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Why Work Sucks. The Zero Creativity Zone

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  Creativity, Innovation, & Productivity at Work When it comes to the workplace, people don’t often associate creativity or happiness with work, and that’s a shame. A growing number of employees are unengaged and consider their work time a soul-sucking nightmare.  Well, I for one don’t want to spend my time in any type of [...]

April 25, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Recruiting on Facebook Increases Brain Size

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  New Facebook Changes: Advertising on Facebook Last week Facebook began adding paid ads to user’s feeds which, like all new Facebook changes, caused quite the uproar.  Now, if a user likes a Facebook Page, updates from that page can now be featured as a form of advertising.   These featured stories are now suggestively placed within a [...]

January 16, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

21 Million Americans Will Change Jobs in 2012 Costing $2 Trillion

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Retail spending in 2011 is up this holiday season and Americans are feeling more confident in the economy.  Which is good news except that as the economy improves, Americans will feel more secure and willing to take a risk by diving back into the job search market voluntarily.  Companies should have been planning for this [...]

December 8, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Leaky Bucket Theory

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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This week I’m taking a break from the blog, and I’ve chosen to feature some of my best and favorite blog posts over the past four years.  Today’s post written in May of 2010 was titled “HR’s Leaky Bucket.”  The blog discusses the role that social media and mobile technologies will now play in HR [...]

October 27, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Art of Corporate Deflection

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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In the corporate world, the art of deflection is a trait that unfortunately one must possess to be successful.  Deflection is described as a military tactic and technique of shooting ahead of a moving target so that the target and projectile will collide.  Deflection is also a term used in engineering to describe the displacement of a [...]

October 13, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Talent Intelligence and The Opportunity Cost of Talent

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The economy is showing signs of life and companies are responding.  Creating new positions and considering upgrading their systems to align with their corporate talent and succession planning strategies.  Talent intelligence is part of this growth and company improvement process.  It is an alignment to improve productivity, efficiency, automate while also increasing employee morale.  The [...]

October 7, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Collaboration Management in Talent Management

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Talent Management is terminology that describes the process of employing people, developing their capabilities, utilizing and managing, and compensating their services in tune with the job and the organizational requirement.   Collaboration on the other hand is a process where two or more people work together to realize shared goals. We all know that employee development [...]

September 28, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Corporate Revolution Meets the Social Revolution

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Social Power and the Coming Corporate Revolution While heading to the Direct Employers Conference in Indianapolis today, I picked up a copy of this week’s Forbes magazine.  When I travel, I make a habit of picking up a magazine or publication like the Economist, Fast Company, The NY Times, Fortune, or Forbes and spend some [...]

September 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4 Ways HR Can Overcome Your Shitty Workplace

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Human Resources is often charged with the tasks of improving employee morale, human capital management, eliminating negativity, and developing employee engagement often for the entire organization.  And depending on the size of your organization and where your offices are geographically located, this can be a tall order not only for human resources but the managers [...]

September 20, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

“Workshifting” & Evolving the Workspace with JobFlex

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Flexible Work Arrangements, a Growing Trend According to a study titled Flexible Work: Perceptions and Realities, 4 out of 5 people will be in flexible work arrangement by 2016. More and more companies are implementing flexible work  arrangements, flexible schedules and flexible working hours in order to to attract and retain employees. This evolving workplace [...]

September 14, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Pop, Dazzle, and Wow

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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This week I’ve been traveling across Oklahoma meeting with different facility managers and conducting interviews as part of my work with a client.  We are building a series of communication channels to reach groups of employees who work in independent facilities where a singular message from both their facility managers as well as corporate leadership is a [...]

September 13, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Multi-Tasking, Managing & Leading the Multi-Tasker.

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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  Multi-tasking these days means juggling your email, conference call, kids, and the two mobile smart phones you have on hand.  It’s about balancing your work responsibilities and life responsibilities.  The sheer amount of technology and information because of tools like the iPad, laptop computer, and iPhone does not always make our job easier.  And [...]

September 12, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Review of Snap Engage for Client, Employee, & Candidate Experience

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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To say I’m a big fan of engagement and relationships both online and offline is an understatement.  My direct phone line is listed on nearly every social media profile I own.  You call the number listed on my Twitter bio, and it’s me who will answer.  You tweet me directly and I immediately see a [...]

August 31, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Competency-Based Talent Managment Model

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Talent Management and Your Company As companies begin to feel the economic recovery effects, it’s not surprising that companies are re-focusing their efforts on talent management strategies, retention, and growth within their organizations. While there is a new renewed focus on talent management in any economy, hopefully your organization has continued to grow, source quality [...]

August 24, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Company Communications: Beyond the Office Bathroom as a Communication Nexus

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The Best Places for Office Announcements and Communication in the Office In a company a long time ago and far, far away in which I worked, my boss took advantage of every single solitary opportunity to engage his workforce and communicate to his office employees. While employees may spend an average of 64 minutes of [...]

August 8, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Network TV Drama & the Little White Lies in the Workplace

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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The workplace is a culture, a human echo system filled with those doing, avoiding, and lying.  It’s a veritable melting pot filled with drama, entertainment, gossip and despair.  Your office serves as the set and stage for the workplace daytime soap opera or evening network drama.  And if you have multiple locations, consider each one [...]

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July 11, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →