Concurrent Session: Transforming HR for the Future & How the Future is Now
CAHR21
Keyword(s)
COVID-19, Pandemic, Business Strategy, General HR, Employee Engagement, Professional Development
Concurrent Session:
Transforming HR for the Future & How the Future is Now
presented by Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP
Have you noticed a change in the demand for great HR during the pandemic? Have you wondered how you can leverage great people managers more effectively while responding to the pandemic? The COVID-19 crisis has shined a light on the importance of people managers working in in concert with HR. During this session, Dr. Alexander Alonso, SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer, will provide specific data indicating the importance of great human capital management practices delivered across the globe. More importantly, Dr. Alonso will discuss the impact of the pandemic on the HR profession and its development. He will also share specific examples from the COVID-19 pandemic and organizations whose people managers have propelled a positive culture.
Learning Objectives include:
1. Define the evolution of HR during the pandemic and how it relates to everyday practice
2. Identify the role HR and people managers can play in reinventing the enterprise
3. Build effective strategies for managing the workforce impacted by the pandemic
Credits
HRCI - Business:1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
About the speaker...
Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP
Alexander Alonso, PhD, SHRM-SCP is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Knowledge Officer leader research, insights, and innovation functions, as well as the SHRM Foundation. His works have been recognized for their contribution to real-world human capital issues. They include being recognized with SIOP’s 2007 M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace for developing the federal standard for learning and development of healthcare providers; a 2009 Presidential Citation for Innovative Practice by the APA for developing a competency model for team triage in emergency medicine; and the 2013 SIOP Distinguished Early Career Contributions for Practice Award for extensive applied research on the link between human resource management and organizational sustainability. Throughout his career, he has published works in peer-reviewed journals, authored several chapters on community-based change initiatives in workforce readiness, and authored books like The Price of Pettiness and Defining HR Success: A Guide to the SHRM Competency Model in Practice. Alex also serves as a columnist analyzing major trends in the workforce for TIP and HR Magazine. He has served on several professional society boards including for SIOP and the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington Area. He is a Fellow of SIOP.