Hari Date is a Principal Consultant at Workhuman and a seasoned HR leader with decades of experience in human resources, HRIS strategy, employee recognition, engagement, and performance management. He has worked both in-seat and as a strategic advisor, helping organizations navigate digital transformation while preserving the human core of work.
Hari brings a practical, people-first perspective to the intersection of culture and technology. He believes that while tools evolve, trust, connection, and meaningful recognition remain the foundation of high-performing organizations. At Workhuman, he partners with enterprise leaders to modernize engagement strategies and strengthen workplace cultures in an era shaped by AI and rapid change.
In addition to his consulting work, Hari serves as an Adjunct Professor at San Diego State University and California Lutheran University, preparing future leaders to lead with clarity, accountability, and humanity.
Sessions
Breakout session
Thursday, April 30, 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Action Planning for Modern Performance
This session is designed for leaders seeking to modernize performance practices by strengthening clarity, coaching, feedback, and growth. You’ll work through a step-by-step action planning process to identify where expectations or development conversations may be breaking down—and choose one clear, actionable improvement to implement in the next 30 days.
Attendees may want to explore sessions related to multigenerational leadership, talent development, feedback skills, coaching practices, and performance culture throughout the conference to help inform the plan they will shape here.
Sessions exploring these topics include:
MONDAY
We’ve Lost the Plot: Navigating AI, Gen Z and a New Reality of Work – Dr. Kelly Monahan
TUESDAY
Succession Architecture™: Designing Leadership Continuity Without Burnout or Chaos – Prudence Pitter
The Readiness Gap: Preparing People for an AI-Driven Future – Drew Goldstein & Holly Price
Service as Catalyst for Gen Z Career Readiness – Alex Quian
Lessons for Leading Well When Life (and Work) Get Real – Latasha Gillespie
Energizing the Modern Manager: Recognition Strategies that Strengthen Culture – Dr. Meisha-ann Martin
Aligning Recognition Strategy & Technology: Connecting Platform & Performance at Manulife – Melinda Drexler
Unlocking the Human Advantage: What New Research Reveals About Skills that Drive Performance – Dr. Isha Vicaria
WEDNESDAY
The Identity Crisis Nobody is Talking About – And Why It’s Destroying Your AI Strategy – Abhijit Bhaduri
How to Have Difficult conversations and Actually Enjoy the Process – Jeff Harry
Think Like a Leader – David Marquet
Beyond the Buzzwords: Building a Culture that Delivers Results – Khalil Smith
Bridging the Generational Divide: From Alpha to Boomers in the Age of Agentic AI - Hollie Castro
Designing Recognition that Scales: Real Stories from Organizations Getting It Right - Teshia Davis, Eliza Goehry, Erica Lied & Jaclyn Renner
Workhuman’s Global Barometer Research – Darcy Jacobsen
THURSDAY
Too Busy to Think? How HR Leaders Reclaim Focus Without Adding More Work – Dorie Clark
Download the editable action planning worksheet that will be used in the workshop.
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