COURSE DESCRIPTION: The most profitable businesses know they can’t ignore the fact that employees desire great workplaces. People want to drive to work each day excited about their working environment, the tasks they’ll accomplish on a given day, and the people they’ll encounter. These attributes can be summed up in one word: culture. A great workplace has a unique culture based in strong core values. But how do you build one?
In this 60-minute session, Michael Burchell of The Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. will walk through the common characteristics of the great workplaces recognized on FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. He’ll explain what it takes to build trust by bolstering credibility in an environment where people feel they’re being treated fairly and with respect. He'll talk about fostering pride and building camaraderie, the lessons learned from these organizations will propel leaders to choose focus areas and take action in transforming their workplaces.
Questions answered in this learning session include:
- What does it mean to be a great workplace?
- How are organizations recognized on FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® list?
- What are common human resources trends among the best companies?
- How does being a great workplace benefit the organization and not just the employees?
- How can I persuade my senior leaders that transformation is necessary?
- What are measures I can try in my organization to improve it?
After this learning session, you will: - Know the financial benefits of building a great workplace
- Have information to build the business case for senior management buy-in
- Be able to implement ideas from recognized great workplaces for tackling areas of struggle in your workplace
- Understand the essential role of trust in effective employee-manager interactions
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Michael Burchell, Ed.D. is Vice President for Global Business Development and a senior consultant with The Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. In this capacity, Michael serves as a member of the senior management team responsible for the strategy and management of the overall Institute, and leads the Institute’s overall sales and marketing efforts. Prior to this role, Michael served as the Director of Consulting Services for the Institute, leading the Institute’s team responsible for workplace transformation services. advantage. As a senior consultant, Michael has worked with a variety of companies across a diverse industry portfolio, and in this capacity, has worked with senior leaders in positioning the workplace and strategic culture change as a competitive business
Michael also worked at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as an educator and staff manager. A former board member of the Delaware chapter of SHRM, he currently is involved with the OD Network. Michael received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and also holds degrees from Colorado State University and the University of Southern California.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage.
 MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund your full fee if you’re not satisfied. It's risk-free.
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