Minneapolis CHRO Community
Executive Summit

It’s natural to focus on getting a good job. But how many employees focus on making a job good? Too often, people sleepwalk through their days with a lack of attention to how to create purposeful and satisfying work. What would happen if they were more intentional and recognized they have the power to improve their workdays?Theresa Glomb’s goal helps people create positive experiences at work through growth, happiness and satisfaction. Ultimately, she is trying to make work great — or at least a little bit better. In this unique blend of research, personal stories and practical disciplines, she shares simple, evidence-based micro-interventions designed to improve anyone’s working life.

Six years ago KinderCare Education, America’s largest childcare provider, was in financial distress, with 14 quarters of consecutive decline. With a new CEO in place, Wei-Li Chong was hired as CHRO and challenged to lead a cultural transformation. Since then, KinderCare has experienced 23 quarters of consecutive growth and 2017 was celebrated as its most profitable year in the company’s nearly 50-year history. Now president of KinderCare, Chong provides insight on how company culture impacts business performance while offering practical ways you can assess your business to unlock its full potential.

Training isn’t a dirty word, but it can get a bad rap when not executed well. Onboarding, corporate compliance, and on-going development are just some of a litany of modules that employees are expected to consume – all while remaining 100% productive. There must be a better way. Florie Ellwein explores adult learning theory and ways to train your workforce without over-loading them while getting buy-in from the organization. Hear her perspective on what leaders can do to keep training fresh, and actually engage employees on their terms. The world is moving quickly and training needs to keep up with where and how employees consume information.

Employee well-being is inextricably linked to a healthy company culture and productivity. It’s also a crucial driver of business outcomes, underpinning the employee experience and directly impacting your attraction, retention and engagement strategies. Yet there’s often a disconnect between employer and employee views on program effectiveness. Join Cara McNulty to explore well-being components, models, solutions and case studies and how they can help you drive competitive advantage for your company.

Once-a-year performance reviews are out of sync with the pace of business today and annual reviews do little to develop talent or boost employee performance on their own. Forward-thinking organizations are shifting toward more frequent and impactful discussions around short-term priorities. They are empowering managers, peers and teams to provide crowdsourced feedback – often at the employee’s request – with a focus on career development and positive reinforcement. Discuss how a more positive, human approach to performance is critical to attracting and retaining high-performing teams and fostering workplace environments where people can do the best work of their lives.

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).

To reserve your seat, please contact: Ben Baca at 971-222-2391 or ben.baca@evanta.com. 

Cultivating fresh, company-wide perspectives can present a challenge for legacy businesses with over a century of traditions. Embarking on the journey of building authentic beliefs, values, purpose and community is no easy feat, but it starts with just one step. Hormel’s cultural belief journey is far from complete, but it has made vital strides in crafting a natural bridge between the pride of its workers and the values of its customers. That choice has inspired its family of employees to do more — proving good stewardship and good business go hand-in-hand.

The insistence on innovation. The inevitability of disruptive technology. Global competition at the doorstep. Today’s leaders can’t rely on yesterday’s schooling to stay relevant. It’s imperative that companies have an open dialog between the C-suite and the dean’s office. For comprehensive leadership development programs to deliver practical, applicable content, they have to open a dialog so courses and curriculum can mirror corporate progress. Join Larry Nordhagen and Warren Planitzer as they discuss how their partnership helped address their business needs and the needs of next-generation leaders.

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). 

To reserve your seat, please contact: Ben Baca at 971-222-2391 or ben.baca@evanta.com. 

Recruiting and inspiring a crew of 10,000 unpaid volunteers is a tall order, especially when you know the world will be watching. But Maureen Bausch led the herculean effort behind Super Bowl LII with great success, inspiring a city. What made the event so flawless? What were the key hurdles? Bausch managed a short-term staff by harnessing their pride in Minneapolis. Her excitement was so contagious, some even quit their jobs to pursue a project with an expiration date. Join Bausch and learn what it really takes to motivate people when a championship is on the line.