#HROS: Open Source Comes to HR
The role of HR leaders in today's global economy is becoming increasingly complicated. Finding new ways to stay on top of new tools, trends, and approaches to effectively support your organizations is essential, yet increasingly difficult. What if you had access to dozen of case studies and resources contributed by your global peers to educate and inspire your work? That's the vision of Open Source HR. This session will show you:
- How “collaboration” is challenging “competition” in the HR community.
- Access to detailed downloadable case studies and resources to educate and inspire your work.
- The anatomy of an open source HR case study.
- Specific examples of how leading organizations like Hootsuite, Oracle, Dell, OPower, and Earls Kitchen & Bar design, execute, and measure HR initiatives.
Lars Schmidt

Lars Schmidt is the Founder of Amplify Talent, an employer branding and recruiting consultancy based in Washington DC. Prior to launching Amplify Talent, Lars was the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & Innovation at NPR where he was responsible for providing leadership and advocacy for talent acquisition strategies that aligned with NPR’s strategic mission and core values. Lars held various HR and recruiting leadership roles with companies including Ticketmaster, Magento, Pencom Systems and several startups in Los Angeles.
Lars is a fierce advocate for progressive HR with a strong track record in leveraging innovative talent and recruiting strategies. He was named a “Top 100 Influencer” by HR Examiner and "Top 100 Most Social HR Leaders on Twitter" by The Huffington Post. You can follow him on: Twitter at @ThisIsLars, Facebook, and LinkedIn
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