Connecting HR : The Revolution Starts Now!
Maybe revolution is a little strong, but there was definitely an air of change, of something new and exciting, happening at the ConnectingHR Unconference last Thursday. Maybe it was the surroundings at...
View ArticleOne Big Happy HR Family
Today sees the fourth ConnectingHR get together…a tweetup which had been widely and energetically anticipated. Having been involved in this community from the idea stage through previous tweetups and...
View ArticleGoddamn Right Its a Beautiful Day!
‘You’re a law unto yourself and we don’t suffer dreamers / But neither should you walk the earth alone We’ve got open arms for broken hearts / Like yours my boy, come home again’ (Open Arms, Elbow...
View ArticleHRevolution 2011 – The British Invasion
February 9th 1964 – The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show and start the ‘British Invasion’ April 29th 2011 – The HRBritPack appear at HRevolution for another ‘British Invasion’ Yes, it’s...
View ArticleSocial media isn’t going away any time soon!
Are we living in a social media bubble? So asked this blog on Econsultancy yesterday, with some strong references to asset bubbles and tipping points. It’s a question that often crosses my mind. I...
View ArticleSome People Who Rocked My Week
Over the last week I’ve attended two amazing events – HRevolution and ConnectingHR Unconference – and have met some super people. In fact I’ve not met anyone who I wouldn’t want to spend a lot more...
View ArticleHR and the New World of Work – ConnectingHR 3
A few weeks ago I followed a link on Twitter to an article entitled ‘Are Jobs Obsolete?’ which appeared on the CNN news site. You can read it here. It was an opinion piece, so open to interpretation...
View ArticleHands Across The Water
During my visit to HREvolution in Atlanta earlier this year I was able to spend some time with Bonni Titgemeyer – you may know her as @BonniToronto on Twitter. She is great company – intelligent and...
View ArticleHR and the Socially Connected Organisation
“I don’t know what I was expecting But I’m sure I am detecting The sounds of human beings connecting And some pretty deep reflecting” (Anon, previous ConnectingHR attendee) It’s only 19 months...
View ArticleSearching For The New Social Vision…
Tomorrow sees the 4th ConnectingHR Unconference and we’re talking about socially connected organisations. I wrote in my last blog about how the conversation has developed over the last two years and...
View ArticleCan We Talk About People Please?
Today started with a business leader on breakfast TV talking of how they had ‘tidied up’ a subsidiary that had made losses. There was something almost Hitlerian about this – part of this tidying up...
View Article