Name: Delivering a Culture of Belonging and Connection
Start: 2023-12-19T16:00:00Z
End: 2023-12-19T16:00:59.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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With Achievers, you can create a culture that means business. Our always-on employee recognition and voice solutions lead the industry in active usage and bring your organization’s values and strategy to life. 

There has always been a desire to engage employees, inform and include them in organizational operations, and to shape culture. Now more than ever, organizations must listen to their people and engage employees where they are.

In this session, hear how GM and ATB Financial are using technology to collect feedback and uncover actionable insights directly from their employees. You'll learn:
•     How to get started with employee feedback and strengthen your engagement strategy
•     Strategies for capturing the voice of employee that can help drive awareness to your inclusivity and belonging initiatives
•     How to collect, segment, and measure the impact of employee listening

How to Use Employee Feedback to Drive Deeper Engagement

Employee engagement, coupled with creating a sense of belonging, remains front and center in today’s new reality as organizations look for ways to bridge and meet the needs of the hybrid workforce. With so many things competing for employees' attention, organizations must listen, adapt, and act creatively to keep their people engaged, but what exactly does that look like in practice? 

Join Achievers' Krystal Hindle and Leala McInerney and hear from Meijer as they share practical takeaways for boosting engagement and fostering a culture of connection within your organization. They'll share: 
•     Real-world examples of best-in-class employee engagement and recognition programs 
•     How to support better engagement, performance, and business outcomes within your organization 
•     New tools and inspiring ideas to connect remote and hybrid employees

Create a Best-in-Class Recognition Program with Communications

CVS Health is on a journey to transform healthcare. With that journey is an intense focus on the customer – both the internal and external.

Join Katie Ventola, Executive Director of Compensation Programs at CVS Health, and look back at CVS's culture transformation over time in addition to how the recognition program has always been, and continues to be, one of the levers to drive awareness and action. You'll learn: 
•     How company culture impacts the employee experience
•     CVS Health's process of rebranding and culture transformation
•     Examples of how CVS Health leverages their employee recognition platform to drive behavior and purpose

Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization

What are the most critical elements all recognition programs should have? Once you launch your recognition program, how do you continue to build and refine your recognition strategy? Hear from Vistex and Charter Communications as they answer these questions and share best practices, as well as their own unique elements, that have made their programs successful. This session will focus on the four pillars of success: getting executive support, encouraging your managers to be accountable, implementation a strong communication plan, and aligning to business outcomes.

Join Achievers Customer Success Manager, Elise Judges, as she sits down with Charter Communications' Rewards and Recognition Analyst, Alison Bowzer, and Vistex's Global Vice President of Human Resources, Jenn Kupres, to discuss:
•      The four key pillars of a successful recognition strategy
•      Vistex and Charter Communications' recognition journey - from planning, to launch, to the current state of their programs today
•      Tips and best practices for optimizing your recognition program over time

Building and Refining Your Recognition Strategy

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging don’t happen by accident or without measurement.  The good news is that as we move into an era of HR tech sophistication, this ecosystem allows HR tech companies to come together to solve big problems.

In this fireside chat, Achievers’ CEO Jeff Cates sits down with Workday’s Vice President of Belonging & Diversity, Kumari Williams, to explore Belonging based on the premise of the shared value of the two organizations, which is cultivating a culture where employees bring their best selves to work. Join us to learn:
•     What it means to be intentional with Belonging
•     How to set organizational goals when implementing HRIS transformations
•     How to align your tech stack to measure Belonging
•     The critical role that Belonging and Equity play in the employee life cycle and the systems we design to support the employee life cycle

Build Belonging Intentionally: A Fireside Chat with Workday

Get the latest data on recognition trends and tactics from the 3rd Achievers Workforce Institute Sate of Recognition Report. Based on a survey of almost 5000 people, including 1400 HR leaders, this session will dive deep into the results including what features drive program success, how employees are motivated, and what HR leaders can do to maximize the impact of social and monetary recognition. 

Join Achievers Workforce Institute's Lead Analyst, Caitlin Nobes, as she sits down with Cadillac Fairview's Executive Vice President - People, Communications, and Technology, Norm Sabapathy, to discuss:
•      New trends and data on employee recognition in 2023
•      Cost-effective recognition strategies for boosting engagement, retention, and productivity
•      Insights into Cadillac Fairview’s recognition program and the impact on performance and culture

The State of Recognition in 2023

Research shows that for organizations looking to improve the employee experience, creating conditions for Belonging have an immediate and lasting effect. Employees who feel a sense of belonging at work are more engaged, have higher job satisfaction, better mental health, and productivity.

