Friday, September 2, 2016

Week 2 - Learning Log: Part 3

Section 2 cont.
Additional References:

As was the case last week, I found a couple of great reference to help support my positions on the discussion boards.

Capelli (2011) wrote an interesting article in the middle of the recession that outlined the difficulty in getting good "fit" employees.  It helped support my position that employees have more power in the hiring equation than they have in the not so distant past.  Fit is important for an employer and an employee.
Capelli, P. (2011, October 24). Why Companies aren’t getting the Employees they need. Retrieved on September 2,2016 from: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204422404576596630897409182 

Ulrich continues to be a great source for Human Resource direction in our current era.  "To state it plainly: achieving organizational excellence must be the work of HR (Ulrich, 1998)."

Ulrich, D. (1998,January and February). A New Mandate for Human Resources. Retrieved on September 2, 2016 from: https://hbr.org/1998/01/a-new-mandate-for-human-resources

Section 4: Feedback from SHRM

I checked back into my account this morning and had no responses to my question.  Instead, I decided to respond to another students post.

Original Question:
My question:

 
Section 6: Learning Lessons

Provide an exceptionally clear and thorough description of what you found to be the most valuable information you discovered throughout this week’s assignments, discussions, readings, or research. 

As in week one, I enjoyed the discussion and subsequent collaborations around credible activism and creating  signature experience.  Credible activism can be gained by focusing on building trust.  As I argued in my discussion, without trust, one can never hope to be a credible activist.

Secondly, I learned that creating a signature experience is an important HR tenant.  I had the experience in my recent job transition to live a signature experience.  HR treated me as a valued customer and managed my hiring process. They proactively managed my entire experience and did so with reliability, transparency, and grace.  My goal is to apply this knowledge to my own business.  While my husband and I wear multiple hats, attracting and retaining quality employees has been our most difficult task.  On Monday, we are spending the day reviewing our proforma for our first year and making our plan for next year.  Our goal is to retain and attract great salespeople that live our values.  What I have learned is that we must first define what a signature experience is and then live it.  This second week has taught me the importance of the strategic planning.


Finally, our group has collaborated to develop our questions.  We have also worked to begin to learn Prezi.  I look forward to the coming weeks.

 

 

 
 

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