The HR Junkyard » Leadership http://www.junkyardhr.com Where old HR goes to die. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:56:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Ripple http://www.junkyardhr.com/general/110 http://www.junkyardhr.com/general/110#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 22:46:56 +0000 junkyardHR http://www.junkyardhr.com/?p=110

The Ripple
A week after the end of HRevolution, I have been chewing on the thoughts I took away from Chicago and cemented a few select ideas. I have spent the last seven days connecting with some of the people I met for the first time, and some I didn’t have the opportunity to talk with – furthering the conversations we started at the #monstersocial and Catalyst Ranch.
Unconferences really are about the social. Having a disparate group of people gather together with a common theme, each bringing their own experiences, ideas, strategies, and acumen to advance a common goal. The business minds, the consultants with their bird’s eye view, the vendors with their new ideas, and the practioners, who struggle and triumph in the day to day business of the profession.
I don’t think I can say I left HRevolution with any thoughts of grandeur, but I did leave with a commitment to reach out to the HR community in my city, to share what I know, and to learn from those that are continuing to fight the good fight.
There are a few things I can say I’d like to see done a little differently. But I have shared those thoughts with the wonderful planning committee, and it will be interesting to see where the evolution goes from here.
The Human Resources profession is undergoing a transformation. The nature of business is changing, our society is changing and new ideas are being introduced into the workplace faster than many business owners can adapt. It is our responsibility to help our colleagues adjust to the changing landscape, and if each of us can influence two peers who have not yet embraced the ideas surrounding diversity, generational challenges, the recruiters versus HR battle, and employer branding that we discussed with passion and depth for 36 hours, then we can move the profession forward just a little bit more.
This is my personal challenge. To do great things with the energy that I brought back to North Carolina from HRevolution. I may not be able to change the world, but I can help shape some thoughts, expand my influence in the business community here, and identify the thought leaders in my community who have the ability to influence even more people. I can be the rock, dropped into the pond, that starts the ripple.
Many thanks to Monster.com @webmaster, @MonsterWorks, Pinstripe Talent, @suemarks, Unbridled Talent, @cincyrecruiter and all of the other sponsors who made this conference an affordable event. And thanks to an amazing planning committee, who know how to push people to make great things happen.
My final thanks is those people that I connected with at the conference – too many to list, and those that I have connected with since. You are what makes events like this work for me. You are the people that make me think. And for that, I am eternally grateful.
Now lets take our thoughts and ideas, and make them reality!

HRev2010A week after the end of HRevolution, I have been chewing on the thoughts I took away from Chicago and cemented a few select ideas. I have spent the last seven days connecting with some of the people I met for the first time, and some I didn’t have the opportunity to talk with – furthering the conversations we started at the #monstersocial, Catalyst Ranch, #pinstripesocial – and all of the conversations in between.

Unconferences really are about the social. Having a disparate group of people gather together with a common theme, each bringing their own experiences, ideas, strategies, and acumen to advance a common goal. The business minds, the consultants with their bird’s eye view, the vendors with their new ideas, and the practioners, who struggle and triumph in the day to day business of the profession.

I don’t think I can say I left HRevolution with any thoughts of grandeur, but I did leave with a commitment to reach out to the HR community in my city, to share what I know, and to learn from those that are continuing to fight the good fight.

There are a few things I can say I’d like to see done a little differently. But I have shared those thoughts with the wonderful planning committee, and it will be interesting to see where the evolution goes from here.

The Human Resources profession is undergoing a transformation. The nature of business is changing, our society is changing and new ideas are being introduced into the workplace faster than many business owners can adapt. It is our responsibility to help our colleagues adjust to the changing landscape, and if each of us can influence two peers who have not yet embraced the ideas surrounding diversity, generational challenges, the recruiters versus HR battle, and employer branding that we discussed with passion and depth for 36 hours, then we can move the profession forward just a little bit more.

This is my personal challenge. To do great things with the energy that I brought back to North Carolina from HRevolution. I may not be able to change the world, but I can help shape some thoughts, expand my influence in the business community here, and identify the thought leaders in my community who have the ability to influence even more people. I can be the rock, dropped into the pond, that starts the ripple.

Many thanks to Monster.com @ewmonster, @MonsterWorks, Pinstripe Talent, @suemarks, Unbridled Talent, @cincyrecruiter and all of the other sponsors who made this conference an affordable event. And thanks to an amazing planning committee, who know how to push people to make great things happen.

My final thanks is those people that I connected with at the conference – too many to list, and those that I have connected with since. You are what makes events like this work for me. You are the people that make me think. And for that, I am eternally grateful.

Now lets take our thoughts and ideas, and make them reality!

]]> http://www.junkyardhr.com/general/110/feed 7 Avatar and HR Pt 3 http://www.junkyardhr.com/in-the-junkyard/avatar-and-hr-pt-3-career-ending-choices http://www.junkyardhr.com/in-the-junkyard/avatar-and-hr-pt-3-career-ending-choices#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:16:53 +0000 junkyardHR http://www.junkyardhr.com/?p=82 Career Ending Choices

Sometimes even when you love your job, you have to make a decision between doing what you have been asked to do, and doing the right thing.

Going back to the Avatar movie, there one character who is a fighter pilot, she’s a rock hard chick who is VERY good at what she [...]]]>

Career Ending Choices

Sometimes even when you love your job, you have to make a decision between doing what you have been asked to do, and doing the right thing.

Going back to the Avatar movie, there one character who is a fighter pilot, she’s a rock hard chick who is VERY good at what she does. Most people, at some point in their lives, have encountered a moment where you do/say/agree with things because you will be perceived as weak for not doing so. And at that moment, or perhaps later, you regret the decision to cave to the pressure.

This pilot character, after participating in a brutal bombing of the native inhabitants of the planet, changes her mind about which side of this war she’s on. She knows this military maneuver wasn’t the right thing to do. She abandons the corporate militia to assist the Na’vi in their battle. She makes a career ending decision because it is exactly the right thing to do.

Over the years I’ve worked in environments where bullying and peer pressure were not uncommon leadership strategies. One of the things I learned along the way is that it is never right to go along with something your gut tells you is wrong. If a management decision requires those types of tactics to get everyone “on the same page” – something is fishy.

It might end a job, or even a career – but I’d much rather be able to look myself in the mirror in the morning, than hide behind the excuse that someone “made me” violate my principles, because frankly, no one can make me do anything of the sort.

Its a choice.
So toss the excuse in the junkyard.
And just do the right thing.

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