USPOULTRY’s 2023 Workforce Success and Engagement Conference addressed how industry human resource professionals can help improve employees’ belonging and connection to their organization, in addition to many other topics. The seminar was held at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Fla.
Dee Walker, global director of compensation and benefits at Aviagen, provided a perspective on the onboarding and orientation process for new hires. She explained that it was crucial to establish a connection in new employees’ minds between their role in the company and its mission, vision and values. Incorporating corporate leadership and local management, either in person, through video or other message, was suggested as one way to introduce new hires to the organization’s culture.