Master Class HR Conference

J.Margus Klaar is going to speak about international branding, service design and its importance for employees*:

"Seventy-five percent of employees admit to be passively looking for a new job. Their journey from need (I’d like a new job) to satisfaction (I have the perfect job) is long and convoluted. The hiring process is rarely designed from the employees point-of-view and onboarding is done just once.

The employee experience can be designed. By seeing your brand from you talent’s point-of-view, you can discover problems you didn’t know were there and gain insight into value you are creating for your staff. By improving the staff experience, you’ll be delivering tangible innovation, that also strengthens your competitive advantage on the market. And because people talk, a better employee experience is good marketing. All you have to do is start working like a designer."

*There is an opportunity to participate in J.Margus Klaar workshop (limit to 25 participants): "during the workshop we’ll explore how to apply the method of customer journey mapping to the employee journey from looking for job to leaving for a new job."

Are we still afraid of work in manufacturing sector? Perhaps we have a tendency to underestimate career opportunities in it? In her speech Andrea is going to share her extensive experience in HR management and describe measures and initiatives that will increase employee engagement in the challenging arena of manufacturing.

Personnel search is one of the indissoluble everyday work parts. What if we change that let an artificial intelligence program do that for us?

In candidate selection, soft criteria, such as personality and communication skills, are often at least as important as hard skills. However, most organizations continue to rely on CVs and motivation letters to decide whom to interview, although these documents tend to be generic and often reveal very little about a candidate’s personality and soft skills.

In order to help organizations identify great personalities more quickly and reliably, Patrick and his co-founders designed Retorio. Retorio can be simply integrated into existing application forms and enables job candidates to quickly introduce themselves by means of short videos. Based on these short videos, Retorio’s AI instantly predicts how well the candidates’ personalities match job requirements and how well they fit into the organization. Retorio not only drastically reduces costs-per-hire but it also reduces discrimination in selection processes.

Katarina is going to share her experience from her life devoted to extreme athletic performances and discovering world natural heritage.

"A free man must be strong enough to accept the fact that the changes are necessary and right. The freediver always has the choice. He can go deeper and deeper, or decide in one second to return to the surface. Why? Fear, inability to process emotions, stress, and self-doubt. This decision may be the difference between a successful return and a loss of consciousness. Although in our ordinary lives we have more time for change, many times we are afraid to do them, though we suspect they are necessary for our happier or more inovative life. We are not always able to change the situation we are in, but we can always change our attitude if we control our thoughts. Change is an opportunity to grow. From depth of ocean, around different parts of the world to insides of human mind – its a journey of dicovery."

Today we are working with I’m not lovin’ it generation. What is the DNA of an Employee 2.0? What is the HR role and mandate to connect with an Employee 2.0? Learnings from McDonald’s experience.

What does a group of people sailing the globe on a yacht have to do with leadership and team development in your work? At first sight nothing, but Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel will show you in an animated narrative how you can apply the learnings of these ocean sailors in your own working practice.
As a leadership - and team coach, Anje-Marijcke supports Team Brunel during the Volvo Ocean Race, a thrilling round-the-world sailing race. Nerve-racking, not just because of the competition element, but also because the group has to give its best possible performance under difficult circumstances.

Assisting organizations in getting the best out of their people, coaching people to get the best out of themselves - that, in short, is what Anje-Marijcke van Boxtel excels at. ‘My passion lies in translating the latest scientific insights into the practice of coaching people, teams and organizations. Anje-Marijcke developed the compass vision on learning, development & performance. She can pinpoint exactly where the tricks of the trade can be found, what the bottlenecks are and how to tackle them. She works as an international keynote speaker, thought leader and executive coach in leadership, team and organizational development. She lectures in master courses for managers and coaches, gives master classes and lectures in organizations, and she coaches predominantly in the business community.

HR professional with experience from several stock listed companies in Food industry, Retail, Technology. Hold leading roles both in global and local business and organizational settings. Enthusiastic in bringing structure to unstructured.