Monday, January 20, 2014

OzHR #18 - Workshopping For Change

Have you ever been part of an amazing workshop? I think they can be life changing experiences if they are good enough. They just bring that sort of momentum, inspiration and unique connection with individuals that doesn't happen in every day life. A workshop can be the perfect springboard into a wonderful time of creativity and drive. It might even generate change.

But that's one in a million workshops.

And that's what this is about. How do we make create one in a million workshops? Are they even the right way to be starting change? Is it a good way to be connecting senior management with front line staff?

The chat will be Thursday 23 January starting at 7pm AEDT. Now we're in daylight savings time, find your city (or corresponding time zone) below, for the starting time:

7pm - Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne (AEDT)
6:30pm - Adelaide (ACDT)
6:00pm - Brisbane (AEST)
5:30pm - Darwin (ACST)
4:00pm - Perth (AWST)

Just make sure to pop a #OzHR in your tweet so we can see it, and be sure to invite others along for the ride!

The questions this week are:

1. How can senior management decisions be made in step with front line staff's needs? Are workshops an effective tool?

2. Is HR a good business function to be holding workshops? Do you think facilitating is a specialised skill set?

3. Can workshops really make change happen within an organisation? If not, what's the point of them?

4. What sets workshops up to fail? And makes a workshop a one in a million, life changing experience?

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