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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.

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Creating Connection in a World of Decentralization

DisruptHRApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Employees have seen a measurable rise in the work experience over the last century, with worker safety, wages, and benefits all improving. But as we move … Read more

The Rules of Engaging Remote Teams

DisruptHRMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020

What can organizations that are thrust into remote work learn from those that have been doing it for a long time? As Will Warren, engineering manager for … Read more

Overstepping HR Boundaries: New Ways To Manage An Employee In Crisis

DisruptHRMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020

What happens when something traumatic in an employee’s life — a close relative dies or a child gets seriously ill — how can HR help? Kim Hamer, HR … Read more

Why HR Needs to Take a Stand Against Jerks at Work

DisruptHRMarch 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Workplaces are supposed to be places of collaboration. But, for anyone who has been in HR for a hot minute, it’s not always like that. Racism, … Read more

Putting HR at the Center of the Customer Experience

DisruptHRMarch 4, 2020

How can you advance your HR career and make an impact on your organization? By moving HR toward the customer — the ones who pay the bills. “As HR … Read more

Hey HR: We Can’t Do Inclusion Without You!

DisruptHRFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020

There’s an opportunity for HR to be more inclusive. Are you looking at your business opportunities and challenges through an inclusion lens? When you … Read more

From Personnel to Employee Experience: How History Has Shaped HR

DisruptHRFebruary 19, 2020February 18, 2020

Something is broken in HR, from how we show up for people to how we show up for our organization. If you want to fix it, you have to understand who HR is … Read more

We’re So Fake About Diversity and Inclusion

DisruptHRFebruary 12, 2020February 13, 2020

It’s time to take an honest look at our diversity and inclusion efforts and stop being so fake about it. That’s what Bj Glover, an HR … Read more

Getting Real Employee Feedback Can Be Really Brutal

DisruptHRFebruary 5, 2020February 4, 2020

How do organizations get the feedback they desperately need from employees? How do organizations eat the proverbial “sh*t sandwich” and get the … Read more

Great HR Is No Longer Enough

DisruptHRJanuary 29, 2020February 25, 2020

If you want to be an innovator, a creator, the person who leads the company, then “It’s not OK to just be doing great HR.” That is the … Read more

Stop Using That HR Voice and Talk to the People

DisruptHRDecember 18, 2019December 17, 2019

What does it mean to be “HRed”? As consultant Julianna Cantwell explained it to an Edmonton, Alberta audience last month, it means … Read more

What I Hate About Engagement Surveys

DisruptHRDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

If you want to improve your engagement score, do your annual survey the day raises or bonuses are handed out. Sure, sure. We hear you saying, … Read more

A Few Words About the Generation That Is Changing Everything About Work

DisruptHRNovember 27, 2019November 26, 2019

Seriously? Is there anything more to be said about millennials in the workplace? They started entering the workforce around the turn of the century … Read more

The Problem With Parental Leave

DisruptHRNovember 20, 2019November 19, 2019

Sarah Meier says there’s a problem with parental leave programs. And it’s with men. “All these programs we’re implementing for … Read more

Say ‘Menopause’ Five Times At Work This Week

DisruptHRNovember 13, 2019November 12, 2019

Here’s an HR challenge more than worthy of DisruptHR: Say menopause at least once a day at work for the next five days. That includes you men out … Read more

Is the Way You Onboard the Bore Of the Party?

DisruptHRNovember 6, 2019November 5, 2019

While you’re making sure that the new employees who will be joining next week will have a desk and a phone, be scheduled for training, and so on, … Read more

Are You Insane?

DisruptHROctober 23, 2019October 22, 2019

Tom Hacquoil says a good many recruiters are insane. Not funny farm kind of insane, but Einstein kind of insane. You might remember that Einstein once … Read more

Treat Your Candidates As If They Were Your Customers, Because They Are

DisruptHROctober 16, 2019October 15, 2019

Today we bring you a DisruptHR presentation that should be from 2008 instead of 2018. It’s about the hiring experience and how, after all these years … Read more

Here’s What To Do Before You Hire An Expat

DisruptHROctober 9, 2019October 7, 2019

You may never hire an expat. But for a company that hopes to grow globally, when the time comes, how do you do that? Before we explore — briefly … Read more

What Do You Hear After They Tell You They’re a Felon?

DisruptHROctober 2, 2019September 30, 2019

What would you say if a job candidate began the interview this way: “I’m an alcoholic and a drug addict”? Maybe an “Oh.” And … Read more