Hackathon Public Profile
3 years 1 month ago
Creativity, innovation, synthesizing ambiguity, re-imagining the possible, and making unexpected connections - all important stuff; all becoming (/is already) business imperative.
Finally, all of thi... More
3 years 1 month ago
Sean Schofield
posted Moonshot Market
The core challenge is to let energy be the currency for access to engage in executing pertinent ideas. I.e., freedom to work on what gets people excited, whilst ensuring alignment.
If the MIX is any ... More
3 years 1 month ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Less "IS", More "COULD BE" Compensation
Hi Perry,
Thank you for the feedback :)
As you mention, the way pay for performance is realized is often disappointing.
I think the language seems to be shifting from "performance" to "contr... More
3 years 1 month ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Hack Your Organizational Learning Budgets
This probably isn't necessary, but I'll add it anyway.
As another person out in the ether of the MIX, I love reading as many hacks as possible, and I don't care who they come from.
I would als... More
3 years 2 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Volunteer for Hardships
I like this idea of volunteering.
Not solely for hardship, which is a great way of exposing yourself to customer (or potential customer) realities, but for enabling a deep understanding of human n... More
3 years 2 months ago
So you arrive for a job, and you are told, "this is how we compensate you." Here are all the pieces, and how, in theory, they work.
Each enterprise has a position based on their industry, market... More
3 years 2 months ago
There is a lot of energy spent on CVs. Too much. To be honest, it's not even necessary - at all.
Applicants wordsmith and position; enterprises collect, prioritize, and validate. Yet I'd ar... More
3 years 2 months ago
Literally.
Not politics. Not ownership. Not tradition. Not 'what-happened-last-time'. Not 'who-else-has-done-this'. Not 'we can't because...' Not ridiculous, heavy, bureaucratic process. Not 'ma... More
3 years 2 months ago
People with energy, enthuasiasm, engagement, and the inclination to apply their ideas need access to resource and opportunity.
Often the challenges which most deeply concern the organization are bunk... More
3 years 2 months ago
Hard to pick one, but I'll try. I think I'd have to target transparent, accountable decision making. With an emphasis on de-politicizing decision making.
The challenge is one part of this is emoti... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Centralized decision-making
The first issue is whether or not we are likely to see a different allocation or concentration of power. I suspect we will, in the next generation of leadership but for the next 10-15 years, I'd gambl... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Fear of failure
Completely agree Chris. Unfortunately far too often the fear of failure is greater than the fear of failure to learn. More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
posted Transaction Cost
For a long time, and still currently in many organizations, HR has a legacy of being transactional. Payroll, benefits, health and safety, compensation, etc, etc.
The fundamental skill set required to... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
posted Habit of Control
As complexity emerges, the (unfortunate) number one org habit is to implement policies, practices, and behavioural systems of control in an attempt to limit chaos.
The unintended consequence is a rig... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Introduction: Changing the way we change
Hi Sylvana,
I agree. Change shouldn't be an "event." I wonder though if the way HR operates, by design, is via events.
If so this inherently creates some huge obstacles. For example, events tak... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Introduction: Changing the way we change
Kirstie - you pose a question which resonates with me and is so jam-packed with exciting things to think about!
If I can paraphrase - should we build on the wall, or rip it down? Should we seek to... More
3 years 3 months ago
Sean Schofield
commented on Introduction: Changing the way we change
The era of singular ownership is ending.
HR can't be gatekeepers, because we can't have gates. Bottlenecks are disappearing and the fresh energy of innovation will find other paths and players if ... More
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