Events

Stay on top of the latest research and industry trends with these upcoming and on-demand events. From complimentary online conferences and webinars to live chats and in-person events, you’ll find everything you need to advance your career and continue your professional learning right here.

  • Human Capital Media TV Channel

    Live Check for upcoming HCMTV events here!

    Welcome to Human Capital Media Television (HCM-TV), a dynamic new hub of innovative programming exclusively for human capital professionals.

    Tune in to dedicated channels for each of our premier publications — Chief Learning Officer, Diversity Executive, Talent Management and Workforce magazines. Programmed and hosted by the editors, every channel offers virtual events — such as online editions of our conferences and virtual seminars exploring emerging human capital management issues — as well as frequent webinars focused on today’s hottest topics. Learn More.

  • Transforming Job Descriptions From Tactical to Strategic

    Live Tuesday, June 25, 2013

    Job descriptions are the foundation of many key activities in HR, but most organizations treat the creation and maintenance of job descriptions as an ad hoc process, driven by an immediate need to recruit or retain. In this discussion Melissa Tessendorf will talk about best practices for creating and maintaining job descriptions and how job competencies can provide a more strategic overall approach.

    This session will cover:

    Best practices for writing job descriptions.
    Who should be responsible for initiating the process and who should do the writing?
    The differences between recruitment-focused job descriptions and job descriptions for HR.
    How to avoid common job description writing mistakes.
    Why critical competencies should be incorporated into the job description.
    How the entire organization can benefit from a job descriptions enhanced with critical competencies.
    How technology can assist. Learn More.

  • There’s an App for That, and That, and That: Managing Mobile in the Workforce

    Live Wednesday, June 19, 2013

    Hardly a provider of human capital or workforce management has missed the tsunami of mobile applications, connecting smartphones or tablets to HCM applications over the cloud. These always-handy “in-your-pocket” applications can provide immediacy and 24/7 accessibility to both managers and workers. But what does this mean for your organization?

    Neither HR nor IT departments can afford to give employees access to this plethora of applications without serious planning. This webinar looks at the areas that need to be addressed in moving to a mobile workforce.

    Join Dr. Katherine Jones, longtime industry analyst covering HCM technology at Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, to review the critical areas underlying a mobile strategy and deployment in your organization.

    You will learn:

    Criteria in developing a mobile strategy for your organization.
    Device management: Who’s responsible.
    The impact of BYOD (bring your own device) vs. corporate-supplied mobile devices.
    Planning for security and cost.
    Cost ramifications. Learn More.

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  • Workforce HR Tech Week Online Conference

    May 14-16, 2013 @ 10 am ET | 7 am PT

    Unmatched in size and scope, this annual event provides an extensive forum on HR technology. Attendees and their organizations hear from a variety of HR tech leaders and discover new solutions to current challenges to help stay ahead of the HR tech curve. Learn More.

  • Workforce Benefits 2013 Online Conference

    April 10, 2013 from 10 am ET | 7 am PT

    Next Generation Benefits: Strategies and Tactics for the Road Ahead. EXCLUSIVE ONLINE EVENT: Employee benefits have never been more complex – and more critical – than they are today. The array of regulations, guidelines and choices are multiplying rapidly as are the regulations binding them.

    In this Workforce virtual event, we’ll explore the new era of employee benefits – from healthcare to retirement to culture and communication – and how companies can best manage this complex and ever-evolving area to attract and retain talent and manage corporate costs. Learn More.

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  • HR's Technology Road Map: Creating an Integrated HR Tech Strategy

    Available until July 18, 2013

    The hallmark of recent years in HR technology has been the acquisition, updating and streamlining of new systems, applications, modules, best-of-breed solutions and other tools. Now, it’s time to make sense of it all with a truly thoughtful, well planned and integrated HR technology approach that makes the most of existing investments and helps realize the ROI that the business expects. During this practical, one-hour webcast we will show you how to determine your current state and help you plan your next steps.

    HRCI CREDIT: 1 hour, general credit. Learn More.

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  • Impress Me or You’re Dead: The New Rules for How Great Candidates Judge (and Treat) Recruiters

    Available until July 31, 2013

    Great candidates are increasingly making quick judgments about recruiters and the companies for which they work, often before a recruiter can pitch the job in question. What's going on? Recruiters used to have the power, and maybe they still do with average talent. BUT, if you want to land the best talent as a recruiter, you're also being judged and evaluated by candidates. Join us for this webcast, and we'll show you what your company can do to be successful and what you have to do to deliver great talent. Learn More.

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  • Time and Attendance Strategies that Drive Best-in-Class Business Results

    Available until February 15, 2013

    Join this webinar to hear insights from Aberdeen’s latest time and attendance research including: the power of automating and integrating time keeping and leave management processes with payroll; how to gain senior executive buy-in for your time and attendance strategy; and how to help operational managers use time data to improve their decision making. Plus, we will explore new advancements and trends in workforce management. Learn More.

