Comments on: ‘Mad Men’ and the Future of HR http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/ Changing HR one post at a time. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Inflexion Point » Blog Archive » 7 Flu Tips for Stubborn Employees http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/comment-page-1/#comment-17816 Inflexion Point » Blog Archive » 7 Flu Tips for Stubborn Employees Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:59:53 +0000 http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17816 [...] of the only benefits of being sick is the ability to watch TV. Wondering what all the fuss is about Mad Men? Watch an entire season in one day. You feel awful so try to be entertained as opposed to wallowing [...] [...] of the only benefits of being sick is the ability to watch TV. Wondering what all the fuss is about Mad Men? Watch an entire season in one day. You feel awful so try to be entertained as opposed to wallowing [...]

]]> By: Michael Benidt http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/comment-page-1/#comment-17456 Michael Benidt Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:56:42 +0000 http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17456 50 years from now they'll be poking fun at how we used to sit in front of our computers for hours on end. We'll have realized that multi-tasking destroys not just our brains, but our creativity - and webinars and other online training efforts will be worth whole hilarious episodes. By then, we'll have traveled through our romance with technology and we'll be back to treasuring the outdoors, solitude, silence and reading. HR will take it's rightful place as the learning hub of the organization, not the paperwork and rules hub - and we'll gather together in person. It will seem quaint and frightening to the 2059 television audience that we ever frittered so much time away on technology. 50 years from now they’ll be poking fun at how we used to sit in front of our computers for hours on end. We’ll have realized that multi-tasking destroys not just our brains, but our creativity – and webinars and other online training efforts will be worth whole hilarious episodes. By then, we’ll have traveled through our romance with technology and we’ll be back to treasuring the outdoors, solitude, silence and reading. HR will take it’s rightful place as the learning hub of the organization, not the paperwork and rules hub – and we’ll gather together in person. It will seem quaint and frightening to the 2059 television audience that we ever frittered so much time away on technology.

]]> By: Alicia Arenas (@AliciaSanera) http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/comment-page-1/#comment-17447 Alicia Arenas (@AliciaSanera) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:58:16 +0000 http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17447 I would like to say that in 50 years, HR professionals will look back and say, "Can you believe HR used to be in charge of picnics and holiday parties?" Employee engagement is everyone's responsibility. The fact that corporate leadership continues to have HR coordinate and execute these things is a reflection of how leadership views the value of our knowledge and time. We are more than the cupcake department. I would like to say that in 50 years, HR professionals will look back and say, “Can you believe HR used to be in charge of picnics and holiday parties?”

Employee engagement is everyone’s responsibility. The fact that corporate leadership continues to have HR coordinate and execute these things is a reflection of how leadership views the value of our knowledge and time.

We are more than the cupcake department.

]]> By: mark.stelzner http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/comment-page-1/#comment-17331 mark.stelzner Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:26:57 +0000 http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17331 @Kerry - I agree on both fronts. This idea of a long standing paternalistic relationship with your employer is a thing of the past. It also shocks me to realize that it was not so long ago that the Peggy Olson's of the world had to deal with such absurd treatment. Thanks for the comment Kerry! @Kerry – I agree on both fronts. This idea of a long standing paternalistic relationship with your employer is a thing of the past. It also shocks me to realize that it was not so long ago that the Peggy Olson’s of the world had to deal with such absurd treatment. Thanks for the comment Kerry!

]]> By: Kerry http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2009/09/25/mad-men-and-the-future-of-hr/comment-page-1/#comment-17302 Kerry Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:02:50 +0000 http://www.inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=197#comment-17302 I have a friend who got his layoff notice today, after nearly 15 years with the company. I imagine that 50 years from now, his grandchildren won't be able to imagine 15 years with one company. One of the things I've gained from watching Mad Men is a new appreciation for what women were up against in those days. Women like Peggy are the ones who put up with an unbelievable amount of crap so that women like me could have successful careers, in pantsuits, without ever having perched on a single lap. I have a friend who got his layoff notice today, after nearly 15 years with the company. I imagine that 50 years from now, his grandchildren won’t be able to imagine 15 years with one company.

One of the things I’ve gained from watching Mad Men is a new appreciation for what women were up against in those days. Women like Peggy are the ones who put up with an unbelievable amount of crap so that women like me could have successful careers, in pantsuits, without ever having perched on a single lap.

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