watched a group of 25 or so German Americans in traditional costume perform at a 100th birthday party for his great-grandmother who has lived in the