In this fireside chat, Achievers' Senior Manager of Customer Success, Emma Harvie, will be joined by Pfizer, PwC Singapore, and Fresenius Medical Care for a conversation about how the five pillars of the Achievers Workforce Institute's Belonging model are used in practice to drive engagement and retention and enrich the employee experience. You'll learn:
•      How fostering a sense of belonging moves the needle on key business outcomes
•      A practical model for ensuring employees feel welcomed, known, included, supported, and connected
•      Examples of how top organizations are activating belonging to increase engagement, retention, and productivity

Pillars in Practice: How Belonging Drives Business Outcomes

Having strong relationships at work is a critical driver of resilience, productivity, and belonging.

Employees need to experience meaningful personal connections across a diverse population in order to truly feel that they belong at work. However, it is not always clear how organizations can scale efforts to connect employees beyond their immediate teams.

Join Achievers and Kellogg for this 30-minute session where you'll learn about new employee connection tools that help create and maintain meaningful relationships across the organization. You'll learn:
•      An easy and scalable way to strengthen connection and belonging at your organization
•      How Kellogg leverages their Achievers Employee Connections tool to help employees build networks, friendships, and mentorships outside their immediate working relationships
•      Ideas for aligning your employee connection initiatives to your organization's culture and resource groups

Deepening Employee Connection Within Your Organization

In the past few years we’ve witnessed record levels of resignation, labor shortages, a global pandemic, civil unrest, burnout, and a pendulum swing in the balance of the employee-employer relationship. Research from Achievers Workforce Institute shows that just 25% of employees are productive and only 28% feel capable of meeting unexpected challenges. There’s a ton to be concerned about.

In this session, Achievers Workforce Institute's Managing Director, David Bator, will leverage primary and applied research to focus on the 6 “F words” organizations should be mindful of and the tactical practical things they can do to thrive in this moment and empower their employees to do the best work of their lives. You'll learn:
•      New research around the current state of the employee experience
•      Tips to engage and retain today's workforce
•      The 6 “F words” that are critical for optimizing your employee experience

The Future of Work is F’d

Leaders in this new era of work are tasked with providing an exceptional employee experience within a constantly changing business landscape. In order to be successful in this effort, they must be empowered through ongoing learning and development.

However, simply providing leaders with learning content is not enough. Research shows that managers and leaders must have the opportunity to both practice leadership skills and to receive real-time feedback, support, and recognition if they are to be successful in fostering a positive work experience for their team. Peer Learning is a simple but powerful approach to empowering leadership and manager development in a world where relationship building is key to business success.

Join us for a panel discussion focused on how you can empower your managers through high-impact, small-group learning experiences at scale. You'll learn: 
•      The powerful way peer learning supports leaders in solving for real-world, immediate challenges
•      How Capgemini, Simply Self Storage, Princeton University, and Verizon develop and empower their managers
•      Strategies for building strategic networks and fostering a culture of coaching and appreciation within your organization

Leadership Empowerment in the New World of Work

Today's Chief Human Resource Officers face many challenges in building, motivating, and retaining top talent while adapting to the changing world of work.

Join leaders from PwC Singapore, TopGolf, and Achievers for a facilitated panel discussion focused on uncovering and overcoming the top challenges for CHROs at this moment in time. You'll learn:
•      Real and practical examples of how to take action to support belonging
•      Strategies for looking ahead when we have been forced into a reactionary position
•      How to navigate natural tensions that arise from shifting culture

Navigating the Top Challenges for CHROs in 2023

Employees with a strong sense of belonging are three times more likely to be engaged, productive, and committed to their job.

When organizations can create an employee experience where each individual feels like they’re part of a team that accepts and values them for who they are, the result is happier, healthier employees who are reluctant to leave. A sense of belonging at work is incredibly valuable starting from an employee’s first day through to their exit interview, but belonging is difficult for organizations to create, much less measure.

Join Achievers’ Kristy Jones and Emily Pearce to learn how you can activate and measure belonging across the entire employee lifecycle. You'll learn:
•      A practical approach to building a sense of belonging within your organization
•      How to ensure employees feel welcomed, known, included, supported, and connected from their first interaction with the organization to their last
•      Examples of initiatives that foster belonging and strategies for measuring their impact

Building a Sense of Belonging at Work

As the competition for talent spirals, the importance for organizations to show their appreciation for their employees is larger than ever. One way to do this is to create a recognition program, but many organizations struggle to know where to start.

