2026 April 9 - Coffee House Talk - Tom Daniels
Join us on Thursday, April 9, 2026 for our "COFFEE HOUSE TALK" from SHRM MEDINA COUNTY CHAPTER!
“Engagement Is the Scoreboard, Not the Game," presented by Tom Daniels
Your $5.00 Coffee Card will be sent to your email address the DAY BEFORE the webinar.
Your zoom login information will be included in your purchase confirmation.
Session Description:
For decades, organizations have chased employee engagement through surveys and programs, yet engagement hasn’t meaningfully improved. This talk challenges the assumption that engagement is a strategy and reframes it as an outcome driven by employee wellbeing. Using data, stories, and lessons from the pandemic, Tom Daniels introduces five core pillars that shape how people experience work. The message is simple and practical: stop managing engagement and start designing workplaces where engagement is inevitable.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the distinctions between employee engagement, employee wellness, and employee wellbeing, and how they contribute to organizational success.
- Identify the employee engagement and wellbeing trends over the past 25 years - and what we learned during COVID.
- Discover five pillars of employee wellbeing that foster a healthier, more engaged workforce.
Speaker Bio:Tom Daniels is the Director of Talent Management at Knight Insurance Group in Toledo, Ohio. His primary focuses are recruitment, development, and engagement for the organization. Prior to Knight Insurance Group, Daniels was the Associate Director for Graduate & Executive Programs in Business at Bowling Green State University and focused on recruitment and academic advising. Prior to BGSU, Daniels spent 20 years in the advertising and marketing research industries with a focus on operations and learning & development. Tom received his Master of Organization Development degree from Bowling Green State University. He is quite active in the community, serving as the Networking Chair for the Northern Ohio Human Resources Association (Toledo SHRM), Chair of the Alumni Connections Committee of the Owens Community College Foundation Board and a board member for Leadership Toledo, Avenues for Autism, and Montessori School of Bowling Green. When he’s not working or in a board meeting, you can find him running or biking around town. Tom lives in Northwest Ohio with his wife and two college-aged sons.br