January 2025
SERVING THE PROFESSIONAL
Letter from the Editor: New Year, New Possibilities
By Kathleen Hedrick
As we embark on a new year, I hope you’ve had a restful and rejuvenating holiday season. 2025 is a year filled with potential, and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish together. Read More
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6 Reasons Employees Stay
By Rick Park
Why do your colleagues offer so many different answers? Because most employees form their opinions on very different professional experiences. Or they each read different articles that 1) are positioned as “research” and 2) sound compelling. Or they heard it from a credible colleague who positions an opinion as fact. On and on again. Read More
Redefining Work through Systems Thinking, AI, and Innovation – Part I
By Dr. Abram Walton
This year, the HR Florida Analytics and Innovation team will be publishing a series of articles questioning the paradigms that have, for so long, served as the foundation of work as we know it. Stay current by plugging into this series on Systems Thinking, AI, and Innovation through our HR Florida publications. Read More
Does Your Company Belong on the Winner List? Florida Trend’s Best Companies To Work For program is a great way to find out how your company ranks. Participation is FREE, and you’ll receive a benchmark summary just for participating.
Amplifying Employee Engagment by Scaling Empathic Leadership
Only 36% of HR leaders think their current leadership development programs are effective at preparing leaders for future challenges, and only 23% are confident there are rising leaders who can meet the future needs of the organization. What needs to change? Read More…
HR Trends 2025: Embracing Disruption | Webinar with AIHR
We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive webinar in partnership with the Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR) to kick off the new year: HR Trends 2025: Embracing Disruption on 📅 January 28th at ⏰ 12:00 PM EST Read More
HR CONNECTIONS
Moment of Inspiration
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein
Community Spotlight – District 1
By Alonzo Smith
HR Florida District 1 covers the extreme Northwest panhandle of Florida encompassing four counties. Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties which include Pensacola Naval AirStation, the home of the Blue Angels, the U.S Navy’s flight demonstration team, hosts Greater Pensacola SHRM. Okaloosa and Walton Counties, which includes the home of the birthplace of the Special Olympics, hosts the SHRM Emerald Coast Chapter. Read More
Find a Chapter Near You
HR Florida is a community of 28 professional chapters and a growing number of student chapters organized into 10 districts. Visit Chapters & Chapter Presidents – HR Florida State Council to find a Chapter near you!
What’s Happening in Your Local Area?
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If you are an affiliated chapter within the state of Florida and wish to post an event, please email Kathy Scott at [email protected].
HR Florida Career Center
Looking for HR talent to grow your team? Seeking your next career opportunity? This dynamic platform serves as a centralized hub where job seekers and employers can connect, creating a seamless experience for talent acquisition in the Sunshine State. Visit the HR Florida Career Center at careers.hrflorida.org and explore the possibilities today. Read More.
Upcoming SHRM National Events
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HR Conference Cruise 2025
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