HR Leaders are expected to be a cultural conduit enabling an agile and responsive work place, driving productivity and supporting employee engagement during times of seismic operational and systematic change. During this opening session gain deep insight from an industry leading expert in best practice and lessons learned in leading complex transformation.

• Wearing multiple hats whilst leading and building a culture of innovation: can it be done?
• Managing and leading change while building resilience both personally& organisationally
• Delivering high-impact, innovative workforce solutions and experiences that improve workers’ lives
• Transforming all areas of the organisation through organisational change and transformation, strategy development, organisational design, and large scale outsourcing globally

A highly effective and valued HR director will provide the CEO and executive team with honest and pragmatic advice, even when the truth is challenging to deliver. This session will explore the role of the HR director as the candid truth-teller in a leadership team and best practice for highly effective management of workplace change.

• Striving to be a Forthright and Courageous Adviser in theC-Suite
• Keeping it real: having courageous conversations in the C-suite
• Balancing the benefits of achieving consensus with the dangers of ‘group think’
• Communicating, inspiring and engaging the workforce in realtime
• Fostering a culture of creativity and innovation

• How focusing on employee wellbeing and instilling positive leadership practices has led to employee engagement, retention and increases in NPS
• Evidence for why positive leadership drives positive organizational growth
• How to make your case for investment and measure ROI

MINI BREAK

Recently there have been many success stories of Australian tech companies experiencing rapid growth as they get a foothold in the global market. But often the biggest risks to delivering rapid growth successfully comes down to people.

• What are the critical elements of a People Strategy to enable rapid global growth
• How do you retain the elements of a culture that created success whilst scaling a diverse global workforce
• What leadership capabilities and skill sets support the agenda and how do you get your workforce future ready

• How to lead continuous improvement in Internal comms and culture – building an EVP and a CVP at the same time
• Making the most out of the very best in digital communications – from 2005 to 2019 in less than a year
• Making life and work easy for our people – everything in one place
• Developing social media platform fluency to reach out and communicate with existing employees and potential new hires
• Ensuring your leadership team are vigilant and proactive about emerging HR tech or the latest tech effecting enterprise wide change and soon to influence the HR function

BREAK

• Which technologies and methodologies are proving to be performance game changers?
• Lessons learned during our transformation journey: what worked and what I'd do differently in future

• How to swiftly identify them when they arise in order to avoid added costs
• Learn from the experiences of leading cross- industry peers
• Strategies for overcoming resistance and gaining stake-holder buy-in
• Leadership secrets: tips and tricks for mastering intuitive engagement

PANELLISTS

• Louisa Rinaldi Chief People & Culture Officer, Guardian Early Learning Group
• Molly Rowe, Head of People and Culture, RecordPoint
• Anish Singh, Head of HR, Unilever

MODERATOR

• Viona Young, Chief People Officer, Eftpos Australia

In recent years, more and more organisations are investing in recognising and rewarding their workforce. Both development and retention of talent is critical to the success of any business and the importance of providing a work environment that demonstrates this commitment is paramount.

• Developing Talent to strengthen both commercial and leadership conversations are strategically critical
• The measure of sustainability through strong employee engagement is key
• Having an agile workplace that fosters diversity & inclusion
• Enhancing health and wellness that recognises and supports personal challenges

Right now, the tight labour market is continuing to fuel an ever-rising churn rate among Australian businesses in every industry. 67 per cent of employers have reported an increase in turnover over the past three years, and analysts expect that to continue for the foreseeable future. Smart employers are responding to this challenge by creating a welcoming environment for their workers

• The importance of people finding meaning in their work, the
  critical role of purpose, crafting an authentic culture
• D&I as a key differentiator and priority for people
• Signal to employees that family lives matter and that the
  business itself was more like an extended family than merely
  an employer
• Leadership the most important informer of people’s experience
• Why HR must employ creative, flexible, values-based solutions
  like this to stem the tide of employee turnover
• Accepting the reality that it is a fluid market and how
  organisation’s respond

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