Talent Matters: Turning Over Into a New Year

Turning Over into a New Year

The year's off to a fast start, with a high-paced hiring market and a range of companies filling strategic seats in their HR office.The engaging conversations we're having every day are a thrill as we work with our clients to solve, fill, adjust, and grow.

In this month's newsletter we sit down with Emma Woodthorpe, the CHRO of Mercury Systems to hear about how she's helped the large company keep its employees engaged through one pandemic curveball after another. Our latest blog talks about the Turnover Trends we're seeing this year, and we introduce you to Keiko, one of the newest members of our team.

Also, time's running out for New England companies to nominate their HR role models for the Human Resources Leadership Forum's Excellence Award.

Lastly, we’re thrilled to announce the four organizations to which we donated funds at the end of 2021. We polled our followers and one clear favorite emerged.

Happy reading,

Alice Benson

C-Suite Conversation

Emma Woodthorpe

CHRO, Mercury Systems

Managing more than 2,500 employees across the U.S and Europe, Emma Woodthorpe shares the challenges she and her workforce have overcome thus far, and describes some of the ways they’ve done it. Emma shares how she's helped her leaders understand the value and impact of HR and how employees can feel more engaged, heard, and valued before they look elsewhere for a fresh start.

Watch the Interview

HR Executive Insights: Emma Woodthorpe - CHRO, Mercury Systems

January blog: Turnover Trends for the New Year

We've taken a look at some of the year-end numbers on quit-rate, and turnover trends that we're seeing endure. While these numbers may change in the months to come, one piece of consistent advice we're doling out is to take a good look at your retention strategies and to spend more time in 2022 listening and engaging with team members.

Turnover Trends for the New Year

Last Call for Nominations: HR Leadership Awards

New England based HR professionals:

Do you know someone who consistently goes beyond the call of duty to lend a supportive ear, motivate, lead, and inspire? Here’s your chance to recognize true excellence in HR Leadership.

The Human Resource Leadership Forum (HRLF), is pleased to extend its submission deadline to January 28 for the fourth annual HR Leadership Excellence Award in honor of Bob Gatti.

This award recognizes outstanding HR Leaders in New England who have positively impacted their organizations and elevated the HR function.

Follow the link below to submit your nominee!

2022 HR Leadership Award Nomination Form

Recent Placements

Head of Talent Acquisition

Technology

Chief of People

Biotechnology

VP of Total Rewards

PE-backed Services

Sr. Director of Global Compensation

Global Technology

Head of HR

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Recent Opportunities

VP, Total Rewards

Technology

CHRO

Healthcare

Head of Employee Experience

Professional Services

Chief People Officer

Professional Services

VP, Employee Operations

Biotechnology

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Welcome Keiko!

Recently we welcomed Keiko Keegan to the team here at BES, and she's brought her great energy and creativity to our work every day since. She's an avid hiker with her bootprints all around the world, and her curiosity, creativity, and diligence are assets to the many clients she assists. We're thrilled to have her on our team and excited to introduce her to you.

Meet Keiko!

A Final Word

Some Year-End Goodness

To close out 2021 we asked our audiences to vote for a non-profit to which we should make a contribution. We are pleased to report how we split our donation among the following groups:

National Alliance on Mental Illness: 37.3%

Feeding America: 32.8%

Year Up: 18.9%

Life Science Cares: 10.9%

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