Top 5 Priorities for an HR Department of One
HR in small businesses is often pulled in so many different directions that it’s easy to lose sight of the new priorities facing our profession. Based on a survey of HR professionals at small businesses, this session brings to light the issues you face. Learn practical and strategic tools to address this year’s hot topics.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the top five priorities (in order) facing HR in small businesses.
- Hear why they are priorities, including changes in laws, business environments and economic drivers.
- Receive practical and inexpensive (even free!) tools that you can use right away to address these top five priorities.
Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, MBA
Jennifer Currence is a Senior Partner of HR Soul consultancy firm in Tampa, Florida, where she delivers results through strategic HR solutions, customized training, and coaching programs for organizational and HR leaders. She is the creator of The SOTO Approach to Leadership and the content architect for the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) international People Manager Qualification (PMQ).
Jennifer is regularly published and featured in industry magazines, webinars, and podcasts, and is the author of three HR books on behavioral business competencies.
Jennifer was named one of the top 100 Influential HR professionals in Leadership and Development in 2023 and Tampa Bay’s HR Consultant of the Year in 2017. She is a faculty member for SHRM and a former management professor at the University of Tampa.