Upcoming Webcasts

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.

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.

Driving consistent, measurable business impact through any learning function is a difficult proposition. In fact Bersin & Associates High Impact Learning Organization research shows that the gap between those that do it well and the rest continues to only get wider. Add to the mix the complications of a global organization and the degree of difficulty can increase seemingly exponentially. Building working relationships across distances (geographic, linguistic, cultural – to name a few); balancing central goals with local relevance; creating timely, targeted and personalized solutions efficiently and at global scale – the challenges are clear. The solutions are not quite so clear.

The widespread adoption of social media has revolutionized the way we communicate and do business. What hasn’t changed is the necessity for business leaders to be aware of how their company and employer brands are represented to current and prospective clients and employees. Social media, giving anyone with an internet connection the ability to self-publish, has created a new host of new challenges and opportunities to be considered.

On this webinar, we will address the following questions:

• What new challenges and opportunities should HR leaders be concerned with?
• How do you engage and empower your employees around social media while protecting your company and employer brand?
• How are candidates and clients finding information on your company and how to manage this?