SMART STAGE Leading Toward Decompression
In our always-on, always-connected world, there is a risk as younger generations (millennials specifically) are programmed toward action and immediacy. Join Jim Link, chief human resources officer at Randstad North America, a leading voice on the future workplace, to learn how managers can help them not only decompress but lift their heads from the “immediate” and think more strategically, see the bigger picture. This presentation will describe what traits effective leaders need today to success, how to spot burnout and what it really means to lead towards decompression and how burnout and employee engagement are linked and why it should be an urgent leadership priority.
Jim Link, SHRM-SCP
Jim Link is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Society for Human Resource Management. With more than 315,000 members around the world, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world and the leading voice for matters related to workers and the workplace.
Jim’s career includes roles of increasing responsibility across a variety of industries and companies including General Electric, the Pillsbury Company, Porsche Cars, and Randstad. In his most recent role as CHRO for Randstad North America, he led a global team of 150 HR professionals who were instrumental in transforming the company into an award-winning, inclusive, and sustainable global leader.
Jim has served as a volunteer leader in several organizations including the SHRM Foundation Board, the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Human Capital Advisory Board, and the Human Resources Leadership Forum.
Jim holds undergraduate and master’s degree from Murray State University. Born and raised on a working family farm in western Kentucky, he currently resides in Atlanta and Alexandria, VA.
Jim is an adjunct instructor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Poznan (Poland) School of Economics and Business and the University of Liège (Belgium) Asia-Pacific campus in Taipei, Taiwan.