It is the season of giving. Please remember to make your annual donation to the SHRM Foundation this month! The SHRM Foundation offers scholarships, grants, and awards that help HR professionals gain the skills they need to take their career to the next level and make impactful changes in the workplace that lead to positive social change. In 2020 the SHRM Foundation was thrilled to award 94 Fall Certification Grants, 88 Spring Certification Grants and close to 55 undergrad and graduate academic awards.
Myriad other awards were distributed throughout the year which addressed one of the SHRM Foundation’s key programming priorities, preparing emerging HR professionals to be the Next Generation of HR Leaders and developing leadership and professional potential to make HR a field of endeavor. Visit shrmfoundation.org/2020HRPgift and make your 2020 donation today!
It is an honor to feature Gloria Sinclair Miller, SHRM-SCP, on our December cover. Gloria is a SHRM Field Services Representative and is described as a servant leader with a passion for developing others through service to people and community. She is a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau and is Co-Host of the SHRM Honest HR podcast and the newly created monthly SHRM21 Annual Conference education series called Tune in Tuesdays. You can read her exciting career profile on Page 5.
I must say November was the most exciting month this year since COVID-19 began. We actually had the opportunity to cover the 11th Annual WTSHRM Fall Conference in Jackson, TN and the 2020 TN SHRM Conference in Memphis – in person! It was so wonderful seeing everyone, although we were all in our masks and social distancing. The 2020 TN SHRM Conference was a hybrid – and very successful! Check out the highlights of each of these excellent conferences in this issue!
We have an excellent Guide to Compensation Expertise in this issue. I know you will love reading the latest information on compensation and performance management. Please take advantage of these experts who can help you with your compensation pitfalls as you are preparing your 2021 personnel budget. The Guide begins on Page 10. Does better performance follow the money? Littler provided a very thought-provoking article on the relationship between performance and compensation.
Our focus in January 2021 will be employment law as we feature the U.S. News Best Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law. We are bringing you several free webinars in December that you don’t want to miss. On December 9 we have “How COVID-19 Changed the Company-Sponsored Benefits Landscape.” On December 16 our next webinar will be about “Getting Better Value for Your Orthopedic Healthcare Spend.” Please join us December 29 at 2 PM for our monthly complimentary webinar sponsored by Data Facts. Watch your email for your invitation to each of these exciting events!
Wishing everyone a beautiful holiday season with your loved ones!
