Renaming the Blog - Simply.

If you are visiting the site, you may notice some small changes. 

It's been time for a title change for a few months now. I recently asked for a vote on some new titles. With 76 votes placed, two names came out on top and  there were some great write-in suggestions too. It all got me thinking and yes, I will spare you the details.

Bottom line - what was HR Thoughts, then Lisa Rosendahl's HR Thoughts, then Lisa Rosendahl, is now Simply Lisa. Change complete.

The two top vote getters were "Thoughts in Action" and "Simply Lisa." The write-ins that caught my attention were "HR Inspiration to Transform You," "On Leadership and Human Capital," and "Lisa on Leader/Lisa on People." Thanks to all for sharing your thoughts and ideas - I appreciate them all.

I changed templates to something simple and will keep my eyes open for other customizable ideas (read: save money to have someone do for me). I am not going to mess with the feeds and if I worked through Feedburner right, your current subscriptions should not be impacted - just titled differently. If you have any problems, let me know. If you are not subscribed and want to be, click here to subscribe.

Hey, don't be surprised if it changes again. Evolution right before your eyes!

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I posted here about a new name for the blog and removed "HR Thoughts" last night.  I am looking for a name that will sustain as I evolve, be unique, and reflect the content.

Trish McFarlane, author of the wonderful HR Ringleader's Blog, suggested I ask you. Well, that Trish is one smart cookie so I created a survey. I opted for the *free* plan so the survey is limited to 100 votes.

VOTE NOW on a new name for the blog!

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Time for HR Thoughts (the title) to Go

Hey there and welcome to HR Thoughts. This is my blog and I've had it for almost three years. I named it quickly one weekend in October 2007 (I had to have a name to open an account) and the name has served me well.

I wonder sometimes about what direction to take the blog and when I do, a couple of things usually happen:

• "HR Thoughts" as a title feels a bit restrictive.
• "HR Thoughts" shows up in Google Alerts as a title on another blog.

The owners of the other blogs have been gracious enough each time to change the title of their new ventures. Overall, "HR Thoughts" is a pretty common term and not one that I am particularly tied to. The first time it occurred, I added Lisa Rosendahl to my title to differentiate my thoughts from others but each time contact another blog owner using the title "HR Thoughts"  it gets me thinking.

I'm thinking it's time for a change. The blog stays but the title goes.

I am looking for a title that will sustain as I evolve, be unique, and reflect the content of the blog. I've been jotting down ideas, finding my ideas are already taken, playing on thesaurus.com, and keeping my eyes and ears open for ideas. I considered titling the blog Lisa Rosendahl but it seems to need a verb and I prefer the top search term that brings people here not be "who the heck is she?"

So far I've got nothing. But I'm still thinking. Stay tuned.

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