This photo is a view of our garden in the early Spring. You can see the old shed and some of our apple trees bursting with leaves. I enjoy growing things, it is enormously satisfying. Growing fruit and veg, growing business, growing community.
On May 5th the #connectinghr community will get together for our second unconference. I will be helping to disorganise things. The full details are here and it would be great if you could join us. Why should you? I would like to share a couple of feelings about the last one which I hope will resonate with you.
In October 2010 I attended the first #connectinghr unconference. It was the kind of powerful community event that I really enjoy. I went along with one objective: to share. And I benefited enormously from it. I picked up loads of ideas, and the event inspired me to write and perform a little song, on the spot. That last sentence says a lot to me about inclusion, involvement and encouragement. I felt sufficiently confident to experiment. When was the last time you went to a meeting of new minds and dared to be different? In the moment.
I was and still am hugely grateful for the support of the #connectinghr community. And I want to help it grow.
Will you?
Doug, what a lovely way of expressing how much you value #connectingHR community. Great bunch of people caring more about HR than anybody I’ve met. I will indeed do everything in my power not to miss event like that.
Thanks Doug.
Peter
Hello Peter. Very kind of you to pop by on a Sunday and thanks for your support.
Cheers – Doug
Doug,
If you need any help or advice just ask. I have some experience of this stuff.
Bill
Thanks Bill, you certainly created a great buzz around #trulondon, well done I hope you are very pleased. Catch up soon – Doug
A man after my own heart. I don’t grow veg as don’t have the time but have some soft fruit, apples and medlars all of which are used for jams, jellies and chutneys, plus I make some great marmalade.
I love growing and embrace growth – in the garden, my self and my network so have already booked for the second unconference. Perhaps we should have a swaps stall for our non-business produce!
Sarah
Hi Sarah – glad to hear you enjoy growing, and I’m not surprised! Your stall idea sounds interesting, my stocks are dwindling a little at this time of year I will see if I can convince the family to give some up. Otherwise perhaps later in 2011..?
Cheers – Doug