HR leaders are being asked to stabilize teams, influence strategy, and maintain trust under relentless pressure. This session is not about AI tools. It is about the human performance capabilities AI cannot replace. Melissa Dawn Simkins and neuroscientist Dr. Michael Mannino introduce Athleadership, a proven neuroscience-backed leadership conditioning framework inspired by elite athlete mindset and designed to strengthen how leaders respond, communicate, and make decisions under pressure.Through interactive workshop exercises, rapid-response drills, and real-world scenarios, you will begin building your own repeatable operating system for leadership performance in an AI era and beyond. You will leave with the foundation of your own leadership playbook to strengthen mental performance, strategic influence and leadership consistency during uncertainty. This workshop is designed to help HR leaders move from reactive leadership to repeatable leadership performance.
Thu, Jun 18, 6 sessions
10:00 AM EDT - Thursday, Jun 18
2:00 PM EDT - Thursday, Jun 18
- Breakout SessionCompensation & BenefitsIntermediateTotal RewardsLearn what the DOL looks for when they do an audit (and what you can do to be totally prepared)Identify the pitfalls that many employers miss when sponsoring plans that can show up on auditUnderstand the rules around electronic SPD and notice disclosuresShow on CatalogThursday, Jun 182:00 p.m. Thursday, Jun 18After passage of the ACA and updates to ERISA, there are even more requirements that employers sponsoring health and other welfare plans need to ensure they are performing correctly. During this fast-moving session, one of SHRM’s most highly rated speakers, Gary Kushner, SPHR, CBP will walk through 11 items you’ll want to review to make sure you have all of the processes and documentation you’ll need if your employer is ever the subject of a DOL audit of your health and welfare plans.
, President, Kushner & Company
- Thursday, Jun 182:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT(6:15 PM - 7:15 PM GMT)
4:00 PM EDT - Thursday, Jun 18
- Breakout SessionModern Employee ExperienceIntermediateEmployee Engagement & RetentionHR StrategyOrganizational Effectiveness & DevelopmentWorkforce Management1. Identify the five early signals that predict cultural drift and understand why they often go unnoticed by leaders.2. Analyze how relational patterns shift under ambiguity, pressure, and rapid organizational change using the Relational Drift Cycle framework.3. Apply a practical drift-prevention diagnostic to stabilize teams, reduce misalignment, and improve trust and clarity across the organization.Show on Catalog4:00 p.m. Thursday, Jun 18Thursday, Jun 18Cultural problems rarely appear all at once—they drift. Trust thins, communication tightens, and engagement drops long before leaders recognize what’s happening. Beneath every visible issue are early relational signals that reveal whether a team is stabilizing or quietly unraveling. This session introduces the five hidden signals that predict cultural drift and teaches leaders how to identify, interpret, and act on them before they escalate into performance or retention challenges. Using the Relational Drift Cycle (RDC), attendees will learn how ambiguous expectations, narrative gaps, behavioral inconsistency, emotional undercurrents, and decision pressure shape the lived culture of their teams. Rather than offering another program to implement, this session provides a simple diagnostic lens leaders can use immediately to stabilize relationships, strengthen trust, and re-anchor teams during periods of uncertainty or change.
, Owner/Founder, B.E. Consulting
- Thursday, Jun 184:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT(8:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT)