
Chicago CHRO Community
Inner Circle
March 7, 2023 | The Gage
March 7, 2023
The Gage
Collaborate with your peers
Join Chicago's top CHROs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today:
Shifting Business Focus From Critical Roles to Critical Skills
Revolutionizing the Employee Experience to Aid Retention
New Ways of Leading for a New Era of Work
Chicago CHRO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CHROs, For CHROs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Kane Calamari
Ace Hardware
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Donna Dorsey
Navistar
EVP, Chief People & Culture Officer

Amber Kennelly
William Blair
CHRO

Brian McGarvey
Honeywell Intelligrated
VP of HR
Agenda
March 7, 2023
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 6:45pm Discussion Topics
Revitalizing Leadership Effectiveness in a New World of Work

Laura Rock
Chief Human Resources Officer
Zurich North America

Pam Boiros
CMO
meQuilibrium

Henry Artalejo
Senior VP, Global Human Resources
Griffith Foods

Kevin Bohan
CHRO & SVP of HR
WernerCo

Gregory Lawless
SVP of People and Culture
ManpowerGroup

Robert Weber
Chief Human Resources Officer
Hostess Brands

Randy Yu
Chief People Officer
Misumi USA
Organizations everywhere are facing uncertain and unpredictable times, as rising inflation, hard-to-find talent and global supply chain constraints make sustained growth extremely complex. HR leaders in particular are facing a delicate balancing act, weighing trade-offs between people and technology, cost savings and talent investments, and business requirements with employee needs, to name a few. Underlying it all, CHROs must also continue to excel in their most foundational role – cultivating a positive culture and employee experience to attract new talent and retain existing talent.
According to a study by Gartner, 60% of HR leaders are prioritizing leader and manager effectiveness in 2023 as the key to tackling the challenges. As the work environment evolves, so too must the leader-employee dynamic. Agility and flexibility is critical to sustained success.
Join your peers to discuss and debate new leadership imperatives for a new age of work.
Topic #1: Improving Retention by Meeting New Employee Expectations
- Employees today demand authenticity and empathy from their managers. How do you teach these skills to your leadership teams and how do you identify them in future leaders?
- 52% of employees say a flexible work environment plays a huge role in their decision to stay with their employer. In the past 12 months, what policies has your company put in place to increase flexibility for your employees? What impact have these policies made on your retention rates?
- What are the biggest challenges you face in making changes to meet new employee expectations? What is your plan to overcome them?
Topic #2: Managerial Effectiveness in Times of Constant Change
- How do you currently measure leader effectiveness, and how frequently do you collect employee feedback on the matter?
- How do you define human-centric leadership at your organization? Where would you rate your leadership bench today on a scale of 1-10?
- What is your approach to change management and how do you keep that approach consistent across the organization? What do you do well and what areas do you need to improve?
6:45pm - 7:15pm Networking Break
7:15pm - 8:30pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:30pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Chicago CHRO Community Inner Circle.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue
The GageMore Information
Parking Information
Grant Park North Garage
25 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60602
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