1. 7 KEY INSIGHTS
FROM THE 2016 HR
TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE

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4. Purpose, meaning, and the power of connecting people.
This year’s HR Technology Conference brought top industry
leaders together to share insights on the impact of
networks, the value of employee engagement, and how
they’re uniting their workforces across the globe. Read on
for key insights from Starbucks, Dropbox, Deloitte and more.

5. Insight #1
UNDERSTANDING THE
POWER OF NETWORKS LEADS
TO A HIGHER WORTH.
– Barry Libert, CEO, Open Matters

6. Humans crave connection, and technology allows us to
connect at a rate and speed that we never imagined.
Companies that understand this human nature—
companies like Airbnb, Uber, and Amazon—dominate
in a world that thrives on networks.

7. CAPITALIZE ON
TECHNOLOGYin order to create accessible spaces for employee
conversations and connections.

8. Insight #2
EMPLOYEES WANT TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY’RE RELEVANT
TODAY, AND HOW THEY’LL BE
RELEVANT IN YEARS TO COME.
– Scott Pitasky, EVP & Chief Partner Resources Officer, Starbucks

9. In an evolving workforce, the expectations of workers are
changing. Even more than benefits and compensation,
today’s workforce looks for: Purpose of work, Leadership
involvement and Growth opportunity

10. Insight #3
IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST
MEASURE ENGAGEMENT, YOU HAVE
TO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN TO
CREATE ENGAGEMENT.
– Alyson Daichendt, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting

11. Traditional methods of measuring engagement, i.e.
annual employee engagement surveys, are no longer
relevant. By the time changes are executed, business
needs and employee opinions may have changed.

12. MAKE ENGAGEMENT WORK
FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION IN
THREE STEPS:
1. Redefine employee engagement
2. Create a sense of passion, purpose and mission
3. Check-in: Is your engagement “always on?”

13. Insight #4
4% OF COMPANIES BELIEVE THEY ARE
GOOD AT ENGAGING
MILLENNIALS AND OTHER
GENERATIONS IN THE WORKFORCE.
– Deloitte, 2016 Global Human Capital Trends Report

14. Today’s younger job candidates want projects they find
personally meaningful, that have a positive impact on the
world. Focus your culture on what they care about most:
the people, the purpose, and the path.

15. Insight #5
CONTENT IS THE MOST
POWERFUL EMPLOYER BRANDING
WEAPON WHEN HIRING.
– Christy Childers, Global Employer Brand Manager at Dropbox

16. CONTENT CAN HELP
EDUCATE AND NURTURE
JOB CANDIDATES BY:
• Helping candidates get the information they need about your
company (without unnecessary phone calls with your HR team)
• Helping the wrong candidates self-select out of the applicant pool
• Putting you top of mind when future candidates are considering
a career change

17. Insight #6
PEOPLE TRUST OTHER
PEOPLE. NOT BRANDS.
– Kathryn Minshew, CEO of The Muse

18. Brands like Dropbox know the impact of an employee’s
voice. Marketing your company through videos, social
media messages, or a combination of both allows job
candidates to get to know the real you.

19. YOUR EMPLOYEES MAY BE YOUR BEST
AMBASSADORS.
Their stories and successes can help to attract more
top talent – let your employees’ voice build your brand.

20. Insight #7
TECHNOLOGY CAN ELIMINATE
JOBS, BUT IT USUALLY CREATES NEW,
DIFFERENT JOBS ELSEWHERE.
– Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management,
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

21. If we learned one thing from this year’s HR Technology
Conference, it’s that tech has the power to reintroduce
humanity back into companies. Whether you’re looking
to attract top talent, or engage your current workforce,
technology can help connect your people to an
organizational purpose.

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