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WNY - Influence and Advocacy for People-Centered Practices

  • 24 Sep 2026
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • The Barrel Factory, 65 Vandalia St, Buffalo, NY 14204

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Influence and Advocacy for People-Centered Practices

HR professionals regularly find themselves in the middle of competing needs: employees want flexibility, managers need practical solutions, and organizations need consistency, fairness, and accountability.  The challenge is not simply creating better policies and practices.  It is understanding how those practices are actually experienced and building the influence needed to connect people-centered approaches to organizational outcomes.  

Join Jonathan Hulbert, CEO and Lead Facilitator with Roadmap 4 Change, for an interactive session where participants will explore how formal structures and informal relationships shape how work gets done, identify where policies and processes may create unintended barriers, and practice strategies for advocating for more effective people practices.  They will also examine how HR can balance fairness and consistency with the flexibility and judgment needed to respond to different people and situations.  

Participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize how informal relationships and networks influence how work gets done, information travels, and change happens. 
  • Identify when policies and processes may be creating unintended friction, workarounds, or consequences. 
  • Examine how HR can balance fairness and consistency with the need for flexibility and judgment. 
  • Build support for people-centered practices by connecting employee needs with organizational priorities and outcomes. 
  • Strengthen their ability to influence leaders and other stakeholders, even when they do not have direct authority.  


    About our Speaker
Jonathan Hulbert,
CEO and Lead Facilitator at Roadmap 4 Change 


Jon Hulbert is the founder and CEO of Roadmap 4 Change, where he helps organizations develop managers, navigate change, and build more effective workplaces.  Over the past decade, he has consulted with more than 70 organizations and coached over 200 leaders.  

Previously, Jon held organizational change management roles within Human Resources at the University at Buffalo and the University of Southern California's Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance division and directed Leadership and Organizational Development at SUNY Buffalo State University.  His work has earned national recognition, including Workforce Magazine's Game Change Award and two leadership development awards from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.  He also teaches continuing education courses in leadership, assessment, and innovation at SUNY Buffalo State University.  


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