New Year’s reSOLUTIONS: Changing the Landscape

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 An inspiring staff encounter set this HR leader up for a workplace revamp resolution, with eyes toward a learning culture resolution By Mike Williams Taking on a new role always presents excitement and anticipation. In late 2012, I had the chance to take on a critical human resources (HR) leadership role in a diversified, complex, profitable organization facing talent opportunities. …

The Habits of Highly Successful HR Leaders – Part 1

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What’s the difference between an HR practitioner and an HR leader? Our expert has identified 12 traits; here are two. Yesterday, human resources (HR) supported the business. Tomorrow, however, HR will drive it. In fact, a 2012 survey by HR consultancy KPMG found that 59 percent of senior executives believe HR will grow in strategic importance. Unfortunately, just 17 percent …

What Success Looks Like: Striving to be Superwoman

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Jo Stoner, SVP of HR at Informatica Corp., shares how sometimes, accepting the little victories as success.   As a busy executive, wife and mother of two young children, success looks different depending on the day. Sometimes, it’s a work achievement you didn’t think you could pull off, another day it is seeing your older child  forgive his younger sister …