If you visit a lot of blogs, you’ll notice that many of them have what’s called a blog-roll in their sidebar. This is basically a list of other blogs that the writer of another blog finds interesting.
Garr Reynolds at Presentation Zen has turned me into a bit of a simplicity nut, so I don’t have a blog-roll on my site. I hate having too much crap cluttering up my sidebar.
That said, I thought you still might be interested in what’s in my RSS reader, so today, I wanted to share with you the list of blogs that make my short list.
Many of them are less about technical HR skills, and more about how to market and spread ideas. Since Renegade HR is about transforming our profession into something way awesomer, I think those are pretty important skills to have.
What I read
(This isn’t a complete list – just the highlights!)
- Seth Godin. Learn how to spread ideas and lead a tribe.
- Copyblogger. Written communication that doesn’t suck.
- Chris Brogan. The ins and outs of social media for business.
- Presentation Zen. Do your PowerPoints put people to sleep (the answer is most likely yes). Garr Reynolds shows you how to fix that.
- KnowHR. Frank Roche and his friends at iFractal serve up no-nonsense advice on how to hire and manage great people.
- Rehaul. Lance Haun writes about people, business and more.
There are many other talented bloggers out there, but these six are on my short list. What about you? What are your six must-read blogs? Let me know in the comments section below.
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I am in great company and am very honored. Back at ya, man. I like the tribe that’s working on “doing something way awesomer.”
@Frank – You’ve really helped shape the way I think about what we do, so much appreciated! In particular, the notion that if we hire adults, we should treat them like adults. Thanks!
Evil HR Lady! She’s funny and usually spot on.
Hey Chris,
You’re definitely up there in my book too. Thanks a bunch!
Lance
@Thanks for the suggestion, Jennifer!
@Lance – My pleasure! Excited to see how the new site unfolds.
Thanks for the list!
@Jim – You’re welcome! I hope you found at least one or two of them worthwhile!
Nice to see Lance and Frank and your short list, Chris… and thanks for introducing me to presentation zen. I tend to work without slides (I never have to worry about the technology not working, for one thing…) but when I do, I like to get it right.
Thanks Jason! I’m actually glad to hear you don’t use slides all that often. Garr actually talks about that in his book. It’s an approach he refers to as “presenting naked.” Sir Ken Robbins does that, and it’s always amazing to watch!