A time-tested way HR can develop a resilient organization 

It’s time to talk about organizational resilience: the ability for a company to anticipate, respond, and adapt to change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper. 

Let’s face it. We’ve had a few tough years. Companies are cutting headcounts, tightening budgets, and navigating market disruptions and AI advancements. However, the burden of carrying employee morale through it all still falls heavily on the shoulders of the HR team. 

It’s time to incorporate organizational resiliency. In this webinar, Executive Vice President of HR Melissa Adams will lean on her 20+ years of experience to share how she turned an employee culture around with the Path to Organizational Resiliency™ model. Can you guess what the fuel for that model was? Story. 

What you’ll learn
 

• What is organizational resiliency 
• How story principles are the first step to your organization developing resilience 
• How to equip employees to navigate change and respond to disruptions 

Who this webinar is for

• L&D leaders 
• HR leaders 
• Anyone leading teams with low morale and engagement 
• Anyone who wants to build a more resilient company 

This interactive webinar will run for 30 minutes, with 15 minutes of Q&A at the end. Have specific organizational health questions? Pre-submit them when you register, and we’ll answer them live!   

Speaker 

Melissa Adams is Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Duarte, Inc. She is responsible for the company’s culture and talent strategies to enable all its people to thrive. As a leader in HR for over two decades, Melissa brings a wealth of best practices for creating engaged, diverse, and inclusive work environments where people and business results excel. Through her experience in a range of industries, across businesses of all sizes in the U.S. and Europe, Melissa has developed proven strategies for cultivating employees and strengthening culture to support and sustain business growth. She’s particularly passionate about creating innovative training experiences that build empathy and inclusion, underpinned by her deep expertise in psychometric and relationship awareness tools.  

As a result of Melissa’s leadership, Duarte’s employee engagement measures have skyrocketed, with scores well above benchmarks for similar companies. She has received several accolades for her work, including National Employer of the Year and Outstanding Contribution award. In addition to multiple coaching and psychometric accreditations, Melissa has an International Human Resources Management Degree with honors from Southampton Solent University, UK.   

Moderator 

Patti Sanchez is Chief Strategy Officer of Duarte, Inc. with over 30 years of experience as a communicator. She leads an expert team of training consultants and creative thinkers who help clients build the power skills they need to move their audiences in one powerful moment or in a movement over time. She is the author of Presenting Virtually: Communicate and Connect With Online Audiences (October 2021) and co-author of the award-winning book Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols with Nancy Duarte (February 2016).