We are living a world of ever accelerating change.  Yet many companies continue use traditional human capital management methods built during a bygone era when we assumed people’s goals and responsibilities remain relatively stable over the course of a year.  This is no longer true.  Frequently shifting goals, organizational structures, and job priorities are the new normal.   In this webinar series we share techniques and insights from research with SuccessFactors customers on how to create more agile and responsive workforces.   We will cover four topics in four webinars:

• Building a highly responsive workforce.   Understanding the factors that make change fun instead of painful.   Three conceptually simple but culturally transformational methods to increase organizational agility. 
• Truly knowing who works for you.  Getting beyond names and job titles to truly understand the capabilities and potential of your employees.  Ensuring the right people are matched with the right roles over time.
• Creating a culture of continuous engagement.  Building a strong but flexible connection between high level business goals and frontline tactical actions.  Adapting to challenges instead of reacting to them.
• Leveraging the learning power or people.   Tapping into the knowledge of the entire workforce to learn how to deal with change.  Spreading new ideas quickly

Join us for ideas on how to ensure your company and employees thrive and grow from change instead of being overwhelmed by it. 

Speakers:

Lauren Pytel, M.A. -HCM Researcher, Human Capital Management Research- SAP SuccessFactors

Lauren Pytel, M.A., is a Human Capital Management Researcher for SAP SucessFactors. An Experimental psychologist, Lauren is an expert in decision-making and the effect of groups on decision quality and efficacy within the context of human capital management. Much of her work focuses on understanding group-decision-making as it pertains to talent management, particularly calibration sessions and talent reviews. She is also involved in studying collaborative learning methods and changes in employee performance over time. An active author, Lauren has written a variety of articles on the topic of human capital management, decision making and workforce performance.

Gabriela (Gabby) Burlacu, Ph. -Sr. Human Capital Management Researcher, HCM Strategy- SAP SuccessFactors

Dr. Gabriela (Gabby) Burlacu is a senior principal researcher on the Human Capital Management Research team within the HCM Strategy group. The primary focus of her work is identifying how HCM methods support different forms of business strategies, improving the accuracy and impact of talent management processes and decisions, and developing ways that companies can effectively support the needs of increasingly diverse workforces. Gabby currently leads the SAP SuccessFactors “Business Beyond Bias” initative, collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop and position SuccessFactors solutions as tools that enable workforce equity, diveristy, and inclusion for customers.   

An Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, Gabby actively collaborates with academic thought leaders and her work has been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and academic books. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Portland State University where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in business and human resource management. 

Joe Sherwood: Human Capital Management (HCM) Researcher, SAP SuccessFactors

Joe Sherwood is an HCM Researcher at SAP SuccessFactors. In his role, Joe is focused on driving employee engagement, wellness and productivity, as well as influencing innovation by generating and delivering scientific research that highlights and maximizes benefits derived from technology-enabled workforce solutions. His research has examined manager-employee and coworker relationships, employee coaching and continuous feedback systems, work-family balance, employee health and wellness, managerial and team training effectiveness, and manager adaptability.

Joe graduated with his Master’s degree in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology with an emphasis in occupational health psychology in 2014 from Portland State University. He is passionate about the intersection of technology and I-O psychology, as well as making complex ideas accessible to those best positioned to apply the knowledge.

In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and two-year old twin boys, exploring the great outdoors, and making music.