True Faith HR: #HRevolution - What HR Can Learn From the Television Industry

#HRevolution - What HR Can Learn From the Television Industry

by Matthew Stollak on Friday, August 23, 2013

We're rapidly approaching the 6th iteration of the HRevolution conference sponsored by Sumtotal, October 6th at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.

Steve Boese and Ben Eubanks have already shared their reasons for attending the event.

While all the sessions will likely be fantastic, for me, the session I am most looking forward to seeing is "What HR Can Learn from the Television Industry" with Kelly Kahl and Phil Gonzales.

Kelly Kahl, Senior Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime, oversees the planning and scheduling of all primetime programming for the CBS Television Network. He also supervises coordination between CBS programming divisions and the network’s respective operations in sales, marketing, affiliate relations, news, sports and research, as well as with the CBS Television Station Group.

Joining Mr. Kahl will be Phil Gonzales, Senior Vice President, Communications, for CBS, who oversees the network's publicity campaigns on behalf of primetime series, specials, longform, as well as late night and daytime programming. He also serves as the media liaison for network activities in program development, casting and scheduling.

So, why should those in HR listen to these two?

To focus on promotion, public relations, and crisis management.

Whether it is the firing of an employee at AOL or the recent issue with Applebee's firing a waitress over a tip, the importance of crisis management once again rears its head. The TV industry deals with crises all the time (think Charlie Sheen's outburst and quitting over "Two and a Half Men)".

Similarly, HR could always do a better job with promoting what it does. What would they suggest HR do to better improve its often battered image? What is HR's pitch? Does being in HR make, perhaps, good TV?

Find out the answer to these questions, and more, by attending the HRevolution event in October. Click here for more information and to register.