The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #20 - Succeeding in Cross Cultural & Cross Geographic Projects

Like an absolute boss, @hrtechgirl Juhi took us to some really great insights on succeeding in cross cultural & cross geographic projects. You can find the whole chat here on storify.

But for a quick highlight, here's some of the pearlers of the night;

@hrtechgirl @sarahmillerau @michaelsleap @koobs To some extent project teams must create mini cultures to beat natural barriers #ozhr
— Clare Haynes (@WildfireSpark) February 6, 2014

@michaelsleap So true Michael! #ozhr But often in project senior leaders come and go, is that presence enough? I say no!
— Juhi Jhunjhunwala (@hrtechgirl) February 6, 2014

@sarahmillerau I cant think of anything that applies to Cross Geo/Culture that *doesnt* also apply everywhere else. #OzHR
— koobs (@koobs) February 6, 2014

@hrtechgirl true. Point to ponder is how leadership manifests differently in each culture. Western ideas prob don't work elsewhere #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) February 6, 2014

You guys are such smarty pants. Thank you Juhi for the fabulous chat!

And remember, if you've got something you'd like to hold an #ozhr chat on, just tweet/email/flagwave me and we'll make it happen,

The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #18 - Workshopping for Change

This #ozhr session was entirely for selfish purposes - I am writing my first workshop ever and it's something that is really, really, realllllly hard to get right. And didn't you all confirm that! There's no formula - in fact formula might be bad:

@JonWoolfrey @whippasnappahr @MarkSouterLive That's a start, cookie cutter *anything* never engages the mind or heart. #OzHR
— koobs (@koobs) January 23, 2014

And you can't just get any old facilitator in to run the workshop:

@whippasnappahr yes during a org change process, needed to bring in independent facilitators to show impartiality #ozhr
— zoemounsey (@zoemounsey) January 23, 2014

No, if it's going to get anywhere, and do anything, it's got to be powerful and emotional:

A4 Life changing = The information & connection that is shared by the audience to answer the challenge. Impacts the facilitator, too! #OzHR
— Mark Souter (@MarkSouterLive) January 23, 2014

And there's got to be follow up actions, and daily practice:

@ozhrtweets specific actions (preferably daily if possible) to create & reinforce new habits & behaviours is an essential part. #OzHR
— Jonathon Woolfrey (@JonWoolfrey) January 23, 2014

But if you get it right, maybe, just maybe the workshop could be something beautiful. Something that connects people out of their ordinary lives for just a few hours, and brings them inspiration and momentum. Something rather special indeed.

@ozhrtweets And on the positive: Being taught something about yourself you didnt know. #OzHR Q4
— koobs (@koobs) January 23, 2014

The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #17 - HR Metrics

Wow you guys make me sweat sometimes - I have to admit that putting yourself out there on Twitter only to be ignored can be a struggle. But it's totally worth it when we start having our great #ozhr conversations, and the wisdom starts to flow. Twitter is such an experience.

OzHR #17 was one of those nights. Nobody was around, and boy oh boy did I get it! It was HOT!!! But then we made some sweet, sweet HR music on the subject of metrics.

@whippasnappahr isnt about control.Its about casting a spotlight on business relevant data.Trend analysis can support better decisions #ozhr
— Rebecca Clarke (@rebeccaclarkenz) January 16, 2014

.@whippasnappahr @gmggranger Numbers are meaningless alone. Measuring the RIGHT things is HARD. #OzHR
— koobs (@koobs) January 16, 2014

@ozhrtweets HR is like Treasurer of Govt. Need to get strategy & policy right & pull right levers & influence - results not guaranteed #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) January 16, 2014

Also hr only has influence if & a big if they can related these metrics to the business ops, no point saying detentions is down #ozhr
— Michael Specht (@mspecht) January 16, 2014

That @rebeccaclarkenz is one smart lady. You should check out the rest of conversation here.

Thanks for being you #ozhr!

The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #12

Boy oh boy do we have some smarty pants contributing to our OzHR tweetchats!

Here are their final thoughts on the topic of benefits:

@ozhrtweets #ozhr what you may perceive as "benefit" May not be for others.
— Juhi Jhunjhunwala (@hrtechgirl) November 21, 2013

@ozhrtweets (i) one size does not fit all when it comes to benefits (ii) companies need to be more creative (iii) communicate! #ozhr
— Carol Howard (@blackbirdsthree) November 21, 2013

@whippasnappahr over time what was once seen as a benefit is seen as a base standard/entitlement. Need to continually evolve benefits #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) November 21, 2013

A4 @ozhrtweets @blackbirdsthree IMO, "benefits" should be designed to benefit ALL (employees + employer) to be sustainable + effective #ozhr
— Corinne Torres (@Corinne_Torres) November 21, 2013

If you want to read the whole conversation between all those clever clogs, check out the storify.

See you at the next chat!

The 3rd Half, the 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #11

Here's the storify for the chat - but for the highlights, stick with me.

