When Companies Merge: How HR Can Be Effective Facilitators of Culture Change Management with Corey Berkey, SVP, Employ (#18)

Leadership changes, acquisitions, divestitures, and their downstream impact can jolt even the most stable companies and their employees. Growth and change can be both exciting and terrifying. For a CHRO, culture change management can feel like changing the tires on a moving car. For insights on how to navigate this very tricky process, we've called in Corey Berkey, Senior Vice President of People and Talent at Employ. Highlights

[1:38] Corey’s HR “career rocketship” moment

[9:00] Weaving a common thread of culture among different organizations that are now the same company

[13:01] Committee discussions for fine-tuning a new common culture

[18:24] The biggest concerns among new team members who aren’t on board yet

[20:41] Does honesty need to be spelled out as a core value?

[23:28] Keeping everyone accountable for demonstrating core values

[25:09] Launching a values-based peer recognition program

[28:07] Incorporating values into your hiring process

[32:40] Future-proofing values

[38:47] Values and succession planning

Guest Bio

Corey Berkey, Senior Vice President of People and Talent, Employ Inc.

With more than a decade of experience in the corporate human resources space, Corey Berkey oversees all people-focused initiatives and talent acquisition efforts to build a world-class team across all Employ brands, including JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite, and NXTThing RPO. Corey also manages engagement programs across the business to help keep employees connected and focused on driving business results.

He is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional with deep domain expertise that spans SMB to enterprise organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and currently lives in Pittsburgh. Corey has been regularly quoted and published as a human resource expert in Forbes, SHRM, Bloomberg, CNBC, and more.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyberkey/

https://www.employinc.com/

https://www.pipefy.com/

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