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The HRockstar

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The HRockstar. I have tagged myself as The HRockstar for some time now but have never really delved into what it means to me and how it comes across to others.

H-R-ockstar
- Noun
1. A passionate young professional who drips in style, substance and swagger that cares about helping people realise their full potential. 

I had a very enjoyable coffee the other day with somebody whose first thought on it was ‘elegantly drunk’. I’m sure that depending on how many hours ago work had finished on a Friday that The HRockstar could well be that very character.

But besides being a conversation starter and my personal brand it’s most valuable asset is the fact that it’s remarkable. So much so that people do address me as The HRockstar.

So what I want to know from you guys in the comments is:

  • Do you have a personal brand?
  • Do you have any crazy personas or nicknames that could sum you up as a professional?

If this has never crossed your mind but you think it is something you may be interested in then leave me a comment and lets work together to see what we can come up with.

HRockstar strumming out.

How does your HR create value?

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I have been doing quite a bit of research and reading about HR as an overall function and the role it plays within organisations.

In my search I have found this great article by William C. Taylor on the Harvard Business Review blog on Why We (Shouldn’t) Hate HR which is his follow up to the somewhat controversial article Why We Hate HR.

I think this represents an important shift in thinking for the HR profession and an important milestone for HR professionals. I think we would all agree that our jobs become easier and far more meaningful when the organisation cares about the people aspect as well.

But I want to explore further than this. I want to talk about how you as an HR professional creates value. Dave Ulrich the well-known author and professor from the University of Michigan says that HR folks must create value for four groups:

  1. They need to foster competence and commitment among employees
  2. They need to develop the capabilities that allow managers to execute on strategy
  3. They need to help build relationships with customers
  4. They need to create confidence among investors in the future value of the firm

So now I want to hear how you and your organisations HR folks creates value and does your organisations position on its people directly and indirectly affect your performance as a HR professional?

What is your secret to passion, drive and….?

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I have had the privilege of speaking at a few forums recently including the chance to get up in front of young professionals and students about my career in HR to date.

Usually I get quite a few enquiries about my drive, determination and passion for all things HR and what is my secret to finding success at such a young age. I’ve found it quite hard to answer these questions. But obviously I was not the only one.

After I watched this video on my lunchtime inspiration session it all clicked. I knew I had passion and ideas but I couldn’t explain the rest until now.

  • Passion: Once I found HR it wasn’t work anymore, it wasn’t about picking the major with the most money. It was using my ideas to ensure that in a nutshell workplaces were sustainable and workforces were sustained 
  • Work: I have big plans to really shake up HR as we know it. But I know that it is going to take nothing but hard work. As Guy Kawasaki said “Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.” I’m up for it
  • Focus: I’m focused to become known the world over as The HRockstar. The kid who really redefined what modern day HR is. Try and stop me!
  • Persist: Bring on the CRAP as Richard St. John puts it. I’ll see you on the otherside of it.
  • Ideas: I am full of them, hundreds come through daily. But I am now ready to start shipping my ideas both within my organisations and to the wider industry.
  • Good: This goes with my work ethic. I found my HR passion at 20 years of age. That is a hell of a long time to get good at it. But I’m starting now and I’ve hit the ground running by reading, listening, watching and doing as much as I can related to HR, people and business
  • Push: I’ve pushed myself through lots of challenging situations from the self-doubt of not thinking I was cut out for university to pushing myself into new cities and industries to build new networks away from my HR circle
  • Serve: This is what I try to do with my presentations, with this blog and with an upcoming business I’m starting. To serve the HR industry and young students by helping them connect with their passion and by mentoring them on how to crush it in the business world and the hidden job market

If you are reading this with self doubt about your career, your studies or your current job rewatch the video and visualize each one of the 8 words and have a think about whether or not your current path is checking each one of those 8 boxes. If it’s not and you want some coaching around it I know of some great career coaches or I can personally sit down or virtually sit down and talk these things out, email me at damon dot klotz @ gmail dot com

This has been a timely post as I am speaking again in two weeks at a forum about young HR professionals in the workforce and I now finally have some concrete reasoning behind the tour de force that is The HRockstar.

Happy reflecting!