Burnish Your Leadership Skills at SHRM24

It’s an especially tough time to be a workplace leader now, dealing with issues that include talent shortages, employee burnout, and a changing legal landscape. SHRM has already offered ways to strengthen leadership skills through resources such as the Managing Workplace Conflict toolkit.

Several sessions at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2024 (SHRM24) will be dedicated to building leadership skills. SHRM24 takes place June 23-26 at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago and virtually. All times are Central time. 

Saturday, June 22

Leadership Skills for the Senior Executive: Mastering the Art of Negotiation

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (additional registration and fee required)

Presenter: Valerie M. Grubb, principal at Val Grubb & Associates Ltd.

Every leader’s job involves some type of negotiation. This session outlines five different negotiation styles and when to use which one to strike a favorable deal.

Sunday, June 23

Identity Leadership

8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (additional registration and fee required)

Presenter: Stedman Graham, business advisor, chairman, and CEO of S. Graham and Associates

Identity leadership is based on the philosophy that “you cannot lead others until you first lead yourself.” The session will detail a nine-step process to change your own mindset to organize your life for your benefit and the benefit of others.

Monday, June 24

Be a Change Catalyst in Your Organization!!—Proven Ways to Drive Sustainable Change

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Presenter: Steve Browne, SHRM-SCP, chief people officer at LaRosa’s Inc.

This session will teach leaders to proactively create and drive change in their organizations. It will stress how to frame the changes for others so they can be comfortable and consistent amid the transformation.

Jump-Start Your Promotion: Six Critical Skills to Catapult Your Career into a Leadership Role

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.   

Presenter: Valerie M. Grubb, principal at Val Grubb & Associates Ltd.

This session explores the six traits of great leaders and how to implement them in your daily life.  It will also teach leadership skills even for those who have no direct reports or who work at an organization without a clear promotion path.

From HR to CEO: How to Leverage Your Power Skills to Climb the Corporate Ladder!

3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.   

Presenters: Laural Logan-Fain, associate vice president of people business partnership at Spurs Sports & Entertainment, and John Ferguson, SHRM-CP, CHRO at NASCAR

This session will highlight the strategies needed to navigate the next steps of your career and help you define and develop the appropriate skills to move up the ladder.  

Tuesday, June 25

Harness Power for Good: How to Influence Effectively Within Your Organization

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.   

Presenter: Michael Walters, CHRO at Samsung Semiconductor

This session discusses the tools and strategies needed to expand your personal influence in the workplace. It will provide insights on how to get your ideas from proposals to execution.

Workplace Crisis Management, Conflict Resolution, and Navigating Extreme Change

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.  

Presenter: Paul Falcone, principal at Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting LLC

This session explores how to manage through extended periods of upheaval and strategies to mitigate potential crises, such as building strong remote teams and effectively addressing employee burnout.