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.