Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

This is a slightly modified version of a post  I wrote for my old blog in early 2010. A lot of my work happens with and around HR folks…and that means that a lot of it happens with and around SHRM.  I have attended and presented for a number of SHRM events, local, state and   [Read More…]

Bombs and friends do not mix…unless they are F bombs. It has been a great Spring conference season for me.  A bit hectic at times, but good.  Good events, good people, good conversations…and my conference travel is now winding down for a while.  While I have been working to get in front of more non-Human   [Read More…]

Sorry, I just couldn’t think of a title for this post. This is actually my final post about HRevolution. Just about done for the week and looking forward to leaving tomorrow morning for Atlanta and HRevolution 2011.  I have already written the smart-ass post and the kiss-ass post, so this one was going to be   [Read More…]

“Those that say it can’t be done should get out of the way of those doing it” -Chinese Proverb This is my second post related to HRevolution…probably going to write one or two more.  I think it is only appropriate that each of my personalities has a chance to go on record about this event.  My   [Read More…]

In my initial conversations with a potential client organization, which are generally with senior leaders and/or HR folks, I am consistently told by them how inclusive they are.  They rarely can define inclusion in a way that makes sense, but that is for another post.  For a lot of folks, inclusion brings to mind ideas   [Read More…]

I think that I have pretty high standards when it comes to who we should listen to for new insights about Diversity and Inclusion work…I am pretty critical to be perfectly honest.  There are not a lot of speakers / consultants / authors that I would recommend.  But I am going to recommend one today.    [Read More…]

It is almost time for HRevolution. The first HRevolution took place in 2009.  I was aware of it, but did not really understand what it was all about. I thought it was kind of a blogging shindig for HR bloggers.  I don’t even like it when people read my blog, so the last thing that   [Read More…]

Groups often fail to outperform individuals because they prematurely move to consensus, with dissenting opinions being suppressed or dismissed. -Hackman & Morris, Advances in Experimental Social Psychology Exposure to minority dissent increases individual courage to resist group pressures to conformity. -Nemeth, Chiles (1988) European Journal of Social Psychology Minority dissent, even dissent that is wrong,   [Read More…]

Conformity is a beast, and sometimes we need to be reminded of that.  Here is a really wonderful video on conformity.

I have been terribly lax in my blogging lately and that is probably going to be the case for a few more weeks just due to my schedule.  Been blessed to participate in a lot of really cool events lately and I wanted to share one of them with you.  A few weeks ago I   [Read More…]