Decoding the Modern Workforce: Culture, Generations & Connection

Decoding the Modern Workforce: Culture, Generations & Connection

Event Summary:
Doors open at 7:30am for coffee, pastries and networking conversations! Our 90-minute presentation starts at 8:00am.

Location and Parking Notes:
Please note that this event will be held at the EQC Conference Center Ballroom in Fife (not the EQC Casino in Tacoma). The parking is directly outside of the room as the ballroom itself is not attached to the casino, but sits in the parking lot of the casino.

Presentation Overview:

This 90-minute session will equip leaders and HR professionals with a practical, step-by-step approach to conducting an internal cultural audit that goes beyond surface-level engagement surveys. Participants will learn how to assess the lived experience of employees by examining values, behaviors, systems, and informal norms that shape day-to-day work. This workshop emphasizes how to approach collecting data-informed insights and inclusive practices to help organizations identify cultural strengths, uncover misalignments, and prioritize meaningful action that supports a healthy, high-performing workplace.

Speaker Bio:

Antonio L. Cortes, PhD, is an Industrial/Organizational and Business Psychologist with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. In his current role, he provides strategic and operational leadership to the People & Organizational Strategy practice area. Areas of support include Organizational Assessments, strategy development to solve unique organizational issues in the talent management space, global application of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for multinational organizations and training on topics such as Emotional Intelligence, Authentic Leadership, Building a Business Case for DEI, Implicit (Unconscious) Bias, Systems Theory Application to Workforce Development.

In his previous role at a large national nonprofit, Antonio oversaw national organizational development strategies that contributed to the growth of an existing membership base consisting of three billion dollars in annual revenue across 2,700 U.S.-based locations. Antonio has engaged in work focused on improving multiple levels of organizational functioning from personnel development to business model redesign to meet the needs of evolving customer groups. Antonio has significant experience facilitating workshops with nonprofit organizations of varying sizes and geographies in addition to serving as an adjunct faculty member leading graduate-level courses in Global HR, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Leadership, Advanced Consulting and Managing Organizational Diversity.

This program is pending approval for 1.0 PDCs toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification and 1.0 General Credit pending approval through HRCI.

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