The HR Strategy Forum is the

California Affiliate of

The California Connection for Strategic Change HR VPs and Directors

In both Northern and Southern California

The Crucial First 100 Days of a New Leadership Role

Scott Hamilton, Senior Partner, Allign

Scott Hamilton, senior partner of Allign, presents this “next practice” session for senior business leaders (both employed and those in transition) to review Allign’s™ four-year research study of over 100 successful executives new to their leadership assignments. Learn how your preparation efforts for the first 100 days begins even before you interview with the company. The session will also highlight the individual strategies, key business impacts and organization alignment initiatives of some of today’s most successful leaders.

Among the topics covered are:

• How to investigate the hidden cultural and political aspects of a Company
• Matching your strategic approach to what the prospective employer needs
• “You got the job!” Now, what to do during the countdown period
• Avoiding the common pitfalls of the first 100 days …and beyond
• Crafting your “embraceable” strategic agenda
• Aligning expectations- Boardroom to Shipping Dock
• Making your mark on the Company- quickly and visibly!

This interactive session will include handouts of the specific strategic steps and tools to help you be successful before you take that first step into the door.

Southern California

Defining Moments: An Engagement Strategy that Develops Employees and Maximizes Business Effectiveness

Beth Ganem, Executive Vice President, Washington Mutual

Are you interested in talking about critical decisions that can push your "people agenda" forward while impacting your business in a positive way? Join Beth Ganem, Executive Vice President, WaMu, while she discusses the exciting success stories and disappointing failures in the area of employee engagement. An overused term "engagement" is pulled apart and examined from a new perspective in terms of practically applying a successful strategy to your organization.

Northern California

Peer Discussion Session

Join us in Northern California as we pilot a new format, Peer Discussion Sessions!

These informal, moderated group discussions serve as an opportunity for you to hear the best and brightest ideas that your peers are putting into practice, and for you to share yours.  Many of us are going through similar situations and sharing similar issues, who better to seek advice from?

Potential topics include:

• Changing the view of our customers – HR is your strategic partner, not an administrative function
• Performance Reviews
• Workforce planning for 2007

Bring your questions/issues with you and get feedback from your peers in an informal peer networking event.

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This page last updated 11/17/2008