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Kimberly Roden

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Human Resources, Management & Career Consultant, SeaChange Advisors

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Kimberly is a distinctive Human Resources consultant with over two decades of progressive Corporate HR experience. While businesses, cultures and people are different, Kimberly has the business acumen and HR expertise to partner with leaders to identify the needs of ...

Kimberly is a distinctive Human Resources consultant with over two decades of progressive Corporate HR experience. While businesses, cultures and people are different, Kimberly has the business acumen and HR expertise to partner with leaders to identify the needs of the environment and bring value and innovative solutions. As a creative thinker, she believes in fostering win-win relationships in the workplace by treating employees like adults and utilizing customized solutions instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.

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April 29, 2012

Kimberly Roden recommends this answer by Valeriya Z.

How can I use Linkedin more efficiently to find jobs in my industry?

If you worded your question like "how one can use linkedin effectively" it wouldn't be so confusing. But still you tried to make a cat's paw out of other members. If you are providing service in the area, why don't you do a white paper ... more

Human Resources

April 25, 2012

Kimberly Roden recommends this answer by Susan Lannis

In your opinion, can one share too much online?

Yes. Beyond facebook updates and like, I think information sharing of any kind deserves careful consideration. As an information imparting business, I try to make sound choices about how much to give away free for marketing purposes and what amounts to 'giving away my store'. ... more

Information Sharing

April 23, 2012

Kimberly Roden recommends this answer by Ujjwal Trivedi

What are some key strategies that you use to build customer loyalty?

Internet or Mobile is just a way. There can be N other ways to "interact" with the customer. The strategy is not internet/mobile app - the strategy for customer loyalty is interaction. It may be on phone/text/survey/loyalty schemes/discount coupons/social media OR visiting the customer door ... more

Customer Experience

Customer Loyalty

Nov. 10, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 7 other people answered this question

What are the characteristics of an ineffective leader?

I would first like to say that just because an individual has a fancy title and a lucrative income, doesn't mean that qualifies them as a leader. I have worked with CEOs who are not leaders. Poor leadership comes when:
- An individual makes decisions ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Talent Management

Nov. 10, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 5 other people answered this question

What do you think about when a job candidate tells you they quit without having a new job lined up?

There are so many variables when this happens and I've come across this several times.
My approach is to simply ask why they would leave a position without having a job lined up. I don't press it unless there are flags all over the place ... more

Human Resources

Oct. 24, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 10 other people answered this question

Is outsourcing a one-way street?

Great topic and I think it depends on the projects being outsourced and the cost variance of having it done offshore vs. keeping it inhouse.
While I do have a concern that more and more jobs are leaving our country with unemployment so high, I ... more

Human Resources

Information Technology

Aug. 31, 2011

Kimberly Roden recommends this answer by Steve Browne

What are the top mistakes that interviewers make when conducting an interview?

The most common mistake I see interviewers make is that we conclude the interview before it really gets done. HR people tend to make the Yes/No decision too quickly and don't complete the full interview. This is a shame because it leads to rash hiring ... more

Human Resources

Aug. 31, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 4 other people answered this question

How do you encourage your staff to give productive feedback?

How timely! http://www.tlnt.com/2011/08/31/5-rules-for-giving-solid-employee-feedback-tha...

General Management

Human Resources

Employee Engagement

Talent Management

Aug. 31, 2011

Kimberly Roden recommends this answer by Mel Kleiman

What is driving employees to want to leave their jobs?

Number one reason employees leave job is the actions of their managers.
As the old saying goes employees join companies they leave managers. more

General Management

Human Resources

Succession Planning

Aug. 29, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 13 other people answered this question

Should HR interview salespeople?

Many variables here as stated: the level of candidate being interviewed as well as the experience level of the HR professional.
As an HR professional, I interview everyone including sales people and I will give my feedback. I do not agree with Mike's comment that ... more

Human Resources

Aug. 24, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 4 other people answered this question

Anybody read this FastCompany article on "Human Resources Hate"?

Typo: *been* defending

Human Resources

Organizational and Leadership Development

Talent Management

Aug. 24, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 6 other people answered this question

What advice would you give an employee about dealing with a boss they loathe?

I like the responses from both Dwane and Steve. Regarding finding a trustworthy anchor. Sometimes when someone has worked with someone for a longer period of time, they can "coach" you on better ways to work with them.
To Dwane's response, it doesn't hurt to ... more

General Management

Human Resources

Aug. 5, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 3 other people answered this question

How can an organization attract top talent by paying less than their competitors?

I agree with Dan 100%. People can love what they do but if the environment is toxic and they're working 60 hours a week, the attraction of big bucks can lose their luster.
I believe that empowerment of employees to encourage free thinking, autonomy, a ... more

Human Resources

Aug. 5, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 8 other people answered this question

Not hiring the long-term unemployed. Is this a management directive or an HR directive?

Speaking from experience, I believe this is coming from management. If this is coming from any HR professionals, I would be disappointed. The fact of the matter is that HR professionals should know better -- that "most" people who are out of work will stay ... more

Human Resources

Hiring the Long Term Unemployed

July 27, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 3 other people answered this question

What do you think is the most annoying workplace habit?

Great post! Interesting because while reading the list, I was thinking that some may be classified as "proper office etiquette" while some are just bad manners. As Meghan mentioned, interrupting and chewing food w/one's mouth open is rude.
So, I have a few that I ... more

Human Resources

Company Culture

Talent Management

July 22, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 5 other people answered this question

Independent contractors: When and why does a company need to convert a contractor to a FTE?

Thanks for the clarification David.

General Management

Human Resources

July 21, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 1 other person answered this question

Have you tried BranchOut?

I've been on BranchOut for awhile Caty and I see no use for it in a true business sense. It's another social activity time suck, in my opinion. BranchOut has the ability for people to leave endorsements for others (like LinkedIn's recommendations) and I started ... more

Human Resources

Career Development

July 21, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 3 other people answered this question

Should company culture affect employees personal lives?

Wow Gail -- that is intense! I have been in some very difficult cultures myself due to M&As and can relate to a few of the items you mentioned but the non-working hours "policing" is over the top and out of line, in my opinion. more

Human Resources

Company Culture

Talent Management

July 21, 2011

Kimberly Roden and 1 other person answered this question

Does Cisco's massive layoff mean that John Chambers' organizational management experiment has failed

Funny, I was going through my RSS feed to read Business Insider and this link was at the bottom of one of the articles and it was written back in May. http://www.businessinsider.com/cisco-csco-john-chambers-has-failed-2011-5 more

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Information Technology

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