DisruptHR CPT #4: When you only have 5mins to speak…

What was said at the fourth installment of a global movement labelled “the rebellious future of HR” in Cape Town?

Sharné McDonald
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

DisruptHR is an information exchange designed to inform, empower and energise those involved in the world of business and people management. At our fourth Cape Town event on 2 August 2018, we not only saw a great turnout of speakers and attendees (including C-suite leaders, business owners and HR & talent professionals), but also noted some key themes that seem to continue as current issues in the world of business and HR.

Travelstart, co-organisers together with Hi5, opened the doors of their stunning headquarters at Longkloof studios once again to host the event. With the support of sponsors Heritage Wealth Partners, Enigmeir, Riders&Elephants, Offerzen, Darling Brew & Junior Burgers, the evening was set to be another roaring success!

Junior and Darling Brew sponsored great burgers and beer to be enjoyed by the Disruptors.

If you didn’t know already, the format of DisruptHR talks are a mashup of TED and Ignite, with each speaker given only 5 minutes and 20 slides to blow our minds 💥 There were some key themes that came through on the evening — some were not surprising or new, but the fact that they are still being talked about means that either change has been slow, or not enough people have been informed yet. I’ll list a couple of observations from the evening (in no particular order):

  • The CEO is the new talent leader.
  • Great leaders need to be both smart and lazy.
  • Talent management is becoming more holistic and inclusive.
  • Staff Engagement is as important as Customer Experience.
  • HR and recruiting processes are becoming increasingly social/community-based.
  • More diversity in the workplace will actually produce a better company culture as well as higher profit.
  • Technology has taken over every function of our lives — work, recreation, communication… Some workers are scared of losing their jobs to automation or AI, others are utilising technology to take over the repetitive, calculated parts of their job so that they can excel in social behaviour — emotional intelligence, empathy, creativity, etc.

SPEAKERS

Check out the talk videos below:

Attendees could vote for their favourite speakers by giving them a Hi5 using the Hi5 App. There was also some serious tweeting happening as they spoke, with people watching on the social sidelines to get the low down of what was being said.

The attendees could vote for their favourite speakers by giving them a Hi5.

The winning speaker with the most Hi5’s and backing was Jen van Heerden from GradConnection with her talk, Going wild: Finding and recruiting free-range graduates. She won an amazing flight voucher sponsored by Travelstart!

DisruptHRCPT MC, Lee Watts, and Hi5 CEO, Gary Willmott, handing over Jen’s prize — 2 x Return Economy Class tickets via Airlink.

Riders&Elephants, a New Zealand-based company, sponsored 2 x Emotional Culture decks — an insanely simple, collaborative card deck tool for creating your company’s values. These were given to randomly selected Hi5'ers, Elrika Ferrera & Naomi Bruwer.

Hi5 has partnered with Riders&Elephants to offer a 25% discount on The Emotional Culture Deck — check it out.

The venue was so packed that some attendees had to take ‘standing seats’ — luckily their strength was renewed by Darling Brew’s tasty craft beers and Junior’s delicious burgers 😋🍔🍻 I enjoyed Darling Brew’s Long Claw (very tasty and zesty, not too much of a bitter aftertaste) with Junior’s beef burger (wow, blew my mind!).

DisruptHR is great for mingling with like-minded professionals whilst also challenging your own thinking about talent management.

In my opinion, this event has been the best DisruptHR in Cape Town so far! If you attended, add your thoughts below in the comments section 👇

Originally published on our blog, get5.io/blog


Get pumped for DisruptHRCPT 7.3.2018! 👇

🎺 Call for speakers & sponsors! DisruptHR is a great opportunity to speak or sponsor. If you’d like to get involved, please send a mail to disrupthr@get5.io or check out our website for details:


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Learnings and thoughts on getting better, together. By the makers (and friends) of Hi5.

Sharné McDonald

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Artist. Designer. Writer. Hi5 Hero @giveahi5

Getting better, together.

Learnings and thoughts on getting better, together. By the makers (and friends) of Hi5.

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