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My take-aways from #ILSHRM12 – It’s a wrap!

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I’ve not been putting this post off because I didn’t get anything out of ILSHRM12, I simply have been exhausted, feeling ill, and trying to gather my thoughts so I make sense.

My social media friends were so gracious to hurry up and share their thoughts on the conference and I truly appreciate all they did to make it such a spectacular event. You can find a conglomeration of those here and here!

I enjoyed hearing Simon T. Bailey for the first time who encouraged us to “Be Brilliant” and of course told us all we “Were Dancers.” I swear I laughed every time he laughed. It was contagious. I always enjoy sitting in on my friends Joe Gerstandt and Jason Lauritsen with their fabuloso TalentAnarchy keynote as they always drive me to tears and regain the passion for what I do. They are experts in that, in fact. Oh, and thanks for your new book “Social Gravity.” I encourage you all to GET IT and read.

It was my first time hearing Cy Wakeman speak and let me tell you, I was impressed. I totally wish I could do a presentation like she pulled off, no notes, no crowded powerpoint presentations – simple and effective. Here’s a little video I took of her keynote discussing Drama -

This year was the first year ILSHRM set up a Social Media Lab for attendees to drop in and learn more about utilizing social media in their everyday work and personal lives. Our friends from Canadian Geoff Webb and Jeff Waldman and crew were so great to come and set up shop. They are the experts over at SocialHR.biz. Check em -

One of the sessions “The Billion Dollar Employee Crisis” by my friend and former business partner, Sue Salach, was great. I’m passionate about this topic of Caregivers in the Workplace, and unfortunately, folks didn’t flock to it. I think it’s something we don’t want to think about, yet it is costing companies billions in lost productivity. She wrote a wrap-up post on the session over on her blog The Working Caregiver. You need to check it.

Our awesome State Conference Director John Jorgensen, was so great to allow me to interview him for a few moments at the conference -

And finally, our friends at Dovetail Software sponsored the after hours Tweet up where I caught this great footage of a few HR pros getting down. I love this video :)

If you’d like to see more videos pre and post conference, hang out a little on my Youtube Channel. There’s lots more on this years fabulous conference.

That’s a wrap, folks!

Special Props:

Special thanks to Charlie Judy (@HRFishbowl) our host and emcee for the conference, our sponsors BC/BS of Illinois, Dovetail Software and cfactorWorks – who sponsored our mobile app. Also, a personal thank you to Carolyn Walsh, who was so great in helping me get that mobile app together. Thank you all.

I’m a SHRMinator – Up next, #ILSHRM12

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So this weekend, my friends and I head out to Oak Brook, IL to attend the annual Illinois State Conference of the Society of Human Resource Management . It just so happens, I was given the title “Social Media Chair” for the conference and was able to bring a lot of my online blogging and social media HR friends to be a part of my Social Media Press Team. Check out the team, if you aren’t connected with them, you should be.

We’ll be sharing the conference sessions on our blogs (including this one), on The Twitters, Facebook and wherever else we can find space to share. So, if you’re not into that kind of thing, tune out for a few days starting Sunday.

I hope you’ll stay with us as we run with it. It’s sure to be a grand conference, it always is. They do it up with a BANG! This year, we even have a first ever Mobile App, which I was glad to have been a part of the creation process. (Thank you @DonnaRogers – ILSHRM State Director, @JohnJorgensen – State Conference Director, and @DaveRyan – ILSHRM Director of Social Media)

Last year was my first time attending ILSHRM, and I was blown away by the caliber of folks speaking and those with whom I was able to meet in person. Taking that online experience into the real world, if you will. Although some of us would rather live in a cave and never come out except to eat, it’s good every now and again to meet up in person and have a beer together. Just don’t overdo the alcohol or you get stupid.

So, for more of an in-depth look into the conference go to the conference website, follow along on the Twitters with the hashtag #ILSHRM12, and stay tuned for some good stuff soon to come your way.

Oh, I almost forgot. I’ve got some good news next week after the conference on a new venture.So stay tuned and have a fabulous weekend friends.

Share the love – New HR Blogger – HR Roots

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I always love helping other fellow bloggers and especially those within the HR sphere.

I recently connected with a fairly new HR blogger on Twitter and found out she is actually part of our Illinois SHRM and fellow Midwesterner. I’m referring to Nicole Och (of HR Roots) and I’m looking forward to meeting up with her at ILSHRM12 in a couple of weeks.

