The most effective leadership strategy for the modern workforce isn’t a new piece of software—it’s the human connection. To help you prepare for this year’s SPARK HR conference, we’ve gathered four power tips on how to lead with empathy, clarity, and discipline. In part one of this two-part series, take a look at just a […]
At Chick-Fil-A, “My Pleasure” is more than a polite phrase; it’s a commitment to a higher standard of leadership. To build a team that stays engaged and a brand that customers love, HR leaders must move past buzzwords and get back to the core of their brand. Here’s what Nicholas Lawrence, Executive Director of People […]
How can you do it all at once? It’s a question that rings in the mind of many HR professionals, saddled with goal after goal, and for good reason. The workload of HR professionals is mighty, and the deliverables are grand. Upholding a business model, supporting your people strategy, keeping up with everchanging legal issues, […]
Action plans are only as good as the system that supports them. After the survey closes and priorities are set, managers are often expected to deliver results without the structures, skills, or motivation needed to succeed. So, what can HR professionals do to help managers actually function? We asked upcoming SPARK HR speaker, I/O psychologist, […]
Action plans are only as good as the system that supports them. After the survey closes and priorities are set, managers are often expected to deliver results without the structures, skills, or motivation needed to succeed. So, what can HR professionals do to help managers actually function? We asked upcoming SPARK HR speaker, I/O psychologist, […]
Great culture isn’t an accident, it’s architecture. At Chick-Fil-A, “My Pleasure” is more than a polite phrase; it’s a commitment to a higher standard of leadership. To build a team that stays engaged and a brand that customers love, HR leaders must move past buzzwords and get back to the basics. Based on insights from […]
Retention in the modern era isn’t about competing with other companies; it’s about competing with the appeal of independence. As Marissa Frois, CEO of The Entrepreneur’s Source points out, today’s top talent is increasingly willing to “bet on themselves” to find the flexibility and ownership they crave. For HR leaders, the solution isn’t to tighten the […]
Action plans are only as good as the system that supports them. After the survey closes and priorities are set, managers are often expected to deliver results without the structures, skills, or motivation needed to succeed. So, what can HR professionals do to help managers actually function? We asked upcoming SPARK HR speaker, I/O psychologist, […]
The great tech shift has been slowly approaching since the internet’s invention, and with the advent of AI, the workplace as we know it is already in the past. So, how can HR shepherd the next generation of workers into this new business world? Thanks to Chelsea MacMullan, Org Change Management lead for Meta, we […]
In this week’s podcast episode, Erika Randall, Content Director for HR Daily Advisor, talks with Nicholas Lawrence (Nicholas L.), Executive Director of People & Culture at Chick-fil-A Restaurants (local franchise – Indianapolis), and speaker at SPARK HR 2026. Lawrence shares from his personal journey on how to be an organizational culture architect and how to make your organization […]