SAUSALITO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Waggl, the leading platform for real-time feedback powered by Employee Voice, today announced last call on ticket sales for Harvest 2019, its annual signature event for top industry leaders and strategic HR executives. This unique event will be held in Napa Valley at the Charles Krug Winery, September 17-19, 2019.
"In today's competitive business climate, organizations are highly dependent on talent," said Michael Papay, Co-founder and CEO, Waggl. "In order for an organization to thrive and function at its highest potential, it needs to leverage every bit of intelligence it has at its disposal. Activating Employee Voice is about getting the best out of everyone, and unlocking every single bit of potential that the organization has."
Waggl Harvest 2019 will be an exceptional gathering of leaders, thinkers and doers engaging in authentic dialogue around the power of Employee Voice, and how it can be used to increase engagement and drive organizational performance.
"Waggl Harvest 2018 reaffirmed the strategic importance of having a listening strategy. Plus, it was extremely energizing to talk with others who are also listening 'change agents,'" said Valerie Beeman, Senior Director, Employee Experience, Stanford University.
Waggl Harvest 2019 will provide a rare opportunity to hear how some of the most progressive and resilient organizations have achieved business objectives by listening to their employees. The event includes a line-up of world- class speakers who share a commitment to elevating employee voice:
- Josh Bersin, President and Founder of Bersin Associates. Josh is a world-renowned industry analyst and founder of Bersin by Deloitte, a leading provider of research-based membership programs in human resources (HR), talent and learning. "I am a global research analyst, public speaker, and writer on the topics of corporate human resources, talent management, recruiting, leadership, technology, and the intersection between work and life."
- Linda Aldred, Senior VP and CHRO, Texas Children's Hospital. Linda is passionate about the interplay between leadership, culture and people, and has used those values to help grow Texas Children's Hospital from less than 1,000 employees to the 14,000+ person strong organization it is today. Her view of effective leadership includes people strategies that exemplify the brand and culture of an organization, and enable it to achieve greatness.
- Kathryn Johnson Coleman, Ph.D., Global PMO Leader for 3M and Master Six Sigma Black Belt. Kathryn is a strategic HR leader who specializes in talent acquisition, diversity, agile leadership, consulting, conflict management, training & development, facilitation and project management. At 3M, she is responsible for the Global PMO in Human Resources, include advancing the enterprise employee listening strategy, increasing utilization of HR analytics, and streamlining organizational processes through standardization and simplification to increase efficiency, service and value.
- Bindu Garapaty, Psy. D., Diversity, Human Capital, and Leadership Development Leader, Gilead Sciences, former Marketing Talent and Leadership Development Director, Juniper Networks. Bindu believes experiences shape our perceptions of the world and that we determine our success and manage our lives based on the relationships that guide us. She thrives at executive coaching, leadership development, diversity, millennial and multi-cultural training, and identifying our personal training grounds.
- Froylan Garza, Assistant Director of Outpatient Services, VA North Texas Health Care System. Since September 2013, Froy has worked for the US Department of Veteran Affairs, serving as Executive Assistant to the Director/Public Affairs Officer, Acting Assistant Director and Acting Administrator for the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center. He began his VA career in 2009 at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System as Public Affairs Officer, Patient Centered Care Coordinator and later Strategic Planner/System Redesign Coordinator. He also served as Acting Administrative Officer at McAllen, Harlingen and Corpus Christi VA Outpatient Clinics, Acting Administrative Officer to the Associate Director and Acting Executive Assistant to the Director. Froy is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt practitioner and Master Black Belt in training. He is a graduate of the 2011 VISN 17 Leadership Development Institute, 2015 VHA Health Care Leadership Development Program and the 2017 Executive Candidate Development Program.
- Sachin Jain, Director, Talent Management, PepsiCo. Sachin is an HR Professional with more than 15 years of experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry across different geographies. He has rich experience in areas of employee relations, union negotiations, sales HR, capability & cultural interventions, organization design, change management, HR Analytics, HR and Business Strategy. At PepsiCo, he is responsible for setting and driving the strategic talent agenda globally as it relates to employee engagement, measurement, and the translation of data-driven people insights into business actions across all PepsiCo sectors, functions globally.
- Michael Papay, Co-founder and CEO, Waggl. A proven HR technology pioneer with over 15 years of experience building and leading Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses within the discipline of Human Capital Management, Michael is a frequent author and contributor to advancing the thought leadership around organizational learning and employee engagement. He believes that mutual respect and active listening leads to more meaningful relationships and productive organizations, and that candor and transparency lead to a more connected and engaged workforce. At Harvest, Michael will speak to the changing landscape of organizations and leadership, and how it is fundamentally reshaping businesses and work.
"It is stunning what you can achieve in only two days with professionals from different backgrounds, working in different industry sectors and in various positions," said Frank Schiller, Chief Corporate Communications, NATO.
Whether you are already leading your own Employee Voice initiatives, or just exploring new ways to bring people together with purpose, Waggl Harvest 2019 will galvanize your knowledge and inspire you to tackle your own business challenges with a bold new approach.
To register for Harvest, please visit https://www.waggl.com/harvest/
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About Waggl
Waggl is the voice of people at work. Not a survey, not simply data -- Waggl is a real-time, transparent engagement platform that goes beyond measurement to catalyze authentic dialogue and alignment around critical business topics: Employee Engagement, Culture Building, Internal Transformations, and Operational Excellence. Waggl elevates Employee Voice to deliver actionable insight, fresh perspective, and tangible knowledge to leaders and teams. People thrive when you engage their voices to make a difference. Organizations excel when their unique talent DNA helps strengthen agility, resilience and retention. Waggl is the most powerful Employee Voice platform used by strategic HR and Executive leaders today.
With a highly seasoned management team and advisors including esteemed executives from Glassdoor, SuccessFactors, and Coupa, Waggl has built a customer-first culture that values strong relationships and ongoing innovation. The company's solutions are continually evolving in response to input from its global customer base, which includes industry leaders such as 3M, Paychex, eBay, City Electric Supply, UCHealth, Heineken, Boeing, among others. For more information, please visit: http://www.waggl.com/.
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