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Sarah Paulson

Team Member Engagement and Experience Manager, Zimmer Biomet

Sarah Paulson (no, not the award-winning actress) is the Manager of Team Member Engagement and Experience at Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. She is responsible for managing recognition, in addition to leading surveys and driving engagement for Zimmer Biomet’s over 18,000 global team members.Much of Sarah’s prior experience has been in People Analytics; however, she has also spent time in Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and HR Business Partnering. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Westminster College (MO) and a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University.Sarah lives in central Indiana with her husband and their very energetic preschooler.

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Breakout session

Wed, May 14, 2:50 pm - 3:40 pm MT

Recognition Made Easy: Scalable Solutions for Sustained Impact

LIFT UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

Recognition doesn’t have to be complicated or overwhelming. Zimmer Biomet’s journey to a global recognition program demonstrates how simplicity, scalability and sustainability can transform workplace culture. Starting with insights from a 2020 engagement survey, Zimmer Biomet identified a need for consistent recognition across teams, countries, and sites. Partnering with Workhuman, they launched IGNITE, a recognition program designed to keep things simple while achieving strategic goals. In this session, join Andrea LaBarbera, VP, Global Talent & Engagement and Sarah Paulson, Employee Engagement & Experience Manager at Zimmer Biomet to learn how the company’s intentional design and commitment to embedding recognition in their culture have driven measurable results and fostered a sense of gratitude organization wide.

Key takeaways include:

The Power of Simplicity: Discover how designing a standardized and efficient program enabled Zimmer Biomet to implement their global recognition strategy
Embedding Gratitude into the Organization: Learn how Zimmer Biomet tied recognition directly to their mission, culture promises, and engagement strategy, creating a sustainable culture of gratitude

Join this session to discover how Workhuman customers are mastering recognition and driving meaningful impact.

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Andrea LaBarbera

Sarah Paulson

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