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SHRM 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition
Workplace Application: You will learn how generation Z will impact the workforce and how you can be prepared for these entrants in your organization.
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This session will identify global challenges in the attraction, retention, and engagement of employees for the future. The emergence of the next generation of employees, Generation Z, will transform the landscape of tomorrow’s workforce and require changes few companies are prepared to meet. This session will discuss strategies you, your leaders, and your company will need to be ready for tomorrow’s workforce. You will learn:

  • The results of research findings on Generation Z.
  • How to decipher preferences shaping how work will be accomplished by this generation.
  • New ideas needed to attract, retain, and engage Generation Z in the workforce.
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 10:45am to 12:00pm
Presenter: 
Jim Link, SHRM-SCP
CHRO
SHRM
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Jim Link is the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Society for Human Resource Management.  With more than 315,000 members around the world, SHRM is the largest HR professional association in the world and the leading voice for matters related to workers and the workplace.

Jim’s career includes roles of increasing responsibility across a variety of industries and companies including General Electric, the Pillsbury Company, Porsche Cars, and Randstad.  In his most recent role as CHRO for Randstad North America, he led a global team of 150 HR professionals who were instrumental in transforming the company into an award-winning, inclusive, and sustainable global leader.

Jim has served as a volunteer leader in several organizations including the SHRM Foundation Board, the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Human Capital Advisory Board, and the Human Resources Leadership Forum.

Jim holds undergraduate and master’s degree from Murray State University.  Born and raised on a working family farm in western Kentucky, he currently resides in Atlanta and Alexandria, VA.

Jim is an adjunct instructor in the Executive MBA program at the University of Poznan (Poland) School of Economics and Business and the University of Liège (Belgium) Asia-Pacific campus in Taipei, Taiwan.

 

 

SESSIONS:
Location: 
388-390
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
•SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Relationship Management
Global & Cultural Effectiveness
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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