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Andrea LaBarbera

Head of Global Talent & Engagement, Zimmer Biomet

Andrea LaBarbera is the Head of Global Talent and Engagement for Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader with a comprehensive portfolio designed to maximize mobility and improve health. She has responsibility for global Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Mobility, Talent Development, Engagement, Recognition and Talent Data Analytics supporting over 18,000 team members world-wide. Prior to her current role, Andrea served as Director of Employee Experience, Engagement & Culture, Chief of Staff to the CHRO, and Director of Leadership and Organizational Development.Prior to her journey in HR, Andrea spent 19 years serving as a finance leader and business partner at Abbott Laboratories, Hospira (acquired by Pfizer) and Zimmer Biomet. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business from Carthage College and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and SHRM-SCP.Andrea is Treasurer and Board Member of Breath of Life Haiti, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting maternal and infant mortality in Desarmes, Haiti and serves on the Project Review Board for the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation and the LaunchPad, a child care and early learning coalition in Indiana.Andrea, her amazing husband, and five children live in northern Indiana where they own and operate a small, diversified farm.

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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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