Upcoming Webcasts

The Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Compensation Best Practices and Trends certification program was launched on February 14/15, 2011, with a two-day virtual event. Subsequent events have been held on September 22nd & 23rd, December 12th & 13th, March 19th & 20th, June 11th & 12th and September 10th & 11th. Archives of events are available on www.HR.com .

To date, over 7,500 HR professionals have registered for the IHR program. The purpose of this introductory session is to provide you with an update on webcast topics and introduce you to speakers that will be presenting on December 3rd & 4th. In addition, for those of you who have not participated in one of these events in the past, you will be shown how to register for any newly-added webcasts and make use of the virtual Exhibit Hall, where you can increase your knowledge on product and service suppliers in the compensation arena. You will also learn how to network with your peers by visiting the lounge.

As we were harshly reminded by the economic collapse of 2008, the world can change very abruptly and it did for reward professionals when we struggled to attract, retain and motivate employees when companies were suffering some of the worse economic reversals since the Great Depression. Although perhaps not as dramatic, thankfully, we continue to experience significant economic, cultural and demographic changes that affect how organizations reward its talent. As a result it is not surprising that everyone, it seems, is in search of “best practices.” This thought provoking presentation and discussion will identify and share “NEXT practices” insights as the result of a research study jointly conducted by Hay Group, Loyola University Chicago and WorldatWork. These findings and insights focus on the next reward practices of great global organization. Topics covered include next practices in reward strategy, design and architecture, alignment of reward practices with other talent management systems, reward implementation and doing business during challenging economic times. This look at the future will help reward professionals anticipate what may happen in a quickly changing world.

Many traditional forms of recognition and compensation are not working and executives want to know why. It used to be easy; recognition was all about logoed, trophy-value awards that were custom-made to carry a lasting company message to predominantly Baby Boomer employees. Today, there are four distinct generations in the work force and the Millennials are demanding very different approachs to recognition and compensation … or at least that’s how it appears!

The vendors, who forever have been simply proving the “stuff” assuming that their clients know why they’re buying it and how to properly hand it out, are partly to blame. We as an industry have not done a very good job of teaching our customers the difference between recognition and compensation, how to best use these tools, and most importantly, how to measure the results and prove ROI.

Become an Executive Priority by Thinking Strategically and Proving HR's Leadership Relevance! Understand Executive Priorities, Design Organizational Initiatives that solve business issues, and produce metrics to measure program efficiency! The time is now for Human Resources to take the organizational driver's seat and guide strategic change. In this session we will arm you with the ability to articulate board room speak on the issues that genuinely matter to your employees. HR is the voice of the organization and your Executives are ready to listen. So what about your employees? The workforce is looking for engaging technology, fresh program branding, rewards that matter, and Global consistency. Commoditized employee rewards programs are a waste of valuable organizational funds....it's time to stop thinking about program budgets and start thinking about driving revenue!