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Did you know that up to 40% of newly hired senior leaders leave their new post before 18 months in the role? Executive onboarding is an emerging trend focused on facilitating the transition and accelerating their path to meaningful impact. Bob Sawicki, Principal at Pier 27 Executive Coaching and Talent Consulting, shares how to nurture your new hire toward long-term success.

As human resources professionals, we’re constantly looking ahead to ensure today’s people practices, L&D programs and initiatives are preparing for tomorrow’s business needs. Deloitte identifies the forces shaping the future of the M&E industry and identifies four potential scenarios that HR leaders can consider when making strategic decisions. This forward-thinking content was presented at the 2023 C2HR CON.

C2HR has a variety of free, on demand webinars featuring subject matter experts sharing their insight on timely HR topics including flexible work, DEI, compensation trends, well-being, burnout and employee activism. Explore the collection at c2hr.org/events/learning-series/.

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The WICT Network has officially unveiled its Woman of the Year honorees! Congrats to Dalila Wilson-Scott (pictured top left), EVP/Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast, who is receiving this year's Operator honor. Dalila also serves as President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.

Rebecca Jacobs was promoted to Senior HR Director, Human Resources at Wow! Internet, Cable & Phone. Congratulations, Rebecca!

Lisa Collins (pictured above center) was named Warner Bros. Discovery’s North America DEI Group VP. In this role, Lisa will create and implement DEI programs specific to business units that focus on recruitment, retention, progression, performance management, leadership development and employee engagement. She’ll also collaborate with executives to further implement DEI in all areas of the company’s operations.

Here we grow again! C2HR is thrilled to welcome four companies to our membership community: Margaret Keag Consulting, Hubbard Broadcasting, BYU Broadcasting and Segra.

C2HR member company Spectrum was named to the Yello and WayUp 2023 Top 100 Internships Programs List. Companies on the list were voted to have the best internship programs in the US by a panel of expert judges and thousands of public votes. C2HR sponsor company Deloitte was also named to the list. We congratulate both on their efforts to develop young talent through dynamic internships!

In A+E Networks’ recently released Diversity Report 2023, the company reported that in 2022, 49% of US hires were BIPOC, a number that rose to 62% this year. “At A+E Networks, we take DEI initiatives seriously, and infuse them into every part our company, beginning with our recruitment processes,” said Fang Xu, VP, Talent Acquisition and Diversity. “Building a diverse workplace full of talented employees from a range of backgrounds and cultures positively impacts business results and corporate values.” We applaud A+E Networks for reporting its ongoing focus on DEI.

Kudos to our member companies Cox Communications, Vyve Broadband, Comcast, Cable ONE and Segra who were named in the Cablefax Top Ops publication. Special congrats to Paul Marchand (pictured above right), EVP and CHRO at Charter Communications who was named HR Executive of the Year.