Facilitated Networking Session with Industry Peer Groups
Over 2 in 5 workers (41%) say they are actively searching for a new job or plan to in the next few months. In this era of upheaval, expanding your network and sharing recruitment and retention strategies is critical to effectively cause the effect at your organization. New at SHRM Talent Conference & Expo 2022 (Talent 2022), join a facilitated networking session with your industry peer groups to share strategies and gain key learnings for overcoming the greatest labor shortage in generations.
Leading you through the session is John S. Parke, CMP, President & CEO of Leadership Synergies, LLC, a proven facilitator with decades of experience who will guide smaller group discussions and synthesize key takeaways for participants.
Session is first-come, first-served, and capacity is limited to 50 attendees per session.
John S. Parke, CMP
John S. Parke is President & CEO of Leadership Synergies, a global consulting firm that has provided strategic planning, organizational audits, executive coaching, training, and development for hundreds of corporations and non-profit organizations over the past 20 years.
Before forming Leadership Synergies in 2001, Parke worked for Marriott International for more than 18 years, ultimately as Vice President of the Global Account Sales Organization. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing more than 200 senior sales executives and $1.3 billion of annual revenues. Under Parke’s leadership, the Marriott sales force was rated Number 1 by Sales & Marketing Magazine for three consecutive years.
He was a visiting lecturer at Cornell University for five years, where he designed and taught the Sales and Marketing Management program. He also taught the ASAE and Center for Association Leadership Brand and Marketing course for the Business of Meetings certificate course for five years.
Parke is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and association community. He has served on several boards, including Meeting Professionals International (MPI), E-Philanthropy, and Certified Meeting Professionals.