General Session Call For Speakers
We’re assembling panelists for our General Session: The Workforce Reality: Hiring, Retention and What’s Driving Results. If you’re actively addressing hiring, retention or team development challenges in your organization and seeing real results, we want to hear from you. This is a working session (no theory) focused on practical strategies, decisions and processes attendees can take back and implement immediately. Please complete the form below. Panel spots are limited and we’re looking for a mix of company sizes, approaches and perspectives.
Full Name
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First Name
Last Name
Company
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E-mail
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Phone Number
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Format: (000) 000-0000.
Company Address
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City
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Have you registered for the 2026 MindShare Retreat?
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Is this your first MindShare Retreat?
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Are you willing to participate in at least 2 prep calls with your fellow panelists and a session moderator?
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Describe a specific challenge your company has faced related to recruiting, hiring, or retaining talent. Be candid and specific. Examples could include difficulty filling key roles, high turnover or burnout, culture misalignment, compensation or workload pressures, industry-wide talent shortages.
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What have you implemented to address this challenge? Examples could include new hiring strategies or pipelines, compensation or scheduling changes, culture or leadership initiatives, training or development programs, structural or operational changes
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Which areas does your experience primarily relate to? (Select all that apply)
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Recruiting & Talent Pipelines
Hiring Process & Candidate Experience
Compensation & Benefits Strategy
Workplace Flexibility & Scheduling
Culture & Employee Engagement
Training & Career Development
Performance Management & Accountability
Letting go of toxic clients or employees
Other
How is this being applied in your organization today? Explain: What your process looks like now, who is involved, how it differs from what you did before, what problem it is solving.
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What measurable impact have you seen? (Select all that apply)
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Improved retention
Increased applicant quality
Reduced time to hire
Higher employee satisfaction
Reduced burnout
Improved performance/productivity
Revenue growth
Cost savings
Other
Describe the actual results you’ve seen. Include specific examples, numbers, or before-and-after comparisons whenever possible. Examples: Reduction in turnover, Time saved in hiring, Increased tenure of employees, Improved team performance, cultural shifts.
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What is one decision you made as a leader that had the biggest impact on your team, even if it was difficult or unpopular? (Examples: changing expectations, restructuring teams, letting go of clients, redefining roles, etc.)
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How are you planning for growth and headcount in a way that keeps you prepared for urgent hiring needs? Specifically: What are you doing to maintain a steady pipeline or bench of candidates so you’re not starting from scratch when a key role opens up?
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Are you willing to participate in an interactive panel format? This session will include open discussion, audience Q&A, sharing real examples and lessons learned
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