Rusty Lindquist, Biography
Rusty is the Vice President of Thought Leadership at BambooHR where he where he speaks, writes, and teaches about high-impact people practices, and how to help HR deliver the value their organizations most need.
Rusty has spent 18 years as head of product and strategy in technology companies in the learning and development, and technology industries. He is a husband, a father of seven, and someone who loves life and loves sharing knowledge.
BambooHR is a leading HR technology company whose innovations are designed to accelerate the evolution of HR in small and medium businesses by setting them free to do great work.
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Links to References Discussed
Bamboo HR
Elevate HR virtual conference (by Bamboo HR)
Franklin Covey
Canvas – learning management system
Conference Board (research including on CEO concerns)
Harvard Business Review (“it’s time to blow up HR” article)
Alfred Marshall, “godfather of modern day economics”:
“organizational power flows to the department that solves the biggest problems”.
Time, Talent & Energy (book)
Gartner Hype Cycle
Start With Y (book)
16 Elements of Success – link to Rusty’s LinkedIn page where he profiles his work
The Game of Work (book)
Drive, by Dan Pink (book)
Grit by Angela Duckworth (book)
Evernote
SHRM
Business Model Generation (book)
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Show Notes
1:50 Intro to Rusty
3:50 Rusty’s background, and how he landed at Bamboo HR
7:40 Some significant transformations in HR over the last 5 years
12:01 Why / where is the disconnect between what the business needs & what HR provides
15:00 The burden of responsibility of HR of selling its value to executive leadership
16:15 The title of the head of HR, and why it typically differs from the head of a business
18:43 Where will the next 3-5 years take HR
22:50 How do you screen for “energy”
26:28 Do people run out of energy, or is it a mid-fire on the hire
32:20 The gig economy, and how it plays into excitement, engagement & retention
36:10 The 16 elements of success
50:00 What are the limiters or challenges for success
52:53 What advice would you give someone going into HR
54:30 Advice for an HR veteran trying a new way
59:10 How gamification & AI will impact HR
1:01:01 Rapid fire questions including:
What’s your favorite resource you like referring people to
What’s one of the biggest wastes of time
How do you filter out all the noise out there
Favorite non-social media App you use
1:08:55 Rusty’s speech at the SHRM 2018 Conference