I love that Nicole writes about social business and how to incorporate from a newly Human Resource point of view, and she really gives great advice on getting started in social media and how to connect to others online. In fact, her Twitter Bio reads:

HR Professional with a passion for the use of Social Media in Business. It’s not a fad, it’s a way of life! 

And her tagline on HR Roots says “Cultivating and Nourishing the Garden of HR” - and she truly does. She gets social and is not only writing great content but engaging with her connections. That’s what I love about her. She gets what it’s like to be a social newbie and she targets her message to those are just getting started. So many of us have forgotten those folks and I give her kudos for keeping it simple and for having a passion to help those who are experiencing the same things we’ve all experienced in our social media beginnings.

Make sure to connect with Nicole and show her some love online and off. Have her guest post for you and make sure you get a chance to meet her IRL at the upcoming ILSHRM12 conference. In fact, make a point to do so. Oh, and she’s always welcome to guest post here at the Cafe.

About Nicole:

Nicole Ochenduski, PHR, is a Human Resources Professional, Speaker, and Trainer with a passion for the use of social media in the workplace.  The sole purpose of this blog is to help folks make intentional connections both online and IRL (in real life!).  Everyone was a newbie at one time in our lives, now it’s time to pay it forward!

You can connect with her on:
LinkedIn : www.LinkedIn.com/in/nicoleoch
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nicoleoch

Cool story Brew! @HouseOfBrew discusses his Meet Meme Event Trading Cards story! #WatchThis

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I was so lucky to have my friend Jonathan Brewer and a few of my other friends on a Google+ Hangout today. I have known of Jonathan through his Meet Meme Trading Cards for around a year or so through #SHRM11 in Las Vegas.

I actually had the fabulous opportunity of meeting him IRL at this years #SHRM12 in Atlanta a few weeks back where he and I sat around a table in the Bloggers Lounge and talked shop.

His story is too cool and I wanted you all to hear it, so I asked him if he would be up for a video interview – there you have it. Take a look. You may see a few of your online friends like Dwane Lay, Paul Hebert, Tracy Tran, Robing Schooling, John Jorgensen, Joan Ginsberg and Matthew Stollak.

I love these kinds of stories about great ideas and how they come about. I also see in this story the value of connections.

Thanks Jonathan and all of you who participated.

Later!

#FollowFriday – HRRemix – Melissa Fairman

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I have been in the video room all week and I’m exhausted, to say the least! But it’s all good. I was able to interview some amazing folks like Craig Fisher, Crystal Miller, Sue Salach and my friend and HR Blogger Melissa Fairman.

Oh, and check out my latest venture on Spreecast where I’ve hosted some really cool interviews chatting up #ILSHRM12.

Here’s the interview:

Sweet Melissa

While on the Twitter one day, I noticed a post from my pal Chris Fields that said something to the tune of “#FF @HRRemix and make a girl feel special.” So, because I totally respect my friend’s opinion and anyone that he says to #FF usually makes sense. That’s the way connections are made.

After connecting with Melissa and digging around a little over at her blog, engaging with her on the Twitter and connecting on Facebook, I asked her if she would write a guest post for the Cafe and wrote this post “Networking for a Job: Virtual or IRL?” and we have remained connected ever since.

Background

Melissa has worked in HR for over five years either as a TMS analyst, a generalist, recruiting and HR project work;  just enough to make her dangerous! She currently works as a HR Generalist for a national company that sells and distributes insulation and other construction materials.

Oh, and she’s super smart and has an MBA with an HR concentration from Baldwin Wallace College and holds the PHRcertification from the HRCI institute.

Make this chick feel welcome and #FF. (Don’t forget to watch the video – you’ll find out a few more things I kept a secret)

Aloha, friends!

Connect with Melissa

Blog: HRRemix, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook

#Follow Friday – Buzz Rooney, LIVE and in Person!

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I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Buzz Rooney this week and talk a little about her “Coming Out” (so to speak), about her blog and her online journey, and about some really cool HR Conferences (including ILSHRM12). Check it out!

Connect with Buzz Rooney: Blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+

#Follow Friday – Video with Geoff Webb and Jeff Waldman – #WATCHTHIS

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Today I am honored to share my video interview with Geoff Webb (Radical Events) and Jeff Waldman (SocialHR). We discuss what Radical Events, Social HR and Social HR Camps, and bringing all that to ILSHRM12.

Enjoy and have a tremendous weekend, my friends.

Connect with Geoff Webb: Twitter, Website, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook

Connect with Jeff Waldman:Twitter, Website, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook