HR is evolving from being seen as a cost center to becoming a strategic driver of organizational health, culture, and long-term success. This webinar introduces a bold new vision for the HR profession—one that prioritizes people development and cultural health alongside compliance, creating stronger, more resilient organizations.
Drawing from his new book, The HR Renaissance: From Legal Guard to Growth Partner, Jathan Janove will share how HR leaders can move beyond a narrow compliance focus and instead embrace practices that foster trust, engagement, and performance.
Key takeaways you’ll gain:
- Why making compliance HR’s #1 priority is a costly mistake for culture and retention
- How to integrate organization development (OD) and executive coaching concepts to elevate HR’s impact
- Practical, people-first strategies—like replacing rigid “progressive discipline” with No-FEAR Conversations and using Same Day Summaries to improve communication
- Ways HR can position itself as a growth partner and strategic advisor, not just a policy enforcer
Join us to learn how HR can lead in shaping workplaces that attract, retain, and empower top talent—while still managing risk effectively. Reserve your spot today!
Meet the Presenter
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Jathan Janove
For the first twenty-five years of his career, Jathan Janove, a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, practiced employment law, initially representing employees and unions, and later switching to the management side. He was licensed in six states and in 2005, the Utah State Bar named him “Employment Lawyer of the Year.” In 2006, the J. Reuben Clark Law Society–Salt Lake Chapter named him “Citizen Lawyer of the Year.” Since leaving the practice of law, Jathan has served as an organization development consultant and executive coach with a focus on workplace culture and human capital development. He is a Master Coach for the international Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching organization and writes its “Ask the Coach” column. He is a longtime speaker and writer for SHRM and writes the column, “Putting Humanity into HR Compliance.” He served three years as president of the Organization Development Network–Oregon. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and can be contacted through his website: jathanjanove.com.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.