Talent Management Imperatives – Connecting Your People, Culture & Outcomes
What got your nonprofit organization where it is today may not be what’s needed to realize your vision in a post-pandemic economy. Now, more than ever, social impact organizations are challenged with identifying, prioritizing and implementing people practices that embrace feedback and proactively respond to demands for work-life integration, fairness, equitable wages and greater transparency in decision-making. But what are the factors for future success and what is needed for the journey? Your people, a healthy, cohesive culture and stronger, mission-aligned business outcomes. Achieving it all is possible, but not without strategy.
Learning Objectives:
- Why it is necessary to re-imagine your organization’s people management priorities and be prepared for more frequent culture shifts.
- How celebrating behaviors that demonstrate organizational values-driven leadership can propel your people to not only survive, but thrive.
- What can be learned from how small and large organizations pivoted to embrace a remote, and now hybrid, workforce.
- The value of embracing a feedback culture in a dynamic environment.
- How to mitigate future disruption to your recruitment program and talent strategy.
In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sidney Abrams
From prospect stewardship to strategic alliances and scaling growth, Sidney Abrams’ role sits at the intersection of where organizations are going and the talent capacity needed to get them there. A collaborative thinker and leader with a can-do spirit, Sidney architects solutions for new and existing clients by mobilizing the best and brightest minds with cutting edge people-focused solutions across all Nonprofit HR practices, including Strategy and Advisory, Outsourcing, Search, Total Rewards and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Dr. Tracye Weeks
Tracye provides value to clients in the areas of thought partnership, HR strategy, leadership coaching and training, and implementing best practices for creating high performing organizations. She often serves as the Interim HR Leader for clients who value her creative solutions for solving organizational challenges. Tracye advises leaders on strategy related to organizational structure, policies, risk assessment and aversion. Additionally, she enjoys managing creative initiatives that fit into “bigger picture” long-term organizational goals. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business, a Master of Arts in Mass Communication and a Doctorate in Human Resource Management.
Melissa Sawyer
Melissa is a Founder and CEO of Youth Empowerment Project (YEP). Melissa received her B.A. from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and her M. Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Melissa first came to New Orleans through Teach for America (TFA) and she returned to the city after receiving her Master’s Degree in order to help reform the state’s juvenile justice system. In 2004, Melissa and two other juvenile justice advocates founded YEP as the first program of its kind in Louisiana to support formerly incarcerated youth transition back into their families and communities. Over the past 17 years, YEP has expanded to provide mentoring, high school equivalency preparation, employment readiness, and out-of-school time programming to young people across the Greater New Orleans region. Among the significant recognition she has received for her leadership at YEP, Melissa was recognized by the Times-Picayune as one of the 300 people “who have made New Orleans, New Orleans” (2018) and Gambit Weekly selected her as New Orleanian of the Year (2016).