50 Top HR Bogs for 2012 - We Made It Again!!

The Human Capital Institute has just published the top 50 HR blogs for 2012. 

The Best in Human Resources

Ask Dr. Janice BlogERP Career Hub Compensation Cafe Crisp Strategies Diggings Dr. Jac Blog EffortlessHR Flip Chart Fairy Tales HC3 — The Next Generation of Thought Leadership HR Bartender HR Cafe HR Examiner HR Fishbowl HR Funda HR Gumbo Hr Lori HR Marketer HR Morning HR Observations

HR Strategy & HR Technology HR Transformer Blog HR's Brand New Experience HR-XML Blog HRM Today Human Capital League Human Capital Source Human Resource Blog Human Resource Strategy for the 21st Century Human Resources and Customer Service Consulting Human Resources News JD Supra Labor & Employment Law JohnSumser.com Know HR.com Perceptive HR Technology Perfect Labor Storm Performance and Talent Management Blog

Profitability Through Human Capital Renegade HR Simply Lisa Talent Technology Blog TalentedApps The Business Execution Blog The Career Capitalist The Cynical Girl The Employee Engagement Blog The Hire Sense The HR Ringleader The Jason Seiden Blog The Sirona Says Blog TLNT TriNet's HR Blog Upstart HR Welcome to the Occupation

Managing Relationships with Managers

I am sure many of you have been in a situation where you had to deal with a manager who was not a fan of HR or for that matter not a fan of you. I know over my years in HR I can site at least 2 examples of this and how I dealt with them. So here are some useful tips on how to manage manager relationships:

• first, make sure you know who you are dealing with
• offer an olive branch to the manager to discuss an issue but start off with a slow burn towards your topic 
• ask, if they are no fans of HR, why they are not fans but do not immediately become defensive
• if they are not fans of you, ask why and how you can change their mind about your relationship
• this takes lots of work, effort, and humble pie my friends but the outcome will be most valuable
• see how you or your department can help the manager in other than HR ways
• and finally, do not force the issue. 

And here are a couple of other items for your quiver:

• know when to step in, don't interject every time there is an issue
• don't let one bad apple spoil the bunch
• help co-workers to get to know one another, provide opportunities for your staff to interact with others
• reward positive role models
• and also set the example,  Whether you're doing the managing or being managed, take a step back and look at the kind of tone you're setting.

I hope this help in our continuing efforts to manager the HR function.