Beth Flynn-Ferry is Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies in the ILR School at Cornell University. She earned her MBA in Strategic Management and Marketing from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and earned a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1987. Upon graduating from Cornell, Ms. Flynn-Ferry joined Hercules, Inc., (now Ashland) and worked for five years in corporate HR/OE roles as well as at a unionized plant in Savannah, GA.
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The Urgent Role of Human Resources
Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday, April 09, 2020, 11am
EDT
Event Overview
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to accelerate, human resources has quickly become critical to organizational decision-making that impacts both business operations and employees’ wellbeing.
In uncertain times, HR practitioners are responsible for ensuring accurate and rapid dissemination of information on how businesses will operate and how employees will be supported and kept safe.
Cornell’s panel of faculty experts will discuss how HR can quickly rise to the challenge of managing a workforce during a crisis, and prepare for what lies ahead.
In uncertain times, HR practitioners are responsible for ensuring accurate and rapid dissemination of information on how businesses will operate and how employees will be supported and kept safe.
Cornell’s panel of faculty experts will discuss how HR can quickly rise to the challenge of managing a workforce during a crisis, and prepare for what lies ahead.
What You'll Learn
- How to ensure fast and effective decision making
- How to support the mental and physical health of leaders
- How to create effective communication plans
- How to provide professional and personal support for an impacted workforce
- How to plan beyond the crisis
Speakers
Beth Flynn-Ferry
Executive Director, CAHRS
Cornell ILR School
Executive Director, CAHRS
Brad Bell
Professor
Christopher Collins
Director, MILR Program
Cornell ILR School
Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director of the MILR Program
Christopher J. Collins is Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director of Graduate Studies in the ILR School at Cornell University. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Collins teaches, conducts research, and consults in the areas of strategic human resource management, the role of HR practices and leadership in driving employee engagement, and the role of HR in driving firm innovation and knowledge creation. His research has been accepted for publication in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management Review, and Human Performance. In addition, Dr. Collins serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology.
Dr. Collins currently teaches courses in Human Resource Management, Organizational Consulting, and Business Strategy to Master’s and undergraduate students in Cornell’s ILR School. He has taught executive development programs at Cornell University and the Society of Human Resource Management. He has also worked as a private HR consultant and conducted executive development programs for multiple Fortune 500 organizations and several startup organizations. Dr. Collins’ consulting work has primarily focused on talent management, employee engagement, and strategic HR planning.
Dr. Collins is a member of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, and Society for Human Resource Management.
Kathleen Weslock
Chief Human Resources Officer
Livent Corporation
Chief Human Resources Officer
Before joining Livent, Kathleen was the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Frontier Communications and held Chief Human Resources Officer positions at Cisco Systems, SunGard Data Systems, Shearman & Sterling, and Covance. Kathleen also held senior Human Resources positions at Deloitte and Lehman Brothers, and began her career with GTE, now known as Verizon.
Kathleen serves as a member of the Dean’s ILR Advisory Council, a member of the President’s Council on Cornell Women, and as a Trustee of Hood College. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the Pace University School of Law, a Masters from ILR, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from Hood College.
Beth Flynn-Ferry
Executive Director, CAHRS
Cornell ILR School
Executive Director, CAHRS
Beth Flynn-Ferry is Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies in the ILR School at Cornell University. She earned her MBA in Strategic Management and Marketing from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and earned a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1987. Upon graduating from Cornell, Ms. Flynn-Ferry joined Hercules, Inc., (now Ashland) and worked for five years in corporate HR/OE roles as well as at a unionized plant in Savannah, GA.
Brad Bell
Professor
Christopher Collins
Director, MILR Program
Cornell ILR School
Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director of the MILR Program
Christopher J. Collins is Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director of Graduate Studies in the ILR School at Cornell University. He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Dr. Collins teaches, conducts research, and consults in the areas of strategic human resource management, the role of HR practices and leadership in driving employee engagement, and the role of HR in driving firm innovation and knowledge creation. His research has been accepted for publication in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Human Resource Management Review, and Human Performance. In addition, Dr. Collins serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Personnel Psychology.
Dr. Collins currently teaches courses in Human Resource Management, Organizational Consulting, and Business Strategy to Master’s and undergraduate students in Cornell’s ILR School. He has taught executive development programs at Cornell University and the Society of Human Resource Management. He has also worked as a private HR consultant and conducted executive development programs for multiple Fortune 500 organizations and several startup organizations. Dr. Collins’ consulting work has primarily focused on talent management, employee engagement, and strategic HR planning.
Dr. Collins is a member of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, and Society for Human Resource Management.
Kathleen Weslock
Chief Human Resources Officer
Livent Corporation
Chief Human Resources Officer
Before joining Livent, Kathleen was the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Frontier Communications and held Chief Human Resources Officer positions at Cisco Systems, SunGard Data Systems, Shearman & Sterling, and Covance. Kathleen also held senior Human Resources positions at Deloitte and Lehman Brothers, and began her career with GTE, now known as Verizon.
Kathleen serves as a member of the Dean’s ILR Advisory Council, a member of the President’s Council on Cornell Women, and as a Trustee of Hood College. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the Pace University School of Law, a Masters from ILR, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from Hood College.
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