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HR Summit 2024

Leading Change: Why It’s Not Easy and How to Succeed

One HR: Shaping the Future of Work Together

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During our time together

  • How people react to change
  • Navigating change
  • Reflection and discussion

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Common strengths among UMN employees

Energetic

Bright & perceptive

Makes good, low-risk decisions

Independent & stands up to criticism

Cooperative & cheerful

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During times of change…

Energetic

Bright & perceptive

Makes good, low-risk decisions

Independent & stands up to criticism

Cooperative & cheerful

Moody, annoyed, & hard to please

Distrustful, argumentative & fault-finding

Worries about mistakes & gets stuck

Uncommunicative, tough, & aloof

Stubborn, irritated, & passive-aggressive

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Pause and reflect

  • What’s your current change context?
  • How do you typically approach changes and transitions?

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Strategies and Tools for Leading Change

A quick list of techniques that may be helpful when leading change in our complex, decentralized and matrixed higher education environment

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Thank you

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Track

Topic/Speaker

Location

Track 1: Individual Contributors

AI: Practical Uses for HR Professionals

Nicole Perkins, Chris Boldon, Heather Kidd, CJ Loosbrock & Dan Thompson

Club Cambria

3rd floor

Track 2: Leaders and Managers

Developing a Sound Compensation Strategy: Compa Ratios, Midpoints, and More Paula Merrill

MClub Room

1st floor

Track 3: Organizational Development

Navigating the Matrix: Managing Change in a Decentralized Organization

Phoebe Johnson, Brandon Sullivan & Maggie Heier

Recruiting Room

Ground level

Strategic Planning

HR Strategic Planning

Mani Vang & Kate Stuckert

Indoor Club Room

6th floor

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.