The Elephant in the Room is that a lot of HR practices in organisations today don't support innovation, creativity, or engagement. As told by a story about an actual elephant in an actual room at the Smithsonian.
Thanks to all who made #MasterPlan2014 great. Here's a short summary video:
It has been a phenomenally engaging and enjoyable couple of weeks as ATC Events and Kienco ran the #Masterplan2014 Strategic Workforce Planning conference in Melbourne (26/27 March) and then Wellington (1/2 April). Some photos and videos are coming, but for now I'll just reiterate my heartfelt thanks to the following people:
Back in feudal Japan, ninjas were revered warriors whose functions included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination. Unfortunately, career prospects dried up for Ninjas in the 1600's due to the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate. Today, job prospects for Ninjas are slim.
Embrace innovation - and a touch of the bizarre - by thinking like Howard Hughes. Because there is no box to think outside of when you're Howard Hughes.
If all of your HR practices are common practices, you don't have a strategy.
This should be interesting... I'll be debating Kevin Wheeler of the Future of Talent Institute at #Masterplan2014. Kevin was recently listed as a top-10 Human Potential Influencer, something to add to his long list of accolades. I, on the other hand, well... um... I was Time Magazine's person of the year in 2006. Sort of. So a pretty even match-up.