Eric Thomas will be sharing his knowledge about employee engagement to cover the following learning objectives:

• What is engagement and why is it important?
• Implementing an engagement strategy in your workplace
  • Not “one size fits all”
  • Determining what is important for your business
  • Implementing, measuring
• Roles in driving an engagement strategy
  • HR
  • People leaders
  • Associate population

This meeting has been submitted and is pending approval for general recertification credits.

About the presenter:

Eric “accidentally” got his start in human resources in college, turning a three-month project for an expanding grocery chain into eight years of progression through various HR roles. He then spent five years as the head of human resources for the United Colors of Benetton and Sisley stores in North America while also leading HR work to support higher end fashion brands, restaurants, and the gourmet food retailer Balducci’s Market.

In 2008, Eric started his own HR consulting company in Washington, DC, initially focused on talent acquisition but expanding to provide HR services for small companies. Eventually, the services broadened even more to helping companies assess and improve the effectiveness of their HR departments, and build a solid culture and people strategy. Eric has spoken several times Capitol Hill and The White House on topics such as wages, benefits/health care, unemployment, and executive and gender wage gaps. He has been a featured guest on SiriusXM’s former Martha Stewart Living Radio station, coaching callers in their careers and development, and presented or participated in conferences and public panels where audiences related to his straightforward approach and honest sharing of his personal stories.

In addition to running his own organization, Eric currently serves as the Director of Career & Experience Administration for Retail Business Services, a company of Ahold Delhaize USA, leading the teams who manage the recruiting/onboarding, talent administration, and learning for the great local brands and support offices of ADUSA.

This meeting will be held in person or via Zoom. Join us at 7:30am for registration, breakfast, and networking if you are attending in-person.  The main meeting and virtual meeting will begin at 8:00am.  Register for your preferred method of attendance by selecting either a virtual or in-person ticket. Please be sure to register for the meeting prior to February 21. Virtual registration will close at 5pm on February 20.

IN PERSON ATTENDEES:

We will be gathering at the Conference Center on the Central Penn College campus, located at 600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA.  For easiest parking, please use Lot K. Directions and a map can be found here: https://www.centralpenn.edu/directions/.  To enter the building, use the entrance off the back patio for the Conference Center, which is located directly under the bridge. From that entrance, the conference room will be immediately to your right. 

So that you can be prepared for the meeting, please know that Central Penn currently requires all visitors to their buildings to wear a mask. We are able to be somewhat flexible within the conference room itself, but we would ask that all please be respectful of Central Penn’s policy while entering/exiting the building.

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES:

The virtual meeting will be opened just before 8am.  The Zoom meeting link for virtual attendees will be sent via e-mail the day prior to the meeting.  Please make sure to check your junk or spam folders for this e-mail if you do not receive it in your inbox by 5pm the day before the meeting.

Our chapter meeting this month is sponsored by our 2022 Gold Sponsor, JFC Staffing.