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Top 10 Employee Engagement Events to Attend

Achievers

If you’re looking for a great way to stay up to date on the latest HR trends, network with peers, and keep your certification credits up to date, consider attending one (or more) of the following employee engagement events. Achievers will be at all of these employee engagement events and more. When: October 6 – 8, 2020.

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6 HR lessons from Microsoft’s CHRO

HRExecutive

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 Related: This game developer CHRO has found a winning talent strategy Recognize the power of your leadership team, HR and peers.

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How this childcare provider is winning the war for talent

HRExecutive

Despite widespread shortages across the sector, early childcare provider Big Blue Marble Academy has experienced rapid growth in recent years—jumping from 800 employees pre-pandemic to about 1,800 today. It kept all of its centers open through COVID and avoided layoffs, says CHRO Mary Marietta. We’ve added 55 additional recruiters.

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Is virtual reality HR’s solution to employee engagement, retention?

HRExecutive

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, certain industries were hit much harder than others—particularly the service and entertainment industries, which saw an almost total shut down and in the following months struggled to get employees to come back. Related: Walmart’s solution to teaching workers kindness: virtual reality.

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Re-Elevating the CHRO Role: How Strategic HR Leaders Unleash Workforce Potential

Slayton Search Partners

Despite gradual stabilization—driven by a decrease in job openings and recent upticks in the national unemployment rate—the tumultuous echoes of the Great Resignation and quiet quitting continue to disrupt industries. The CHRO role will be central to success in the midst of growing workforce challenges.

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

HRExecutive

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. This pivot was often executed by HR and IT groups in a matter of days.

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Why this CHRO says it’s time for an ‘HR revolution’

HRExecutive

And that shift is both necessitating and enabling an “HR revolution,” says Alex Kweskin, executive vice president and CHRO of Banc of California , which employs about 700 people. HRE: What resonates with you most about being a people leader in the banking industry? Team member referrals are the purest sign of employee engagement.

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