Conference Sessions By Track
Track: Leadership & Personal Growth
Level up your skills in leadership development and become equipped for personal and employee growth.
701: Leadership Skills for the Senior Executive: Mastering the Art of Negotiation This highly interactive session gives you the tools to negotiate with the toughest CEO, vendor or employee whether live OR via zoom! Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
Develop strategic, financial, and business acumen by understanding five principles that your CEO expects you to know. Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
801: Preparing to Lead: Critical Project Management Skills for the HR Executive Learn the processes and tools for successfully managing cross-functional projects big or small, globally or locally, live or via zoom. Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
803: Workplace Crisis Management, Conflict Resolution, and Navigating Extreme Change Workplace crisis management helps HR leaders hone their communication and teambuilding skills in today's tumultuous business environment. Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
807: Elevating Executives Above the Most Common Executive Struggles The session will focus on helping attendees learn what vertical development is and how they can employ it to elevate executive effectiveness. Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PST | |
Transgender Inclusion at Work: Combining Inclusive Structure with Inclusive Culture Participants will feel prepared to champion the creation of inclusive structural supports, and the building of welcoming cultures. Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Grateful Leadership for HR Professionals Attendees will learn the exciting and transformational breakthroughs of the Grateful Leadership model, and be given simple tools to create a culture of appreciation based on that practice. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Influence in Conflict Resolution Managing escalating emotional situations is a routine activity in HR, and having a guiding framework for this process is critical to your success. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Moving from Policy to Practice: How to Make the New Parental Leave Landscape Work for You Harness the parental leave timeframe (preparing, during, and returning) as a manager training and employee development and retention opportunity. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Nine Minutes on Monday: The Quick and Easy Way to Turn Managers into Leaders Nine Minutes on Monday will give you a quick and simple blueprint to follow to increase the engagement, motivation and productivity of your staff. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Partnering: Forge the Deep Connections that Make Great Things Happen Jean Oelwang, founding CEO and Trustee of Virgin Unite, has interviewed over 60 business and life partnerships - including Desmond and Leah Tutu, and Ben and Jerry - revealing how to nurture relationships with depth and purpose. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Unstoppable Courage: Shattering Limitations and Daring to Thrive Dima uses her story of transformation to dare the audience to examine their barriers and equip them with the tools to emerge as empowered leaders. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Drive Your HR Career Forward with SHRM Certification In this session you will learn how to choose which exam is right for you, and gain insights about how to best prepare to earn your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credential. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Know Your Numbers: Metrics & Finance Imperatives Every HR Leader Must Ace Learn how to analyze and leverage HR metrics, plus real-time and historical financial data into your decision-making Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Learn the four common pitfalls to avoid when developing your executive leaders into formal Executive Sponsors of key talent. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Our New REALITY! Getting Control in a VUCA World! The old model of HR doesn't work any more - all of our lives are VUCA and we've got to embrace the model and set new strategies for success. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Performance Management for Greatness – “Taking the SCARE Out of Performance Management” Attendees will learn how to use performance your management process to drive higher performance. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Ready or Not You’re Global: Three Critical Insights and Three Action Steps to Help You Succeed!© Attendees will learn how to effectively engage and succeed in a global environment. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Step Up: Why Military -Connected Talent Hiring Is The Solution You Are Looking For! Attendees will learn more than just the business case to attracting, hiring, and retaining members of the military community but also “next steps”. SHRM Foundation along with a panelist of workplace hiring experts will share strategies and insight that will enhance your hiring initiatives and provide a road map for your next steps. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
The Ten Commandments of a Healthy Organization Attendees will learn, by following ten simple rules, how to build a healthy, well-adjusted organization, from pre-hire through succession. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Why You Should Strive to Make Your Organization a Great Place to Work and Great Place to Be From This session will help you understand the value of being a great place to work and a great place to be from as you grow and develop your employees. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Winning at HR: Lessons from Sports Research Learn how to advocate for the use of techniques to counter common biases in group decision-making and become an evidence-based manager. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Networking Is Not Just for Salespeople; It's for Talent and HR Leaders This session will help HR & Talent leaders learn and practice networking skills to elevate their ability to communicate effectively and build trust. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM PST | |
SHRM Foundation 101 - How We're Supporting HR Leaders in Creating Social Good Attendees will learn about the various programs and services offered to HR leaders by SHRM Foundation, as well as how they can engage with and support SHRM Foundation's efforts. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM PST | |
Cognitive Diversity- Understanding Different Thinking Styles Join us for this interactive session and learn how to immediately build strategic relationships and improve your communication skills. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Eight Reasons to Rethink the Annual Performance Review Attendees will learn why it's time to move from a traditional performance approach to a more agile continuous performance management approach. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Enjoy The Ride: How to Produce a Happy Workplace This presentation will show how to impact your employee’s happiness and improve retention. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Leading at the Highest Levels: Tips for Getting Out of the Weeds and into the C-Suite During this highly engaging session, we'll get you out of the weeds and into the C-suite in no time! Time to unleash the leader within! Monday, June 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Deep knowledge & application to address class bias structure through DEI, leadership programming, & empowerment research to change workplace culture. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
