I picked up on this article on the Know HR blog about how Comcast’s founder says he will work for $1/year, and other executives are accepting lower cash bonuses. This is a good story about executives taking positive steps, as all too often, employees are the ones whose bonuses will be reduced or even cut in a downturn. This is a great message on many levels: for Comcast employee and investors, for HR and the [...]

I just read a great post on Kris Dunn’s HR Capitalist Blog about how Seth Godin suggested that the name of the HR function should be changed and then try to be exceptional.

For those of you not familiar with Godin, he is a well known and respected marketer, so HR isn’t normally something he focuses on, but he makes some interesting points. His argument is that HR has grown up with [...]

I know we talk a lot about talent management here, but I thought this article on the Know HR blog on The Most Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make, is well worth a read.

It shares a few great insights and reminders — a good one to send around to the rest of your HR team. Here’s a few of the “tips” it shares for job seekers:

• Know Thyself — The article says [...]

Earlier this month was the annual HR Professional of Ontario (HRPAO) show in Toronto, one of the biggest HR shows north of the 49th parallel. This year’s event was built around the themes of innovation, evolution and revolution, definitely timely topics for HR in 2008. The role of HR professional is rapidly changing from a tactical, process-driven one to a key business function.

The Halogen team was at the show last week, including our CEO, Paul [...]