Here’s a fun, and enlightening DisruptHR video that at first glance seems to have nothing to do with HR. But stick with it and you’ll see why “Stop Blaming Millennials for the Death of Retail” is worth your five minutes….
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What If Everyone Had a Personal Coach at Work?
What’s better than a performance review? If you said a poke in the eye, you’d be right there with the vast majority of workers. Kris McGuigan says 4 out of 5 workers say their performance evaluations aren’t working. She didn’t…
When the HR Robots Arrive, Will You Be Prepared?
“Are you really prepared for the fact that robots are coming for you and your jobs?” Chances are that’s not a question asked before at a DisruptHR meeting, but what could be more disrupting for HR than being disrupted right…
If You’re Privileged, Embrace It to Help Others
If you’re privileged and you know it, clap your hands. Is that the sound of one hand clapping? “Were all privileged in some way. And yet,” says Kristen Bakalar, “We’re scared to talk about it in the workplace.” If insisting…
Millennials Want What We Want (They Just Ask For It)
You know what the problem is with millennials? It’s those “constant demands for feedback, or flexibility or just acknowledgement for work.” When you put it that way, “Is what they are looking for so unrealistic?” asks Liz Buckley. “Don’t we…
4 Steps to Becoming a Valued Business Partner
What if you could speak a language understood by everyone in the world? What, you say. There is no such language. Ashley Vella, an Amazon HR business partner, disagrees with you. Math, she explains in the DisruptHR video from Vancouver,…
AR Is Already In Your Workplace, How Will HR Use It?
Even if you don’t realize it, you’ve probably already experienced augmented reality. If you played Pokemon Go! use Snapchat filters or tried one of the those design sites where you upload a picture then move furniture around, you have experienced…
People Persons Need Not Apply For These HR Jobs
Josh Tarr doesn’t hire people persons for his HR jobs. Telling him that in an interview is the surest way to get the boot. What he’s looking for are people who tell him they like solving problems, who have business…
The No Bull Way to Working With Your Executives
Looking for that seat at the table? Take Amy Bastuga’s “No Bullshit” approach. “Influencing leaders is how we have the biggest impact in our organizations. So, our job is to eliminate bullshit,” she says. “This leaves room for authenticity, integrity…
Offender Recidivism Is HR’s Problem
Hire an ex-con? Absolutely. “A record is only one data point,” says Rustin Tonn, exhorting his DisruptHR audience in Denver to, “Hire now. And quite pretending we don’t have responsibility.” Tonn, regional HR manager in Denver with Newgistics, doesn’t so much…