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.

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.

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.

Employers are in dire need of talented professionals who can thrive in an increasingly connected global economy. Online education can prove to be an invaluable training ground for collaboration and communication across borders and time zones. Discover how online learning can dramatically transform learning and development at your organization. Did you know that 31% of higher education students take at least one course online, and 20% of all continuing education enrollment are for online courses? Join us for the “Demystifying Online Learning for Today’s Global Workforce” webinar to discover the latest trends in online learning, and the benefits it will bring to your team and organization. THIS WEBCAST DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION CREDITS.

By writing and speaking about catalytic ideas, an organizational thought leader brings your company impressive advantages, such as brand goodwill, an elevated position in the eyes of your customers, and a shortened sales cycle.

In this interactive webinar, learn how to find your company's thought leaders, help them articulate their very best ideas, and get those ideas out to the world in a way that will build your firm's brand equity and draw your market to you.

The webinar leader, Mark Levy, has worked with distinguished thought leaders, including Marshall Goldsmith, Simon Sinek, David Meerman Scott, Harvard Business School scholars, and several TED and TEDx speakers.

In Part 1 of this 2 part presentation, Jeremy Tozer examined a clear strategic role for HR in enabling the creation of the conditions for organizational success. In particular Jeremy examined the role of HR / learning and development in:

• Developing and sustaining organizational leadership capacity as the primary source of strategic competitive advantage.
• Enabling effective development and execution of business strategy and the leadership of change and transformation —this includes ensuring both work alignment and people engagement.

In this second part, Jeremy will give a quick recap of Part 1 and then examine in detail a proven approach to developing this form of collective leadership capability, an approach which also concurrently develops individual leadership behavior and emotional intelligence —an approach which is guaranteed to more than pay for itself with a measurable financial return on investment.

This will be illustrated with detailed and ROI quantified case studies from Cisco, and consulting assignments from across the USA, Asia, Europe and Australasia with other clients such as ABN AMRO, Pfizer, Philips and MCI.

Participants in this webinar should review the archive of Part 1 at this link http://www.hr.com/en/webcasts_events/webcasts/archived_webcasts_and_podcasts/strategic-hr-enabling-leaders-to-drive-strategy-ex_habeg7ec.html

Can you imagine the excitement people would feel coming to work every day to a company where leaders understand that building a sustainable competitive advantage is based on how leaders treat and develop their people?

Servant leadership offers hope to organizations for creating an environment of mutual trust and respect; a workplace where people can discover and reach their potential. A leadership style where leaders focus on creating a winning partnership for the people and the business; creating growth for both the people and the bottom-line. Find out how servant leadership can help your organization build a sustainable competitive advantage.

The presenter brings 38 years of real world experience in the manufacturing industry, including 26 years of senior leadership: Product Manager, Sales & Marketing Manager, VP of Sales & Marketing, VP of Operations and 13 years as President of two manufacturing companies including one with 10 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., England and Mexico. He also started his own consulting firm in April of 2010.

Professional sport coaches and trainers know that the strongest, most experienced athletes aren’t necessarily the best prepared ones. Top athletes also train to build mental and emotional inner strength so they can be resilient and focused, regardless of the situation. Businesses and their employees also need to have strong core confidence so they can cope with rapid market changes and personal challenges. Developing the knowledge and skills for a current or next role just isn’t enough anymore to succeed in today’s increasingly demanding global environment.

Organizations and individuals that have strong core confidence operate more effectively by eliminating the stress and distraction that a lack of trust brings in one’s self and others. Core confidence isn’t something that can be faked or embodied part-time and it’s difficult to describe. It’s a consistent state of being, an “it” factor, and a seemingly natural mojo that we all intuitively perceive and want.

This session will examine what core confidence is, why it’s so empowering and how to assess it concretely in an individual and overall organization. We’ll provide tools that immediately diagnose confidence strengths and weaknesses that will determine a core confidence conditioning strategy and plan. Participants will leave with a sustainable and scalable understanding about confidence that will fundamentally change the way they and their co-workers look at and operate in all aspects of business and life.

In a recent large scale global survey of CEOs and senior executives 76 percent cited leadership development as important yet only 7 percent thought their organization was doing it effectively! A big part of this gap is caused by traditional needs assessments and gap analysis. This weakness-based approach is ineffective and undermines participant motivation for change. A series of pre and post studies examined the impact of leaders choosing to fix weaknesses versus building on existing strengths. 12 to 18 months later the leaders who magnified their existing strengths showed two - three times more improvement in leadership effectiveness than leaders who worked on fixing their weaknesses.

Need employees and others to take action? Start creating compelling calls to action that trigger individuals to comply—and even commit—to your requests.

Liz Guthridge, an experienced change coach and consultant, will show you how you to move people over the hill, using their will and skill.

She’ll explain how to craft calls to action that cut through the clutter and inspire people to take action in all sorts of situations. So if you’re requesting people to try new technology, complete an online form or volunteer for a task force, you’ll learn how to transform your “ask” into “act.”

As a result, you'll get people complying with your requests without having to keep nagging them or asking their bosses to pressure them.