HR Directors Business Summit 2015: David Ulrich

As the U.S. labor force ages and low unemployment rates hold steady, higher education is facing a shortage of skilled workers. The Baby Boomer generation is beginning to retire in record numbers. However, many retirement-age employees are wrestling with the question of when to retire, and many would like to continue to work in some capacity beyond traditional retirement age.

You have a secret power during benefits enrollment: your employees’ attention. So why not use that power for good? Savvy benefits professionals know that open enrollment season is full of critical moments you can leverage to boost employee experience and leave a good impression.

Michael Page hosted a webinar in March 2019 for hiring managers looking to learn why emotional intelligence is a MUST in your talent attraction and retention strategy. Our expert guest for this webinar was Judy Purse, Consulting Psychologist, Leadership Trainer and Psychometric Test Developer. As Director of Roche Martin, she has worked with leaders in Fortune 500 companies including: Sky, Deloitte, Citibank, Network Rail and more.

Managing reward in a multi-national or global company has many additional complexities to that of a single country instance. These include sourcing accurate benchmark data, budgeting (given the differences in the various economies involved) workflows, policies and governance, time zone differences, cultures, currencies, languages, and communication. Technology plays a key role in ensuring centralized control blended with an appropriate amount of decentralized decision making. Data integrity is also critical and as is integration with adjacent HRIS, payroll and other platforms supporting the reward function. This panel will share their experiences within their own organizations and their key learns from managing such programs over many years.