Apprenticeship is for More than the Trades - Busting the Myths of Apprenticeship Learn the truth on how apprenticeship develops in-demand skills in multiple occupations and industries. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM PST | |
Cultures that ROCK !! - Five Proven Ways to Develop and Sustain a Phenomenal Workplace Culture is the primary factor that defines an organization, and it should be the primary focus of HR as well !! Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
Ethics with a Dash of Courage - Making Tough HR Decisions Making difficult decisions requires wisdom, and this session gives a framework and structure that HR professionals can follow to be ethical. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
Harnessing the Power of Change: Change and Growth in the New World of Work Change is going to happen-- this session will teach you how to harness the power of change and use it for dynamic growth for you-- and your team! Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
Helping Individuals and Teams Realize Potential through Competitive Collaboration How to incorporate a workplace culture that challenges individuals and teams to bring the best out of one another. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Am I the Fairest HR Leader of them All You will walk away with step-by-step instructions to create a bold roadmap to bring your authentic style and presence to how you show up at work. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
The Essential Elements of Ethics - Strategies to Maintain High Personal and Organizational Ethics Attendees will learn a framework for walking through the process of making ethical decisions and leading others in considering options and ramifications. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PST | |
Finding Your Sweet Spot: How Power, Passion and Priorities Spark Engagement Together we will explore 'radical engagement' through the 3Ps lens - (super)powers, passions, and priorities. Monday, June 12, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM PST | |
BYOA: Elevating Your Confidence, Courage and Clarity to Amplify Your Career Empower and equip HR leaders to advocate for themselves and their needs, thoughts, wants and ideas as much as they do for the people they lead. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Radical Humility: How to Be a Kick-Ass Boss and a Good Human in a Messy World Learn the 4-Step Radical Humility Framework to overcome disengagement, distrust and burnout and drive productivity, engagement, and build trust. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
SPEAKER CANCELLED: Identifying and Overcoming Gender Blind Spots at the Leadership Level During this session, we will share critical lessons learned and many of the artifacts we created to address gender bias and blind spots intentionally. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Tackling the Engagement Dilemma: Influence Emotion to Motivate Action Communication is the key to engaging and retaining workforce, running effective meetings, delivering presentations, and supporting collaborations. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
The Emotional Intelligence Compass for HR Leaders Learn emotional intelligence competencies that will help orient us as leaders and guide our teams to higher levels of performance. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 7:50 AM PST | |
Working Through Grief: Restoring Employee Productivity After Personal Life Disruptions Empathy training to re-integrate employees dealing with grief, resulting in improved culture, employee retention, and productivity. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Workplace Violence: Five Strategies to Avoid a Nightmare Event Attendees will learn why people act out violently, and what organizations can do to minimize the risk of an event occurring in their workplace. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
In this session, we will empower you with a fun, engaging exercise outlining your own unique motivators and satisfaction levels. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
“Strategery”: How to Get All of Your Leaders Rowing in the Same Direction Navigate 'stormy seas' with a mixture of modern, strategic techniques and some creative 'strategery' to manage leadership in 2023. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Battle Ready: Cultivating Culture through Trust, Teamwork, Purpose, and Ownership When leaders make organizational culture their primary focus, employee engagement, retention, and performance skyrocket. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Discover Confidence in Weakness Insecurity is the plague of the soul. Learn how to extract it from their being, fostering confidence in every area of life, even their weaknesses. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Influence in Conflict Resolution Managing escalating emotional situations is a routine activity in HR, and having a guiding framework for this process is critical to your success. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
The Cherry on Top: Creating a Culture That Adds Value This session will instruct you on how to build a culture of solidarity and inclusion and improve efficiency. It will show you how to keep employees engaged and awaken the innate hunger for adding value through work and the sense of meaning it provides. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
The Hardest 'Soft Skills' Every Leader Must Demonstrate Learn the five key soft skills that every leader should possess in order to achieve high performance and engagement from the new generation of talent. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
The Ten Commandments of a Healthy Organization Attendees will learn, by following ten simple rules, how to build a healthy, well-adjusted organization, from pre-hire through succession. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Women in HR Consulting - A Career Success Strategy HR Zoomers (Gen Z) to Boomers will learn how to determine if consulting is for them what business steps they need to take to start an HR practice. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Six Emerging Paradigms of Leadership: Make Changes Today for an Impactful Tomorrow HR leaders must embrace new skill sets that meet the needs of their stakeholders and embrace how those have changed today. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM PST | |
Ten Tips That Will Get Employees to Read What You Write Attendees will learn how to stop having to repeat themselves and get people to want to hear what they have to say through better writing skills. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM PST | |
