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In this session, participants will learn:

• Lessons that parenting can teach us about addressing the challenges of leadership.
• What attachment theory suggests about effective leadership in times of high growth and change.
• A new view of the primary role of leadership in building resilient people and companies.

In today’s world, employees are constantly on the go, skimping on their healthy habits in an effort to stay plugged in and productive. Now more than ever, it’s critical for employers to support all aspects of employees’ health to help them feel their best on the job and off. Midwestern University has’s transformed employee wellness, by launching a nutrition program, MWU: ABetterU. Join Kacey Geiger as she reveals uncovers how the company drove engagement dramatically and enrolled more than 75 percent of employees. 

During this session, attendees will hear:

• Methods for taking a dynamic approach to employee wellness.
• How leaders engaged employees and solicited participation.
• The impact wellness has had on employee engagement.

In this session, participants will learn:

• How Beam built and deployed a common leadership language for its leaders.
• How Beam has used assessments to bolster its leadership development efforts.
• How assessments have created a more robust foundation for succession planning conversations.

It's hard to imagine a talent shortage in this economy. However, for some in-demand skill sets, it's tough to identify good candidates, let alone entice them away from their current employers. Companies must create a culture that maintains their reputation as an employer of choice, otherwise they will have a hard time attracting and retaining top talent. A major aspect of becoming a talent magnet is satisfying the key needs that influence performance and loyalty, and positioning what you can offer to each different generation in your workforce. Join us for this session to learn how your organization can become a talent magnet.

Key takeaways include:

• What is and how can your company become a talent magnet?
• What are the business benefits of becoming a talent magnet?
• How can talent magnets attract and retain the best people?

During this session, attendees will learn:

• How the agency identified the need to create and implement the People Management Program, or PMP.
• How the company incorporated highly personal and experiential design elements into the program’s implementation.
• How the program has been received within the company’s global leadership network.

During this session, attendees will hear:

• Potential cost saving ideas for employers and employees alike.
• How employers can encourage employees to own their benefits.
• The impact wellness incentives play in managing cost.

In this session, participants will learn:

• How to drive engagement through an orientation and assimilation experience, as exemplified by Radio Flyer’s one-year new hire orientation program.
• How to leverage orientation to set new employees up for success and drive results.
• The key elements of Radio Flyer’s orientation and assimilation process.

In this session you will learn about:

• How institutions of higher education can assist in building talent and filling the skills gaps that exist in the hiring process today.
• How a more targeted professional development design can have a laser-like impact on organizations' KPIs.
• How measuring human capital investment can affect the leadership pipeline.

In this session, participants will learn:

• Why the most popular people management philosophies don’t work in all organizations.
• That successful people management programs are anchored in an effective understanding of people and culture, not process and theory.
• That there is value in taking deliberate “detours” in a career to expand knowledge and experience with different people and company cultures.