Sandeep Aujla

HR usually has a plethora of data available to it. That data, when used effectively can serve as HR's magic 8-ball to help leaders examine their everyday challenges in running high-performing teams. By doing so, HR can rigorously and systematically support its leaders and serve its business. However, less than 20% of organizations identify as having strong HR analytics capabilities. HR functions vary on the maturity spectrum of using dashboards with HR metrics and analytics to drive effective data-driven decision-making for operational managers. In this interactive, high-paced talk, HR professionals will learn the basics of HR metrics and analytics to solve the commonly occurring challenges and opportunities related to hiring the best talent, engaging employees, managing retention, and creating high-performance work cultures.

An evidence-based approach is needed to create HR policies, programs, processes, and systems that treat all employees equitably rather than differentially to avoid different outcomes for different people. This talk will help participants learn how to identify the sources of adverse impact in your organization and create systems that are truly equitable and establish diversity, equity, and inclusion as the default for the organization. Whether you are responsible for DEI or you have a separate department dedicated to DEI, this session provides you with the HR essentials for supporting DEI work in your organization as a leader or a partner to DEI professionals.

The transformational pace of business has increased the importance and influence of competitive strategies, the successful execution of which depends on an organization's ability to leverage its workforce to advance organizational goals. One of the greatest contributions that HR leaders make includes developing and deploying HR strategic plans that advance organizational goals and thus contribute to organizations' long-term growth and survival. This 2-hour workshop provides HR leaders with differentiating strategies to build a high-impact HR strategy that mobilizes talent to drive desired business results. And in doing so, get recognized as an influential and competent strategic leader. As a result, the participants will be able to: Understand forces that influence organizational and HR strategy Create a compelling value proposition for HR Learn three key alignment checks necessary to ensure that HR strategy advances and supports organizational strategy Understand the relationship between strategy and culture and how to avoid one from eating the other Learn how to create buy-in for your strategic plan across organizational levels