Stephanie Davidson

Customer and workforce demographics across the country are changing. In order for your retailer to remain competitive and an appealing place both to shop at and work at, your employee demographics need to shift for an inclusive and appealing place to attract new, diverse talent. Like many, at Macy's Stephanie Davidson has been thinking through how a global company can measure, teach, and encourage the daily consciousness of inclusivity. Her talk will address:
• Measuring where we are currently and identifying future goals
• Integrating inclusivity across the board to ensure a top-down strategy
• Managing against the unconscious bias and making it intrinsic in daily practices

"Retail is changing" is a phrase you and your management has heard enough times in the past five years to make your years ring. Along with the changing retail landscape, however, arise new people and talent strategy challenges. These challenges coupled with the current tight labour market drives the urgent need for HR management to be closely tied in business strategy.
• Ensuring operations and people strategy are tied and support each other
• Making your partners understand that business expansion needs people systems in place
• Aligning company culture with business goals to ensure coherent employee communication