Episode 28: The "Great Retirement": Oracle's Alex Smith on Managing Transformative Change in the Public Sector Workforce
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Alex Smith is Head of Strategy and Execution, HCM - Public Sector, for Oracle. She is responsible for driving HCM Cloud growth by working with customers throughout all stages of their lifecycle as well as working with internal Public Sector teams to develop and execute Oracle’s GTM strategy. Alex spoke to us about the challenges public sector agencies face as waves of employees retire: what public sector HR leaders can do to attract and retain young talent while remaining vibrant and productive during this period of transformative change.
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