HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING SPONSORS TAMMY ERICKSON WORKSHOP
AT STRATEGIES 2008 CONFERENCE MAY 5, 2008
BOSTON – April 7, 2008 – Harvard Business Publishing is sponsoring an intriguing workshop by McKinsey Award-winning author
Tammy Erickson as part of its Executive sponsorship of the
Strategies 2008 Conference, May 5-7, 2008 at Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Ms. Erickson’s workshop, entitled “The Signature Experience: Showing the Right People Why They Want to Work for You,” will focus on the idea that companies with deeply engaged and committed employees are distinguished by the ability to show current and potential employees what makes the organization unique. Companies with highly engaged employees articulate their values and attributes through "signature experiences" – visible, distinctive elements of the work environment that send powerful messages about the organization's aspirations and about the skills, stamina, and commitment employees will need in order to succeed there.
Based on the
Harvard Business Review article, “What It Means to Work Here” (March 2007), Tammy Erickson will engage workshop participants in discussions around ways to help their organizations establish and leverage a “signature experience.” This session also will offer examples and guidelines for attracting and retaining the right people, across generational divides.
“This workshop will provide conference attendees with the latest management thinking from one of the foremost experts in the area of talent management,” said Peter McAteer, managing director and vice president of Harvard Business Publishing’s corporate learning division. “Tammy’s research and insights – on demographics, employee values, and how successful organizations work – have helped organizations and individuals prepare for those trends. I believe conference attendees will gain lasting value from attending her workshop.”
About Tammy Erickson
Tammy Erickson is a McKinsey Award-winning author and widely respected expert on organizations and the changing workforce. Her research focuses on the shifting relationship between individuals and corporations, and on enhancing innovation and workforce productivity. She is President of The Concours Institute, the research and education arm of BSG Alliance, a firm supporting senior executives with leading-edge ideas, innovative custom education, and pragmatic business applications.
Tammy has co-authored four
Harvard Business Review articles as well as the book
Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent (Harvard Business School Press, 2006). Her latest book,
Retire Retirement: Career Strategies for the Boomer Generation (Harvard Business School Press, 2008), gives employees of the Baby Boomer generation approaches to renegotiating their relationship with work. Tammy holds a BA in Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago and a MBA from Harvard Business School. (www.tammyerickson.com)
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