An HR Technology Wish List
Since it is 'Black Friday' in the US, the traditional busiest shopping day of the year as people engage in a mad scramble (starting as early as 4AM) to secure the best deals on electronics, toys, gifts, essentially anything and everything. For many, Black Friday is about crossing off items on their family and friends 'wish lists' for holiday gifts. So keeping in the 'Wish List' spirit, here is my take for the 'Top Ten Wish List for HR Technology'.   1. Stuff that works The worst, most disappointing gifts are the ones that once they are unwrapped, assembled, batteries

What shaped 2009 in HR Technology?
As part of their year-end special report, Mary Ellen Slayter at SmartBrief on Workforce asked each member of their Advisory Board to write a post about a workforce trend that shaped 2009. Since I believe I am the only 'Technology' person on the Board, I think it makes sense for me to look at the request from that angle, and try to uncover the primary

Five Ways for HR to Discover Technology
Yesterday, Tim Sackett guest posted here with a clever, and I think mostly accurate view on why HR professionals have traditionally been slow to embrace, and at times have difficulty understanding technology.Flickr - iLoveButter Since Tim made some great points, I thought I would run a quick follow-up, with just a few ideas and resources for the HR professional that wants to open up and really start to embrace techno

Five Reasons why Technology is Lost on HR
Note: Today's post is from Tim Sackett, Executive Vice President of HRU Technical Resources in Lansing, MI. Tim can often be seen as a regular contributor to the Fistful of Talent blog (when he is not holding out for better terms and working conditions). Take it away Tim: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve spent a number of years in the Corporate HR world in a number of large companies, across multiple Flickr - Tom Congerindustries – and in every stop I was amazed at how 90% of HR Pros just didn’t get technology and how it

H1N1, Twitter, and Apologies
Some folks that know me, or follow me on Twitter, know that I have been sick for about 11 or 12 days with H1N1 followed by an opportunistic infection that has proven very difficult to take out.  Day 7 of antibiotics and I am just now feeling sort of normal. This was the sickest I can ever remember feeling, and the duration of the illness is still stunning to me. I beg you, go get your H1N1 vaccination, you do not want to pick up this bug. Yesterday I took my son to a locally sponsored, free H1N1 vaccination clinic for so-called 'Phase I' patients, little kids, elderly, and folks in various at-risk groups.  Nat