BEST PRACTICES FOR THE ULTIMATE HR GENERALIST Michelle Gray, SHRM-CP, PHR October 20, 2016 AGENDA COVERING THE NOT SO BASIC • The HR Generalist Defined • Department of One, Department of many • Compliance • Leading by Example • One Size Doesn’t Fit All • A Day in the Life of a Generalist • Networking – Does it Matter HR GENERALIST DEFINED Generalist: A person whose knowledge, aptitudes, and skills are applied to a field as a whole or to a variety of different fields (opposed to a specialist)