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UKG Workforce Institute Welcomes City of Memphis CHRO Alex Smith to Its Advisory Board

UKG

Named an HRO Today magazine CHRO of the Year in 2020, Smith has been highly praised for positioning the City of Memphis as a 21st-century model for city governments. In her role at The Workforce Institute, Smith will provide firsthand perspectives from the CHRO of a city with more than one million residents.

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This game developer CHRO has found a winning talent strategy

HRExecutive

While the organization, founded in 2007 and known for developing such games as Words with Friends and FarmVille, has long had a standout culture—rooted in collaboration and innovation—it had gone through a “rough patch,” Ryan says, with a downturn in morale and business outcomes, making it harder to both recruit and retain top talent.

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GetFive Names Its 2021 HR Heroes

GetFive

Paraphrasing the Economist, boardrooms turned to their corporate finance chiefs when the financial crisis rocked the business world in 2007-09. On the diversity and belonging front, Naveen and his team pressed forward with an impressively long list of initiatives. Monique Jefferson, CHRO, New York Public Radio.

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How to Elevate HR (And Keep the C-Suite Happy)

WorkHuman

million quits (now higher than the first month of the recession, December 2007). John Boudreau shares a telling story from a CHRO in their first leadership meeting, chaired by the CEO. Instead, he said, “Why don’t I ask our new CHRO to say a few words about how HR will contribute to our strategic success?”. million in December.

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Conference Twitter Primer #SHRM18

Advos

Nextchat #HR #HRtribe #SHRM18Blogger #SHRM #SHRM18Steps #SHRMtalent #hrtech #HROnPurpose #worktrends #HRHighSteppers #HRSocialHour #DTHR #Leadership #SHRMStore #CHRO #FutureofWork #Inclusion #Workplace #SHRMTech18. ardencoaching : Founded in 2007. JimLinkHR : #CHRO @RandstadUSA, leading #humancapital strategy. Keynote Speakers.

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#ECTalent - Doug Baillie, Unilever on talent and the business ~ HR.

Strategic HCM

Were kicking off with a keynote from Doug Baillie, Unilevers fairly new CHRO (and new to HR) sharing his secrets of aligning the development of high-potential talent pools with overall business goals. ► 2007. #ECTalent - Doug Baillie, Unilever on talent and the business. ► August. (8). ► July. (10). ► June. (21).

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Economist's Change Ambassadors ~ HR to HR 2.0 and Human.

Strategic HCM

By the way, in case youve been confused by the picture - I do get involved in an interesting activities, but Im not, of course, Unilevers CHRO! - ► 2007. If youre interested in applying, you can do so here. Im sure the Economist will have that changed soon! ► August. (8). ► July. (10). ► June. (21). Blog labels.