Comments on: HR – Evolution or Revolution?

By: HRevolution 2010 – Healthy Discontent

HRevolution 2010 – Healthy Discontent — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:09:39 +0000

[...] last year’s event I questioned whether this is an HR evolution or HR revolution. Frankly, I’m still on the fence. My sense is that last year’s attendees would have [...]

By: Inflexion Point » Blog Archive » HRevolution 2010: A Catalyst For Change

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:07:23 +0000

[...] session leader during last year’s inaugural HRevolution event. It was fantastic and you can read my thoughts on it here. This year I’ve stepped it up a notch and joined the planning committee for what is sure to [...]

By: 25 Pieces of HR Awesomeness | UpstartHR

25 Pieces of HR Awesomeness | UpstartHR — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:19:40 +0000

[...] Stelzner of Inflexion Advisors provides a detailed account of his experience as a speaker and attendee at HRevolution.Â If you were there, read it. If you werenâ€™t there, read it. That should cover [...]

By: Inflexion Point » Blog Archive » 2009 In One Word? - Vampires

Inflexion Point » Blog Archive » 2009 In One Word? - Vampires — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:26:26 +0000

[...] to be respected and – dare I say – loved.Â Some pitchfork carrying torchbearers even cried for a revolution in 2009, while others would prefer an evolution. Many questions remain, but this much I can confirm [...]

By: The Carnival gets all Revolutionary | geometric

The Carnival gets all Revolutionary | geometric — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:20:42 +0000

[...] guest post that ran here by Wendy Tandon from Salary.com are there, as well as great pieces from Mark Stelzner, Lance Haun, and Trish [...]

By: mark.stelzner

mark.stelzner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:06 +0000

@akaBruno – Thanks! It was difficult to capture the real excitement of the day.

@Ben Eubanks – I think you’re right Ben. The sense of discomfort might be exactly what we needed.

@Margo Rose – Thanks for not including all the cussing I peppered into my discussion. I agree with your assessment and appreciate the comments.

@Kevin Grossman – MarCom rocks! HR as solution (vs problem) is a no win discussion, and this was true of many of the topics we delved into. We’ll drag you to the next one Kevin.

@Trish McFarlane – Sorry for hurting your post. I honestly thought your call to action was superb and encourage people to check it out. Can’t wait to see how you and others take this forward Trish.

@Steve Boese – Thanks Steve. I think this genie will not go back into the bottle. Thanks again to you, Ben, Trish and Crystal for the leadership and courage to break the traditional mold.

By: Steve Boese

Steve Boese — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:33 +0000

Mark – fantastic job summarizing as well as drawing out some important observations and insights as to the experience. It was almost as if I was there!

Your session as well as your participation throughout the event were highlights to me, and really represent the best of what this event could be. I hope that as we move forward, the energy and enthusiasm continues, and translates to real change in the industry.

By: Trish McFarlane

Trish McFarlane — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:50:19 +0000

Mark,
I couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact, I was nearly finished with a 1,000 word post that touches on many of these things, so, scrap that : )

Seriously, I agree there should have been more of a wrap up, and that was certainly the intent. The plan was to have each session leader talk about what they covered and how it went. However, like other things that got moved or changed (like Alicia’s wonderfully inspiring video), we ran out of time. As soon as your session was over, people began packing up. I don’t know if that was a bad thing thought because we can’t expect to go to a one day event and leave with all the problems of HR solved.

I agree with Ben that maybe we are all better leaving unsettled because we are still rolling this around in our heads. I feel hesitant to draw a line in the sand and say “this is it”. Our post HRevolution plan is to reach out to all participants for some feedback once they have time to think through the experience. People should look for that on Thursday or Friday of this week. Then, we will work with all the participants who are interested in coming up with a takeaway that we can use in our march toward our vision of the future of HR.

Thank you for attending and for leading a great discussion at HRevolution. You did a fantastic job.

By: Kevin W. Grossman

Kevin W. Grossman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:03:43 +0000

So sorry I missed this HR brain-trust event. Always be a part of the organizational solution, not the problem.

HR is always a part of the solution and will remain so.

(And so is marketing communications – sorry, it’s in my blood!)

By: Margo Rose @HRMargo-twitter

Margo Rose @HRMargo-twitter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:30 +0000

I enjoyed your humor, and your insights at the conference. While sounding often sarchastic, my favorite comment of yours (and I loosely paraphrase) is…”I’ve been hearing HR people whine about having not having a seat at the table for 20 years…” And, I must say I agree. With that said, I think we’ve had a seat at the table the entire time, but it was either invisible, or we didn’t grab that seat because we didn’t know we could. The time has come for us to rise up. That is what drove me to attend the HRevolution. Like others, I wanted to learn more about blogging and social media, but more importantly, I wanted to hang out with a bunch of innovative radicals who weren’t drinking the corporate kool-aid. I yearn to know folks with a unique voice of their own. The lack of a debrief session, like Ben said, left us hungry for more.

It is my sincere hope that the “unconference” brings us closer together as a community. Now that we know each other, we can stay in close contact, and that is, as Martha Stewart says, is a good thing.