DisruptHR

DISRUPT is an information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower people in the HR field.

Founded by Disrupt's CEO Jennifer McClure, events are organized by volunteer teams working with Disrupt staff who assist in the planning. Events have a maximum of 14 speakers, who get 5 minutes and no more than 20 slides for their presentation.

Interested in organizing a DisruptHR event in your city? Here's how to get started.

Get Ready For a Workforce of 100 Year Olds

DisruptHRSeptember 11, 2019September 10, 2019

Suppose you lived to 100. Would you still expect to retire at 65? In the US, a 65-year-old woman can expect to live to 86.5 and a third of all 65-year-olds … Read more

It’s Only Disruption Until It Isn’t

DisruptHRSeptember 4, 2019September 3, 2019

Imagine being half as valuable in five years as you are today. Not a comforting thought. But that’s only how long the technical skills you have today … Read more

It’s Time to Disband Your D&I Committee

DisruptHRAugust 29, 2019August 28, 2019

If your organization is committed to diversity and inclusion, chances are good you have a D&I committee. You may hold workshops and lunch and learns to … Read more

Are the Words You Use Inclusive?

DisruptHRAugust 21, 2019August 20, 2019

Diversity isn’t hiring goals and well-balanced EEO-1 reports. Inclusion is more than making sure everyone is invited to the meeting and encouraged to … Read more

Ex-Offenders Can Be Great Employees If You Give Them a Chance

DisruptHRAugust 14, 2019August 13, 2019

You’ve heard all the reasons why employers shouldn’t shun candidates with a criminal record. Just as a reminder, here are a few: 30% of … Read more

6 Key Traits of Successful Mentors

DisruptHRAugust 7, 2019August 6, 2019

If you have to be sold on mentoring, skip this video and read this article instead “The Huge Importance of Mentors in Developing Top Talent.” … Read more

They’re Bringing Those ‘Whole Self’ Problems to Work

DisruptHRJuly 31, 2019July 30, 2019

We talk about “authenticity” and wanting, practically demanding, that employees bring their “whole self” to work. Except, that is, … Read more

HR Should Have No Friends At Work

DisruptHRJuly 24, 2019July 23, 2019

Having friends at work is good. Yes? Several articles here on TLNT.com extol the benefits of workplace friendships. “Here’s Why Encouraging Work … Read more

What Do You Do When They Tell You: ‘This Is Not My Dream Job’?

DisruptHRJuly 17, 2019July 16, 2019

There aren’t many people who will say that being a sales clerk is their dream job. And that certainly goes for the 250 employees of Wendy … Read more

How HR Technology Will Set You Free

DisruptHRJuly 10, 2019July 9, 2019

If this picture of files is how you keep employee records, today’s DisruptHR talk is for you. For everyone else, consider what Louise Rogers tells … Read more

Building a Business Case For HR Programs Is As Easy As PIE

DisruptHRJuly 3, 2019July 2, 2019

Here’s the most important business finance formula you’ll ever need: P=I-E. Don’t you just wish the HR business was as easy as pie! It … Read more

How to Train Your Lawyer

DisruptHRJune 26, 2019June 25, 2019

How do you train your lawyer? As easily as you train a dragon. Which means, as labor and employment lawyer Kevin Johnson told a Tampa DisruptHR audience, … Read more

3 Questions to Ask Before Your Next Threesome

DisruptHRJune 19, 2019June 18, 2019

HR threesomes are trouble. Someone is always the victim. Too often the regrets are HR’s. So Lauren Moffatt, who still regrets a threesome from years … Read more

Please Don’t Bring Your Authentic Self to Work

DisruptHRJune 12, 2019June 11, 2019

How many times have you said, read or thought it’s important to “Bring your whole self to work.” Or told someone to be … Read more

We’re So Fake About Diversity & Inclusion

DisruptHRJune 5, 2019June 4, 2019

Here’s something you don’t expect to hear from an HR professional who helps companies with their D&I strategies: “I think … Read more

To Innovate In HR You Need Idea Sex

DisruptHRMay 22, 2019May 20, 2019

Here’s some disruptive HR advice from the Denver DisruptHR group: “HR needs more sex.” “More specifically, idea sex.” What HR … Read more

Who Is Gen Z and How Are the Schools Getting Them Ready?

DisruptHRMay 15, 2019May 14, 2019

You know all that stuff about Gen Z? How they’re digital natives, want to be entrepreneurs, that they’re into experiential learning, etc., … Read more

To Improve Performance, Keep Score

DisruptHRMay 8, 2019May 7, 2019

If you want to win, someone has to lose. “No more ribbons for participation.” That’s Ben Keenan’s prescription for getting peak … Read more

What Is Your Superpower?

DisruptHRMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019

One of those trite interview questions goes like this: “If you had a superpower, what would it be?” What would you do if what you got back was, … Read more

Training the Law and Order Way

DisruptHRApril 17, 2019April 16, 2019

Tim Hiller has a L&D technique that is plenty edgy even for a DisruptHR program: He likens planning a training session around a kind of law and order … Read more