We attended five shows in the second half of 2009, and have had positive feedback from introducing both the Human Capital Supply Chains concept and book. Now as we dive into 2010, we’re looking forward to continue spreading the word and the book to more people as it relates to their recruiting software and staffing software.

Most trade show attendees had their attention drawn to our booth because books have a lot of appeal. The best part about talking to people is seeing their reaction.  Many times, people told us they immediately understood the concept. You could tell by the way their faces lit up as the proverbial light bulb lit up as if to say, “I get it! I understand the concept!”  That is because these people understand the theory that applied in manufacturing and other industries, some of whom had personal experience with it.

For those who weren’t as familiar with the concept, handing out the book led to some intriguing conversations. And that’s really what this is all about. As Mark Bennett at Talented Apps summarizes in his blog, there was a lot of diverse thinking occurring at HR Technology (R) Conference 2009. As the worlds of Business Thinking and Social Thinking become more a part of each other, developing a strategic workforce plan, as outlined in the Human Capital Supply Chains (HCSC) become more important than ever.

Combining Business Thinking with Social Thinking into a strategic workforce plan addresses the HCSC process objectives of:

• Enabling a corporate strategy and annual business plan efficiently and effectively
• Sizing the total workforce (both permanent and flexible) with estimated specific skill surpluses and gaps
• Determining the optimal talent mix
• Making major staffing decision (e.g. outsourcing, geographical migrations, trends, etc.)

We hope that as you plan for 2010, we’ll be able to see you at one of the many up-coming trade shows we’ll be attending.  If not, here’s a glimpse at what you’ll be missing!

Sara Moss and Tim Giehll at the 61st Annual SHRM Conference in New Orleans.

Human Capital Supply Chains Book Signing at SHRM 2009

Public Reaction to the Book and Concept is a post from: Human Capital Supply Chains

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