Keynote: Modern HR Leadership

Event Overview

Being a human resources leader in today’s world requires much more than merely establishing and maintaining positive relationships with employees. Ensuring a productive working environment will of course always be an integral part of the job, but modern HR leaders also need business acumen, technical expertise and general leadership competencies in addition to their core HR skills.

What You'll Learn

Learn about the leadership competencies that are needed to drive and support organizational performance.
Understand what it takes to become a trusted advisor and develop stronger relationships with business partners and team members.
Discuss the growing importance of technical expertise within the HR field.
Explore why the modern HR leader needs a well-rounded set of tools and skills.

Speaker

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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.

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