In a labor market where job titles often outpace role clarity, organizations risk misalignment between job content, compensation, and market benchmarks. This session explores foundational job analysis methodologies such as task-based, worker-oriented, and competency models and how they underpin equitable, defensible job evaluation practices. Learn how these approaches support internal job leveling, enable accurate benchmarking, and enhance Total Rewards strategies. We'll also briefly...

When change is constant, HR becomes critical. Keeping up can feel impossible. If your organization barely finishes adjusting to one shift before the next one arrives, you're not imagining it. New technologies, evolving priorities, and new ways of working are the new normal, and the expectations on HR to help people navigate it all have never been higher. That's where McLean's Navigate Change research comes in. Built for today's pace of disruption, it helps HR...

Join your HR peers for a one-hour conversation about the growing role of AI in the workplace. Reflect on where AI made a difference or created challenges in 2025, and explore practical ways it could help teams work smarter, faster, and more effectively in 2026.  Compare experiences and uncover ways to experiment responsibly while maintaining trust, ethics, and team collaboration. Leave the session with tangible ideas you can start testing right...

Join this educational webinar to explore how rising housing barriers are straining your workforce's financial wellness, productivity, and engagement. In today's tight labor market, employees face unprecedented housing challenges: 62% feel buying a home in 2026 is unrealistic, the typical first-time buyer is now age 40 and owning a median-priced home eats up 48% of typical household income. In this 45-minute session, you'll gain: Data-driven insights into 2026 housing...

Wrap up the 2026 HR Conference by joining us for the HR Excellence Awards & Reception from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy snacks, beer, and wine as you connect with peers and recognize outstanding HR leadership. This event honors the HR Executives of the Year and the Emerging HR Leader, offering a perfect opportunity to congratulate the award winners and network with colleagues from across Michigan’s HR community. *If you’re attending the HR Conference, your...

Join hundreds of HR professionals from across Michigan for the 2026 HR Conference – a full day of learning, inspiration, and connection designed to help you strengthen your impact as an HR leader. This year’s event opens with CEO and author Justin Jones-Fosu and his keynote Stop Chasing, Start Creating, guiding attendees through the Meaning Journey Model™ – Mindset, Momentum, and Mastery – to build sustainable rhythms of alignment, purpose, and meaning. In the...

Join Kevin Marrs, ASE Vice President, for a fast, visual look at the latest labor market and economic trends impacting HR and business leaders. Through a series of simple, data-driven charts, we’ll highlight emerging trends in employment, wages, workforce participation, and overall economic activity. More importantly, we’ll translate those trends into practical insights you can use to guide people strategies in your organization. Whether it’s spotting shifts in hiring...

Conversation with Mike & Tony is a bi-weekly web series held on alternating Fridays where ASE’s compliance experts, Michael Burns and Anthony Kaylin give all the latest HR updates. 

Join us every other Friday at 9:00 a.m.