Internal Networking: A Vital Link to Organizational Health
Seating Instructions: Seating is first-come, first-served. Reserved seating options are available for accessibility and accommodations. For detailed accessibility information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.
Healthy businesses are comprised of individuals who understand the full scope of the business, what it takes to be successful, and what roles everyone within the organization plays in contributing to the mission. Networking is the key to gaining the full circle of knowledge and support that is required to make an organization whole, healthy, and successful. As an HR professional, you must know the people you work with, what they do, and how you can collaborate with one another to boost the company's success.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand that networking is a set of skills used to expand one's community (internally and externally), demonstrate interest, and build trust.
- Learn the competencies involved in being an effective networker and how to apply them.
- Practice a few critical networking skills you can utilize with your organization as a way to expand your knowledge of the business, your investment in the mission of the organization, and your ability to provide professional expertise more broadly.
- Learn to use your network more effectively in a virtual environment including refining your LinkedIn practice and virtual meeting strategies.
Direct Link to Session Materials: If the speaker provides session materials, you can access them via the app, web format or at https://presentations.shrm.org/.
Live Streaming and Recording: Unless marked 'in person only,' all sessions are live-streamed on the app or web format and available for replay 30 days after the event.
Acknowledgment of Technical Issues: While rare, technical issues may occur during sessions. We appreciate your patience as we quickly address them.
Accessibility & Accommodations Information: For detailed accessibility & accommodations information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.
Christine Burrows

I currently have the privilege of leading a national network of consultants, coaches and trainers. In partnership with JoDee Curtis, we are helping solopreneurs in the “people” space grow their businesses and better serve their clients. I have been an educator, writer, marketer, business developer, connector, and content strategist at different times in my life. Now, I am all of those things at once. After years of connecting folks just because I couldn’t help myself (including the young man next me on the airplane and my daughter), I am now building a business on the promise that connection is powerful, valuable, and vital to being human.
JoDee Curtis, SHRM-SCP

JoDee is the Founder of Purple Ink, a human resources consulting firm in Indianapolis, IN. They serve a wide array of organizations with recruiting, HR consulting, leadership training, and HR outsourcing services.
JoDee serves on the Indiana SHRM State Council and is the chair of the Indiana SHRM conference.
Find Sessions by Day
Find Sessions by Speaker
Find Sessions by Topic
- Select Track
- Benefits
- Business Leadership
- Career Development
- Communication
- Communication Strategies
- Compensation & Benefits
- Developing a robust diversity strategy that aligns with your organization's business objectives
- Employee Benefits
- Employee Engagement
- Employment Law & Regulations
- Global HR
- Global HR
- Global HR: strategy and implementation
- HR Department of One
- HR Technology and Data Analytics
- Health Care
- Inclusion & Diversity
- Leadership & Personal Growth
- Leadership & Skill
- Managing Workplace Diversity & Inclusion
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Metrics & Analytics
- Onboarding Techniques
- Organizational development and enterprise in transformation
- People & Talent Management
- Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Skill Development
- Skill Enhancement
- Social Recruiting & Technology
- Strategic Communications
- Strategic HR & Organizational Design
- Strategic Planning
- Strategy
- Workforce Planning
- Workplace Culture, Empathy & Work Life Integration
- and Global Concerns
Find Sessions by Credit Type
- Select Credit Type
Find Sessions by Competency
- Select Competency
- Business (Behavioral)
- Business Acumen
- Communication
- Consultation
- Ethical Practice
- Global & Cultural Effectiveness
- HR Expertise
- HR Technical Expertise
- Interpersonal (Behavioral)
- Leadership & Navigation
- Leadership (Behavioral)
- Organization (Technical)
- People (Technical)
- Relationship Management
- Workplace (Technical)
Find Sessions by Intended Audience
- Select Intended Audience
- All Levels
- Early Career
- Executive-level
- Mid-Level
- Senior-Level