Process and event: HR is not about an isolated activity
(a training, communication, staffing, or compensation
program) but about processes that generate sustainable
and integrated solutions. Often HR professionals have
focused on HR events. The field of HR has been plagued
with panaceas, fads, and quick fixes. It’s too easy to be
mesmerized by the newest new things, and visitors in
search of best practices examine a specific HR innovation
without considering connected and surrounding programs.
Faddish events create an emotional stir, but unless they are
tied into sustainable processes, emotions turn to cynicism.
Sustainability requires a long-term view, an integrated solution,
and an ability to learn and evolve. To ride this paradox
successfully is to be an HR innovator and integrator who
weaves separate events into cohesive solutions.