My first Event

Date & Time: May 10 (Session 1: 10:00am to 12:00pm US ET) & (Session 2: 8:00pm to 10:00pm US ET)

Topic: How HR Can Become a “Humanitarian Response” Partner

Event Type: Virtual Think Tank Session

Audience: Open to your entire organization.  No participation limit.

Session Overview: When crises occur in personal relationships (e.g., loss of someone we love), professional roles (e.g., career transition), or society in general (e.g., natural disaster), most of us want to help. But we are often not sure how.

The Russian assault on Ukraine has roused feelings of concern and a desire to help around the world. The unprecedented UN vote of 141 to 5 condemning Russian aggression shows the world’s unity about this horrific action.  This invasion has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis both within Ukraine and with over 3 million (and counting) refugees fleeing their homes seeking safety.

Many humanitarian aid organizations are distributing food, shelter, clothing, and other services to offer immediate help to those displaced individuals.  

Many individuals are making personal and family contributions through charitable financial and time donations.  

In this think tank session we will explore how HR professionals as a worldwide community may unify to also respond to this crisis. With input from thoughtful colleagues, we have been able to identify how HR can contribute to this and other crises along four dimensions:

1.    Recognize four general principles of managing in a crisis.

2.    Individual/employee caregiver: take care of yourself so you can care for others.

3.    Organization/HR architect: design and deliver HR practices to create the organization culture and governance.

4.    Leadership coach:  help business and HR leaders become meaning makers.

This think tank session will raise awareness of HR’s emerging role as Humanitarian Response partner and wil offer a number of specific actions that can help make progress in this and other crises.  

The Think Tank Process

All of the RBL Institute think tank sessions report the latest research, co-create frameworks, and offer innovative solutions. As always, this session will be heavily interactive with participants sharing successes, failures, and experiences.  We will focus on participant questions about helping HR professionals deliver value to their organizations. We hope to document the successes so that we can continually learn from each other.

This session is intended for CHROs, Senior HR Leaders, Line Managers, HR Business Partners, or other HR Professionals who are committed to forging the linkages between HR departments and professionals with sustainable business results.

For questions about registration for this think tank session, please contact Ginger Bitter at gbitter@rbl.net or email institute@rbl.net.