1. How can an attendee maximise their experience during a conference and in the afterglow of it? Your top tips/tricks?

@ozhrtweets I think you really have to put some time aside and think about what you heard and how you might apply it or not #ozhr
— Richard Westney (@HRManNZ) November 14, 2013

@HRManNZ agree and it can be hard to make the time as most people go back to busy jobs and catch up mode - but key is to MAKE time #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) November 14, 2013

2. What's your strategy and method for managing the contacts you made at a professional event, and keeping it sincere?

Email is still a powerful tool to follow up. Next day after I meet someone I'll email to say thanks & then google stores their details #ozhr
— Damon Klotz (@DamonKlotz) November 14, 2013

@ozhrtweets indirect promotion of individuals by sharing with others #ozhr
— Fiona Harland (@fiharland) November 14, 2013

#ozhr I liked how @StacyZapar talked about Linkedin not being a rolodex - makes me want to reconsider how I keep track of contacts.
— Sarah Miller (@whippasnappahr) November 14, 2013

3. Can someone become a credible expert and/or advocate to colleagues for a matter they just learnt about at a conference?

#OzHR Q3. interesting question. The person sure can become a facilitator in sharing & growing new thinking... not sure about expert though!
— Jonathon Woolfrey (@JonWoolfrey) November 14, 2013

#ozhr I always fear that I drank the kool aid at the conference, & then I come back to the workplace & hurt my credibility by being way OTT!
— Sarah Miller (@whippasnappahr) November 14, 2013

@ozhrtweets #ozhr sure did. Sharing conference knowledge and experience helped team members be more collaborative.
— Juhi Jhunjhunwala (@hrtechgirl) November 14, 2013

4. If an organisation doesn't work to capture their employees' conference experiences, is it a waste of everyone's time?

The best conferences I’ve been to this year had case-study ‘post-mortems’, product demos & more discussion than presentation #ozhr
— Paul Jacobs (@pauljacobs4real) November 14, 2013

@ozhrtweets #ozhr considering how expensive it is to attend unless there is cost benefit relationship it is a waste.
— Juhi Jhunjhunwala (@hrtechgirl) November 14, 2013

@ozhrtweets we made the effort this year & it was the injection rejuvenation that we needed for our business #ozhr
— Fiona Harland (@fiharland) November 14, 2013

@michaelsleap the magic goes where the conversation flows. I like a mix of conf styles but prefer shorter presos & more un-conference. #ozhr
— Paul Jacobs (@pauljacobs4real) November 14, 2013

The 3rd Half, The 5th Quarter, The Recap of OzHR #8

The 3rd Half, The 5th Quarter - we all know whatever the game is, the best part is the drinks after.

On Thursday 24 October, we had the #sosuau special OzHR tweetchat. The Sourcing Summit in Australia is all about sourcing, so you guessed it, we talked about sourcing! Here's the original questions for the evening, and the storify of the tweetchat.

So, let's get the post-match shenanigans underway.

A newcomers clap for:
@MarkM_recruiter
@rebeccaclarkenz
@PhillipTusing
@MattHewitson
@InterviewIQ
@HRMConsult
@Corinne_Torres
@daoudedris
@andreamitchell
@kfhew
@pauljacobs4real
@markreilly_au
@OD_optimist

And onto the 3,2,1s - the top 3 moments/players of the chat:

3 goes to @PhillipTusing for taking the time out to help us newbies to sourcing catch up:

Q1. Wikepedia is a good start for a definition of sourcing http://t.co/aJ4eHWVay7 #ozhr #sosuau
— Phillip Tusing (@PhillipTusing) October 24, 2013

For newbies good sources on sourcing - http://t.co/2EpvBxVwGl & http://t.co/NBJjzaXOXI #ozhr #sosuau
— Phillip Tusing (@PhillipTusing) October 24, 2013

2 goes to @InterviewIQ for starting up one of the most interesting chat lines of the hour:

#ozhr I think sourcing online is seen as a mystery art by the average recruiter/ HR. I don't see a lot on Twitter and social media.
— Karalyn Brown (@InterviewIQ) October 24, 2013

1 goes to @michaelsleap for embodying the whole point of OzHR: knowing a lot about one thing, knowing not much about something else, but participating and making it a learning experience for the whole community.

@ozhrtweets my perception - it is about proactively building a pool of best possible candidates for critical roles for now or later #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) October 24, 2013

@ozhrtweets absolutely - before I was a HR type I was a line manager and mainly recruited reactively through old school channels #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) October 24, 2013

@andreamitchell brilliant point - your internal brand will play a large role in success/failure in your current role or organisation #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) October 24, 2013

@ozhrtweets have to weight up what is right for your career & put aside feeling flattered by the approach - may/may not be right move #ozhr
— Michael Sleap (@michaelsleap) October 24, 2013

And the really cool thing about this week's tweetchat was that there was a ticket for #sosuau for the night's top contributor. So congratulations to Michael for scoring himself a Sourcing Summit ticket!

Thanks to everyone for making it a fantastic chat - and now onto the most traditional part of any 3rd Half, 5th Quarter, Post-Match Drinks - talking absolute crap over a few drinks. See you on twitter ;-)