Archive for August, 2012


Secrets from the World’s Happiest Workplaces

When you woke up today, admit it, your first thought was “what can I learn from Icelandic people about great places to work?” Time Magazine did a piece on the world’s happiest workplaces and it is an interesting “Top-10 List.” Surprisingly, the feature of the article is Iceland, including several of the factors that they [...]

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You’re Invited!

We are pleased to announce the opening of WHCS’ Center for Employee Engagement & Professional Development at 285 South Street, Suite P, in San Luis Obispo, CA. Join us on August 29th from 8:00 am – 5:30 pm for an open house-style event to recognize the official opening of the new Center. If morning works [...]

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Strategic Goals for the Workforce, Leadership & Organization Development Team

Mission: We are a dynamic and responsive team that delivers valuable information, resources, and programs that engage team members and make it easier for them to create lots of “Wilshire Moments.” Priorities: Attract and retain great performers; Provide a benefit-rich environment where team members can grow roots; Increase our leadership’s capacity to meet their personnel/team [...]

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Meet the Workforce, Leadership & Organization Development Team

Jesse Sostrin, PhD Vice President – Workforce, Leadership & Organization Development Jesse’s Role: Jesse oversees all Human Resources, Leadership, and Organization Development policies, programs, and services including staff recruitment, selection, management, retention, and success planning, as well as on-going employee relations, company-wide strategic planning, leadership training and development, and culture change management. With the goal [...]

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Strategic Planning Update

Attached to this post is an updated Action Plan that is guiding the Workforce, Leadership & Organization Development team’s efforts in the 1st quarter of the new fiscal year.  As you know, when the corporate team completed their strategic planning last year, each division took the initiative to document their goals and objectives for the [...]

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