HR Trends with Game Changers, Presented by SAP

The buzz: 2020. The workplace of the future is being shaped by breakthrough technologies and the Millennial generation, causing employers to rethink talent management and leadership. Does your company have a plan for this brave new world? The experts speak. Ravin Jesuthasan, Towers Watson: “The future of work will place different requirements on the next generation of leaders: new skills, agility…a greatly heightened tolerance for ambiguity and risk.” David Learmond, The Conference Board: “Business needs a leadership correction” (Go Where There Be Dragons. Leadership Essentials for 2020). Niki Ernst, TEDx: “If you want to achieve something big, focus on little things with great passion” (Eckhart Tolle). Karie Willyerd, SAP: “Millennials will make up half the workplace in a few years, largely due to the unprecedented exit of Baby Boomers…Few workplaces have planned well…for what it will take to lead the next generation of employees.” Join us for The 2020 Leader: Leading in the New World.

The buzz: 2020. The workplace of the future is being shaped by breakthrough technologies and the Millennial generation, causing employers to rethink talent management and leadership. Does your company have a plan for this brave new world? The experts speak. Ravin Jesuthasan, Towers Watson: “The future of work will place different requirements on the next generation of leaders: new skills, agility…a greatly heightened tolerance for ambiguity and risk.” David Learmond, The Conference Board: “Business needs a leadership correction” (Go Where There Be Dragons. Leadership Essentials for 2020). Niki Ernst, TEDx: “If you want to achieve something big, focus on little things with great passion” (Eckhart Tolle). Karie Willyerd, SAP: “Millennials will make up half the workplace in a few years, largely due to the unprecedented exit of Baby Boomers…Few workplaces have planned well…for what it will take to lead the next generation of employees.” Join us for The 2020 Leader: Leading in the New World.

The buzz: Workplace learning. Disruptive technologies and shifting demographics will redefine your company’s workforce, sooner or later. Are you among the smart companies already reinventing workplace learning with relevant programs that create a continuous learning culture and develop innovative leaders at all levels? If not, listen up. The experts speak. Mal Poulin, Ancile: “The most important question to ask in the world of learning is ‘so what?’” Jill McGillen, Next Turn: “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.” (Chinese proverb) Jenny Dearborn, SAP: “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” (Steve Jobs) Join us for Workplace Learning Revolution: Developing 21st Century Leaders.

The buzz: Workplace learning. Disruptive technologies and shifting demographics will redefine your company’s workforce, sooner or later. Are you among the smart companies already reinventing workplace learning with relevant programs that create a continuous learning culture and develop innovative leaders at all levels? If not, listen up. The experts speak. Mal Poulin, Ancile: “The most important question to ask in the world of learning is ‘so what?’” Jill McGillen, Next Turn: “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand.” (Chinese proverb) Jenny Dearborn, SAP: “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” (Steve Jobs) Join us for Workplace Learning Revolution: Developing 21st Century Leaders.

The buzz: Women at work. Women in the workforce wield significant influence as drivers of change across industries and fields, far beyond their traditional roles in HR. How? Through ERGs (employee resource groups), a think-tank networking forum where the brightest, most effective women leaders exchange ideas and strategies. Is your company leveraging this power? The experts speak. Simone Morris, Diversity and Inclusion Leader: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us” (Marianne Williamson). Marla Britt, Applied Materials: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people never forget how you made them feel” (Maya Angelou). Bela Dwivedi, SAP: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Join us for Women Driving Change: Power of Employee Resource Groups.

The buzz: Women at work. Women in the workforce wield significant influence as drivers of change across industries and fields, far beyond their traditional roles in HR. How? Through ERGs (employee resource groups), a think-tank networking forum where the brightest, most effective women leaders exchange ideas and strategies. Is your company leveraging this power? The experts speak. Simone Morris, Diversity and Inclusion Leader: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us” (Marianne Williamson). Marla Britt, Applied Materials: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people never forget how you made them feel” (Maya Angelou). Bela Dwivedi, SAP: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Join us for Women Driving Change: Power of Employee Resource Groups.

Today’s buzz: Social Recruiting Gone is the era of your HR manager hoping hard-to-find talent would stumble upon their business-critical job postings. Today, millions of job candidates eagerly post their credentials on social media sites. Is successful social recruiting for top talent an art or a science for today’s HR? The experts speak. Mervyn Dinnen, Social engagement strategist: “Social recruiting is just recruiting. Forget the word ‘social’… Get the hiring process right… then ‘social’ is no different than the phone or Internet.” Katrina Collier, Winning Impression: “Finding people on social channels is easy. Getting a response is a different matter and that’s the art. If you ignore or mistreat social job seekers, you’ll miss hiring great people...” Will Staney, SAP: “Social media is not necessarily a source of hire, it's a communication channel. It's important to remember this when measuring an ROI of your social recruiting efforts.” Join us for Social Recruiting: Art or Science?

Today’s buzz: Social Recruiting Gone is the era of your HR manager hoping hard-to-find talent would stumble upon their business-critical job postings. Today, millions of job candidates eagerly post their credentials on social media sites. Is successful social recruiting for top talent an art or a science for today’s HR? The experts speak. Mervyn Dinnen, Social engagement strategist: “Social recruiting is just recruiting. Forget the word ‘social’… Get the hiring process right… then ‘social’ is no different than the phone or Internet.” Katrina Collier, Winning Impression: “Finding people on social channels is easy. Getting a response is a different matter and that’s the art. If you ignore or mistreat social job seekers, you’ll miss hiring great people...” Will Staney, SAP: “Social media is not necessarily a source of hire, it's a communication channel. It's important to remember this when measuring an ROI of your social recruiting efforts.” Join us for Social Recruiting: Art or Science?

Today’s buzz: Secrets! Is your HR team working hard to streamline and strengthen your talent management, but too often seeing disappointing results? Stop and learn the secrets for getting the most from today’s talent. The experts speak. Deepti Singh, American Savings Bank: “Fairness and equality are not the same. HR needs to have the courage to invest differently to reflect the contributions of talent fairly. Let’s stop with the peanut butter approach“ (Paraphrased from “Transformative HR” by John Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan). Gilda Stahl, Economist Intelligence Unit: “Culture eats strategy over breakfast” (Peter Drucker). Tracey Arnish, SAP: “This week, go and re-hire your best people. Namely, tell them what you see in them that is so valuable, and tell them that the team is relying on them to bring these strengths to work every day. Recognize them, and then turn this recognition into an expectation” (Markus Buckingham). Join us for Secrets of Optimizing Talent in the Workplace

Today’s buzz: Secrets! Is your HR team working hard to streamline and strengthen your talent management, but too often seeing disappointing results? Stop and learn the secrets for getting the most from today’s talent. The experts speak. Deepti Singh, American Savings Bank: “Fairness and equality are not the same. HR needs to have the courage to invest differently to reflect the contributions of talent fairly. Let’s stop with the peanut butter approach“ (Paraphrased from “Transformative HR” by John Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan). Gilda Stahl, Economist Intelligence Unit: “Culture eats strategy over breakfast” (Peter Drucker). Tracey Arnish, SAP: “This week, go and re-hire your best people. Namely, tell them what you see in them that is so valuable, and tell them that the team is relying on them to bring these strengths to work every day. Recognize them, and then turn this recognition into an expectation” (Markus Buckingham). Join us for Secrets of Optimizing Talent in the Workplace