#SHRM22 #SHRM22Influencer #CauseTheEffect #HRonPurpose #HRRising

Appropriately, the theme for the 2022 SHRM Annual Conference & Expo is “Cause the Effect.” While this phrase may have a different meaning for everyone, for me it means “bringing about positive change to your workplace through your individual actions.” Further, I believe that it means to be proactive rather than solely reactive to the countless challenges that we as HR professionals face on an ongoing basis. Most importantly, I feel that if we want to “cause the effect,” we must lead.

The 2021 WI SHRM "Social Medial Influencers Leading Engagement" SMILE Team will be providing social media content primarily on LinkedIn and Twitter before, during and after the 2021 WI SHRM State Conference to be held October 13, 15, 2021.

The 2021 WI SHRM SMILE Team members include to veteran human resources professionals Mary Williams and Paul LaLonde. They will be joined by WI SHRM Director of Communications and Social Media, Jeff Palkowski.

Follow hashtags #WISHRM and #WISHRM21 for content.  You can connect with Mary, Paul, and Jeff at:

Mary Williams

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marykwilliams1743/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/conmkw

Paul LaLonde

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullalondeshrmcp/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/HRPaul49
• Blog - https://hrphilosopher.com/

Jeff Palkowski

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffpalkowski/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/JeffPally
• Blog - https://hrsushibar.wordpress.com/ 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://hrsushibar.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/hr-you-should-be-more-than-just-a-fire-extinguisher/

A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. [Source: Wikipedia]

OK, so where am I going with this? Well, we should all be familiar with the purpose and importance of having a functioning fire extinguisher in our homes and in our workplaces. What we know about them include:

• We usually know where they are if we need them.
• They are available if needed for an emergency.
• While we all need to have them in the vicinity, most hope to never use them.

Sound familiar? Unfortunately, in some organizations Human Resources (HR), either by their own choice or developed over time as part of the workplace landscape, is treated like or operates like a fire extinguisher…just hanging around and accessed only if needed in an emergency. HR…it doesn’t have to and shouldn’t be this way!

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://hrsushibar.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/shrm21-leaving-las-vegashello-nola/

A brief reflection on my experience at the 2021 SHRM Annual Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. 

In advance of the 2021 SHRM Annual Conference & Expo, we sit down with Mega Session speaker Steve Browne to get caught up on what Steve has been up to, insights into his Mega Sessions, and go through a quick lightning round of questions to learn more about the man who is "Geeked for Human Resources", Steve Browne

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