The CHRO Playbook: Aligning Performance, Development, Retention & Culture w/ Paaras Parker of Paycor (#30)

There’s a watershed talent shift going on in many workplaces, and companies that focus on executing the right employee retention strategies will be rewarded. But it’s probably going to require taking a different approach to what you’ve been doing. To provide you with a fresh perspective, we've called in Paaras Parker, Chief HR Officer at Paycor. 

Highlights

[2:13] Why the focus shouldn’t be on turnover

[4:58] Individual contributors to proactively retain

[8:05] Performance vs. potential

[14:26] Employee recognition

[14:54] Honest conversations about career development

[19:36] Characteristics of employees that could be groomed for a leadership role

[22:50] Saying “diversity, equity and inclusion” instead of “DEI”

[26:40] Culture of diversity, equity and inclusion

[31:29] Retention-minded onboarding strategies

[36:48] Employee resource groups

Guest Bio

Paaras Parker, Chief HR Officer, Paycor

Paaras Parker is a certified change management professional with expertise in talent management, talent development, employee engagement, coaching, and leadership development. Before joining the HR technology company, Paycor, she was head of HR for the Technology and Digital Division for Kroger, and before that, Director of Engagement Strategy and Analytics at Macy's.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paarasparker/

https://www.paycor.com/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/creating-the-leaders/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/diversity-efforts/

Berta Aldrich’s best-selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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