The SHRM Staffing Management Conference & Expo begins on April 26 and I am excited to be attending. There will be sessions on retention tactics, change management skills, workforce planning strategies, performance management tips and tools, talent acquisition for specific needs, and networking by industry and topic.
What I most look forward to is:
- Networking with many smart people like @ewmonster and @MikeVanDervort
- Impressive keynote speakers which include:
- Bill Taylor, founding editor, Fast Company and co-author Mavericks at Work
- Chris Hoyt and Michael Marlatt who will be discussing Mobile Media, the Next generation of recruiting.
- Tamara Jackson, president of the Concours Institute, McKinsey award winning author. Tamara is also the author of Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work.
- Scott Milligan, SPHR – consultant for The Disney Institute
- Attending the following breakout sessions:
- Mobile Media: The next generation of recruiting
- Connecting with Gen Y New Hires: Enhancing your Recruitment and Orientation Processes to Increase Engagement
- Convert Your Corporate Recruiting Department into Darwinian Headhunters
- Video & the Social Web: A powerful, Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Duo for Recruitment Communications & Employer Branding
- Six Strategies for Engaging Executives
- Implement a Paperless Performance Review System
- New Recruiting Tools and Technologies
- Participating in focus group sessions
- Did I say networking?
- And of course – the location - Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
Hope to see you at the conference. Please let me know if you are attending, I would love to connect.
