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Ekta Vyas, Ph.D. is a management scholar-practitioner with 28 years of progressive consulting and leadership experience spanning across academic, healthcare, manufacturing and technology industries. Ekta’s major feats have been in developing and leading teams and programs during transformational change in organizations. As such, her expertise ranges across the delivering functional and operational excellence across the spectrum of organizational structure, people and processes. Currently, Ekta is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Keck Medicine of USC, an Adjunct Management Faculty with USC Marshall School of Business, and Affiliate faculty with SJSU Institute of People & Performance. She also serves on Advisory Boards for multiple organizations, lending her subject-matter expertise to guide them on emergent industry trends and resulting organizational priorities. With a Ph.D in Organization and Management, and a terminal M.S degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Ekta is passionate about applying systems thinking framework to analyze and address the complex realities of today’s organizations. Ekta is a certified SHRM-SCP, certified Strategic HR Practitioner from Cornell University, certified Strategic HR Business Partner and Human Capital Strategist from HCI. She is also a certified Emotional Intelligence and Personal Brand Coach. An elected member of SIOP (Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology), and Academy of Management, Ekta is a regular panel and conference speaker, and is published in academic and practitioner journals. Her areas of practitioner expertise and research interest include strategic HR management, transformational change and leadership, mergers & acquisitions, people analytics, performance and talent management, HR technology, employee engagement and leadership development.
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Human resources managers and department leaders are constantly seeking innovative strategies to attract top talent. One such strategy is leveraging community engagement initiatives to improve a company's brand image and build a robust hiring pipeline. This approach allows organizations to connect with potential candidates on a more personal level and foster relationships that can lead to successful talent recruitment. Below, Forbes Human Resources Council members explain how HR managers and department leaders can effectively use their community involvement as a strategic tool in talent acquisition. Follow their recommendations to ensure a steady flow of skilled candidates ready to contribute to your organization's success.
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In a post-pandemic world, businesses must readapt from drastic, reactive changes that may have damaged their collective culture.
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Change is a constant sprint, but growth is a marathon of choices.
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Now more than ever, employees want to see leaders use their power for the greater good of the workforce. They want to feel engaged and appreciated at work, even if they aren’t working in person.
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It's unsettling when a company is going through a difficult season in business, especially if it could have been avoided. After a leader is publicly shunned for misrepresenting their brand's image through missteps in actions or words, it's crucial to acknowledge the situation and provide a plan to prevent it from happening again. Taking accountability, by facing the problem head-on, demonstrates total transparency and strength of the business to find solutions and maintain the trustworthy relationships they've worked so hard to establish over the years. Here are 15 strategies from Forbes Human Resources Council members to help every leader appeal to the good graces of their longtime clients and staff members alike.
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Two years of unprecedented, unceasing upheavals and social unrest call for a new cultural landscape for societies and organizations alike.
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Keck Medicine of USC
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Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines best-in-class physicians, access to cutting edge research, and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for our patients. Our renowned physicians provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and more than 80 outpatient locations in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare, and Ventura counties.