How HR Can Help Mid-Level and Front-Line Leaders Build Employee Engagement and High- Performing Teams

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM EST
Approved for 1.25 SHRM PDC’s and HRCI Credits.

SUMMARY
According to the Gallup organization, only 32% of U.S. employees are considered “engaged.” Another 18% are actively disengaged – that’s nearly one out of every five workers. These trends are costing employers dearly. Disengaged employees drag down productivity. Frustrated with a lack of movement and accountability, top employees leave. Those who remain burn out. The churn, burnout and disengagement affect the bottom line. The pressure is on HR to find solutions. At the heart of employee disengagement – and most team conflict – is a lack of clarity about roles. While job descriptions spell out individual expectations, they rarely clarify how different members of a team or organization are meant to work together. The results are droppedballs, bad handoffs and duplicated efforts – all of which feed employee frustration, and eventual disengagement. In this session we will introduce tools that HR can provide to Mid-Level and Front-Line leaders to address this situation. As a result, you’ll know what you can do to help teams work together more effectively, in ways that build trust, increase engagement and satisfaction among employees.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Explain what leaders can do to communicate expectations more clearly, so everyone on the team knows what they need to do.

- Describe key concepts managers can use to be more effective with their employees, for example when setting direction and giving feedback.

- Analyze – or coach a manager to analyze - a team’s workload to identify gaps or imbalances that could get in the way of top performance.

SPEAKER

Alida Zweidler-McKay, MBA

For over two decades, Alida has helped leaders and teams achieve transformational breakthroughs. Her belief in people's ability to grow, learn, and thrive fuels a passion for meaningful work and an uncommon commitment to clients' success. As a member of Vector Group Consulting, Alida guides teams as they navigate challenging topics, surface hidden conflicts and forge shared clarity and commitment. She works with leaders to leverage their authentic executive presence and develop the nuanced communications skills needed to be successful in today’s complex and rapidly changing world.

Alida has served Fortune 10 clients and fast-growing startups alike in sectors from academia and healthcare to technology, biotech, and energy. Her clients emerge with renewed confidence, collaboration and capability, ready to rise to the next level of impact. Alida is certified in SAVI®, an analytical framework for improving communications, and is an active member of the Systems-Centered® Training and Research Institute.  She is former president of the Houston Organization Development Network. 

Alida earned her Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from Swarthmore College and her Master of Business Administration with Distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was selected to address her graduating class. 

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