I get asked quite a few questions from the HR Community and sometimes it’s hard. I feel like a bit of an impostor, like I should know all the answers, but in reality I’m not an experienced HR professional. I have so much to learn from so many of you and it’s something I’m acutely aware of. I’m still fumbling through the early stages of...

On Friday I attended a breakfast which was organised by Robert Walters (FYI they have an AWESOME view of Sydney from their office- check it out if you get the opportunity). It was called ‘HR & Social Media’ and it was presented by Richard Spencer from the Daemon Group. It was set-out and explained in a very simple but effective manner and I really enjoyed...

Last week when I was chairing the Australian Employment and Workplace Relations Summit, the very last panel featured Pete Williams from Deloitte Digital and so the conversation skewed towards social media and what companies allow employees to access. I mentioned that in my workplace, I have access to everything. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube- the lot- and I...

Social Media is being talked about a lot lately. We’ve seen news break first on twitter, employees are fired for things on facebook and politicians like Obama and Kevin Rudd use it as part of campaign strategies or as a means to connect with the public. It’s also becoming a way for organisations to build relationships with people, join the conversation, build...