Geoff Ramey's profile answers

*Focus on improving employee engagement & retention through analysis of current programs, policies and practices, implementation of a plan to decrease attrition & increase job satisfaction
*Provide coaching and guidance on development of employee programs and policies
*Recommend solutions and provide support on employee relations matters such as hires, resignations, terminations, performance action plans, job restructuring, employment contracts and management coaching
*Review legislative compliance and make recommendations to meet or exceed requirements
*Work with HR management and senior operational leadership in Canada and the U.S. to develop HR strategic plans and implementation schedules
*Build a talent acquisition strategy, implement processes and creative strategic sourcing initiatives using new technologies, business partnering and social networking tools
*Develop and implement workforce planning metrics and monitoring tools...

"Up Next". It would be about a guy who has spent his life accomplishing one dream or desire after the next - from finding a career he really enjoys to taking on feats like learning to SCUBA dive and rock climb to getting married and starting a family. It would focus on seeking out the next challenge and major accomplishment towards untimate fulfillment.

I would like Tim Burton to direct and maybe have Richard Dean Anderson play me. (Perhaps Orlando Bloom can play a younger me)...

Solutions, problem solving and technology ("gadgets"). From a personal life perspective, I like to be hands on with solutions - whether it's fixing or renovating something in my house, or experimenting with the latest gadget, I've got to keep my mind and my hands busy. At work, it means using my expertise to partner with business clients to find creative and innovative ways to solve problems or create efficiencies....

Peoplesoft Connect 2004 in San Francisco. I was able to meet up with some U.S. based colleagues that I don't see too often, who were also attending the conference. I also toured San Francisco for the first time and rented a bike from the Pier to ride across the Golden Gate and around the other side of the bay. The sessions at the conference were not bad either!...