I want to thank every single person who spoke, came, commented, or just listened with half an ear while solving other people’s problems. Here’s just a quick recap of the event.

Justin Bariso
“Does this need to be said?”
“Does this need to be said now?”
”Does this need to be said by me?”

Ashley Herd
“I realized a lot of what I do is solve, solve, solve, and I’m here, I’m happy to solve… but I also want to help build people and capability and help you feel more confident in situations.”

James Baker

“So how do we move forward? Well, we get away from one-size-fits-all training that is updated periodically, and we move into individualized training that’s done in real time, kind of in the flow of work.”

Kristen A. Pressner

“And the reality is, we’re all neurodivergent. We’re different in the way that our brains work. For some people, they’re … not considered in the normal range, and so the world isn’t built for them, and it can create wind in their face… But if we just take a step back and say, why wouldn’t we want to create a world where we all understand we’re all diverse in the way that our brains think?”

Todd Stanton

“5% of employees cause 95% of the problems.”
“Whoever ends the interactive process loses.”
“No employer has ever regretted settling a claim.”

Robin Schooling

“Psychological safety has to be a business priority—not just something that sounds nice in HR.”

Marie Lobbezoo – SPHR
“Even when someone is yelling and angry, dignity and respect matter. Staying calm shows them you’re listening.”

Mel Mosier, SPHRi, SHRM-SCP
“Positive, negative, it does drain you. And then when you don’t have your psychological safety needs met, you’re wondering why you’re burnt out or at capacity.”

Stacie Racho-Ortiz
“Sometimes in some organizations, even human resource professionals also may not feel like they have the buy-in or psychological safety from whom they report to.”

Deb Muller (who shared stories)
“No creative writer could ever come up with these.”

Stacey Dennis, SHRM-SCP
“I’ve lately been trying to ask myself, what are people experiencing when they experience you?”

Colleen Schwartz (who helped with the games and provided prizes from Snappy)

And our producer, Shaun Hunter, who probably said, “Suzanne, please click here. No HERE. See my arrow? Click there!”

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I’m not even joking about it being the worst day. Everyone is tired and cranky and car accidents increase by 16 percent on that Monday!

So, instead of being tired and cranky, please join us at Spring Foward HR. It will make the worst day of the year into the best day of the year.

Meet our speakers:

Justin Bariso will pop in to share wisdom and insights into Emotional Intelligence

Ashley Herd will teach HR pros how you can support your team without being the fixer for everything

James Baker is going to take training and enablement in the age of AI.

Kristen A. Pressner and I will have a conversation about neurodiversity int he workplace and how you can become a “brain friend.”

Deb Muller will join us to share your best HR stories

Todd Stanton will teach us the 95 percent rule and focus on the axioms of your choice on how to put your focus on the right people

Robin Schooling will lead a panel with Marie Lobbezoo – SPHR , Mel Mosier, SPHRi, SHRM-SCP, and Stacie Racho-Ortiz on real boots on the ground HR

Snappy will provide prizes for trivia games

And we’ll close out with Stacey Dennis, SHRM-SCP and I summing everything up.

It will literally be the best HR conference all year, and you don’t even have to wear pants* to attend. We know you’re busy, so register and then pop in and out when you can.

*If you’re working in the office, we recommend pants or a skirt, but we haven’t seen your dress code.

Register here: http://springforwardhr.com

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