Can the Progressives Really Disrupt the Fundamentalists @SHRM?
I’m on a plane down to the 2009 SHRM national convention in New Orleans this morning. I’m looking forward to the trip, even though I’ve been a distant observer of the national convention for most of my professional HR career. It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s just that… I don’t usually care… (Cue the office space clip) So, what’s changed? I’m noticing some signs that some things are changing at SHRM. At the same time, I’m noticing some things that indicate that things will stay the same forever at SHRM. For most of my career, I’ve been a member of SHRM. I’ve held the PHR early in my career, and currently hold the SPHR (since 01 or 02). That means I’ve drank a good bit of the Kool-Aid, but always paid my dues and took SHRM for what it is… The reason I’ve always been a distant cousin is that SHRM has operated as a classic non-profit. Great lobbying organization, but when it comes to taking chances and moving the profession forward, too slow for my tastes. Trying to please a ka-zillion m
