We learn something great from her every time we talk! On this Now of Work episode, we welcome Anne Sample. Anne is the CEO of Navigate Forward, an organization that supports senior executives who are in a career transition or planning one in the future. They help leaders rediscover their passion and place in the business community. 

Anne is also a globally renowned CHRO and has held key HR leadership positions in organizations like Thrivent and PepsiCo before leading Navigate Forward. 

BIG THANKS to everyone who joined us at FUEL this week! You helped make our 2023 kickoff event for HR leaders a big success! Our team was excited to share 12 powerful sessions designed to help industry leaders change work for good in 2023. 

Counting down to FUEL! There are just 4 more days until our team goes LIVE to share 12 powerhouse sessions designed to give HR leaders like you the tools to make your functions more digital in the Now of Work! We want to make sure that YOU maximize the offerings of our 2-day experience, which features top HR and HR Tech industry experts, networking, cutting-edge research, and transformative client success stories.

On TODAY's Now of Work Podcast, Jess Von Bank and I share more of the inside scoop. We've lined up 6 industry experts featured at FUEL to preview their sessions. This includes:

-FUEL Kickoff 2023: Let's Make This The Best Year of our Careers Ever, led by Mike Brennan, Leapgen Co-Founder, and me. We share our thoughts for 2023 and lay the framework for a powerful two days!

-Go-Begin: How McCarthy Gets the Most Out of its Solutions through Ongoing Releases, Optimization: Led by Rachel  Hendricks, our Organizational Change Consultant, and Jason Sowder, Director of HR Operations at McCarthy. Learn how McCarthy deployed and sustained their digital strategy by putting their people first.

-Using a Workforce Experience Council to Design & Drive Change in Your Organization with Vail Resorts: Lead by our WX Lead, David Henschel, and Sinead O'Donnell, a Change & Communications Leader at Vail Resorts. Learn how to make communications drive excitement and action. Make change 'a way of being’ by harnessing the power of a Workforce Experience Council.

-Service Design: How Providing Great Workforce Experiences Actually Makes HR More Efficient with Kristin Rhebergen, our Digital HR Advisor & WX Lead. Learn how to infuse human-centered design into your service delivery model.

And DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR FUEL! http://bit.ly/3FwPIRX

With less than 2 weeks away from FUEL, our 2023 kickoff event designed to give HR leaders, like you, the tools to make your functions more digital in the Now of Work, Jason & Jess shared a sneak peek at 3 of the upcoming sessions, led by our consultants.

You may have heard about our 3rd annual, 2-day event, packed with value. We've lined up 12 transformative sessions, content, and research and would be happy if you joined us on January 31 & February 1 by registering with the following link: bit.ly/2DF9rCH

Our FUEL sessions will feature top HR and HR Tech industry experts, client success stories from Vail Resorts & McCarthy Building Companies, new workforce experience research with Conduent, and an innovative session with Reejig, discussing YOUR #1 talent metric!

Take a listen to this digital meetup to get the inside scoop on the following FUEL sessions:

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We are just over a month away from the Spring HR Tech Conference! Can you believe it? Registration opens on February 15, and the online conference kicks off on February 28. We couldn’t wait to hear about the details with our Special Guest, Jeanne Achille on this weekly digital meetup. Jess and Jason also chat with Jeanne about industry trends and how to best understand vendors in today's marketplace, as she shares what she sees vendors doing to get attention in this uncertain economy.

If you don't know Jeanne, she's the Founder & CEO of The Devon Group, one of the longest-standing independent tech PR firms. Jeanne is also the HR Technology Conference & Exposition Chair of the Women in Tech Summit.

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Happy 2023! We hope that your New Year is off to a productive start. Jess Von Bank and Jason Averbook couldn't wait to reconnect with the community during the first Digital Meetup of the new year. Our special guest is Jason Corsello, Founder and General Partner of Acadian Ventures. Acadian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the future of work.

Listen in as they discuss which trends Jason C. is seeing in the economy and the impact they have on the HR Tech space, the biggest areas of spending in the HR technology world for 2023, where software is being developed and how globalization is helping the space.

The countdown is upon us! We're just about two weeks away from 2023. During this Digital Meetup, we close out 2022 with an HR and HR Tech market wrap. We're also focused on looking ahead and have an energizing discussion about 2023 insights.

Jess Von Bank and I were very excited to welcome Scott Berg of Needham & Company as our special guest. Scott is a Senior Equity Research Analyst covering enterprise software.

Listen to hear his thoughts on the future of the HCM market and find out if there's still investment going on in the space. Are we in an era of consolidation? Does he see existing software vendors who are not in HR entering the HR space? Scott will also share his predictions for 2023.

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With just 3 weeks left of 2023, Jason and Jess check in with the community to see how 2022 has been for them. What have they enjoyed the most about the year? What's been most challenging? What is the community looking forward to in 2023?

Have you digested 2022 and assessed your year? This Special 2022 Wrap Digital Meetup passed the mic to our #NowofWork #HRCommunity. They talk about yearly intentions, the highs and lows of 2022-both professionally and personally, and power words for 2022 and 2023...And we want to hear all about yours! Come for the fun and inspiration, stay for the community.

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Cautious optimism is the name of the game when it comes to organizations preparing for 2023. As we step into the last month of the year, we're all about being realistic and proactive.

During this Digital Meetup, Jess Von Bank and I chatted with Brian Wilkerson about planning in the midst of economic uncertainty. Brian is the Corporate Vice President of hrQ and a national expert on talent strategy, workforce planning, and human capital management in times of business instability.

With an uncertain economy, challenges in the labor market, supply chain disruptions, big shifts in workforce dynamics, and continued global health issues, leaders and organizations need to stay agile and informed. Advanced workforce planning is one of the best ways to prepare organizations for all of the anticipated changes. Tune in

In less than a week, many people here in the U.S. will gather around their dinner table with food, family, and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. The annual occasion often encourages us to think deeper about what we are grateful for. We all have something or someone that sparks a sense of thankfulness in our heart at this time of the year.

Gratitude may be easy to call to mind at home, but what about at work? What can you find gratitude for at work, within your team, or as you lead with purpose? How can we embrace recognition and celebration to bring more humanity to work? How does all of this tie into workforce experience and human fulfillment?

We couldn't wait to chat with Derek Irvine at Workhuman as we continue to recognize #NationalGratitudeMonth. As the Executive/Senior VP at Workhuman and author of Making Work Human, Derek helps teams WIN by creating amazing cultures. "Cultures that support and reinforce their strategies, cultures that ensure high performance, cultures that encourage recognition of effort, and that celebrate success."

Workhuman is known globally for integrating gratitude, workplace data, and human insights into a robust performance management platform. Their software helps global companies motivate and empower their teams to do amazing work and help explain how culture, blended with tech, can equal great team success.

Take a listen as Jess, Derek, and I tap into the topic of gratitude and how we can maximize it at work!