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Employee Recognition and Rewards is pulling up from the outside and gaining in speed quickly. The smart companies are already ahead of the curve and are playing to the strengths of their employees by encouraging feedback and recognition as a form of engagement

On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, TalentCulture #WorkTrends host, Meghan M. Biro and her special guests Salvador Barros, CEO of Tap My Back, and Jason Lauritsen, sought-after keynote speaker, author and workplace expert will be discussing this timely topic and the myriad ways brands can value their employees through well-developed recognition programs.

When it comes to leadership, one of the best cause and effect situations is when leaders care and step up to genuinely help and mentor... but not all will take the time to get better at being a leader. 

On Wednesday, June 21 from 1-2pm ET, TalentCulture Community member, former NY Yankee player and today's host, Patrick Antrim and his guest Karl Bimshas, CEO Bimshas Consulting will be discussing how placing erroneous labels on people is stagnating their career development and reducing efficiencies in the workplace.

For small and medium businesses, there are two objectives in terms of recruiting and hiring that can be powerfully answered by Cloud-based systems. Given that there are so many options out there, companies need to focus their objectives on packages that meet specific critical needs.

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 1pm ET, TalentCulture host Meghan M. Biro and her special guests Guillaume Vingtier, Go To Market lead for WorkConnect by SAP and Jeff Rosenberg, Co-Founder and Partner at WideOpen, a customer strategy consultancy will be discussing the ways in how small to medium sized organizations can become more efficient, competitive and timely in their recruiting processes.

Most HR specialists agree they want to get better at talent acquisition. In a 2016 SHRM survey of more than 2,300 HR professionals, respondents said recruitment was their top business/HR challenge, ahead of compliance, employee training and compensation/benefits. Finding the time to implement these leading strategies is the bigger challenge.

Join TalentCulture #WorkTrends host Meghan M. Biro and her special guest, Tony Lee, Vice President of Editorial for the Society for Human Resource Management on Wednesday, June 7 at 1pm EDT when they discuss this timely topic.

Gravitas has become the newest “it” factor in separating oneself from the pack. People with gravitas stand up, stand out and simply STAND when others may crumble or hide. 

As you take stock of your professional brand, ask yourself, “do people take me seriously or do I sabotage myself?” Do you need to bump-up your “cred” in order to move things forward in your professional life? 

On Wednesday, May 31 at 1pm ET #WorkTrends host Meghan M. Biro and special guest Deborah Thomas will be discussing what distinguishes someone with gravitas from someone who lacks it.

Whether you're an employer or an employee, young or aging, health care is a big deal. It's ever-changing and businesses are fighting to keep up with the evolving regulatory landscape and an increased desire from prospective employees to offer some level of health insurance.

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 1pm ET, #WorkTrends host Meghan M. Biro and her guests Cristy Rewenko, AVP Wex and Craig Silverstein, Product Manager, Paychex will be discussing how their respective companies forged a successful partnership to deliver unprecedented service to their clients, while enjoying the benefits of their mutual partnership.

Culture is not just an HR "thing", it is a business thing. Culture is the collective mindset and attitude of your staff​,​ ​so ​it impacts​ customer service, retention, and profits. Brands can impact the collective attitude or culture by improving the employee experience​,​ which is based around key considerations such as Values, Selection, Orientation, Recognition, Communication​,​ and Leadership.

This week on #WorkTrends host Meghan M. Biro was joined by special guest Shane Green. They discussed culture, customer experience and the impact both have on the employee experience.

Here are a few key points Shane shared:

• The way your employees act defines your brand online
• A leader must spend time to build culture where people feel a connection by showing care
• The greatest enemy to tomorrow's success is your past success
• Great tip: Looking at behavioral skills rather than experience when hiring

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Without a doubt our current presidential administration is an interesting one. There are lots of changes taking place and as we speculate, many more will be occuring in the future. With all of these changes, the American and global workforce will be affected, but in what ways? Join Meghan M. Biro and her special guest, immigration attorney Jon Velie on Wednesday, March 22 at 1pm EDT to hear the latest information you need to know regarding immigration and visas. During this informative #WorkTrendsevent, Meghan and Jon will discuss the current political landscape regarding immigration, current & new processing requirements and what changes that we may see in both visa processing and/or compliance.

Simply, effective talent acquisition relies on HR functions that are aligned to the overall business strategy. This means that not only should HR have a seat at the table, the talent acquisition function needs to be a viable and well-supported aspect of an overall business strategy for all brands. On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 1pm ET, Andy Rice, Principal of Black Box Consulting and TalentCulture's #WorkTrends host Meghan M. Biro are discussing the critical importance of why talent acquisition and business strategies, for any brand, must be aligned to create a productive culture that will support and sustain brands in the present and for the future. Please join us for what will be a lively conversation.

In today's very competitive hiring environment, brands need to have a solid strategy for talent acquisition with forethought to the retention of desired talent. Speed and accuracy of culture fit are essentials parts of the strategy, but what happens when companies take too much time to assess their candidates? On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Scott Wintrip, author of the highly anticipated book High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant joins host Meghan M. Biro on #WorkTrends to discuss how companies can hire quickly and still maintain high standards for the acquisition of desirable talent.