Getting to YES: Upping Your Presentation Skills to Get the Greenlight from your Boss! Maximizing your chances of getting a YES when presenting your ideas to your boss, co-workers or anyone else who carries influence at your company. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM PST | |
Leaders Are Leaving: What Are You Doing About It? Attendees will learn critical strategies for retaining key leaders and maximizing their contribution. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Power in the Workplace: Who Has It, How It’s Used, and How to Empower Yourself Role model a healthy relationship with power and coach others through their exploration of power dynamics, resulting in a more empowered workforce. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Preparing for the Worst: An Interactive Session on Building Resilience for Ourselves and our Teams Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
The Visionary Leader: Purpose, Commitment, and Accountability This session shows HR practitioners how to augment day-to-day management skills to inspire their organization to the highest levels of performance. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
They STILL Can’t Fix What They Don’t Know Give managers what they need to drive employee success and retention with this 4-part model to improve communication, engagement, and feedback. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Deep knowledge & application to address class bias structure through DEI, leadership programming, & empowerment research to change workplace culture. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
SHRM Certification: How to Maintain Your Expertise Attendees hear a brief overview of the SHRM recertification process. This session is ideal for individuals who currently hold their credential. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM PST | |
'Employee Engagement? In THIS Economy??' -- Maximizing Motivation Beyond Money Attendees will discover methods beyond financial rewards to maximize motivation and engagement for themselves and others. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
Adult Bullying in the Workplace: Behaviors that Impact Mental Illness and Company Culture After the session, participants will have a model to continue building upon to create awareness and behavior change in their organization. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
Cognitive Diversity- Understanding Different Thinking Styles Join us for this interactive session and learn how to immediately build strategic relationships and improve your communication skills. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
Ethics with a Dash of Courage - Making Tough HR Decisions Making difficult decisions requires wisdom, and this session gives a framework and structure that HR professionals can follow to be ethical. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
I Am Sooooo Stressed Out!! This Isn't Your Mama's Stress Management! This session will absolutely redefine how you take back control of your stress in a fast paced, everchanging, and dynamic HR world! Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
SOUL/Life Balance: The Practice to Go From Stressed & Overwhelmed to Energized & Fulfilled Attendees will learn the importance of reframing the relationship between life and work and how to make time to 'feed your soul' amidst it all. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
The Significant Seven - 7 Principles of Successful People & Organizations Your core values affect every relationship you have and are the cornerstone of building Relational Equity. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST | |
Bambi VS. Godzilla: How to Deal with Difficult People Difficult people are in the workplace and by attending this session you will learn who they are, what they do, and what you can do about it. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Confidence and Executive Presence for Women Attendees will learn what behaviors may be affecting them, their team, or their organization. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Defining and Communicating Your Personal Brand to Help Your Career and Your Organization Grow Attendees will learn how to effectively position yourself to create opportunities for professional growth within your organization, your industry and in your career. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Action: You Played the Race Card Attendees will be able to design, develop, and implement processes that can enhance their organizational culture. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Learn how to strengthen and sustain your talent management strategy. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Foot on the Gas, Hands on the Wheel: Use Your Strengths to Drive Your Career! Attendees will learn targeted strengths-based actions to drive a successful and rewarding career with their unique talents at the forefront. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
From Functional to OPTIMAL: Facing the Realities of Stress and Kicking It's A** Attendees will understand where stress is holding them back in all aspects of life and how to implement the correct coping methods. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
HR Transformations at H&M and Tyson Foods Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
You’re the CEO of your Career: What’s Your Vision? This session will show you how to own your strengths and experiences to build an exit strategy that will take you to the next level in your career. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
Become an HR Superstar on LinkedIn: Grow Your Influence with a Well-rounded Content Strategy Establish your thought leadership identity and expand your influence on LinkedIn. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
By Design Leader: How to be the ACCTIVE HR Leader Your Team Needs HR Leaders will learn how to incorporate the ACCTIVE Leadership Model and design thinking into their day to day management of their team. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
How do we most effectively wear the many hats needed to be a successful HR Party of One. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Military and Veteran Family Igniting: UNDERSTAND How to Level Up and Elevate Your Organization Pave the way for military and veteran cultural understanding - mold the conversation for your organization to shape a culture inclusive to active duty. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Radical Humility: How to Be a Kick-Ass Boss and a Good Human in a Messy World Learn the 4-Step Radical Humility Framework to overcome disengagement, distrust and burnout and drive productivity, engagement, and build trust. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
Women Leaders Rising: Actionable Strategies to Create Gender Equity in Leadership Faster Attendees will learn how to influence the strategy for engaging, retaining and advancing women at this critical time for organizations. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST | |
“Strategery”: How to Get All of Your Leaders Rowing in the Same Direction Navigate 'stormy seas' with a mixture of modern, strategic techniques and some creative 'strategery' to manage leadership in 2023. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST |