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 This Month's Events!     

Chapter Program – July 17, 2008 ………     
 

TEN HR CHALLENGES THAT SHOULD KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT
 

This interactive and provocative presentation looks at ten challenges that HR  and diversity professionals must consider, and keep top of mind, as they prepare their organizations to compete in a global economy. Among the challenges discussed are maintaining a strategic focus, aligning with business objectives, building a pipeline with leadership capabilities, developing HR competencies, and dealing with rising health care costs. The audience will leave with 2-3 key takeaways on preparing and implementing HR strategies to address each challenge.

11:30 am - 1:30 pm                                     

Registration begins at 11:00 am   RSVP NOW!

                            

Members $20/ Non-Members $30

 

Dino's Restaurant and Catering - Willoughby, OH   NOTE!! New Location!

 

email: info@lgashrm.org

 

phone: (440) 392-2168

 

Please make your reservation by Monday 7/14/2008

 

Due to seating/table availability, it is necessary to assess a $5.00 fee for walk-ins. Late cancellations and no-shows will be invoiced.

2008 Programs Coming Up:

 

Chapter Program - August 21, 2008 ………
            Navigating Ohio’s Workers Comp – Part one

Kevin Quinn, Regional Rep for the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation will join us to give the Bureau’s side of the story on Ohio’s unique and complex system and how it operates. You will be getting it straight from the horse’s mouth! Then next month join us again to hear it from the opposing side.

 

Chapter Program - September 25, 2008 ………
            Navigating Ohio’s Workers Comp – Part two

Steve D’lott from the law firm of Zashin and Rich joins us to share the other side of the coin…. the employer’s side!  Learn what options are available to employers when dealing with injured workers, fraudulent claims, and Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. 

 

All Day Workshop – October 23, 2008 ………
          ROADMAP FOR SUCCESS Workshop

 This terrific development workshop will provide tools for just about any employee, but especially HR professionals, supervisors, and team leaders, to improve their communication and interaction with everyone they work and live with!  Featuring not one, but two top trainers in professional development – this workshop will make energize you while teaching techniques that you use every day to be the employee every employer wants!   Help move your career ahead and sign up now!

Session 1 -The Car Key Solution!

Brian Blasko, nationally known speaker, trainer, and celebrated author of Cruisin’ Through LIfeÔ At 35 MPH bring you this highly motivational and instructional program. Always the fun communicator, his contagious energy encourages others to feel comfortable about themselves and their personal development. This energetic and fun seminar covers

            Building a Team Foundation

            Lessons on Leadership

            Dynamic Presentations

            Creating Your Comfort Zone with Communication

            Tuning Up Your Creativity

            Six Strategies to Keep Your Internal Engine Running Smoothly

Session 2 -   Performance Management Done Right

With over 20 years of experience, Tom Mobley is a respected expert in the HR field.  Tom’s broad background working with Fortune 100 firms, start-ups and international firms has made him a master at transferring knowledge and tools to others to help them succeed.  This session is provides the tools and confidence needed to address issues when they are merely simmering – and before things get too hot!

                        Recognize and reinforce good performance

                        Self-assessment of conflict management style

                        Strategies to deal with problems

                        Disciplinary action steps

                        Multiple case studies: interactive learning

 This is an all day event that you can’t afford to miss!  If you have never heard Brian Blasko or Tom Mobley speak you are in for a treat!  Join us for this fun engaging workshop with not just one, but two top speakers! 

Chapter Program - November 20, 2008 ………
            Speaker To Be Announced

Chapter Holiday Social - December 18, 2008 ………
            Watch for Upcoming Details!

Suggestions, comments and improvements regarding past, present and future programming events should be directed to:

Gail Reese
Past President/Programming Chair

Email: greese@workplaceprint.com
Past Programs

 

January 2008 - Annual Legal Update

We are kicking off the new year with one of our most popular speakers and notable attorney, Antoinette F. Gideon from the law firm Wegman, Hessler, Vanderburg. Ms. Gideon will be providing us information on the new Ohio minimum wage and an update on a variety of other hot topics effecting employment law in our annual legal update. Come join us and keep abreast of the latest hot legal issues affecting HR. After the presentation, the floor will be open to Q&A on the topics presented in addition to any other questions that you have. So please join us for some great legal advice!

