For years we’ve been hearing the drumbeat about making the workplace fun. So, as Amanda Ono tells it, we drank the Kool-Aid, installing ping-pong tables, organizing parties and offering a host of perks. “But what happens when we wake up…
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The Best HR People Aren’t HR People
It wouldn’t be a DisruptHR event if what you heard was what you expected. Sometimes though, we get surprised, like when Amanda Hudson said, “When you’re done studying HR, stop learning about it altogether.” Why did she offer her Toronto…
You Won’t Get It If You Don’t Ask
Carol Sankar’s DisruptHR talk may be focused mostly at women professionals, but what she has to say about your first job is good advice for everyone: Ask for what you want. Don’t do what she did when she was offered…
Is a College Degree Really Necessary to do the Job?
The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium has 92,746 seats. As large as that is — and it’s larger than all 31 NFL stadiums — it is still not big enough to seat every unemployed, out of school 16-24 year-old in…
Can You Demonstrate Your Business Value? 189 CHROs Say No
Will Busch came to DisruptHR to disrupt HR. In his first 15 seconds he declared, “The sole purpose of HR is to create business value through people.” If that didn’t get you to sit up and take notice, this will:…
To Build a Better Business, Hire Ramen Eaters
To build a corporate culture that’s as energized and agile as a startup, hire ramen eaters. “I meet these ramen eaters everyday,” says Amy Neale, VP, senior business leader with Mastercard. “These people are tough, ready to hustle and eager…
Here’s How to Conquer the Hard Conversations You’d Rather Avoid
Hard conversations may be a fact of business life but that doesn’t mean we look forward to them. Just the opposite. We avoid them to avoid causing even more problems, to avoid hurt feelings, and mostly, as Nick Doctor says,…
Empowerment Can Mean a Turtle, Snow White and Some Pizza
The HR literature is full of studies and research and examples of how empowering employees is good business. None of these are as compelling as the three stories Stacey Rodgers tells of a costume, a turtle and pizza at midnight….
Stop Trying to Solve Today’s Problems With What Worked Yesterday
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….
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…