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SUMMARY:2025 Strategic Organization Design & Activation Workshops (Enrollment Includes both Workshops)
DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive Two-Part Strategic Org Design Certificate Program (Enrollment Includes both Workshops)\n\nPart 1: Strategic Organization Design Workshop (3/4/25-3/7/25)\nPart 2 (Part 1 is a Prerequisite): Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop (5/14/25-5/16/25)\nComplete both the Strategic Organization Design Workshop and the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop to earn your Certificate in Strategic Organization Design.\n\n\nAbout the Strategic Organization Design Workshop\nDeepen your understanding and sharpen your skills: Organizational design is a cornerstone of competitive advantage and performance. The ability to design organizations that are efficient enough to drive performance and flexible enough to sustain advantage is a fundamental capability in today’s dynamic and competitive environment. Dynamic strategies call for new organizational forms that pose complex new design challenges at all levels and in all sub-systems of the organization.\nThis workshop provides participants with the principles\, frameworks\, and tools of organization design for those who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the topic. It also addresses the ever-increasing challenges created by a growing digital economy where work\, change\, and design issues are merging.\nAttendees might include:\n\nHuman Resource Professionals\nHuman Resource Business Partners\nHuman Resource COE Professionals\nLine Managers and Design Teams\nInternal Corporate Consultants\nOrganization Development Professionals\nTalent Management\, Total Rewards\, HR Operations\nInternal Consultants\n\n\nAbout the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop\nSome of the more difficult design challenges occur after the organization chart has been communicated.  Activating a design successfully\, that results in sustainable competitive advantage\, is a formidable task.\nIn this highly interactive\, practical program\, participants will learn how to apply and leverage activation-related frameworks in addition to the frameworks and tools learned in the Strategic Organization Design workshop.  Real life case studies will be used to highlight applications.\nParticipants will learn how to:\n\nIntegrate organization design with business model frameworks\nApply a systems-thinking approach to activation\nOrchestrate identification and activation of effective lateral connections\nAddress micro-design challenges related to management processes\, rewards\, and people\nEnsure effective design governance and change management to activate and sustain the changes\nUnderstand how to influence and manage design fatigue and resistance\nThis course is especially beneficial for individuals or teams who are currently working on design activation.\n\n  \nAttendees are eligible to earn up to 15 SHRM PDCs (Professional Development Credits).\n  \nClick here to download a justification email template.\n			 \n				\n				\n				\nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor. \nIndividuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact Vivian Jimenez. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.\n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				LOCATION:\nMicrosoft Campus\n1 Microsoft WayRedmond\, WA 98052 \n			 \n				\n				\n				INSTRUCTORS:\nChris Worley\nBeth Gunderson\nLiz Vales Damron\n\n			 \n				\n				\n				Registration Deadline\nFebruary 10\, 2025 \nPricing (Enrollment Includes both Org Design & Org Design Activation Workshops)\nNon-Sponsor: $11\,695Sponsor: $9\,470 (use your sponsor discount code at checkout) \nDiscount\nWhen signing up for the Strategic Organization Design Certificate Program\, groups of three or more from the same Non-Sponsor company will receive a 10% discount.  Contact Vivian Jimenez to receive this discount. \nQualifications\nAlthough this workshop provides a broad overview and hands-on tools\, it is designed for people with some grounding in organization design issues. \nCancellations\n\nOn or before 2/10/25 the cancellation fee is $250.00.\nFrom 2/11/25 to 2/24/25\, 50% of the fee will be refunded.\nRegistration fees are non-refundable for cancellations received after 2/24/25 and for no-shows.\n\n			 \n				Register Here\n			\n				March Workshop Agenda\n			\n				May Workshop Agenda\n			\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS\n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					CHRISTOPHER G. WORLEY\, Ph.D.\n					\n					Research Professor of Management\nPepperdine University &\nCEO Affiliated Senior Research Scientist \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					BETH GUNDERSON\n					\n					CEO Affiliate Practitioner &\nMinikahda Partners\n \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					LIZ VALES DAMRON\n					\n					Principal at Liz Vales Consulting
URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/2024-strategic-organization-design-activation-workshops/
LOCATION:Private: One Microsoft Way Redmond\, WA 98052\, One Microsoft Way\, Redmond\, WA\, 98052
CATEGORIES:Org Design
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vivian Jimenez":MAILTO:vivianji@marshall.usc.edu
