UKG HR and Payroll eSymposium: Culture is Everywhere
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(Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at UKG – Ultimate Kronos Group, a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions. Fortune recently named UKG one of America’s most Innovative Companies. Congrats to them and enjoy the article!)
Today’s article is a reminder that the UKG HR & Payroll eSymposium is coming up on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 10a to 4p Eastern. Like many of you, I’m always on the lookout for FREE professional development events that really deliver on quality. I’ve been participating in the UKG eSymposiums for a few years and consistently find them to be a high-quality learning opportunity.
The theme of this event is “Culture is Everywhere”, which is a very timely subject given all the conversation about onsite, hybrid, and remote work. Before I share some of the details about the program, I want to share four benefits that I’ve found attending this event.
- It’s FREE. Sometimes free things are good and sometimes … well, they’re not. The UKG eSymposium is one of those good, free events. As much as we might want to travel to an event right now, the cost of travel is pricey. So, when we can identify a good, free event, we need to take full advantage.
- The content is relevant and high-quality. One of the things that I always enjoy about this event is that it brings together HR and payroll. I’ve been responsible for both a few times in my career, and this is one of the few events that has topics which are relevant to both functions. Since the event is free, your organization can have multiple people attend, and then maybe set up a meeting to discuss the sessions. It’s a great way for HR and payroll to learn from each other.
- You can earn recertification credits. The educational sessions have been pre-approved for recertification credits by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI). In addition, many have been approved by the American Payroll Association (APA). And for my Canadian friends, this event is also pre-approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Saskatchewan (CPHR-SK) and the National Payroll Institute (NPI). UKG will be providing a certificate of participation for your files.
- The sessions will be recorded. While this is a virtual event and being able to attend the live sessions is always beneficial, don’t worry if there are a couple sessions you want to catch scheduled for the same block. Most sessions will be made available on demand. That way if you’re torn between sessions then you can listen to one live and the other on demand.
Culture is Everywhere
As promised, here are a few of the sessions that caught my eye this year. You can check out the entire agenda, speaker profiles, and save your spot by visiting the UKG eSymposium website.
Compliance Complexities. Remote and hybrid work environments come with several compliance complexities — such as the tax implications of employees working in different countries or working part time in one location for months at a time. And what does it all mean for company culture when some employees work remotely, and others are in the office? Karina Monesson from UKG will lead an insightful discussion, as she’s joined by Dr. Martin Armstrong, vice president of payroll shared services at Charter Communications, and Sarah Morgan, director of equity and inclusion at Humareso.
(Editor’s Note 4.27.2023: There’s been an update to the session “Compliance Complexities” and Robert Wennagel, JD, LLM, MBA (2024), CIPP/US, CIPP/E | Senior Compliance Advisor | UKG will be replacing Sarah Morgan, who is unable to participate that day. Robert is a California-based attorney with extensive experience providing companies of all sizes advice regarding employment compliance, data privacy, and the future of work.)
Too Much, Too Fast, Too Fake: Emotional Intelligence in a Hyper-Charged World. Emotional intelligence (EI) is perhaps the most commonly overlooked aspect of effective leadership. This crucial ability to perceive and manage emotions in yourself and others is an enormous asset to any organization. As a result of the mountain of information individuals are exposed to today (both accurate and otherwise), EI is more relevant than ever. In this session, Dr. Jarik Conrad, Ed.D, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, vice president of human insights at UKG, explores why organizational leaders and HR professionals must prioritize emotional intelligence to stem the tide of these negative outcomes and provide the best opportunities for their employees and their organizations to thrive even during the most chaotic conditions.
Seeing Compliance Headlines in the Light of Culture. What does compliance have to do with storytelling? If you think about it, the history of compliance is storytelling— newspaper headlines have always been peppered with tales of tragedy, financial catastrophe, criminal behavior, environmental disaster, unfair and unsafe working conditions. These stories have motivated the creation of regulatory “acts” since the 1870s and ushered in the modern era of compliance beginning in the 1970s. As we enter an inarguably new era of business, focused on people and leaning into transparency, trust and authenticity, we should not just be following compliance but leaning into it to help build and sustain our culture. Join Cecily Tyler, lead program manager of human insights at UKG, in a discussion on how to respond more effectively and pivot when compliance hits the headlines.
Untitled (Why Leadership is More than a Job Title). Assertive. Powerful. Decisive. A “C” title after your name. These are the traits we have often associated with the term leadership. But as our world changes, the most successful leaders are the ones who embrace their imperfections, prioritize empathy, and show up as they are — no matter where they sit on the org chart. In this candid conversation, Pat Wadors, chief people officer at UKG, and Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) will discuss what it really means to lead with empathy, the need to keep your own cup full in the pursuit of inclusivity, and how, despite the positions they hold now, they’re still learning and unlearning.
HR and Payroll Pros: It’s Time to Take Care of You
HR and payroll professionals are focused on a lot of things. Not only all our usual responsibilities, but we’re working with the management team to fill job openings and make sure employees stay. There are days when we say to ourselves we can’t possibly think about taking time off to attend a professional development program. But we just have to find the best way.
Now is the time to take some of our own advice. If a manager or employee came to us about not having time for learning, we’d tell them that “developing our knowledge and skills makes us better at our jobs”. And it’s true.
The UKG eSymposium is designed to deliver education on the topics we face every day and could potentially face in the future. It has the ingredients many of us look for in professional development opportunities: 1) high-quality content, 2) no cost to attend, and 3) pre-approved for recertification credits. We all know this doesn’t happen very often. Find some time to focus on your professional development. It’s important. Sign up for the UKG eSymposium. Here are the registration details:
Culture is Everywhere
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
10a to 4p Eastern
I look forward to seeing you there!
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