Detroit CHRO Executive Summit

Trust is both a fundamental business issue and the biggest asset of a company. Without trust, companies lose reputations, relationships and revenue. With trust, organizations enjoy greater creativity, productivity and results. Through extensive research and experience, David Horsager learned what it takes to gain — and keep — the “Trust Edge.” Horsager details the business case for trust and explains why a lack of trust is the biggest expense of a company. He’ll articulate the keys to building morale, sales and customer loyalty, and explain the Eight-Pillar Framework for building trust into an organization and creating successful leaders and organizations

Join your peers at designated tables during lunch to discuss a subject that interests you. Seating is first-come, first-serve.

How do you take the desire of every organization to drive culture and positivity, and truly make it real? Mike Malloy will outline the ISMs that have built the culture of QuickenLoans.

In this keynote you’ll:

• Hear the cultural philosophy of QuickenLoans
• Understand how HR operationalizes the ISMs for their team members
• Explore how to make culture resonate across the organization

With organizational variety comes a need for wellness program variety. In this session two organizations will share highlights and outcomes in the evolution of their wellness programs.

In this session you will:

• Hear how peers are securing buy-in to drive organizational health
• Discuss the importance of messaging and transparency
• Compare and contrast wellness program approaches

The state of the workplace – with a focus on teams and new employee expectations – requires a total reimagining of the way organizations develop their people. The emphasis is on the employee experience with a shift away from bureaucracy toward more transparency and trust. In this session, Globoforce will lead a discussion and share actionable steps to develop a softer, more human approach to employee performance.

Specifically, we’ll examine:

• How the shift to team-based work is changing how we motivate and develop people
• Why positivity is so essential to build a culture of trust and openness to all feedback
• The power of real-time feedback for managers and peers
• A multi-pronged approach to changing performance management, including training and communication needs

With the high demand of talent workforce retention must be a priority so top talent is not lost. Join this session to discuss retention strategies CHROs have in place to keep sought after talent in place.

Join this boardroom session and discuss:

• Explore leadership development strategies to retain top talent
• Discover new policies and benefits organizations are implementing
• Discuss out-of-the-box retention strategies

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).

The demand for talent is top of mind for many CHROs, but is there truly a talent shortage? By examining new approaches to hiring practices, applicants often marginalized can provide a deeper pool of talent.

In this session you will:

• Examine how to develop a new labor pool by challenging aversions to risk in hiring pools
• Engage in organizational change by confronting bias in hiring and retention efforts

With every interaction — from onboarding new personnel to rolling out the latest system updates — HR executives have an opportunity to deliver an exceptional employee experience. By leveraging fresh tools and enabling cutting-edge technologies, organizations can save time, eliminate error and even generate revenue, all while positioning themselves as employers of choice.

Join this boardroom session and discuss:

• Leveraging advancements in the consumer world to improve the employee experience
• Ensuring employees have more direct access to information and support
• Using technology to build truly meaningful impact on employees’ service 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).

Harassment is a workplace health and safety hazard. When companies correctly identify it as such, they can make the messaging and training to address the issue an imperative. Prior to the #metoo social movement, companies explained the rights and responsibilities of all employees but — now more than ever — it is important to create an environment that welcomes an open a dialogue. In this session, talk with HR peers to learn what tools and strategies can help establish a healthy, safe and engaged workplace. Come prepared for an interactive conversation on best practices and fresh ideas for keeping your action plan up-to-date.

To edge out the competition in today’s disruptive environment, you need to ensure that your company is agile―that it can respond to change instantly and effectively. Because fast and furious change is the only thing you can count on in business today.

In the session you will:

• Explore how network roles can impact how quickly someone develops in an organization
• Dive into the value of social capital