Topic: Reinventing Your Total Rewards: Customizing Benefits to Drive Culture & Win Talent

Employees place significant value on the benefits being provided by their organization.  Organizations should understand that employees look at benefit offerings, compensation, and retirement programs differently based upon a number of factors such as age, occupation, geographic location, etc.  

That requires employers to understand their employee population and what they value, as that is integral to developing a total rewards package for employees that has the optimal mix of compensation, benefits, retirement, and other occupational magnets. Leadership can and should be using their organization’s total rewards strategy to both attract and retain key talent.  A coherent total rewards strategy will also help keep organizational goals on track, and continue to drive a strong company culture. Employers who invest time & resources into a multi-year total rewards strategy will realize a better ROI based on higher levels of organizational wellbeing, those without end up facing a talent shortage.

Driving culture through a coherent total reward strategy is a good way to set & maintain the direction of an organization's employees. Studies show engaged employees result into better organizational wellbeing. Employers who focus time and effort into their total reward strategy is a key component of maximizing rewards dollars and attracting and retaining key talent.

Attendees will be able to:

1) Understand how to gauge employee preferences compared to current benefit offerings
2) Learn how to use those employee's preferences to spend limited total rewards dollars more wisely, receiving a better return on their investment into total rewards
3) Enhance their company culture by creating a total rewards and benefits strategy that both attracts and retains top talent while being tied to the overall Organizational goals

Presented by:  Jason Walter, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Area Vice President, Health & Welfare Consulting, Gallagher

Jason Walter is an Area Vice President with Gallagher's Health & Welfare practice.

Jason uses experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry to help client employers design, implement and manage a customized benefit strategy that best aligns with their corporate objectives and enhances their retention and recruitment initiatives.

Previously Jason was the Client Manager Team Lead at Hill, Chesson & Woody, A Gallagher Company, where he managed the platform and process of the client services teams in addition to leading the Client Manager team.

Jason is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) as well as the Lower Cape Fear Human Resources Association (LCFHRA), where he currently serves on their Board.

Areas of Specialty

• Overseeing all areas assigned to support client's benefit programs
• Developing a strategic Client Service Plan
• Provide industry education and guidance
• Managing Client Compliance plan
• Direct and manage Gallagher Healthcare Analytics team and deliverables

• Provide Health, Disease and Wellness management consultation and strategic plans

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte—Master of Business Administration
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—Bachelor of Arts, English Literature