As HR professionals, you know your people are struggling, and that no gift card, spot bonus, or pizza party is not going to make a difference on its own when an employee doesn't feel valued by their managers or organization. But how do we get overworked leaders to do little things to take care of their people? How do we get senior leaders to understand that we can't improve the patient experience until we improve the employee experience? How do we reconnect burnt-out staff to the healthcare careers they once loved? We will answer these questions and more as we map out how to nurture a culture of appreciation and respect from your role in HR and give you the ideas to get started today!

Christopher Littlefield is an international TEDx Speaker and an expert in Employee Appreciation and Workplace Culture. He is the founder of Beyond Thank You and has provided training to thousands of leaders across six continents, helping them understand what their people want and need to perform at their best. His clients include Abbott Diabetes Care, Boston Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Facebook, Johns Hopkins, MIT Sloan School of Management, Reserve Bank of Australia, the U.S. Army, the United Nations, and many more. His work has been featured in New York, Inc, Mindful, and British Psychologies Magazines, and he has been profiled in the Harvard Business Review. Chris is also a regular contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review and is the author of the bestselling book, "75+ Team Building Activities for Remote Teams.