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The journey started 6 months ago with an 8 minute “Woosah”

My journey started 6 long months and 25 faraway blog posts ago.On 11^th February I tip-toed onto the internet with a redesigned company website and a new (ad)venture, my blog The HR Rabbit Hole. Subtle.On Friday 13^th February, I thought to heck with superstition and began to promote the new website and blog to clients, colleagues, friends, family and the social-professional media community. Bold.Transformation can be subtle or bold. But there is something scarily irresistible about a bold transformation. Like the theme park ride with the sign at the entrance which reads;

"Empty your pockets of loose change and take something to bite down on!"

You will be scared out of your mind but you know it will be one heck of a ride. And the story you have to tell after - epic!No turning back now.

"Woosah"

The Pressure and The Pain

I was feeling the pressure. So too were my colleagues and clients.Are you feeling the pressure to deliver results, find a fresh approach, make an impact, magic more from fewer resources, save your sanity and keep your professional mojo going? You want to know about the current wisdom out there and who is doing cool future-focused stuff that could inspire and help you and your business move forward.You need to keep up with the latest developments in your field. But you just can’t find the time  

HELL YES!

I was feeling the pain. So too were my colleagues and clients.The HR discipline was increasingly facing stinging criticism for failing to keep up with the pace of change. Criticism that still continues to rain down.HR is neither focusing on what matters to its customers (employees), nor what is relevant to business.HR is a tribe of left-behinds, hapless and adrift in a changing world; stuck in obstinate repetition of low value transactional tasks.

 The Evolution of an HR Professional: From Practitioner to Evangelist

I decided to take action.Ease the Pressure: In my first blog post I offered to let The HR Rabbit Hole do some of the leg-work for you and wade through the ocean of information.It is a cornerstone of Aquarius' purpose.  Our mission was and still is; to go cross-discipline exploring, discover uncommon connections, helpful tips and snack-sized morsels of interestingness with practical use. Then share.I promised to deliver these to you fresh every week. Through the highs of inspiration and the lows of writer’s distraction, the weekly promise has been kept.Relieve the Pain: I was horrified by the sound of HR’s death knell. If HR’s obituary were being written, it wouldn’t make for a good tale.I am determined to tell a better story of HR; one of value creation, meaningful impact and relevance. All of this can made tangible by leveraging the infinite power of human to human connection.By sharing ideas and applying new and improved HR strategies and processes, we can create an epic HR legend.Overcoming the pressure and the pain in your transformation journey makes for a richer, deeper, relatable story.

Highlights of the Journey So Far…

A humongous thank you for joining me on the journey so far. It has been a thrilling, toe-curling rollercoaster of a ride. More to come…I appreciate you popping down The HR Rabbit Hole and reading the posts and musings. Your contributions to conversations on our Facebook page, Twitter and my LinkedIn profile are motivation to hit publish - sparking fresh ideas and new connections.Here are The HR Rabbit Hole’s readers top pick posts. These are the articles which stirred up your passion.They drove you to put fingers to keys and post comments and engage in a conversation.I thank you muchly!Without further ado, I present your bundle of …

 6 Top Pick Articles that Will Get You Moving Beyond the Blah and on the Path to Cooking with Gas

Leadership

WANTED: Transformational Leader. 7 Leadership Traits of Extreme Transformers to Jumpstart your BusinessDon’t Follow the Herd. Follow the Leader. How to Stop Following the Herd and Choose a Follow-Worthy Leader with these 12 Killer Criteria

 Engagement

Plug in Values and Supercharge your Employee Engagement. 5 Steal-worthy Techniques from the Social Entrepreneurs

Team Work vs Collaboration

Why Team Work Sucks and How to Avoid the Brazil Effect. The HR Rabbit Hole Wades In…

Updating Job Descriptions

Stressed by Outdated Job Descriptions? 5 Truths to Transform your Job Descriptions from Blah to Cooking with Gas!  With handy new style Role Profile template included.

Recruitment - The Rise of the HR Marketer

The Great Copywriter Heist: The Recruitment Ad Job. Revealed: 1 Super Persuasive Writing Technique That You Would Be Foolish Not To StealIf you are a fan of The HR Rabbit Hole, please consider sharing it with one other person who might enjoy it and find it useful too.

Postcard from…

My blog will be running on a summer schedule for the month of August. I will publish a new blog post every other week.I’m taking some much needed time off to recharge and reboot so I can return full of energy and bubbling with ideas.Connecting with some creative types doing cool cross-discipline work is a must.  Learning, first hand, the latest business news happening in my old ‘town’ will be the source of juicy future blog posts.I will be sending you bite-sized updates, discovered tips and ideas via our Facebook page and Twitter in between blog posts.Until we meet again in a fortnight down the HR Rabbit Hole, I leave you with 3 snackable transformation power bar tweets to keep you going."Transformation is a continuous process, not a destination." {tweet this}"Start creating your transformation and build your legend." {tweet this}"Detours and travelling off the beaten track is THE transformation route." {tweet this}