Final thoughts and comments on 2010 SHRM Global Conference
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Things were very well done at SHRM 2010 from a conference point of view. There were lots of hopeful signs about the organization listening more closely to some of its more vocal constituents, like bloggers. The social media effort was ambitious, and a great start. The promising alliance with Monster was worthy of note. There were plenty of opportunities for improvement. Mark Stelzner published a piece on his blog that does far more justice to this thought track than I can. Check out what he had to say here.
Things I learned at SHRM 2010
My big learning was really just a verification of what is an old discussion – HR needs to reinvent itself, and it is the practitioners who need to make that happen through aggressively transforming the way we think and work. Here’s how I plan to do that in the next 12 months:
Aggressive Transformation #1 – I am going to take the advice I got from Gerry Crispin. I am going to get more involved personally in SHRM at all levels. (National, state chapter, local chapter)
Aggressive Transformation #2 – Doing so will permit me to try and bring some impactful change to the organization and the HR profession by working angles from inside and outside the organization to make changes.
Aggressive Transformation #3 – work to ensure that the voice of the loud minority of bloggers and HR peeps who want to see continued proactive changes at SHRM remains strong, and even louder than it is now. SHRM is listening to the soft core dissidents that are us. We need to keep the “pressure” on SHRM to change by continuing to share meaningful ideas with our commentary,commitment and contributions. We need to own our organization. If the rules weren’t stacked against it, I’d say we should be striving to lead our organization.
Things I wish I had learned at the 2010 SHRM Global Conference
- I wish I had learned that it was a hoax that China Gorman resigned from SHRM. Alas, that was not to be. If you want to keep up with what China is doing, you can check out her new blog here.
- I wish I had learned that Lon O’Neil actually made it to the first ever SHRM Tweetup. He didn’t, even though it would have upgraded his cool factor among the social media hipsters. He did launch a Twitter account, which is sort of semi-cool.
- I wish that I had learned that someone had written and released the perfect “How to do social media in HR” book through the SHRM book store. That didn’t happen. Over the next 6 months, I am going to be working on two separate projects intended to correct that gap. The first of those will be taking place as part of a large social media effort that will be taking place as an integral part of the 2010 HR Florida State Conference and Exposition. More details coming soon!
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@MikeVanDervort Nice post Mike. I wonder if change is going to come from the inside of SHRM or if it has to come from the outside.
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July 5, 2010 at 9:57 am
I have a lot of confidence you’ll correct those missed learning opportunities =)
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Mike, great post and I will do all I can to support your efforts. Most align with the professional goals I am pursuing in the next 12 months that include a new, revamped HRevolution for 2011 (headed back to basics), several new writing projects, stronger strategic alliances with organizations that can help make a difference, and a closer relationship with SHRM national and getting involved in state SHRM chapters. Can’t wait!
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July 6, 2010 at 2:17 pm
@Trish – I appreciate the comment, and I look forward to possibly doing some work with you in the very near future on these goals.
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Mike, good post. I applaud your commitment to get involved with SHRM from the inside. I think that the was things are, SHRM’s change will come from the members asking for new things and new ways of tackling the old things. I agree that more has to be done to educate HR practioners and volunteer leaders on how to use social media more effectively in there job and with their leadership roles. SHRM has started in that area and it is up to members to make sure it is carried out.
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July 7, 2010 at 7:39 pm
John, the more I work with people from SHRM, the more I realize that it is important to be a part of the group, as well as an advocate for new ideas. I sent my application to the Labor Relations expertise panel day before yesterday with help from Bob LaGow.
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July 9, 2010 at 6:45 am
John – at the end of the day, SHRM is all about the members and what we want, right?