With the goal of creating greater operational flexibility, Navistar consolidated a number of functions to their new headquarters. Navistar estimates that about 60% of their engineers were too engrossed in their community to move, creating a huge gap in the workforce. Hear how Navistar’s HR team worked to remove traditional barriers that stall the hiring process by creating a highly innovative and effective approach to achieve the rapid talent acquisition necessary. Listen as they share how they have used this momentum to foster a new culture of success and collaboration in their continued talent development.

Session discovery topics:

• Recognizing and overcoming challenges that delay acquisition
• Utilizing technology and regional resources to find top quality talent
• Developing a unique employee value proposition to entice, engage and retain employees

How do you keep employees engaged in the company and its values both domestically and abroad? Mike Rude believes in continual processes that starts with measurement then integrate engagement into every level of the organization including hiring, developing, promoting and exiting. Learn why Stryker has been recognized multiple times as one of the most engaged companies by The Gallup Organization and how they are able to deliver a consistent message that gains buy-in and accountability from the top down.

Session discovery topics:

• Employee engagement is a leading indicator of organizational success
• Survey is the tool — action planning is the key
• Integrating engagement into an organization’s leadership

With years of experience studying and working with Fortune 1000 clients, Jason Lovelace has gained significant insights into the key influences on talent sourcing. Lovelace will highlight his findings and discuss the challenges facing every company’s recruitment process. He will provide real-life examples of effective campaigns and share applicable strategies for today and for the future.

Session discovery topics:

• Evaluating your sourcing strategies
• Making changes with tomorrow’s workforce in mind
• Tactics to improve quality and reduce costs

Aon Hewitt’s study, ‘Top Companies for Leaders,’ examines the best-in-class leadership and talent practices of companies around the world. Business growth, product/service innovation, cost pressures, and expansion to new markets are the issues topping the list of anticipated business challenges facing leaders over the next few years. Hear how these top companies execute against and align their leadership and what attributes position the company to overcome the critical leadership challenges that lie ahead.

Session discovery topics:

• The evolution of leadership over the past 10 years—how to raise the bar
• Four leadership disciplines that sets these organizations apart from others
• Developing leaders—regional and market specific differences

Molex, a leading supplier for 70+ years of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnect products, has embarked on a global initiative to identify and build leadership at all levels. Simultaneously, the organization needed to move quickly to a high-performance culture. Join Ana Rodriquez and Bruce Marks as they share the approach they took, what challenges they
faced and where they are today.

Session discovery topics:

• Planning and nurturing organizational culture transformation
• Utilizing cultural seasoning to make talent management a strategic initiative
• Creating and leveraging leadership development plans across multiple geographies
• Incorporating a range of approaches and assets that assure powerful learning at every level

For generations who grew up passing notes in class, it is difficult to fathom the power and influence of social media within today’s business environment. Social media has emerged to pose a clear and immediate advantage to those who understand how to leverage it to connect their organizations with best-in-class candidates — and a clear threat to competitors who do not. Founder and Chief Recruiting Geek of Jobs2web, Doug Berg has been a pioneer on the frontier of internet recruitment since its inception. Please join Berg in this discussion of cutting-edge trends and time-tested best practices for human resource executives.

The HR function needs to more consistently demonstrate its business value. With the outsourcing of much of its traditional transactional activities, internal HR professionals must get better connected and drive business priorities. The senior HR team shares how they played a leading role in revitalizing Kellogg’s Purpose and Vision, while reshaping and focusing the company’s strategy, employment brand and supportive values.

Session discovery topics:

• Using quantitative and qualitative data and insights to drive change at the most senior level
• Leading from the front instead of the back
• Leveraging the power of positive assumptions about people and organizations

The upcoming presidential campaign has reignited an intense controversy about private equity firms. The most politically charged claim holds that private equity firms destroy jobs in large numbers, mainly through the use of leveraged buyouts to acquire controlling stakes in other businesses.

Join top economist Steven J. Davis from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as he evaluates this claim and shares his views about the broader economic effects of private equity.

Session discovery topics:

• Background: Who funds private equity firms? How do they invest the funds? How are private equity fund managers compensated?
• What happens to jobs at the businesses acquired by private equity in leveraged buyouts?
• How should we interpret these facts about jobs, and what do they say about the broader economic impact of private equity?

Employee engagement has become a familiar concept to HR and business leaders. How can organizations vault beyond engagement to achieve higher levels of workforce productivity and performance? Chris Pinc shares recent Towers Watson research and extensive normative data on top performing global companies and outlines a new model of “Exponential Engagement.” He will describe what HR leaders can do to enhance organizational effectiveness.

Session discovery topics:

• Differentiating the culture and leadership of high-performing organizations
• Measuring exponential engagement and linking it to company financial performance
• Translating culture and workforce insights into concrete actions and results

Mergers and Acquisitions create a number of unique challenges for HR executives in today’s business environment. Jeff Carlsen, SVP and Chief Human Capital Officer at Reyes Holdings will discuss the M&A lifecycle and many of the obstacles an organization and HR might face while going through this process. Focusing specifically on the people, Carlsen provides a critical path to mitigate the defined risks and prioritize the path forward.

Session discovery topics:

• Managing risks and issues
• Quantifying and capturing key synergies
• Isolating & stabilizing key business elements

Leadership Development at Eli Lilly is designed to engage, develop, and inspire innovation at all levels of the organization. Lilly values a set of core principles and implements this strategy at every stage of employment. Lead by Stephen Fry, this HR initiative is supported universally within the organization and contributes greatly to high retention rates. In this session, Fry will give an overview of what works for Lilly and their thought process in approaching effective leadership development. He will candidly discuss the challenges they have encountered and anticipate facing as the next generation of leaders emerges.

Session discovery topics:

• Approaching leadership development at the foundation — Building practical solutions
• Taking responsibility and ownership for the future talent pipeline
• Implement programs that foster personal and professional innovation and motivate employees to own their development