Events

Engagement As A Strategic Advantage

Speaker: Andrea Gurcsik, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Location: Hilton Garden Inn (6165 Levis Commons Blvd Perrysburg OH 43551)

8:00 am - Networking & Breakfast

8:20 am - Announcements

8:30 am - Meeting begins

9:30 am - Meetings ends

Session Description:

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, engagement is more than a buzzword - it's a strategic imperative. This session explores how organizations can leverage engagement to drive performance, build stakeholder trust and create lasting impact. Drawing on industry framework and real-world examples, we'll examine how engagement strategies can be embedded across communications, leadership and advocacy efforts to support business goals.

Learning Objectives:

Understand engagement as a strategic HR lever that influences talent attraction, retention, and organizational culture.

Explore stakeholder engagement framework that HR can use to align internal initiatives with external expectations and business goals.

Analyze how communications and advocacy strategies can b e used by HR to amplify employee voice and build trust with external stakeholders.

This program has been submitted for one recertification credit hour.

THRAC 2025: Sweet Innovations: Unwrapping the Future of Work

Make your plans now to attend THRAC 2025!

Bold ideas. Fresh strategies. Game-changing solutions. It’s all happening at THRAC 2025 — the region’s premier HR event you won’t want to miss! Join HR professionals from across Northwest Ohio for a full day of insightful sessions on leadership, compensation strategy, AI in HR, legal updates, benefits trends, and practical, people-first approaches to engagement. Unwrap fresh insights, spark new ideas, and connect with the future of HR. 

THRAC is an annual event co-produced by WorkSpring & the Northwest Ohio HR Association (NOHRA).

Join us on November 5-6, 2025 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons.

November 5th from 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Pre-Conference Workshop

November 6th from 7:30am – 4:30pm: THRAC Conference

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, BGSU at Levis Commons & Home 2 Suites – 6165 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg, OH

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