Why I Loved Attending the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference

July 9, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

It was our first visit to the SHRM annual conference and it certainly won’t be the last. It was refreshing hearing HR and Learning and Development (L&D) professionals completely embracing the learning services and consulting underpinning of workforce management. They welcomed chats and even took surveys. It would be easy to simply stop there; however, practically every presentation made the case for positive change, and the lessons learned can be applied across the board.

Staying Ahead of Your Enemy (Part 2)

July 8, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Today or tomorrow, what is most likely to derail your organization or life? Among all the positive opportunities, where are things most likely to grow wrong if we’re not paying attention? If this one hasn’t been recently analyzed and if you haven’t done some strategic (i.e., data-driven) thinking around this question, it really should keep you up at night.

Staying Ahead of Your Enemy (Part 1)

July 1, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Innovation and efficiency are easily derailed when you’re not aware of the battlefield. The age of agility forces us to track a lot of variables. Resilient types look ahead to innovate and diversify.

Why it’s a Great Time to be in HR and L&D

June 25, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

HR and Learning and Development professionals have a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth as business transformation impacts practically every organization on the planet. If you are hiring, training or are responsible for these processes, it’s likely that senior management has already asked you to take a leading role in the quest for agility and it’s a great time to inventory every object in the toolbox.The good news is that you have an exceptional opportunity to help fill that gap because you are in the optimal position to make the case for your workforce and your customers.

Strategies to Close Skills Gaps: How Your World Is Impacted

April 30, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this series, we focused on defining and analyzing the causes of individual and organizational skills gaps, including the technology, workforce and business disrupters that force rapid change in role requirements. We’ve also discussed strategies and processes necessary to measure and close those gaps. Today we’re going to sum it all up with specific examples of workforce transformation solutions. But first, let’s address one more challenge with disrupters — skills gaps can force change across the organization, including senior management.