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SUMMARY:USC/CEO APAC EEN Session: How to Make Smarter HR Decisions in Turbulent Times
DESCRIPTION:How to Make Smarter HR Decisions in Turbulent Times\nSession Leaders: Alec Levenson and Sharna Wiblen\n\nTuesday\, May 13\, 2025 6:00 pm PDT (Los Angeles) | 9:00 pm EDT (New York)\nWednesday\, May 14\, 2025 11:00 am AEST (Sydney) | 9 am CST (Beijing) / 6:30 am IST (Delhi) \n1.5 hour duration\n\n  \n			 \n				\n				\n				Businesses today face a complex mix of financial constraints\, supply chain disruptions\, and workforce challenges. With so many competing pressures\, how can HR and business leaders identify the most critical business challenges\, and separate signals of fundamental change from temporary disruptions? \nJoin us for a live Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN) session in which Alec Levenson and Sharna Wiblen (CEO) address how you can navigate financial and operational implications associated with changing economic\, industry and technology trends. You’ll gain insights into how HR and business leaders can take a more holistic and systematic view of labor costs\, productivity and business outcomes. \nWho should attend? \n\nHR and OD professionals tasked with balancing labor costs\, productivity and business outcomes.\nHR and OD professionals seeking to align efficiency activities with strategy.\nHR and OD professionals seeking strategies for navigating financial\, HR and business needs.\nHR and OD professionals seeking to enhance the efficiency of HR policies and processes.\nSenior executives and decision-makers responsible for driving organizational change and workforce transformation\nOD Practitioners associated with designing effective organizational structures and ensuring that policies and practices align with your unique strategy\nTalent Management Leaders wanting to structure roles\, polices and processes for business outcomes\n\n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				Contact Us to Join EEN Meetings\n			\n				Learn more about EEN\n			\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SPEAKERS\n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					ALEC LEVENSON\n					\n					CEO Senior Research Scientist \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					SHARNA WIBLEN\, Ph.D.\n					\n					CEO Senior Research Scientist \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor.
URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/een-session-how-to-make-smarter-hr-decisions-in-turbulent-times/
LOCATION:Virtual\, CA\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vivian Jimenez":MAILTO:vivianji@marshall.usc.edu
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SUMMARY:A Strategy-First Approach to Talent Systems and Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Session Leaders: Sharna Wiblen and Elizabeth Heichler\nThursday\, May 29\, 20258am PT | 11am ET | 4pm BST (1 hour duration)\n  \n			 \n				\n				\n				Commercial Digitalized Talent Management (DTM) systems promise to streamline talent decisions by providing best-practice frameworks for objectively identifying talent. But when we rely too heavily on these systems\, we risk outsourcing critical strategic decisions to algorithms that don’t account for the nuances of your culture or strategic goals. \nSo\, how can executives effectively design fit-for-purpose talent systems and decisions? \nJoin the Center for Effective Organizations at the USC Marshall School of Business for an interactive webinar with renowned talent strategy expert Dr. Sharna Wiblen and Elizabeth Heichler\, Editorial Director at MIT Sloan Management Review. Together\, they’ll discuss how organizations can design talent and technology systems that serve—not hinder—their business strategy. \nWhat You’ll Gain from This Webinar \n\nA strategic-first approach. Learn how to establish talent decisions that place your unique strategy front and center.\nCustom-fit talent definitions. Understand why defining talent on your terms is essential for executing your strategy.\nHidden pitfalls of digital tools. Understand the unintended risks of relying on commercial algorithms and frameworks—and how to avoid them.\nDesign fit-for-purpose systems. Creating digital frameworks that intentionally include\, rather than seek to exclude\, human judgment.\nA new decision-making mindset. Learn the mindset shift to help you embrace the salience of everyday talent decisions.\n\nJoin us for this insightful conversation and learn how to effectively synergize talent systems with human judgment to position your organisation as a talent management leader \n			 \n				Register Here\n			\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SPEAKERS\n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					SHARNA WIBLEN\, Ph.D.\n					\n					CEO Senior Research Scientist \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					ELIZABETH HEICHLER\n					\n					Editorial Director at MIT Sloan Management Review \n					\n				 \n			 \n			 \n				\n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor.
URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/a-strategy-first-approach-to-talent-systems-and-decisions-are-your-talent-systems-helping-or-hindering-your-company-specific-talent-strategies/
LOCATION:Virtual\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vivian Jimenez":MAILTO:vivianji@marshall.usc.edu
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