When Joanne Rencher tells you in this video to throw out the playbook, listen up. It would be a shame to miss a single word of what she has to say. For openers, here’s a sit-up and take notice comment:…
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To Be a Real HR Pro, Stop Caring So Much
Today’s lesson in disruptive HR is: “How To Be A Crappy HR Pro.” Our leader is Brad Lutz. president of Acuity HR Solutions. His 5 minute instructional video was filmed before a live DisruptHR audience in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the…
Let’s Talk About Sex
Did the headline catch your attention? Were you curious and yet, just a little uncomfortable? That’s a point Candice Gottlieb-Clark hints at in her DisruptHR talk, appropriately titled “Let’s Talk About Sex.” How many words do we have for sexual…
When Getting Angry Is a Positive
What if getting angry at work is a good thing? Heresy! Blasphemy! Sin! you say? Not to Susan Bernstein, a PhD executive coach and leadership consultant. Now don’t go thinking she’s suggesting you need a rage room, or that everyone…
How to Mentor Your HR Newbie
Do you remember your very first HR job? Your title may have been intern or assistant or coordinator. Whatever it was, your most important skill back then was your excitement and eagerness to learn and contribute. Do you have beginners…
Why Aren’t More Women Disrupting Things?
Almost a year ago, well before the Google diversity manifesto made headlines, Sangita Kasturi issued a call for feminine boldness. “When we talk about disruption, we talk about being bold. We talk about being audacious. We talk about having courage….
Look Past the Background Check to the Person
Adam Martin has 5 felony charges on his record. His criminal background report takes up two pages. Would you hire him? Probably not. As his background report flashed up on the screen at a DisruptHR meeting last fall in Fargo,…
We’re Doing Diversity and Inclusion ‘All Wrong’
“Diversity and inclusion are all the rage right now,” Kristin Bakalar acknowledges. “But I think we’re doing it wrong.” What’s wrong? “Inclusion,” Bakalar declares to her DisruptHR audience, “Is a fancy way for the dominant group to say, ‘We’ll let…
Before You Can DisruptHR, Disrupt You
“The way we do work is not the same as it used to be,” Christoff Boshoff says to his DisruptHR audience knows. “Yet we’re stuck in HR in the same way we’ve always done it,” he adds, leaving no doubt…
Sweep Away Obstacles By Going Rogue
Matt Corker tells two stories in this DisruptHR presentation. The first is about a pigeon that hitched a ride across town. The other is about a training program he created out of thin air at lululemon. We’ll let you hear…