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  • Embrace Change Head On: Create Agility and Alignment in your Workforce

    Available until August 29, 2013

    Change is the most permanent aspect of business. To be successful, all organizations must be responsive to market realities, whether those realities are new government regulations, healthcare reform, business model shifts, or industry upswings and downturns. HR’s ability to adapt and align to the business through transformation will be necessary to deliver an agile workforce to take the organization to the next evolution. Learn More.

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  • Talent Management: Delivering the Workforce of the Future

    Available until September 11, 2013

    Talent shortages and mismatches are impacting profitability now. CEOs recognize their current strategies for managing talent no longer fit and 78% of CEOs say they will make a change. Join this webcast to learn more about the CEO talent agenda and strategic workforce planning. You’ll learn why strategic workforce planning and analytics has become the new business imperative and how you can utilize it to help close talent gaps. Learn More.

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  • How Virtual Teams Can Outperform Traditional Teams

    Available until September 25, 2013

    Join Keith Ferrazzi, a foremost expert on professional relationship development and author of Never Eat Alone and Who’s Got Your Back?, for an interactive Harvard Business Review webinar that can change how your company operates – and how you manage for years to come. You’ll hear how virtual teams can get the best expertise, reduce cycle time and tap a diversity of input. Plus, learn the guidelines for properly managing virtual teams and find out what companies like GE, IBM and SAP are doing to get great performance from their virtual teams. Learn More.

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  • HR Analytics for 2013: Strategies & Tactics for Success

    Available until October 16, 2013

    As you prepare for 2013, are you ready to address strategic human capital challenges with insight into your workforce based on critical business data in hand? Join this webinar to learn how integrated analytics can make your organization more effective. You’ll learn how to add value through tactical, strategic, quantitative and qualitative measurement. Plus, we’ll show you how to mitigate the risk of bad data in, bad data out. Learn More.

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  • Make the Case for Improved Human Capital and Business Performance with Workforce Analytics

    Available until October 22, 2013

    The opportunity for workforce analytics extends beyond such topics as retention, compensation, or recruiting and can have a major impact on productivity, revenue and expenses for an organization. Join this informative webinar to hear best practices, practical advice and a methodology to both quantify the ROI of workforce analytics, and to encourage management to act on insights gained from the analysis. Learn More.

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  • Impress Me or You're Dead v2: More Rules for How Candidates Judge Recruiters (and what recruiters can do about it before it happens)

    Available until October 31, 2013

    We're going to give savvy recruiters the complete roadmap on how to avoid being a victim of candidate judgments, but we're going to back the tape up. Instead of focusing on the first contact between the recruiter and candidate, we're going to talk about what recruiters can do BEFORE they call candidates to maximize how they're viewed by the talent they're trying to land. Join us on this webinar and learn how to differentiate yourself from the pack. Learn More.

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  • 10 Best Practices for Engaging Live Online Learning

    Available until November 7, 2013

    You have the lofty goal of developing interactive, dynamic and memorable live online training, but what can you do to keep virtual learners truly engaged and participating? Join this webinar to hear Sheri Jeavons, founder of Power Presentations, discuss how to deliver effective, engaging online sessions that will leave your attendees eager to learn. Learn More.

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  • Best Practices in Strategic HR: Driving Business Execution at SuccessFactors

    Available until November 13, 2013

    Learn what a high growth, innovative, customer-driven organization needs to do to elevate and sustain people performance in today’s challenging and ever changing work environment. In this exclusive webinar you’ll hear two key HR leaders at SuccessFactors share what worked for their business, what didn’t and their plans for 2013 and beyond. Learn More.

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  • Strategic Onboarding: The Business of First Impressions

    Available until November 14, 2013

    Onboarding is not only a talent initiative, it is a business initiative. A negative first impression and the poor planning that follows can destroy an organization’s recruitment, retention and employer branding strategies. Furthermore, it can impact the success of an organization’s overall productivity, retention and engagement. This webinar will explore how best-practice organizations are transforming basic new hire orientations into strategic initiatives and leveraging world-class technology to boost engagement, retention and employer brand effectiveness. Learn More.

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  • Improving Productivity and Workforce Insight with Automation

    Available until November 27, 2013

    To get the most from your workforce, you need access to real-time data from centralized, automated systems so you can make informed decisions that drive business goals. Join this informative webinar to hear insights and findings from Aberdeen’s latest time and attendance research. You will learn researched based strategies for: automating and integrating timekeeping and leave management processes with payroll; gaining senior executive buy-in; enabling operational managers to improve their decision-making; and using cloud-based technology delivery models for greater flexibility and reduced IT burden. Learn More.

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  • Workforce Management for the SMB: Big Results for Small and Medium Businesses

    Available until February 21, 2014

    Hear guest speaker Mollie Lombardi, Vice President of Aberdeen Group's Human Capital Management practice, as she shares the latest Aberdeen research findings on workforce management benefits for small and medium size businesses.

    Aberdeen's research reveals that the use of today's workforce management technology can have a significant impact for SMB organizations. Learn More.

