Reader Feedback Requested - Should I Make the HR Capitalist the Pure HR Version of FOT?
February 19, 2009
Hi Gang - I need your feedback on the the future of the HR Capitalist. Here are your choices:
--OPTION #1 - Everything stays the same. I write a lot, sometimes it's good, sometimes it sucks, but you get the good old college try every day. Lots of pop culture and sports connections embedded. It's who I am, so why try to fight it? I have nothing but energy, so I'm not going anywhere.
--OPTION #2 - I move the HR Capitalist to the multi-contributor format I use over at Fistful of Talent. If I go this direction, I'd go out and find the sharpest 12 HR pros I could find in America and mix their voices with mine. I still contribute to the Capitalist 3-4 times a week, but in addition to me you get other snarky voices delivering "first-run", exclusive content to the Capitalist 4-5 times a week.
So those are the options - what say ye? The motivation behind the possible change is the good times I'm having with the crew over at Fistful of Talent (FOT). FOT's been up and running since April 2008, and I love the team we have. Some of the best professionals I've met, and a classy yet snarky, talented group to boot. The kind of people I like to hang out with.
So selfishly, I'd love to be a part of another team like that, because I get a lot of energy from being around cool people, and I think the possibility exists to do it all over again with nothing but upscale, pure HR pros.
But I don't want to kill the goose. What do you think? Do you want Han Solo, VP of HR, or the whole crew from the Millennium Falcon?
Hit me in the comments or privately with an email ([email protected]) to tell me what you think. Your opinion matters to me...
Option 1 -- no doubt.
Posted by: Joe | February 19, 2009 at 07:12 AM
Option 2
Posted by: CJ | February 19, 2009 at 08:21 AM
Well since you have nothing but energy, keep HR Capitalist as the "voice" of Kris Dunn and then start Option 2 as well.
Posted by: Michael D. Haberman, SPHR | February 19, 2009 at 09:13 AM
We already have Option 1 in FOT, so why not keep HRC the way it is so we can have our cake and eat it too! I personally love the pop culture refs and dig some of the sports refs too. If you recruit 12 HR pros, just make sure they reference pop culture in each post. ;)
Posted by: Hayli @ RiseSmart | February 19, 2009 at 09:17 AM
Stand alone. The HR Capitalist is Kris Dunn and Kris Dunn is the one and only HR Capitalist.
Posted by: Lisa Rosendahl | February 19, 2009 at 11:56 AM
option 1
Posted by: Suzanne Rumsey | February 19, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Option 1
You are what you are including the sport! (Just out of interest, using the Millenium Falcon analogy - who is represented by Chewbacca? LOL)
Posted by: Andy Headworth | February 19, 2009 at 12:35 PM
I think you need to keep it the same. You can skip a day from time to time too you know :)
Posted by: Lance Haun | February 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM
I agree with Lisa Rosendahl and Lance Haun...
Posted by: Michael Wolfe | February 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I like option #1. I love reading the Capitalist every day!
Posted by: Darcy | February 19, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Selfishly I vote for Option 1 - HR Capitalist is my favourite HR blog
Posted by: Murphy | February 19, 2009 at 01:42 PM
You are the brand! I'm not against an occasional 'substitute’ or outside perspective, but the pop culture/sports/gen X humor is what brings me back (and the great content). Option #1 please.
Posted by: HRinSD | February 19, 2009 at 01:51 PM
I like your snarky voice, and although I also like FOT, HRCapitalist has more of an individual personality than FOT (Except when Jessica Lee is on - Ms Personality!)
Posted by: Diana | February 19, 2009 at 08:47 PM
#1. You have 2 unique brands that work, an adoring public...why mess with success. Solid.
Posted by: Joel Kimball | February 20, 2009 at 03:27 PM
Option 2. I think FOT has generally better content because it is written by multiple contributers, but its Recruiting-centric.
Now if you can get Punk Rock HR to contribute to HR Capitalist that would truly be a powerhouse combination.
Posted by: Dan | February 22, 2009 at 06:23 PM