Conference Agenda

MEGA SESSION Three Rules to Creating Resilient HR Strategy

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

The Human Side of Ethics: Has Your Company Bridged the Gap Between Human Values and Ethics?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Best Practices for Implementing an Online HR System

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Out Sick, or Sick of Work? Effectively Managing Employee Absence

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Social Media: Protecting Employer Information Versus Employee Privacy

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

The Employee Accommodation Conundrum: How to Navigate It and Determine When Enough Is Enough

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Global Influence Trends: Exploring the Influence Styles of 19,000 Global Managers

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

MEGA SESSION Strategizing Radical Change by Becoming a Disruptive Leader

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say: How to Effectively Improve Diversity Skills and Competencies

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

MEGA SESSION How Workplace Culture Can Drive Business Results

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Kohl's Journey: Becoming Famous for Engaging, Developing and Recognizing Great Teams

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Why Your Employees Are Just Not That Into You...and What to Do About It

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

SPEAKER CANCELLATION: Building a High Performance Organization and Career With The Ultimate Development Toolbox

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

American Benefits Council 20/20 Vision: The Legislative and Regulatory Landscape

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Employee Financial Wellness: One Size Does Not Fit All

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

#HROS: Open Source Comes to HR

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

The Value of SHRM Certification

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Keynote Session featuring Amy Cuddy

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

Monday in the SHRM Exposition

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Welcome to the Smart Stage!

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

SMART STAGE: Notes, Networking and Next Steps: Making the Most of Your Conference Experience

10:00 AM - 10:18 AM EDT

SMART STAGE: Grow Your Personal Brand, Grow Your Career

10:20 AM - 10:38 AM EDT

Principles of Mindful Leadership presented by Pandit Dasa, Meditation Instructor and Author, Professor, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, N.Y.

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Optimizing HR Strategy for Organizational Effectiveness

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Rethinking HR: The Future of Work and HR

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

When HR Needs to Act More like Sales and Marketing

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Seeing the Big Picture®: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career & Company

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

You’re Not the Boss of Me: Part 2½

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Please Sue Me 2016

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Transform HR/Management Interactions: Coach Not Cop

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

T-Minus 90 Days and Counting to the General Election: The Washington Outlook for HR Public Policy

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Building a Global Mindset for the 21st Century Organization

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Changing Approach to HR in Africa: New HR Standards and Competencies

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION The Mediocrity Paradox: Overcoming Procrastination, Perfection and Misplaced Priorities

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Art of Executive Presence: A Professional Women’s Guide to Commanding the Room

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Enjoy The Ride™

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Pursuing Purpose in Building Your Brand

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Incentivizing a Healthy Workplace: Implementing a HIPAA-Compliant Health Outcomes Program

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Communicating Total Compensation and Benefits to Millennials

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

ACA Compliance: Avoiding The 30 Penalty Triggers

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Payroll Mistakes That Can Land You in HOT Water in California!: How to Avoid Getting Burned By Costly Mistakes

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Are You Devaluing Diversity? Five Mistakes to Avoid in Hiring

11:10 AM - 11:28 AM EDT

SMART STAGE: From Orientation to Acculturation – The Three Elements of Successful New Employee Orientations

11:30 AM - 11:48 AM EDT

SMART STAGE: What If Performance Management was an App?

11:50 AM - 12:08 PM EDT

The Future of Career Transition: Time to Stop Wasting Talent

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM EDT

Raise the Bar for Your Managers with Prescriptive Analytics

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Leading by Example: Exemplifying the Behavior You Want to See in Others

12:20 PM - 12:38 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Achieving a Breakthrough in Personal Excellence & Leadership

12:40 PM - 12:58 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Five Star Speaking Skills

1:00 PM - 1:18 PM EDT

Strategic Hiring: Unlocking Recruitment Success through Big Data

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Moments that Matter: Why the time between offer and new hire is critical to employee engagement

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Seminar: Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Leadership Program*

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Anonymity in the Age of Transparency

1:30 PM - 1:48 PM EDT

THE IDEA HUNTER - How to Find the Best Ideas and Make Them Happen presented by Andy Boynton, dean, Carroll School of Management, Boston College, Boston, Mass.

