Today’s article is a guest post from self-described HR Assistant and wanna-be blogger Stephanie Andrews. She’s new to the HR blog thing and still trying to find her voice. Help her out and give her some feedback in the comments section.

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We see them all the time: Professional development opportunities, training seminars, and certifications for Meyers-Briggs, Personality Dimension Facilitation, or Fluffy Bunny Petting for Performance Reviews.

Now, I’m not disputing that these resources aren’t interesting, intriguing, and sometimes useful, but I can’t help but wonder once you’ve left the seminar/training session/intergalactic space module: Where’s the real world application?

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The Fistful of Talent crew was kind enough to let me write a guest post for them on employee development.

A quick teaser:

Who drives employee development at your organization – the organization or the employee?

Many organizations have employee-driven development programs. These organizations provide employees with training and development opportunities, but expect employees to identify their development needs, initiate discussions with their manager, and seek out relevant opportunities

I think this approach is seriously flawed. To explain, let’s talk about kindergarten.

Head over to Fistful of Talent and check it out.

Today, I’m pleased to bring you a guest post by Sharlyn Lauby, aka the HR Bartender. This post is part of the HR Blog Exchange – an idea cooked up by Steve Boese last month. Enjoy!

I was standing at the grocery store checkout this week and saw a headline on the latest TIME magazine that caught my eye – “The Future of Work: Ten Lessons for Succeeding in the New American Workplace.” Needless to say, I couldn’t resist and plunked down $4.95 for the issue. Later I found it on the web (here) so let me save you some money.

Also, let me save you some time by sharing with you a few tidbits from the article. Bless their little hearts, TIME magazine did nothing more than point out the painfully obvious. Here’s a sampling of what they call the future of work:

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Are you interested in using Twitter as part of your employer branding efforts? Not sure where to start?

Martin Burns (from ZoomInfo) and Jessica Lee (from Fistful of Talent) gave me the opportunity to cowrite an article with Jessica on employer branding on Twitter for the ZoomInfo Newsletter.

Check it out here. Thanks Martin and Jessica!

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