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Jennifer Currence, MBA, SHRM-SCP, PCC is the president of WithIN Leadership, which specializes in training and coaching to enhance leadership development and management skills. Jennifer is a certified career coach, a professor of management at the University of Tampa, has been recognized as a Thought Leader by the International Society of Performance Improvement, and was named the Tampa Bay HR Consultant of the Year for 2017. 

In her work with SHRM, Jennifer has been published and featured in HR Magazine as well as featured in Fast Company magazine, HR.com, and BambooHR. She was an editor for SHRM's 2016 Learning System...

The challenges to creating a workplace that works for all of us are multi-dimensional. They start at the top, where a lack of diversity in the executive ranks is pervasive. Progress is further complicated by a need for greater accountability and the right kind of training. Ineffective standards and tools for measuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) also trip up far too many organizations. It’s here, however – in the data – where a real opportunity for creating meaningful change exists.

New research from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services and SHRM, sponsored by Trusaic, reveals that while 65% of respondents...

I had the chance to connect with Buddy Bush, an Executive Coach and Team Accelerator with JB Training Solutions. Buddy is presenting The Change Curve: Managing Uncertainty and Ambiguity Within Your Organization at #SHRM21 on Saturday, September 11, from 7:30-8:30 a.m. PT.

The topic of change has always been relevant to the workplace. As the old saying goes, "The only thing that stays the same is nothing stays the same." Change is inevitable. How we manage through change, and support our teams/employees through change is where the rubber meets the...

We’re in the final countdown to the 2021 SHRM Annual Conference and Expo! I don’t know about you, but even as an introvert, I’m ready to see my people, learn new things to bring back to my team, and “conference,” as my dear friend and fellow #SHRM21Influencer, Kyra Matkovich says. Conferencing is a verb, and I’m ready for it!

You know what else I’m ready for? Julie Doyle’s session “Gain a Competitive Advantage by Identifying & Developing Your High Potential Talent” on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. PT I know,...