1:45 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Staying Strategic: Business Megatrends Impacting HR

1:50 PM - 2:08 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION HR 2020 Transformation: Next Practices in HR Strategy, Leadership, and Business Contribution

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Creating a Culture of High Trust: 10 Things Every Organization Must Do To Experience High Trust

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

HR Metrics That Matter: Learn to Drive Sustainable Business Processes

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Aligning Learning, HR to Deliver Maximum Business Impact

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Translating HR to Net Profit: How to Show the Real Bottom Line Impact of HR

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Synthesizing Diversity and Inclusion: A Critical Business Imperative

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Dear Helga Returns (AGAIN) with NEW and More Complicated HR Problems!

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

When the Post Office Delivers an OFCCP Scheduling Letter: How To Survive An OFCCP Audit

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Don't Get Burned by the California Sun: Learn The New California Developments and Trends for 2017

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

The Top 10 Things You Need to Know When Investigating High-Level Executives

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Trends in Global HR Practice: Avoiding Disruption

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Creating Mindful Inclusion: Building Organizations That Mitigate Bias

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

A Business Case for Hiring Veterans: Designing and Implementing a Veteran Hiring Program

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Resilience – Flourishing After A Flop

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Manager Onboarding: Setting New Leaders Up for Success

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Five Steps to Effectively Communicate Your Leadership Story

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Stepping Up Your Workplace Wellness Program

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Jumping on the Incentive Bandwagon: Key Questions and Process Steps for Effective Plan Design

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

SPONSORED SESSION: Making Health Benefits Work Harder for the Money

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: The Big Three of Strategy: Do-It-Yourself Management Inventory, Succession Planning, and Workforce Planning

2:10 PM - 2:28 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Discipline in the Age of Social Media

2:40 PM - 2:58 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: Immigration 2016: Supreme Challenges

3:00 PM - 3:18 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: The Importance of HR in California and the Critical Tools from SHRM to Help You Do Your Job

3:20 PM - 3:38 PM EDT

Leadership: Symbols, Metaphors and Magic: A Psychodynamic Approach to Leadership Communications

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Are You Considering An Employee App? 5 Factors to Consider.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

SMART STAGE: A Sneak Peek of Tuesday's Smart Stage!

3:40 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Elevating HR: The Keys to Helping HR Professionals Create Greater Business Value

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

This Year's Top Five Priorities for an HR Department of One

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Practical Ways HR Can Drive Business Strategy and Excellence

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Guidelines from the EEOC's Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Employee Handbooks: Every Word Counts

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Exempt? Independent Contractor? Understanding and Avoiding the Perils of Misclassification

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Surveying the New Labor Law Landscape: A Rocky Road Ahead

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

“Bad Egg” Employees – Don't Let Them Make Your Organization Stink!

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Detecting Lies and Deception: Practical Skills for HR Professionals

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Become A Chief Operating Trouble Maker and Define True Leadership

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Take Control of Your Personal Brand to Help Your Career and Your Organization Grow

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

The New Golden Rule: Relationship Management at Work

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Reality-Based Accountability: Hardwiring Accountability into Your Workforce

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

MEGA SESSION Building Blocks to Effective Performance Management

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Bridging the Gender Gap: A New Approach to Shattering the Glass Ceiling

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Living for the Weekday: The Employee Side of Employee Engagement

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

The Health and Work Productivity Benefits of Employees Taking Vacation Time

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

Abolishing The Disconnect: How To Successfully Align Performance Management With Total Compensation

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

The Global Assignment: An Overview of the Components to a Successful and Compliant Expat Assignment

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT

I-9s and E-Verify – New Compliance Challenges

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT