As we wrap things up before heading out on summer vacation, we wanted to share with you some recent tweets and blogs covering a variety of HR and leadership topics. (e-Letters will resume in September.)
The Five Ways That Highly Engaged Employees Are Different
Words of wisdom from Timothy R. Clark, author of The Employee Engagement Mindset.
@DougConant
Former Campbell Soup CEO, co-author of NYT bestseller, keynote speaker, and Harvard Business Review blogger, Doug Conant, tweeted these perspectives on personal leadership:
Each of the many interactions you have w/ others has the potential to become a high point or a low point in someone's day. #touchpoints
Leading with a contagious passion for what you do is leading with great influence over others.
Bad habits CAN be fixed. There are no shortcuts, however. You must commit to change and stick with it every day. Start today! #leadership
Thought Leader Q&A: An Effective Leader
As part of their “We Know Next” series of articles, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) interviewed leading HR blogger and consultant Sharlyn Lauby (aka The HR Bartender) about keys to effective leadership in 2012.