Where HR is Transforming: Advocacy for Business Policies, Evolving Business Competencies and Leadership Skills

Sally Hornick Anderson, Google Sally shared some of the areas she believes HR practitioners today need to focus on: Understanding the business– We need to understand the P & L, and work closely with finance and operations Employee Activism– This is on the rise, and HR leaders need to be prepared to respond in an …

Strategies for Transforming the Employee Experience with Technology

Henry Weston, PageTiger We have five different generations in the workforce today, but how that shakes out between Baby Boomers vs. Gen X vs. Gen Z varies, and will continue to shift over the next 5-10 years. PageTiger surveyed the generations to find out what they were searching for in their next career move and …

D&I Panel – Inclusive Leadership: Getting the Most from your Talent

Maria Kim, Cara; Cedric Thurman, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago; Bob Hogan, Bridge My Return; Troy McIntosh, US Cellular How do you create awareness around inclusion in your workplace? US Cellular Inclusion Campaign – They’ve defined what the behaviors of inclusion look like. Things like candor, cultural competence, openness and collaboration, and introduced a …

Legal Update: Issues Impacting HR Leaders

David Weldon, Alexis Dominguez, Neal Gerber Eisenberg Illinois Equal Pay Act: Prohibits employers from asking applicants about salary history. You can, however, ask applicants about their salary expectations. Exceptions – if salary history is a matter of public record or they are a current employee, however, you cannot use this information to make a decision …

The Changing Face of Leadership Development

Nicole Morris, Vaya Group Have you ever tried to learn a new skill and failed? Have you sent employees to trainings and they come back with great ideas, but a week later are back to their old ways? You aren’t setting yourself or your employees up for success. There is a better way to approach …