How GE is using technology to drive human connection and mentorship among employees

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“How do we retain the people [we need] to enable the company to run?” 

This is the challenge Karissa Bussard, global HR leader for the digital technology function at GE, set out to solve a year and a half ago. What she and her team came up with was, as she puts it, “a simple strategy” that included prioritizing the creation of a “boundaryless connection” for their global workforce — in other words, a way for their employees to connect and build relationships, even in a mostly digital work world. 

Lee Hafner
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Lee joined the EBN team in 2022, and covers areas including caregiving, employee health and wellness, healthcare innovation, and company culture. She created EBN's popular Benefits in Action and … Read full bio


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