{"id":1180,"date":"2010-01-05T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2009-12-24T13:23:40","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T21:23:40","slug":"tater-tots-and-truffle-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=1180","title":{"rendered":"Tater Tots and Truffle Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was chatting to Lexy Martin<\/a> about a month ago, discussion the blog and how I write about cycling and HR all the time, trying to reach lame analogies.\u00a0 It was apparent in our conversation that I really have two major activities that dominate my personal time, first the cycling and second eating.\u00a0 (and yes, I do have blogs both about all my eating pursuits as well as a full blog just about my bike).\u00a0 She asked me why I never write about food, so here goes.<\/p>\n

When we\u2019re kids (and for me in college) tater tots were almost a daily food item.\u00a0 Prepared correctly, they are the perfect bite of potato goodness.\u00a0 A friend of mine describes the tater tot as the only food that is acceptable to steal off of a stranger\u2019s table (or in most cases a tray might be more like it).\u00a0 They are those things that not only call to us because they bring us joy, but they also take us back to childhood, even though they are just grated potatoes reconstituted into a bite sized chuck and deep fried.\u00a0 Really nothing special.<\/p>\n

I was also recently introduced to the truffle oil tater tots.\u00a0 No, these are not immersed in super heated truffle oil and deep fried in it, that would be much too costly.\u00a0 Instead, post tater tot preparation, you simply put a few drops of truffle oil on your tater tots and toss.\u00a0 The result is a transformation from the already good tater tot into a rather magical food.\u00a0 Earthiness is accentuated and the aroma of truffles lightly permeates bringing the simple tater tot to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

As the first post of 2010, I\u2019m challenging all of us to bring HR to a whole new level.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to do the predictions thing.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to sit around thanking everyone for a great 2009.\u00a0 But as I look at HR, we\u2019re getting comfortable with talent management, the whole Web 2.0 movement, and advanced HR analytics.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been doing some really cool and important things in the last five years, but it\u2019s now time to find what our next growth engine will be \u2013 the one that really launches HR to the forefront of business.\u00a0 What is that next great ingredient for HR?\u00a0 I\u2019ve been waiting for years now, and I\u2019m ready to find out.<\/p>\n

(Special shout out to Lexy – I promise to write about food on occasion)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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