Winter 2019 Schedule: January 9, 2019 through March 15, 2019; Wednesdays from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CST, and Fridays from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST

Technology continues to disrupt businesses by affecting organizational productivity. For this event, our panel of experienced HR and business leaders will discuss the changes they are addressing in their organizations, due to the rising use of artificial intelligence.

Adding to the arsenal of traditional means for measuring engagement such as surveys, organizations are looking for innovative methods for capturing the voice of the employee. Compounding this complex issue is the fact that we are operating with multiple generations and cultures, unprecedented pace of change, and more engagement options than ever before! Come join us as we unpack and discuss various ways of assessing employee engagement so that your organization can retain its most prized asset…its people!

As the war for talent in today’s tightening labor market intensifies, many U.S. employers are taking steps to modernize their Total Rewards programs. Willis Towers Watson has learned from our research that Total Rewards programs are crucial to an employer’s ability to compete for talented employees in today’s digitally disrupted workplace. During this webinar, learn breakthrough approaches to Total Rewards and what leading organizations are doing differently to stay ahead of competitors. Attendees will also gain a better understanding of what employees and prospects value.

HR leaders see and know a lot about how organizations run.  That perspective gives CHRO's a unique insight that is needed in the boardroom. This session will explore the role of HR in the boardroom including best practices for interacting and participating in governance discussions on people, culture, leadership, succession, executive compensation, sustainability, and engagement. 

Join the brand-new Learning & Development Interest Group for a hands-on, interactive session filled with experiential activities uncovering how adult learning has evolved and the key concepts that are driving this evolution. Experience the power of Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and micro learning in your learning and training efforts.

We live in a time of constant and disruptive change. As organizations adapt their business models and adopt new practices, Agile Leadership is essential for successfully navigating in a competitive and changing market place. Join the HRMAC Talent & Organization Effectiveness Interest Group for a panel discussion on this innovative trend.

To create a truly sustainable competitive advantage, organizations must integrate vertical development into existing selection processes and skills training. Vertical development involves a focus on preparing leaders for challenges they will encounter in today’s increasingly volatile, complex, and ambiguous environment where information and situations are fluid and unpredictable. In this session, you will learn how to incorporate vertical development and gain a competitive advantage for the organization.

HR professionals know that a critical path to organizational transformation requires a strong culture. Executives from three companies will share first-hand accounts of how they approached their organization’s efforts to build culture and measure the return on their investment.

Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and bestselling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have trained thousands of high achievers--men and women--to reach even greater heights.

This networking session is held in conjunction with the HRMAC Reads Multipliers networking session, but the book discussions will remain separate.

How can you be a multiplier for your organization? Join fellow HR professionals to discuss this thought-provoking, accessible, and essential exploration of why some leaders (“Diminishers”) drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others (“Multipliers”) amplify it to produce better results.

This networking session is held in conjunction with the HRMAC Reads How Women Rise networking session, but the book discussions will remain separate.

HR plays a major role in developing and leading the strategy of the company. The relationship between the CHRO and CEO are critical to the success of the organization; whether it is setting the strategy for growth or being a trusted advisor.  In this session, we will share stories where the relationship between HR and the Executive team was extremely valuable, and where the "lack of relationship" hurt the business.  Our panel will include executives as well as the HR professionals supporting them. 

Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and bestselling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have trained thousands of high achievers--men and women--to reach even greater heights.

Learn what organizations are doing to drive successful transformation, including bridging the gap between strategy and implementation, achieving individual commitment aligned to organizational objectives and quickly changing the mindset and capabilities of their workforce.

How can you be a multiplier for your organization? Join fellow HR professionals to discuss this thought-provoking, accessible, and essential exploration of why some leaders (“Diminishers”) drain capability and intelligence from their teams, while others (“Multipliers”) amplify it to produce better results.

Join your colleagues for a new HRMAC offering in partnership with Second City Works. Learn how to identify and stop harassment as a bystander through this interactive workshop. The learning format builds knowledge and practical skills through a series of skits, short videos, exercises and improvisation.

How people communication within an organization can impact connection to purpose, engagement and overall performance effectiveness. This session will focus on the nature of communication in the workplace and HR’s role in shaping the narrative—including interpersonal communication, conflict management, and creating a favorable point of view about your corporate environment.

There are more job openings than there are people to fill them. The power is back in the hands of the employee. Never has the war for talent been so high up on the minds of your CEO's. Creating a development culture that enables you to hire the best, retain the best and build talent from within will differentiate your business from mediocrity. One of the key pieces of creating a development culture is investing in your people, especially the leaders at all levels. Aligning them to your values, and motivating them to model the right behaviors, connects your workforce to a higher purpose. Having a disconnect between the cultural aspirations you put on your website, annual report, and hiring interviews, and the behaviors of your leaders will eventually lead to unnecessary talent turnover.

Continuing the conversation about creating a collaborative culture to drive business results, this session will reveal the real accelerators of organizational performance. Hear from three local HR experts who will share their thoughts on what you, as an HR professional, can do to drive an agile culture and make team enhancements to improve business results.

Leading with Emotional Courage coaches you to build your emotional courage, exercise it effectively, and create an environment in which people around you take accountability to get hard things done.

Developing a network of personal and professional contacts can be crucial to the successful growth of any career. Knowing what to do with that network is truly what creates a competitive edge for young professionals as they navigate how to make decisions, influence at all levels and drive results. Our experienced speakers will take you through how they built their own personal board of directors, how they leveraged those connections to reach their career goals, and how you can too! Join us and learn how to network like a pro.

We know that anyone who recruits for a living or has recruiting as part of their job has a competitive side to them.  In this very competitive job market speed is essential.  This will be a simulation workshop that will take participants though a high-speed recruiting process starting with sourcing through screening and finally making the hire!

Leading with Emotional Courage coaches you to build your emotional courage, exercise it effectively, and create an environment in which people around you take accountability to get hard things done.