SHRM Blog

On June 23, Jon and I had the honor of speaking at the Emerging Professionals session at #SHRM19. Check out all the Tweets that others shared here. When we were asked, at first we wondered what on earth we could possibly talk about. And then, of course, it was clear, sharing with these emerging professionals, how we found our voice & how they can find theirs.

As the presentation came together, I thought about my own voice. I wrote a little about it earlier, but as I was thinking about the...

The 2019 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition is over and life has returned to normal, or a new normal as I would call it. Things cannot, and should not, be the same after this life-changing learning opportunity. The lessons shared and the connections made left attendees as different people. With this in mind, it is far too easy to just return to the same old, same old so the challenge becomes how to springboard off the energy and professional development...

Own you mistakes. Howard Behar, former President at Starbucks, shared how the travesty of discrimination rocked the values of Starbucks at the 2019 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition. It took less than 48 hours, according to Behar, for the events that occurred in Philadelphia to make it to the national stage and to the hearts of the team at Starbucks. Who are we?

Values are important. Living values is more important. Organizations should...

Creating better and happier workplaces was a consistent message reverberating through this jam-packed weekend at #SHRM19. Speaking as part of the conference’s Change-Makers Series introduced me to Human Resources professionals and leaders who were eager to bring more positive changes to their workplace on the fronts of work/life integration, innovation, and employee engagement. As the workplace continues to change more quickly than ever before, it was apparent from the event’s highlights that organizations are readying to lead differently in the coming years. Click here for...