I had the privilege to deliver a keynote session at the European HR Director Summit yesterday. It was inspiring to be surrounded by 200 senior HR people thinking about making work engaging and meaningful for the people at their companies.
AkzoNobel decorative paint division put 17,000 people through a 3 day reflection on who they are, where they have come from, what their purpose is. The leaders chose to do it because they believed it was important. Engagement levels doubled.
Royal Philips HR Director Denise Haylor spoke about splitting the company into 2 units. Splitting payroll, teams, leadership… 63 countries… hundreds of applications… and all delivered last week. Hard work!
European HR Director Summit
Here’s a few photos that the event organisers shared of my session:
Full house @HREvent for @iesebs with Prof. @conorneill #leadership #EUHR16 pic.twitter.com/mRPyp9Jwx9
— Jen Pitt (@JP_Innovation) June 1, 2016
and some responses:
1 message, 5 different ways of understanding!very powerful visual learning by @conorneill 👏👏 #EUHR16 thank you! #HR pic.twitter.com/TiwvR4ZO2Q
— rekaujj (@rekaujj) June 1, 2016
The communicator is always resp for the result. Don't ask 'did you understand?' Instead ask 'have I made myself clear?' @conorneill #EUHR16
— Lorna Matty (@Lorna_Matty) June 1, 2016
Love this definition of integrity from @conorneill. Integrity is not what you say yes to, it's what you learn to say no to #EUHR16
— Lorna Matty (@Lorna_Matty) June 1, 2016
And here was a powerful lesson I took away…
“Your learning rate is your earning rate” Dan Tesnjak
"Your learning rate is your earning rate" (check out the graph!) Dan Tesnjak #euhrevent #EUHR16 pic.twitter.com/PqXPUKfBGh
— Conor Neill (@conorneill) May 31, 2016