What will HR’s evolution be? Liz Gottung at Kimberly Clark

    We’re starting today’s unconference with Liz Gottung, CHRO at Kimberly Clark.
Liz has emphasised that her HR function isn’t that well developed yet, but is on a fast journey.  However, I think they’re doing a lot of things very well... READ MORE - What will HR’s evolution be? Liz Gottung at Kimberly Clark

#HREvolution, Nobscot and Exit Interviews

    I’ve posted several times here that, even though I strongly support their use, engagement surveys should only ever be seen as part of the picture. Firstly, engagement is only one part of the broader contribution of human and social capital...
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One week to #CHRU-2

    So I mentioned that I’ve also got the second Connecting HR unconference (#CHRU) coming up.  Like HR Evolution, this should also be a really great event. Take a look at the comments we had back after our first unconference if you...
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Why I’m attending #HREvolution

    I’m off to Atlanta on Friday to attend the US HR community’s HRevolution unconference. Reflecting on it, I’ve come up with these ten reasons why I’m going: 1.   I may not have succeeded in moving out of the UK as yet but I...
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Social HR / HR 2.0 webinar – slides

    I’m a few weeks with this, but I’ve now added the slides from my recent webinar on social HR / HR 2.0 to slideshare .  I’ve included links to all the references I discussed so you can see these in the presentation transcript (you’ll...
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Symposium Training: Successful Change Management

    If you’re interested in Dan Heath’s perspectives on Switch you may also be interested to know that I’ll be talking about my, and other, perspectives on making change management work more successfully in this training session for Symposium...
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    The other speaker at this Benchmark for Business event I’ll be attending next month  is Dan Heath, co-author with his brother Chip of Switch, and Made to Stick. I’m particularly looking forward to this session as I still spend a...
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Response to Neil Morrison

    Despite my enjoyment of the CIPD’s HRD conference (and particularly the sessions on next generation HR leadership) just over a week ago, I still feel the CIPD’s ideas about new generation HR, whilst interesting, miss much of the opportunity...
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    This idea about HR leaders adapting their behaviours seems to have been my key theme over the last couple of weeks, and of course it applies to other business leaders too. So I’m looking forward to attending this session in a couple of...
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    And I’ll be talking about the opportunities for using this critical but generally poorly implemented HR / business process area at this other session I’m running for Symposium Events:   Performance Management for Strategic Improvement...
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    I’ll be talking about some of the themes emerging from the CIPD HRD’s conference at this session I’m running for Symposium Events:   Enhancing Organisational Capability through Learning & Development As the pace of change...
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#HRD11: Stories not Processes

     The other main challenge to traditional HR thinking that got my attention during the CIPD HRD conference was this one about the role / importance of softer, more organic approaches as opposed to harder, more mechanistic ones. I’ve...
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#HRD11: Questioning not Solutioning

    One of the points the CIPD was stressing was that HR needs to adapt to the situation it exists within (I agree). Lucy Lewin from Standard Chartered talked about the need to hold yourself in a place of anxiety a little longer than usual,...
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#HRD11: Next Generation HR & OD Leadership

    I left Ben’s workshop early as I wanted to see more on some of the case studies supporting the CIPD’s work on Next Generation HR, which I also posted on a couple of days ago. This and a similar session on the second day were, in my opinion,...
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     See below for information on www.thehaygroupconference,com.
  I’ve been posting recently on the importance of a differentiated HR Point of View; of influencing business from this POV; and of talking in a more people focused... READ MORE - Trust and Business Success (and Hay Group International Conference)
    For the last couple of days, I’ve been to the CIPD’s HR (HR Development) conference in London.  I was there as press and my intent was to post regularly throughout both days.  Unfortunately my (T-Mobile) dongle wasn’t working...
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Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management

    I’m delighted to announce the publication of a new book, The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management, edited by ASTD’s Pat Galagan and I4CP’s Kevin Oakes. The book focuses on the need for better integration between learning &...
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    I’ve recently attended Dachis Group’s Social Business Summit in London (see my two posts at Social Advantage) and thought I’d post here on one of the sessions which was presented by Charles Hull at Archrival. The sessions was titled Social...
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     But from 18-22 July, I’ll be speaking at what may turn out to be my favourite conference so far – the International Human Resource Management Congress at the famous 'five star' Kairaba Beach Hotel in Banjul, Gambia: The program...
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Economist Talent Management Summit

    Then on 9th June I’ll be blogging from the Economist’s Talent Management Summit where this blog is acting as supporting media. Speakers include: Robert Guest, Business Editor, The Economist Susan Peters, Vice-president, Executive...
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Pan-European HR Forum

    The first event I’ll be attending after my quiet April, and Connecting HR’s second unconference on 5th May, will be on 9-10th May when I’ll be delivering a workshop on social business and HR management at the European HR Forum in Brussels....
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     The CIPD has still got some away to go in its development before I feel very comfortable paying my fees each Summer, but recent developments show it’s moving in the right direction.  The new website is a vast improvement and...
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