Dallas CHRO Executive Summit

Managing egos in the world of HR Leadership can be a daunting proposition. Are you leading your team effectively? Recent research suggests that conventional leadership strategies actually fuel drama in the workplace, wasting time and money in the process. Clearly, leadership is in need of a rebuild. Cy Wakeman has a radically different approach to leadership. From accountability to engagement, Wakeman shares the science and research behind her modern approach to leadership and the tools and techniques that will enable leaders to cut the cost of drama, eradicate entitlement and drive big results.

What does it mean to be an HR business partner? For John Lacy, it meant thinking more like a CFO. He began with governance and made a case for centralizing HR analytics. Next, he built a people analytics model to describe, with consistency, what was going on with the organization’s teams. In this session, Lacy explores the parallels between the CFO and CHRO functions and explains just what it means to be an HR business partner.

Businesses today require a complete talent strategy built for maximum performance. Understanding how to build this requires diligent assessment of the latest research, best practices and current offerings. In this session, dive into what modern human resources looks like and how a complete talent strategy can fulfill business needs. Join Amy Leschke-Kahle as she reveals the three key pillars in designing your talent ecosystem and learn how to rethink the perfect candidate, redesign the infrastructure that runs your people process and reinvent how to unlock performance.

Today’s organizations can be frustrating. Employees must navigate a maze of policies and procedures, disconnected technologies and siloed departments. Getting simple things done can be a chore, leaving employees feeling stuck and overwhelmed. This reduces productivity, engagement, retention and ultimately hurts an employer’s brand. How can we make our service more valuable to employees so they can provide valuable service to the organization? What if we put the employee at the center of our HR strategies? Join us as we discuss how to reinvent the employee service experience and make life for employees more like their everyday consumer experiences.

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).

Data has long been used by sales and marketing to measure current and past results, and even predict future events. This data-driven mentality doesn’t always transfer to how organizations recruit, develop and retain employees, but it should. To stay competitive, organizations must analyze tremendous amounts of employee data to extract meaningful and unbiased metrics. Join this boardroom conversation to discover the transformative power of predictive analytics and hear how it can help you make smarter talent decisions and increase employee performance.

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).

What if, every time you had a business problem, you had a room full of CHROs to bounce ideas off of, get advice from and hone solutions with? Welcome to that moment. Bring your trickiest, most troublesome dilemma to the table and get ready for an organic, revelatory experience. Attendees will have the opportunity to candidly discuss their biggest challenges, exchange ideas and uncover peer-tested answers in this CHRO-moderated workshop session. The results promise to be nothing short of powerful.

Evidence is everything. Joe Hudson’s work to be a strategic partner with the business demonstrates how results can transform the HR function’s value. In this session, he shares his story of financial success and process improvement. How can a CHRO foster development and productivity? What changes efficiently manage costs? Hear how Hudson made a business case through translating time-saving practices into dollar signs. Dive into these insights on aligning with business strategy and reinventing human resources in the process.

Sudden CEO transitions are more common than ever, for a variety of reasons. Most organizations have a plan drafted for an emergency CEO transition, but what’s the best way to navigate these unfamiliar situations? RHR International leads this discussion focused on board involvement and alignment, understanding organizational needs, evaluating the internal succession candidates, and the transition of the new CEO into the role. This session will focus on the vital role HR plays in absorbing organizational anxiety, keeping executives focused and ensuring the smoothest transition possible for the incoming CEO.

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).

As the next generation prepares to enter the workforce, how can CHROs create organizations they want to work at? From millennials to Generation Z, HR must find a way to offer benefits packages that appeal to the many mindsets of a multigenerational workforce. How do you tailor these plans to make sense for your industry while making them stand out from the competition? Join this session to discuss what new policies and benefits companies are implementing to attract the next generation.

Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CHROs).