Two Weeks In...

It's crazy to think that we're two weeks into the semester, and we've just skimmed the surface of the class content. What have we learned so far?

For me, it's refreshing to see that there continues to be a growing interest among Human Resources professional (of which, I have 16 in my class this semester) to hone their technology and analytic skills.

So far, we've starting using web 2.0 public domain tools to help facilitate our learning in class. We hope to one day see these tools (such as blogs, wikis, and the like) available for us in our enterprise arsenal. We've also discussed the changing nature of work and how, we, as HR professionals, have to seize the opportunity to leverage these technologies to better account for our organization's internal talent. With this newfound knowledge, HR professionals can better influence and guide the people strategies that are critical in our knowledge economy today.

What's next? We'll start looking at our approaches to solving problems in our businesses and leveraging new skills (software analysis, project management, and change management) to understand our options for solving these problems.

To another 8 weeks!