On November 8, one month from today, leading HR professionals will be heading to Grapevine, TX and Symbolist HQ to have a little BBQ and discuss the latest HR issues at the 7th iteration of HRevolution. The full agenda can be found here, but I wanted to give you a taste of what to expect from a couple of sessions.
Bold HR with Broc Edwards
We all know what bad HR looks like. Bad HR hides behind
policy, embraces mediocrity, creates bureaucratic fiefdoms, and becomes a
barrier for managers and employees alike. But HR has a bigger vision for itself
– we want to be recognized as a player in the business, not just an
administrative check box. So we strive to be a strategic business partner with
a seat at the table (whatever that all means), but we get bogged down in
clichés, “best” practices, and infighting that holds the field back rather than
moving it forward.
What if we tossed all that aside and
just decided to be Bold? Easier said than done. Boldness exists
as a virtue in myth and legend, but in the everyday it’s easier and safer to
say “no” than “yes”. It’s more prudent to replicate the past than create the
future. We choose safe over meaningful, stable over fulfilling, secure over
interesting, known over opportunity, and comfort over making a difference. And
it’s keeping us trapped in mediocre sameness. Enough.
In this highly interactive session we’ll
take a look at what Bold HR is and what it isn’t. We’ll explore what it would
mean for our employees and managers, for our companies, and for us if we drew a
line and started practicing Bold HR. And we’ll come away with practical ideas
and plans to put into action when we get back to the office on Monday.
HR Half-Baked Ideas with Matt Stollak & Sir William Tincup
The problem - everyone loves having an office refrigerator to store their drinks and food, and a microwave to cook their meal. It's both a cost and a time saver for those constantly on the go. However, after a few weeks, no one wants to open up that brown bag containing a mystery meat with a fresh coating of mold, or clean the crusted tomato sauce off of the roof of the microwave from an unprotected Lean Cuisine.
The Half-Baked Idea: "Mom's Got This," a company that will come in once a month to clean the refrigerator and microwave.
That's a HR Half-Baked Idea....an idea that is not quite complete. Will "Mom's Got This" work? Is it a viable business? Come to the session to find out this, and 20+ other half-baked ideas, as well as bring your own.
That's a HR Half-Baked Idea....an idea that is not quite complete. Will "Mom's Got This" work? Is it a viable business? Come to the session to find out this, and 20+ other half-baked ideas, as well as bring your own.
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If these kind of sessions appeal to you, the planning team of Steve Boese, Ben Eubanks, Trish McFarlane, and Matt Stollak would love to have you attend.
Good tickets are still available here.
Thank you to all our sponsors for helping us make the dream a reality. With the help of Mercer, Symbolist, Small Improvements and personal contribution from Lois and Ross Melbourne, this will be a great event.
Hope to see you in a month.
Hope to see you in a month.
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