Join Simon Hayes, Compensation and Benefits Manager at Frontiers Media and James Cotsen, Subject Matter Expert at Achievers, as they explore employee recognition from the ground up. You’ll learn:
•      Why Frontiers chose to implement a formal recognition program for the first time
•      How to build a strong business case and gain leadership buy-in
•      The key steps to recognition and engagement success

Best Practice Principles in Elevating Employee Recognition

Flexibility: most employees want it; many demand it — in fact, it determines whether employees will stay. The number-one reason for changing jobs during the past two years is due to work flexibility, for both onsite and online populations. It’s not surprising when 85% of online workers prefer to work remotely or hybrid. You’re not alone in re-thinking workplace policies or doing without them altogether.

Join Achievers and HR leaders from Amazon and Blu Ivy Group for a panel discussion focused on best practices for reimagining workplace policy aligned to the flexibility your employees want. You'll learn:
•      Real-world examples of flexible work programs for both onsite and online employees
•      Tips to increase productivity, connection, and belonging in the new normal of the dispersed workforce
•      How leaders from Amazon and Blu Ivy Group are providing a flexible employee experience to engage and retain their teams

Flexibility at Work: What's Working and What's Not

Fostering a culture of connection for employees is one of the single most powerful drivers of attracting and retaining talent. Employees who feel a meaningful sense of connection at work are more productive, engaged, resilient, and likely to stay longer at their organization. However, the task of delivering a cultural experience infused with connection has become far more challenging in this new era of hybrid and remote work. Research demonstrates that managers are one of the linchpins in providing a connected experience for their team members, but they’re operating without a playbook in this shifted business landscape.

Join Achievers and Contemporary Leadership Advisors for a panel discussion focused on how leaders can provide their teams with the experience of a connected culture. You'll learn:
•      The spoken and unspoken challenges that managers are facing in delivering an experience of connection
•      Effective tactics to drive connection for employees who operate remotely or in a hybrid capacity
•      A model of Connected Culture that managers at every level can leverage to achieve success

Managers Cultivating an Experience of Connection

More than one-third of employees are likely to job hunt in 2023, with work flexibility being ranked as the #1 reason to change jobs and the top reason for staying in a role this year. In a time when many are struggling to attract and retain the talent they need, organizations must adapt and empower employees to co-create a culture where every individual can do their best work.

Join Achievers’ Dr. Natalie Baumgartner and Kristal Sulavella for this session where we’ll share practical takeaways from this year’s engagement and retention trends. You'll learn:
•      The latest job-seeking trends and top priorities for people leaders in 2023
•      Engagement and retention strategies for onsite, hybrid, and remote workforces
•      How to create a culture that supports the success of every employee and drives higher connection, belonging, and job commitment

Engagement and Retention Trends for 2023

Employees with a strong sense of belonging are three times more likely to be productive and committed to their jobs. The Achievers Workforce Institute Belonging Model identifies five pillars of belonging: welcomed, known, included, supported, and connected. When workers feel all five of these factors they are three times more likely to feel at strong sense of belonging.  

According to recent research, 77% of HR leaders are worried about a recession, and the #1 concern is increasing productivity. In this panel discussion, we look at the role belonging plays in driving critical business outcomes, and talk about how you can use technology to foster a strong sense of belonging for every employee. 

Join us to learn:
•      How companies can create a sense of belonging in the hybrid workplace
•      The Five Pillars: how to create a culture of belonging
•      Belonging in action: how companies like yours are fostering belonging for every worker
•      Understanding the role of technology to help develop a sense of belonging within your organization

How to Increase Retention and Productivity through Belonging at Work

Business and academic research shows that a culture of belonging and connection is one of the most powerful predictors of employee and organizational success in this new era of work.

Organizations leveraging the power of belonging and connection enjoy enhanced employee engagement, job performance, and significantly higher levels of top talent retention. Strategically fostering a workplace culture of belonging and connection goes beyond mere rhetoric; it requires integrating intentional actions and initiatives in how you do business.

Join Achievers and Contemporary Leadership Advisors for an engaging panel discussion, bringing together a variety of perspectives and tactical solutions to foster belonging and connection inside your organization. You'll learn:
•     Actionable strategies to nurture belonging and connection inside your organization
•     Insights from leaders across Google, General Motors, and Wesley on shaping a culture that supports a true sense of belonging and connection
•     The competitive advantages tied to fostering belonging and connection across a variety of industries

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