BENDING THE RULES

Human Resources

Presentation to SHRM Student Chapter at GVSU

March 14, 2011

WHAT YOU’RE IN FOR…

Traditional HR

What’s not working

What works better

About Ellen

Your search

HR IS FULL OF RULES Laws

Title VII; ADA, ADEA, EPA, etc.

Necessities

Provide benefits; administer policies; recruit talent

HR SEEMS TO BE GREAT AT REACTION

Deal with issues as they come up

Can’t always predict what is going to happen

Employees quitSafety or other crisesPerformance issues

DRIVEN BY FEAR

HR is often started in companies to deal with necessities

What if a company developed a HR position to leverage potential?

WHAT IF WE (HR) COULD CHANGE THIS?

What if we could become more adaptable?

Make what we do relevant to the organization we work for?

BEND THE POLE, DON’T BREAK IT Like a pole vaulter, you need to be

flexible

Not just you the person (HR), but the pole (system)

SO, WHAT IS STOPPING US Here’s where your thoughts come in….

How can we overcome these concerns?

A NEW PERSPECTIVE? What if we didn’t act from fear, but

Rather from confidence

WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE Happy CTM’s

More productivity

More innovation

Better employment branding

HERE’S A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES

Leave of absence

Dress code/body piercings

Hiring the spouse of a client

WHAT RESULTED

ABOUT ELLEN

Three roles

Three organizations

Career path

WHAT WILL YOUR STORY LOOK LIKE… What are you doing to define your

story?

How are you being proactive?

Strive for more than average…average is overcrowded