IBM Kenexa Recruitment Department In Lincoln, Nebraska, Houses Employment Branding Machine for International Brands

Mary Kate Gulick is creative director of employment branding within the recruitment division of IBM Kenexa in Lincoln, Nebraska. She loves what she does, because she gets to help match people with jobs where they will thrive. The company, in turn, saves money and time by hiring people who are a good fit and therefore more likely to stay and accomplish great things. That’s what employment branding is all about.

“Hiring the wrong...


Loss and Grief in the Workplace

Depending on your work environment, loss and your experience of grief may not be something you can easily discuss. In a recent book I wrote on this concept, it’s important for managers, supervisors, and colleagues to be aware how the experience of loss and the response of grief may affect employee behavior.  Oftentimes, it’s easy to blame erratic or inconsistent behaviors on character imperfections or principles. Yet, when we as humans lose...


George Lois and Muhammad Ali | On Race and Courage

George Lois recently walked me through the process that led to his idea of putting Muhammad Ali in the pose of a martyr on the cover of Esquire Magazine.

Muhammad Ali on the Cover of Esquire Magazine in 1968 sparked a heated controversy. The Esquire cover depicted the famous boxer being pierced by six arrows. How Muhammad Ali came to grace the cover was a deliberate stroke of genius created by legendary ad man...


Wali Collins at Broadway Comedy Club - June 20th

Wali Collins is one of the top headliners at the Broadway Comedy Club on June 20th. The top headliners include: Ryan Hamilton, Erin Jackson, Wali Collins. The show starts at 9. More info from Broadway Comedy Club.

 

Wali Collins on That One Thing

What is that one thing that you can do for hours? The thing you feel you were born to do.  What is that particular something that when you are doing it, it brings you peace and calmness? My question to you is why are you not doing it all the time?  Is it because you have other responsibilities or a job?

Believe it or not, you can make a career out of whatever your passion is.

Think about it. If we all did our passion...


From Denver: The not-so-elusive Poet Devan Kingsford

Although Devan Kingsford fancies himself as an elusive poet, he keeps a high profile on the streets of downtown Denver. He stakes out a spot in front of the Tattered Cover Book Store on 16th Street, where he sits at a desk, with an old typewriter, and his dog, and writes poems on demand.  In fact, the name of his business is Poetry on Demand. He doesn’t charge per poem, but gladly accepts donations. 

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Gregg Bertram True Neutral

Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Attorney Gregg Bertram, who is the founder and CEO of Pacific ADR Consulting, LLC, which is a company that specializes in mediation and arbitration. Although Pacific ADR’s headquarters are in Seattle, the company is now expanding into other areas of country. At PR for People, we’re intrigued by how Gregg and his team of panelists are often able to help parties resolve legal conflicts without...


Do the Hustle!

The “gig” economy is a lifestyle all its own

By Matt Robinson

I’ve been hearing a good deal lately about this new “gig” economy in which people take a number of smaller jobs instead of aiming for the gold watch after 40 years at the plant.

As someone who has been living it for 20 years, I am not sure what is all that “new” about it.

In the past two decades, I have published over 4,000...