Meeting

Please join SMA for a 2023 Labor Market Update with Patrick Flaherty, Economist with the CT Department of Labor - "Nothing is Certain except Uncertainty"

• Economic update on where things stand currently with the national and state economies with regard to:

  • Employment and unemployment

  • Performance of Connecticut industries

  • Demographics of those who are in (and who have left) the labor force

  • Job openings and unemployment insurance claims

Shel Myers will present Legal Updates.

More details to follow.

Learn how psychological safety can elevate your team’s performance in this engaging presentation that includes concrete actions to build and measure a psychologically safe culture.

This session will guide you to create a mindful environment where team members feel safe to take risks and share ideas. Learn what you can do today to set your team up for success tomorrow in this engaging, hands-on talk by Dr. Melissa Root and Financial Advisor Sylvia Guinan.

We will explore:

Our lives and careers are in a constant state of change. Regardless of the size of the change, it can stir up a lot of emotions.
We are often provided with change management training throughout our careers. However, often that training is lacking information on how we navigate through our own feelings in order to effectively help our employees navigate through theirs.

In this conversation we will discuss: 

Kick off the new year and join your HR colleagues for a timely program!  

This session will inform us of recent, local legislative changes that affect day-to-day HR to help us keep our companies in compliance. 

We are pleased to welcome back attorney John Stretton of Ogletree Deakins, who will update us on the impacts of:
- the clean slate law
- recreational marijuana
- changes to CT paid leave
- a review of other important legal considerations

Register here

Perhaps the most powerful—and overlooked—strategy for improving retention is helping employees build strong work relationships. The number one predictor of job satisfaction and reason people choose to stay at their jobs is liking and feeling connected to co-workers.

Our speaker will discuss:

• The impact that employee relationships have on engagement and retention

• 3 exercises to build employee connection

• Learn about a new program to increase employee engagement

Our KPMG Global Mobility team, along with Fragomen and CT FEM, are excited to host our annual holiday session and reception!

What you need to know to Attract Diverse Talent,