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  • Navigating the Affordable Care Act: Avoiding Penalties & Minimizing Costs

    Available until March 13, 2014

    Learn how the choices you make could affect your organization. Now that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay, many employers are asking, "What do I have to do to avoid penalties and minimize costs?"

    Register for this complimentary webinar featuring expert advice from Monique Warren, partner at Jackson Lewis LLP, to learn how you can avoid being blind-sided by unanticipated costs in 2014. Learn More.

  • The Innovative Workforce

    March 27, 2013 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

    What do Stanley Black & Decker, Newell Rubbermaid and Intel have in common? They all are cooking up a new recipe for innovation, one of the highest priorities for executives today. Join us for a Webinar on how to foster innovation in the workforce.

    We’ll talk about key ingredients in the new formula—including fresh approaches to collaboration, compensation and culture—as well as hear stories about companies with cutting edge strategies. In addition, we’ll share results from our exclusive research on the most effective strategies for cultivating creativity. Learn More.

  • The Social Software and Business Value: The Case for Talent Acquisition

    April 3, 2013 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

    For the last several years, companies like Google, Amazon.com, and Wal-Mart have become masters of data analytics and social outreach. They leverage data on consumer buying behaviors and social interactions to drive business decisions at all levels of the organization. Now we are looking at managing our hiring candidate pools with the same level of analysis and engagement. The clear line that used to separate how we interacted with our customers and how we interacted with our prospective employees has faded away.

    Join Stacey Harris, VP of Research for Brandon Hall Group, as she shares recent research and key practices in expanding your talent pools and leveraging social software to improve talent acquisition efforts.

    Key takeaways include:

    • Understanding the Social Software Space for Talent Acquisition
    • Key practices in widening Talent Pools
    • Tips for Building a Strong Business Case for Social Talent Acquisition. Learn More.

  • Supporting Cancer Survivors in the Workplace and Managing Costs

    April 4, 2013 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

    There are more cancer survivors in the workplace than ever before — and that’s great news. But this poses a growing challenge to employers who are struggling to control health care costs and help their workers lead healthier lives.

    There are tools to help employers meet that challenge through benefit design, online resources, wellness programs and other initiatives. Join this webinar to learn how your company can offer support to employees facing a frightening diagnosis and better manage the high cost of treating cancer.

    Cancer costs employers an estimated $264 billion a year in medical care and lost productivity. Thanks to medical advancements, the vast majority of the 14 million survivors today return to work, and their numbers are growing.

    We'll talk about:

    • The evolution of cancer in the workplace from taboo topic to public acceptance and awareness.
    • The latest research on cancer diagnoses and treatment costs.
    • Innovative approaches to benefit design and managing pharmacy costs.
    • An overview of "An Employer’s Guide to Cancer Treatment and Prevention,” a toolkit by the National Business Group on Health and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Learn More.

  • Why Talent Management Isn’t Enough: Using HR Technology to Increase Productivity

    April 24, 2013 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

    HR is caught in the middle of a transition. The economy is slowly recovering from one of the darkest economic periods of modern history and CEOs want to grow now. With talent and skill shortages and mandates to do more with less, getting the most from our people has never been more important or more difficult. We spend $8 billion a year on HR technology hoping to help our people do their jobs better, with mixed results.

    Register today to discover how to drive individual and organizational productivity and get real results from your HR processes and technology.

    This webinar will discuss how you can:

    • Create an environment that enables outstanding performance.
    • Create people-centric, practical talent processes that integrate with day-to-day work activities.
    • Go beyond automation to enablement. Learn More.

  • Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines to Achieve Changes Great Leaders Know They Must Make

    May 1, 2013 @ 2 pm ET | 11 am PT

    Most good leaders want and try to become better. Unfortunately, few of them implement these good intentions. Leadership sustainability has to show up not only in personal intentions but also in observable behaviors.

    HR leaders and talent managers need to think of themselves as leader-makers, helping leaders figure out why they should change, what they should change and helping them build discipline on how they should make the change work. Successful leaders know who they are and what they stand for. They know who they are; they know what values are important to them; and they communicate their objectives in a powerful way. And that’s why their transformative leadership skills drive tremendous value into their businesses. Learn More.

  • Pay for Performance: A Clear Signal for Retention and Engagement

    Wednesday, June 5, 2013

    Pay increase budgets have been tight for the last few years, but as we begin to emerge from the recession and top performers seek to realize their worth, the issue of pay for performance is on the minds of many organizational leaders and HR practitioners. While many organizations say they “pay for performance,” most do not fully understand the connection between the two and how it impacts employees. In this webinar, compensation expert Mark Szypko will discuss Kenexa's recent research covering the link between pay and performance.

    This session will cover:

    What pay for performance means to employees.
    The relationship of pay for performance to employee engagement and intent to leave the organization.
    Pay for performance and employee engagement.
    How to strengthen the link between pay and performance.

    Who should attend:

    HR professionals who need to understand the link between pay and performance, employees’ perception of this connection and what they as HR professionals can do to promote the link between pay and performance within their organizations. Learn More.

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