 

February 2008 - Employee Retirement Savings Strategies -

Dealing with the growing trend of “You mean I don’t have enough money to retire?”

 Those attending will be educated on shortcomings of the current approaches many organizations use to encourage employees to save for retirement.

 Learn about behavioral barriers that employees may encounter when trying to save for retirement, with a discussion of the predictable but irrational approaches human beings use when making saving and investment decisions.

Become aware of the powerful and positive strategy of behaviorally-based programs that “automate” improved saving and investing decisions. Learn how these programs can be more effective for corporate plan sponsors than traditional educational programs alone.

Learn of strategic plan design trends aimed at overcoming employee inaction on retirement decision-making. And how, without programs to overcome these behavioral issues, many workers may be unable to comfortably retire and the future impact on organizations.

Speaker: Benjamin Hill is Vice President – Investments with A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc. and has over 25 years investment and employee benefits-related experience.   

 

March 2008 - Taking Aim at Better Decision Making

     

Discover how you can:

       • Make the right choices in a rapidly changing world.

       • Increase team alignment behind new initiatives.

       • Increase accountability within the organization.

       • Minimize miscommunication.

       • Blend Generations (X, Y, Boomers, etc.) into a cohesive team.

       • Avoid traditional decision-making pitfalls.

April 2008 - High Risk Workplace Issues & Employee Confrontations

What is really gong on when management is not watching?  Who do I hire and how do I control my current employees?  How do I observe, document, and confront the employee?  Is substance testing and confidentiality important?  Learn what to do in situations where you need to confront an employee. Join us as Tim Dimoff from SACS Consulting presents a program that you can not afford to pass UP!

 

Our speaker, Timothy A. Dimoff, is Founder and President of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services, Inc., and is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities in high-risk workplace and human resource issues, security, vulnerability assessments, terrorism and crime.

 

 Dimoff shares his vast knowledge and experience at the national level as a speaker, trainer, investigator and author. He is sought after as a keynote speaker and expert legal witness, and has appeared on national radio and television shows including Dateline, NBC and CNN, and in major newspapers including The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Dimoff speaks throughout the United States to corporations, schools and parents. He has written six books, including How to Recognize Substance Abuse, and Life Rage, a chilling examination of societal rage and safeguards against it. Dimoff is also nationally recognized for his expertise in developing training programs for corporations, law enforcement, security agencies, and other organizations. He is a nationally recognized expert on violent behavior and criminal investigation and has provided crime commentary and profiling analysis on television and radio appearances including MSNBC, CNN, and Court TV.

May 2008 - What They Don't Teach in College About HR.........or Supervising Employees!

Tom Mobley will be her to present a program that you can not afford to pass UP! Whether you are new to HR or the role of supervisor, Tom will help you learn techniques that will help you deal with all those problems and employee issues that the professors or your boss never talk about.  Tom's style is fun and informative.  You'll walk away with a new set of tools that will make your day go smoother and an improved relationships at work.  This is a great program for all anyone responsible for the performance of others.  Stop making costly mistakes and putting your company at risk.  Tom will teach you simple techniques to help you deal with the "human " side of business.

Our speaker, Tom Mobley, SPHR is Founder and President of Mobley Human Resource Consulting and is a leading authority on in human resource issues and is an adjunct professor at Miami University for the past 15 years. Thomas Mobley, SPHR has over 20 years experience in the field of Human Resource Management. He received his Master of Arts in Labor Employment Relations from the University of Cincinnati and his BS in Business Administration from Miami University. His broad background includes working for small privately owned firms, Fortune 100 firms, start up companies, and international firms.  He has been active with SHRM, holding a variety of volunteer positions, including Butler County SHRM Treasurer, Greater Cincinnati HRA Chapter President, 2004 Ohio HR Conference Chair and is currently serving his second year as the Director of the Ohio State Council of SHRM.

 

 
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