Archived Webcasts and Podcasts

This presentation is designed to give HR professionals some background knowledge as well as tips and techniques on using social media to increase emplyee engagement and productivity. Barbara Fowler will share some case studies in various industries and some software packages that are being used by companies. Additionally, we will cover some research that has been conducted evaluating whether social media helps or hurts employee productivity and engagement. We will speak on both internal social media sites like Yammer as well as external sites like Pinterest, Linkedin and Facebook. We will cover how to introduce social media and what checks and balances are needed to encourage use but discourage sharing of inappropriate content.

This session will provide a background on how lean thinking and tools can help safety and any HR function. Following the teachings of W. Edwards Deming, Toyota created a production system, now commonly referred to as lean production. What is not well understood is that “lean” works in any office and business, regardless of size. Whether healthcare, small enterprise, food service, or non – profit, “lean” can help improve teamwork, culture and drive continuous improvement, but only if we go back to basics and strip away the mystery that this thinking is only for the manufacturing floor. Participants in the session will gain new insight into both “how” and “why” standards should be developed.

At its most basic level, “analytics” is the look at performance metrics in order to identify cause & effect relationships that can guide future actions. But this doesn’t necessarily mean complicated and expensive software; instead it just means using root cause analysis thinking to look for patterns in the data. This presentation will provide an example of the use of root cause analysis (RCA)to look at workforce turnover, and how iterative analysis of the data can help inform our decisions. It will also discuss how HR professionals need to both understand and use RCA, but also deploy it within the organization as a basic core competency.

Watch "6 Steps to Improving Employee Retention" to find out the best ways to establish a culture of employee career growth, satisfaction, and shared commitment to teamwork and company success.

The cost of high turnover is not merely quantified by the money spent to fill vacant roles; the tacit knowledge lost in the transition can be equally as devastating.

Organizations with high turnover should be able to answer the questions: What is it about our organization’s value proposition that is not resonating with employees? What can our organization do in 2013 to retain valued employees?

Learn how to inspire a culture of retention in your organization and reverse your high-turnover trend in just 6 steps.

“Creating a high-performance culture” – as learning and talent management professionals, this is something we hear about often. But what is the best way to achieve this?

Through the alignment of learning and performance processes including cascading goals, linking personal goals to organizational goals, learning and talent management leaders can communicate required competencies and identify potential skill gaps. Learning priorities are then based on performance goals and from identified skill and competency gaps a personalized learning path can be created that provides tailored development linking back to performance goals.

Sound like talent management Nirvana? Not sure where to start? It’s more attainable than you think. Join us as we discuss how your people and your organization can benefit by connecting performance and learning to create a high-performance culture. During this webinar we will discuss how you can:

• Connect learning and talent processes to tie learning to goals and performance
• Leverage Talent Expansion technologies to cascade goals throughout the organization, provide contextual learning and give people the tools they need to be great at their jobs
• Set and measure learning and talent management results with integrated analytics
• Start building your integrated learning and talent management program immediately with a few easy steps

As part of the rich history on the topic of identifying and developing ‘high potential’ employees, literally thousands of books, articles, and research papers have been written. Considering this weight of research, “pet theories” abound, with as many different ideas on how and what to do as there are HR leaders in different organizations. Join Dr. Henryk Krajewski, a recognized leader in BOTH the research and practice of talent assessment and development to share a unifying view of what matters most in selecting – and keeping – the best talent. Dr. Krajewski will distinguish what matters from what doesn’t, dispel popular myths about talent, and help you focus in on winning strategies that will help you attract and retain “differentiated” talent. Specific learning objectives include: • Learning to use compelling “business-language” conversations about the importance of top talent. • Which assessment methods and tests are research supported, and an analysis of those that aren’t. • What empirical research says about the factors proven to attract high potentials. • Gaining knowledge and familiarity with the age-old psychological data that has simply been “recycled” time and time again in popular books re: engagement. • How to use technology to make all of this easier!

Do you have your finger on the pulse of your message? Is it what you intend it to be? Are you connected to the nerve center of the audience...are you calling them to action? Doesn’t matter if it’s it written form or spoken word? Are you connecting to your intended audience, the way in which you want?
This webinar will explore how to make a solid connection with your intended audience, every time you address them. Whether they be front-line staff, management, clients, or prospective employers. It will examine the three key aspects of communication (both written and verbal), explore how to curtail your message for accuracy and detail without error and suggest how to solicit a professional check up as necessary.

Welcome to a workshop that is inspirational and will provide you with information and thought provoking ideas that you can use.

For decades, research and ongoing workplace surveys around the world, have explored what makes companies, leaders and teams great. Analysis of the results show data patterns and identified one question that showed the greatest correlation to the most positive business outcomes:

At work, do you have the chance to do what you do best every day?

This inspirational and informative “Leading from Strengths” event will allow you to understand why investing in Strengths returns the greatest ROI on performance and talent management. It may challenge your thinking and the myths you have likely believed for many years.

How do you keep your workforce engaged and excited? What can you do to assist management in aligning employee value to organizational vision?

In her dynamic presentation, executive coach and bestselling author Libby Gill shares a conceptual framework as well as concrete takeaways for creating client expectations that get measurable results.

The author of the award-winning You Unstuck: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-taking in Work and Life, Libby’s interactive webinar ensures that you will:

• Discover keys to articulating expectations with power and clarity
• Align employee’s value with your organization's vision
• Offer “Hope and Tools” to increase engagement and bring out the best in your workforce
• Overcome “Feedback Fear” and learn to give meaningful criticism
• Learn Libby’s method of 360 Interview Assessments to drive behavioral change
• Master “Foolproof Factors for Accountability” to maintain standards of excellence
• Experience a rousing call-to-action to keep clients equipped - and responsible - for their own success.

Libby is the former head of communications and public relations for Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting. She is now CEO of Libby Gill & Company, an executive coaching and consulting firm. She has shared her success strategies on CNN, NPR, the Today Show, and in BusinessWeek, Time, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and more.

Her clients include ABC-Disney, Avery Dennison, Deloitte, Eli Lilly, GoDaddy, John Frieda, Kellogg’s, Microsoft, Oracle, PayPal, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Safeway, The Conference Board, Wells Fargo, and many more.

Now more than ever, employee success is the key to business success. In the last few years, the landscape has changed: companies are selling new kinds of products to a new kind of consumer, and they’re doing so with a new kind of workforce. The traditional methods aren’t working. We need to learn to connect differently.

This webinar will take attendees through a fact-based, data-driven trend assessment of new recognition models. Utilizing key statistics and case studies, learn how technology can bolster your recognition strategy, and walk away with the tools to drive higher productive engagement. We’ll teach you what the most successful companies are doing to attract the best people, keep them engaged, and establish a mutually beneficial culture wherein your employees are eager to give you their best.