Federal HR, SilkRoad Technology and the HR Florida Social Technology Team

I love my job and I also love the opportunity to see HR professionals in action outside my workplace and my organization. I am so lucky that I get to do this. Here's where I'll be over the next few months:

It may seem odd, or very appropriate, for an HR leader whose battle cry is "ban the No. 2" moderate an HR Tech panel but that's just what I am about to do as a guest of LRP Publications for "Accessible Technology Solutions to Current HR Challenges."

The countdown begins for SilkRoad's third annual User Event! I'll be a guest of SilkRoad Technology speaking on a panel  about employee engagement. The best definition of employee engagement I read was just yesterday from Kris Dunn and - heads up -  I plan to steal it shamelessly.

I have the honor of being a guest of HR Florida and an esteemed (!) member of the HR Florida Social Technology Team at the 2012 HR Florida Conference and Expo. I am thrilled just thinking about it and can't freaking wait!

Let me know if you are going to be at any of these events. I'd really enjoy meeting you.

Drive Thru HR, the HR Blogger Network, and #HR Blogs You Should be Reading

Hey there readers, writers, friends, #trenchHR pros and social media-ites. Let me give you a quick glimpse of what's going in my world and recommend some HR blogs for you to follow.

 I'll be having lunch with Bryan & William at 12:00pm to 12:30pm Central Standard Time today on Drive Thru HR. We'll be tending to leadership, credibility, voice and more. The link to the show link is here at DriveThruHR, the show's Twitter hashtag is #dthr and the Facebook group is DriveThruHR.

Did you know that there is an ad network for HR Blogger? You can read about it at TechCrunch. My blog is a big deal to me and I am very particular about what goes on these pages. I regularly delete the requests I receive for advertising, back links, and sponsored posts. I said yes this time because I know the person who asked me and both she and her organization exude credibility. Let's go Team HRBN!

The latest edition of the FOT v.8.0 Talent Management Power Rankings is out after a short hiatus. Check it out and if you are not already reading the blogs on the list - add them to your reader right now! Don't stop there because greatness extends beyond the Top 25!

So, what's happening in your world?