Thinking about the Future of Work
SteveIn a few weeks I'll be heading to New York City to attend and co-present along with Trish McFarlane at the Conference Board's Senior Human Resources Executive Conference. The Senior Human Resources Conference this year has as its theme The Future of Work: Growth, Innovation, and People.
Sort of an ambitious set of topics to take on over two short days, but as always The Conference Board has organized a phenomenal set of sessions presented by a cross-section of the most accomplished Human Resources leaders from some of the world's largest organizations. Just a few of the companies that will be presenting their perspectives, philosophies, and strategies for adapting to this new world of work are Nike, Pitney Bowes, Abbott Laboratories, Boeing, American Express, and more.
So despite the challenge of taking on a subject as lofty and potentially theoretical as 'The Future of Work', the quality and diversity of the sessions and the expertise of the collection of senior Human Resources leaders in attendance all but ensures that the discussions and knowledge sharing will be equal parts insightful and practical. The Senior Human Resources Conference has a justified reputation for assembling a group of the profession's top leaders and presenting engaging and relevant content to the attendees. And this time, with all of the sessions designed to give attendees insights into how work is changing, and how leading companies are innovating, improving and developing their organizations to compete in the next decade; the conference is shaping up to be a can't miss event.
This reputation for excellence makes me feel honored that The Conference Board has invited Trish and I to present a conference session titled 'How Social Tools Can Empower a Global Organization'. Trish and I plan to talk about how social networks, social technologies, and changing attitudes towards engagement, interaction, and connection are impacting and transforming how organizations communicate and engage with employees, candidates, and customers. We hope to get past the surface layer, and dig a little deeper into what these senior HR leaders should be thinking about as they consider how social tools can and will change the way traditional HR gets done inside organizations.
It's a big topic and it's an important one too, and while Trish and I won't profess to have all the answers, I am pretty confident the discussions with the assembled leaders in attendance will help all of us learn a little bit more from each other.
Trish and I hope you’ll consder joining us in New York, NY on November 15- 16, 2011 for two full days of sessions. There will be tracks on HR Strategies and Issues, HR Management and Process and one on Talent and Leadership. You can join the Conference on LinkedIn, using the following link: Senior HR Executive Conference on LinkedIn or on Facebook, using the following link: Senior HR Executive Conference on facebook
We’ll also be tweeting from the event using hashtag #tcbsrhr.
Now the best part, if you do decide to register, you can use discount code SB1 for $500 off registration!
We hope to see some of you next month in New York!
Reader Comments (2)
This comment truly comes from outrage, rather than competition, Steve. But you got it right when you wrote about the Conference Board's "reputation" for excellence. When you get there, you will find that they have sold about a third of the speaking program to vendors and sponsors, with no notice to the audience.
In fact, go to their website to find a two-page list of all the way sponsors can pay to insert themselves into the conference program. As you know, we don't do that at the HR Technology Conference, and it has annoyed me for years that the Conference Board does, yet maintains its "reputation" for high quality.
No knock on you and Trish presenting. Lots of legitimate presenters. Jut tell us what it was like afterward, and whether all those VP's of HR got $2,400 (the usual non-member rate) worth of education over a day and a half.
Okay, I guess that last crack was competitive.
Hey Bill - thanks for the comments, you know my #1 is the HR Tech Conference for sure, and for many of the reasons you allude to. I have been to several Conference Board events as an attendee and have always left learning and connecting with some great people, and Trish and I are pretty excited to get a chance to present this time. I will certainly file a report after the event and I hope you will check that out as well.