HR Retail (past event)
March 27 - 29, 2017
1.888.482.6012
Future of Work & Your People Strategy
08:15 - 09:00 Registration & Breakfast
09:00 - 09:05 Welcome Remarks
09:05 - 09:55 Panel Interactive: Nurturing the Job-Hopping Generation to Step Up
By 2020, nearly half the national workforce will be comprised of Millennials: meaning retail's already younger workforce will be transitioning into more and more leadership roles. But with high turnover and low engagement, how do you strengthen your succession planning and leadership development efforts?
• Providing opportunities for professional growth to keep employees stimulated
• Emphasising mentorship and coaching efforts
• Rethinking rewards and recognition to match demographic needs
• Getting non-Millennial leadership to understand changing learning & development methods and needs
Home Depot
• Providing opportunities for professional growth to keep employees stimulated
• Emphasising mentorship and coaching efforts
• Rethinking rewards and recognition to match demographic needs
• Getting non-Millennial leadership to understand changing learning & development methods and needs
Philip Newman
Sr. Manager, Talent StrategyHome Depot
09:55 - 10:35 Workshop: Not the Principal’s Office: Making HR Relatable to the Front Line Employee
As the HR manager for Kiehl’s 50 brick & mortar stores on the west coast, Jennifer spend a lot of her time positioning HR as a collaborator and strategic partner. She will share with you the exercises and communication tips she uses to relate to her frontline employees and build effective leaders.
•Reduce the stigma of HR as the “principal’s office”
•Create dynamic communication for effective leadership
•Show HR’s value as a business resource
10:35 - 10:55 Morning Refreshment Break
10:55 - 11:55 Guest Speaker: #YouMatter Driving A New Productive Culture
As hopelessness reaches pandemic proportions, every human on the planet is being affected and the world needs transformation. Choose2Matter has touched millions of lives, reshaping how each human being feels about their contribution and unleashing their individual genius. Kids are innovating in ways that impact communities, educators are shifting from reactive to proactive, employees are driving a new corporate culture and delivering big wins to their organizations. Join us to find out how your organization can benefit from this simple, yet powerful movement which empowers the Humanity of Human Resources, and be ready to participate in a live interactive workshop to unleash your genius!
11:55 - 12:25 Takeaway Roundtables
Before we return to our offices, let’s make sure to touch base on some top challenges and future steps. Take the last thirty minutes of the conference to pick your colleagues’ brains on issues front of mind for you.