Engage by Stage: How to Connect with Employees at All Career Stages

2019 Talent Conference & Exposition
By understanding how an employee's preferences may vary by career stage, companies can learn how to best drive engagement across their organization.

Successful companies come in all shapes and sizes, but they have one important thing in common: They believe their employees are their greatest assets. Employee engagement can impact a number of things, including talent acquisition and retention, customer satisfaction and financial performance. But how many employees today are truly engaged? Turns out, 2 in 5 employees are completely disengaged from their employer. With such a diverse workforce makeup, a one-size-fits-all approach to employee engagement just doesn't cut it. Two employees of the same age yet at different career stages often want and are motivated by different things. While many studies have explored the generational differences in the workplace, there's much more to consider than just age. Padilla will share insights from its Engage by Stage study, which will help you to understand how an employee's career stage, not just his or her age, can have an impact on the employee’s engagement level.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the different stages that employees pass through during their careers and how those stages impact engagement (including preferences related to communication channels, rewards and recognition, values alignment, work styles, etc.).
  • Discover how leadership behaviors and attitudes, organizational goals and an employee's role influence employee engagement.
  • Learn actionable takeaways for using these career-stage preferences to best drive engagement across the organization in order to retain and inspire talent of all ages and stages.
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Presenter: 

Natalie Smith

Natalie
Smith

Based in Richmond, Virginia, Natalie Smith, APR, is senior vice president at Padilla. A leader in Padilla’s RC2 Practice (Reputation, Risk, Change, Culture), Natalie is an expert in navigating the challenges of an ever-changing workforce and workplace. She works with clients who are going through substantial change, helping them to successfully navigate that change and in the process, build a culture that engages employees and drives company performance. Natalie has a bachelor’s degree in communications from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., and a master’s degree in mass communications/media management from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.

 

Julie McCracken

Julie
McCracken

As a senior director, Julie leads the development and execution of large-scale employee engagement initiatives and integrated marketing and public relations campaigns for several national clients. Her expertise includes strategic planning, change communications, employee engagement, corporate social responsibility, national and local media relations, and sponsorship and event marketing. During her time at Padilla, her work has garnered the agency numerous national and local awards. Julie graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Location: 
Delta B
Amount of Credit: 
1.00
Credit Type: 
SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Intended Audience: 
Senior-Level
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