For those unfamiliar with the concept, “Carnivals” are a collection of the most intriguing blog posts over a given period of time. The carnival host is responsible for collecting, vetting, organizing and disseminating the posts in an original piece of their own. For those interested, there is a site dedicated to carnivals on virtually any topic you can imagine. For my readers, I’d recommend you pay very close attention to two in particular.

The Carnival of HR
This is the leading carnival of the HR industry. It began a few years ago under the leadership of a phenomenal voice who writes as Evil HR Lady. It is now managed by one of my favorite industry cheerleaders, Shauna Moerke (aka, HR Minion). As you might expect, this carnival rotates around the industry from HR blogger to HR blogger, and the schedule of those hosting can be found here. Inflexion was fortunate to have served as ringmaster back in June.

On November 25th, our friend Mike VanDervort will be hosting a very special edition entitled, “The HR Carnival for Global Giving“. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Mike wants to take the concept to another level while raising money for charity. He’s agreed to donate $1 for every blogger who submits a post to next week’s edition. This has inspired others to offer matching funds, including Tammy Colson, Lance Haun, Joan Ginsburg and yours truly. At last count, this collective support has raised the stakes to over $500. And if you needed a reminder as to why giving is so important, be sure to read this emotional post by Trish McFarlane.

The Leadership Development Carnival

If the name Dan McCarthy is not familiar to you, it absolutely should be. Dan has served in the field of leadership development for over two decades and currently leads the charge in this area for one of Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For”. Dan writes for the aptly named blog “Great Leadership“ and has lived up to the promise of offering thought provoking work on this important segment of the market.

Once a month, Dan hosts the Leadership Development Carnival (see November’s edition here) by collecting the most provocative posts and musings during that time. Although he doesn’t relinquish the Big Top very often, Dan has asked us to host the December 6th edition. We’re honored to do so.

So, if you have a post on leadership that you’d like to submit, please use this form and we will take it from there. This is a very broad area and Dan typically receives well over 100 submissions, so please ensure that your post is on topic so I can guarantee your inclusion.

Are Carnivals Helpful?

Do you have other carnivals that you read? Do you think the industry needs more of them? Do you find these collections of posts to be helpful? Share your thoughts below and lets keep the conversation going.

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