Random follow #90 - @HRManNZ

One of the hardest working tweeters I know of who works in Human Resources is @HRManNZ.  He is a prolific writer, blogger, tweeter and all round good guy.  Richard is an Englishman in Wellington.  Which is probably good thing given that Wellington has the finer things in life available like - cricket, parliament, fine museums and art galleries, oh and two universities as well.

 @HRManNZ is an incredibly encouraging guy and always has a kind word for his friends both in twitter land as well as in real life - "@RachieMouse wow, hope that goes well Rach!".  He also has a really great sense of humor that is very endearing and easy to understand "Cat pics in an @HRINZRecruit SIG presentation? I'm truly embarrassed by my profession sometimes :-)"

Another really great thing about @HRManNZ is that he has mastered the art of the retweet.  Being able to pick out a tweet that has value both to yourself as a tweeter and for the wider world is a fine art.  Many people retweet all sorts of stuff and that is fine.  But what @HRManNZ does is find the gems of the internet and passes them on.  One great example is this one "2012 NZ Staff Turnover Survey just published by Lawson Williams. Interesting reading! http://www.lawsonwilliams.co.nz/article.cfm?articleID=63 …"

Another thing that I enjoy about Richard is his honesty when he tweets.  Not everybody is willing to talk about their profession or some practitioners within their profession with quite as much honesty as he does.  Such as "yes, agree with that. All a bit pompous. I think deep down we all know what real HR is. We've just forgotten how to do it".  That's not to say he doesn't love his profession.  He does.  With an absolute and very real passion!  His tweets exude an enthusiasm for Human Resources that is totally infectious.

And then there are also a few additional job perks for being in HR as well.  Like being able to work with the very lovely @tashtasticnz.

This blog post wouldn't be complete if I didn't point you towards his written work which you can find on his website.  His blog is titled "Up the Down Escalator" and there are many, many pieces of writing on there which will both intrigue, surprise, amuse and wind you up.  Here are a few examples of the types of titles he uses -

• Looking for HR? Try Room 101
• Degrees of HR mediocrity
• HR’s barmy army
• Friends with benefits – the gender gap myth
• Are we on Mars? It’s 2013 not 1973!

In summary Richard is a hard working professional who carries over that professionalism into his social media life.  Is he worth a follow on twitter?  I say yes.

(Editors note - If you are looking for other HR people to follow or read about check Random Kiwi Tweeters numbers 30 and 60......)