News flash - I do not know everything. ;)
Flickr - Great BeyondIn fact, even in my area of expertise, HR Technology, I do not have all the answers.
So when you accept the fact that you don't know everything, but still want or need to provide answers, insight, customer service, whatever, what do you do?
You find people who do have the answers, or at least can help lead you in the direction of the answers.
So for me, for the final session of my HR Technology class, for the part of the class where the students typically look to the instructor for some final thoughts, insights, and advice for the future, I did just that. I asked the experts. I put out a request to the Twitter community for HR and HR Technology experts willing to connect to a web conference and participate in a expert panel Q&A session with my students.
And in a show of community and support that is a hallmark of the Twitterverse multiple experts volunteered their time, and shared their knowledge, expertise, and insights with my class. I have thanked them all on twitter, but I would like to thank and acknowledge them once again here. So, here they are, the Steve's HR Technology Class Expert Panel for 2009: (in no particular order):
Diedre Honner - aka The HR Maven follow her on Twitter - thehrmaven
Lisa Rosendahl - the voice behind HR Thoughts - follow her on Twitter - lisarosendahl
Karen Mattonen - from HireCentrix - follow her on Twitter - HireCentrix
Becky Allen from Serco North America - follow her on Twitter - beckyallen
Michael Krupa from Infobox - follow him on Twitter - pdxmikek
Susan Burns from Talent Synchronicity - follow her on Twitter - TalentSynch
Mark Stelzner from Inflexion Advisors - follow him on Twitter - stelzner
Without exception, each expert brought great perspective and wisdom to the class, and I truly thank them once again, and appreciate their contribution.
Already, folks are asking me when the next chance will be to connect with my students and do it all over again, so I am sure these type of expert panels will continue.
I don't have all the answers, but more and more, I know how to find the people who do.