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HR Tech Conference 2021: How to maximize HR tech for remote onboarding

HRExecutive

The CHRO of a large HR technology provider recently told me that their workforce, consisting of several thousand employees, made the transition to remote work in less than a week. Last March, organizations of all sizes and industries faced an unprecedented challenge: a sudden and complex pivot to a fully remote workforce and operating model.

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6 HR lessons from Microsoft’s CHRO

HRExecutive

And she’s been named HRE’s 2021 HR Executive of the Year. In this role as the CHRO, and generally in the HR function, it’s about the ability to make a difference in the lives of employees, and to try to make their experience better,” she says. “HR HR has such a deep purpose.” I think we’re all partnered to try to work together.”

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Endeavor CHRO: Linking purpose and talent is HR’s ‘enormous opportunity’

HRExecutive

Kerry Chandler, CHRO for global entertainment company Endeavor, was installed recently as one of five new fellows of the National Academy of Human Resources , earning recognition from the nation’s most prestigious HR organization for her work during the pandemic and throughout her career. Kerry Chandler, CHRO, Endeavor.

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How Synchrony is Using Data to Increase Workplace Diversity

Great Place to Work

Beyond words, what makes a difference in the employee experience for workers from diverse backgrounds? To do that effectively, Synchrony created the Advancing Diverse Talent (ADT) initiative. We look at how we hire, what we hire for, who we hire, how we develop, how we retain — across the board when it comes to talent.”.

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CHROs on the front lines share lessons from a ‘really challenging year’

HRExecutive

On Thursday, CHROs at both companies shared their experiences at Spring HR Tech—which is running through March 19; click HERE to register (Note: If you can’t attend live, you can still register to receive on-demand access for 30 days to all the session recordings, resources and tools). And so that makes me a little nervous.”

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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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How this HR Honor Roll winner navigated employee trauma and growth

HRExecutive

. - Advertisement - She remained senior director and acting vice president, retail HR at Ashley HomeStore until, just a few months later, another CHS position popped up on her radar: chief talent officer. He really wanted a talent strategist and organizational design specialist,” says Vogel. “I