note from the editor
Welcome to our HR Technology issue! This is one of our most exciting issues every year when we bring you the latest in technology in the HR community. We have some fantastic articles about the hot topics in HR technology today including “How the Freelance Economy is Changing HR Strategies,” by Tom Benton with WorkMarket, an ADP Company. Be sure to check out Bill Kutik’s article, “Are You Ready for Blockchain?” Kutik is best known as the founding co-chair and guiding light of the HRE Annual HR Technology Conference & Exhibition® since it began in 1998 until 2013, when he stepped aside. See the full page ad on our inside back cover for details about the 2019 Conference.
It is an honor to feature Juanita Phillips, Human Resources Director at Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation, on our February cover. Juanita is from Huntsville, AL and is Co-director of Government Affairs for Alabama SHRM. Juanita is very active in advocating for workforce policies that impact the state of Alabama. I know you will enjoy reading about Juanita’s amazing career in HR on Page 5.
Please join me for one of SHRM’s most exciting and educational annual conferences, the SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. March 18-20. I can’t wait to go to Capitol Hill with the Tennessee SHRM A-Team and meet with our legislators about the issues impacting our workforce in Tennessee! I highly recommend that you join your state’s A-Team and get involved! See Page 8 for details! We will bring you Facebook Live coverage. Just LIKE our Facebook page to receive the live updates. Click here to register!
Mark you calendar for February 21 when we will be bringing you our monthly complimentary webinar sponsored by Data Facts. Our topic will be Servant Leadership for HR Professionals. You will earn 1.00 SHRM PDC and 1.00 HRCI recertificaton credits. Watch your email for your invitation. If you are not receiving an invitation, please go to our website, www.hrprofessionalsmagazine.com, and subscribe to our digital issue. You will also receive breaking news updates that impact HR as they occur.
Get certified in 2018! Contact me by email or phone 901.598.0123 if you are interested in registering for our upcoming HR certification class, or visit our website.