Happy Halloween! What Costume Did You Put on Today?

I love Halloween. It’s a great holiday around costumes and candy. But sometimes highly qualified HR professionals feel like they are just dressed up as HR professionals.

(For a Halloween treat, use coupon code Halloween, today only, when you register for HR Vision ’25!)

Imposter syndrome is real. And if you’re suffering from it, it’s likely that you need a boost to help you build your confidence. You need some additional training so you can be confident in what you do.

Here’s how you can figure out if you’re suffering from imposter syndrome:

• You double-check everything. Even though you know in your heart, FMLA is for 12 weeks, you find yourself googling whenever someone asks.

• You don’t apply for jobs because you’re not ready for a director-level role, even though you have 15 years of high-performance experience.
• You don’t speak up in meetings. You’re the people expert, why is your mouth shut?

Or might you be suffering from something even worse: Expert Syndrome? This is when you are convinced you are an expert on something even though you really are not.

Here’s how you can figure out if you’re suffering from expert syndrome:

• You have an answer for everything. A real expert knows her limits and will say so. Someone with Expert syndrome will never admit that it is outside her realm of knowledge–often because she simply doesn’t know what she doesn’t know.

• Research=Googling. Anyone whose expertise comes from doing “research” on the internet isn’t a real expert. Real experts have experience in their field and read or do real primary research.

• You don’t ever need to check. If you ask an expert a complicated question, she might reply, “I think it’s X, but let me double check.” If you ask someone with expert syndrome a complicated question, she’ll say “It’s X.” If you present information to the contrary, she will reject it.

• You (almost) always claim total consensus. It is a rare thing when there is only one way to do something. Someone who insists it is black and white is likely someone with Expert Syndrome.

HRLearns is here to help! Whether you think you don’t know enough or you think you know everything, or you’re somewhere in the middle (we call this reality!) you need a new plan for 2025.

Please join Victoria Purser and Suzanne Lucas on Spooky November 13, to create your HR Vision ’25!

Prepare to lead in 2025 with HR Vision ’25 Live, an exclusive online event designed specifically for HR professionals. Powered by HRLearns, this high-impact, interactive training session offers actionable insights and strategies for successfully navigating future HR challenges.

Every HR professional needs a plan for 2025 and this is where you can put yours tougher. HR Vision ‘25 will focus on what you need to succeed in your career.

What is your focus?

HR is a wide field with so many different needs. Each of these areas is demanding and difficult–and some of you do it all by yourself or with a tiny team.

• Talent Acquisition and Retention
• Compliance and Employment Law
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)
• Data Analytics and Metrics in HR
• Leadership and Team Development
• Crisis Management and Change Leadership
• Employee relations

HR Vision ‘25 will help prepare you for excellence in all these areas. You’ll be led by HR expert Victoria Purser (Conquer-HR) and Suzanne Lucas (Improve Your HR by Evil HR Lady), and working with other professionals to make your plan for the upcoming year.

Details:

• Live Training Session Date: November 13, 2024
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Location: Online via Zoom

Why Attend?

• Customized Learning: Tailored content based on real-time insights collected from pre-session surveys.
• Interactive Experience: Engage in real-time scenarios, peer discussions, and interactive polls.
• Professional Growth: Earn HRCI/SHRM recertification credits and access a wealth of resources, including a recording of the session and a personalized action plan.

Key Features:

• Pre-Event Survey: Influence the session’s content by sharing your insights and challenges.
• Expert-Led Discussions: Led by industry experts Victoria Purser and Suzanne Lucas
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers through dedicated breakout rooms and a pre-event LinkedIn group.
• Follow-Up Resources: Exclusive access to microlearning email series and discounts on future HRLearns offerings.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, November 13
🕒 Time: 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT / 10:00 AM MT / 9:00 AM PT
⏰ Duration: 90 minutes
📜 Recertification Credits: Pre-approved by HRCI® and SHRM®

Suzanne is fabulous! Truly captivating, fun, and energizing Key Note Speaker. She manages to combine, in a fantastic way, humor, and entertainment with leadership, human resources, and well-being at work.  The audience asked to see her again, so we will invite her to the next editions of Everything HR conferences.

—Laura Dragne, Director of Communications and Public Relations, Great People Inside

“Victoria is an easy person to learn from. She’s not reading from a textbook. She’s not talking in circles. She’s actually talking to you in ways that relate to real life experience. She is the one that made things click.

–Katie Dushane, HR Generalist, SHRM-CP

And shhhh, for our Halloween Treat just for you (only good today, October 31!), get an additional $25 off! Register here: HR Vision ’25 Use the code: Halloween