Neo flyers up 'til now

The following are all the flyers I've made for Neo events in the last year or so. I've really come to enjoy getting my Photoshop on with these. I think I had the most fun with the one for the holiday party. Fun fact: the Santa Claus in that is the same guy, Charles, as in the Blackout Wednesday poster. The Smiths/Cure one was probably the most difficult, but through that, I taught myself the snap tool, which was way worth it for future projects.

 

Photo credits: 

"Smith-o-Lantern" by Magpie-Moon

Santa Charles by Kelly Reardon

Santa and friend by BD Miller. Models: Charles Kedney and Peggy. 

I believe I took the photo of Kitty Zombie from his Facebook photos. 

Everything else is stock photography, probably from Corbis. 

Vendors: here today, maybe tomorrow

A Q&A with Gartner's James Holincheck about the human capital vendor landscape and how it's affected by technology for Talent Management magazine. This appeared in the April print edition of the magazine.

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Today’s turbulent vendor arena, with continuous merging and splitting of companies large and small, is driven by a rapid evolution of technology.

In the 21st century, technology touches all aspects of work as companies strive to find and leverage the next big thing. James Holincheck, managing vice president of research at Gartner, a technology research firm, shared his insights into what aspects of technology have the most impact on human capital management and the vendor community. Emerging technologies such as cloud computing and social networking are driving many larger vendors to tap the savvy and innovation of smaller start-ups that may have their ears closer to the ground.

What is the most important role of a human capital vendor from a talent manager’s perspective? 

Holincheck: Most human capital management vendors, of software at least, [provide] technology to help talent managers be more successful in managing talent. That’s the obvious thing. But some certainly do more than that. Some provide various different professional services that help those customers get more out of their investments in technology, or they partner with third parties that can help with that. A technology solution in and of itself is necessary but not necessarily sufficient to be a successful talent manager.

Continue reading at Talent Management magazine online!

Driving a global diversity culture at Wells Fargo

A Q&A with Wells Fargo's Jimmie Paschall about her career and the D&I objectives of the banking firm for Diversity Executive magazine online.

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Jimmie Paschall, Wells Fargo’s executive vice president of enterprise diversity and inclusion, brings a global mindset to making diversity and inclusion an integral part of the employee culture at the financial services firm.

Since starting in her new role at the beginning of the year, Jimmie Paschall has brought a global mindset along with a nonprofit perspective — traits she said she acquired during her time in HR with Marriott International.

Paschall spoke with Diversity Executive about her experience, the nature of the diversity officer role and more.

What led you to this role at Wells Fargo?

Paschall: I started my career with Marriott as a college student in an hourly position and I ended up working for the company the first time around for 17 years, primarily in human resources roles and several business lines that were not lodging business lines. [Then] I had an opportunity to go serve [as] the HR officer for a start-up telecommunications company called XO Communications.

The whole package: FedEx's focus on global diversity

A Q&A with FedEx's Shannon Brown about their diversity practices for Diversity Executive magazine online.

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FedEx’s Shannon Brown, senior vice president and chief HR/diversity officer, delivers a lesson on what it takes to be culturally relevant on a worldwide scale.

Who: Shannon A. Brown

What: Senior vice president and chief HR/diversity officer, FedEx Express

When: Dec. 4, 1978

Size of company/Number of employees (approx.): More than 151,000 worldwide

What special experiences or qualifications do you feel you bring to the D&I picture of your company?

Brown: I started working at FedEx as a handler in the Memphis Hub. As a man of color, my success here derives from working at a company that embraces diverse viewpoints, ideas and backgrounds of our employees — on a global perspective. In fact, embracing diversity and inclusion is fundamental to the company’s business success and continues to fuel our spirit of innovation.

Continue reading at Diversity Executive magazine!