Detailed Agenda
Wednesday, September 29
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Leadership Workshop for Future Leaders, Chapter, State, and NHRMA Board Members
Please join us for the Leadership Workshop at the NHRMA Conference. Individuals interested in future volunteer SHRM leadership and current volunteer leaders are encouraged to join us! We will have interactive presentations from SHRM leadership, HR Certification Institute, NHRMA leadership, and hot topic roundtables. This is a great opportunity to share best practices and network. This workshop can help the chapter meet its goals for the NEW 2010 SHAPE (SHRM Affiliate Program for Excellence). This counts towards the section on Chapter/State board members participation in the state/regional affiliate leadership conference/event.
Ren’ee Mangini, SPHR, and the NHRMA Board
PC1) Your Leadership Style: Using the DiSC to Improve Your Effectiveness within Your Organization
Approved for 3 General Credit Hours
No leadership style is inherently more effective than any other. Yet many of us do not understand how to use our style to our best advantage. We'll use an assessment tool, the DiSC®, to help identify your personal leadership style and give you information that will help ensure your improvement and success as a leader. You will develop an awareness of your personal leadership profile as you expand your leadership capabilities and improve both group functioning and your ability to lead your team.
Alan Cabelly, Ph.D., Professor, Portland State University
Approved for 3 Strategic Credit Hours
Ever sit in a staff meeting, budget session, or been asked a question about the finances of the organization and not known the answer? Have you tried to build HR metrics or measures and not known how to proceed? This session will help build those finance and quantitative method competencies that will help you succeed in your career. We'll discuss how to read financial statements, understand how financial ratios are used, and construct meaningful HR metrics. The session contains many hands-on activities that will give you an opportunity to practice what you have learned. If you have always wanted to know finance, but were afraid to ask, come and learn in a safe environment.
Rick Howell, GPHR, Principal, Howell Management Consulting
PC03) CANCELLED
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch on Own
Stop by our Registration Desk for local dining options.
Executive Sponsor Luncheon with NHRMA Board Members
Our valued Sponsors will receive a special invitation to kick-off the conference at the Wednesday Executive Sponsor Luncheon with NHRMA Board Members and Committee Hosts. The agenda includes an overview of the conference, an update on NHRMA membership, tips on how to best partner with HR professionals as a service/product provider, discussion of current and emerging issues (needs) facing HR organizations and an executive summary of NHRMA current initiatives.
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
PC4) Stop Reacting and Start Planning for Collective Bargaining
Approved for 3 General Credit Hours
Stop reacting to what the union places on the bargaining table. Learn how to construct an objective-based bargaining plan for both strike-permitted employees (general unit employees) and strike prohibited employees (police, fire, 911 and transit district employees). Participants will learn who should be on the bargaining team and identify their roles. Participants will also learn how to increase your chances of success at interest arbitration, how to prepare and plan for implementation or strike, and how to manage negotiations when you have more than one contract.
Thomas Gunn, SPHR, Management Consultant, SOME Consulting Inc
PC5) Creating a Healthy Culture - Lasting Impact on Health & Productivity
Approved for 3 General Credit Hours
When most employers think about creating a "culture of health or wellness" they tend to focus on the environment and changes they can make to help make it easier and more convenient to engage in healthy behaviors, such as engaging in exercise or increasing access to healthier foods and snacks. This presentation will drill down deeper into human capital management behaviors that can defeat a culture that breeds illness and disability. This session will help you translate positive management attributes into actionable strategies to enhance the organization’s health management initiative.
Ralph Colao, Principal and National Enterprise and Advisory Total Health Management Practice Leader, Mercer
PC6) Memory Made Easy for Business: Shine a Light on the Expert in You!
If you are like most HR Professionals you have a lot on your plate, calendar, and on your mind: important names, presentations, to-do's, training information, laws and regulations, industry information and so much more! Forgetting critical information and important names can be frustrating, stressful, time consuming, and - worst of all -erodes your "expert status". Learn the system used by lawyers, professional speakers, and six-figure sales professionals to recall just about anything, faster than you ever imagined! You'll look and sound like a pro to your boss, to the employees, and others. You'll easily be able to recall all the information you need, when you need it most!
Best of all this program is fun, fast and easy to learn! You'll walk away with techniques to use and share immediately.
Kristin Thompson, Professional Speaker and Coach, Thompson Professional Development
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
SHRM Advocacy Team Training Program NEW
Approved for 2 Strategic Credit Hours
Helping HR’s Voice Be Heard: When Congress or state legislatures are developing workplace policy, HR’s voice needs to be heard. As advocates for the HR community, SHRM members understand and can communicate how public policy issues may affect employees, employers and the HR profession as a whole. By working together, we can help advance effective workplace public policy and strive to move our profession forward. This session is for SHRM members who are interested in learning the tricks and tips on how to advance the HR Perspective on workplace issues to their state legislatures before the laws are passed and enforcement guidelines are decided. Chapter Leaders and Governmental Affairs Directors are strong encouraged to attend. The training session will include such things as how to write impactful letters to legislators and the media, how to request meetings with legislators and how to conduct such meetings. Come learn to be an HR Advocate or District Captain. As a District Captain or HR Advocate you will be invited to participate in special events and receptions in connection with SHRM meetings and conferences, may be afforded continuing education/certification credits, and can have a direct impact on workplace policies at both the federal and state levels.
Mike Aitken, Director of Governmental Affairs, Society for Human Resource Management
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Exhibitor Orientation
This special event is for tradeshow exhibitors only. Please plan to attend this short meeting as a welcome and orientation to this year’s Tradeshow. We will cover pertinent information and answer your questions in order to maximize the impact and value of this event for you and for our attendees. Don’t miss this opportunity to get answers to all of your questions, as well as the “how to” for this year’s tradeshow incentive!
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Awards Presentation and Opening General Session with Albert Mensah, Keynote Speaker
Proudly sponsored by TalentWise.
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Resilience... 10 Steps to Help You Begin Again
Giving context to matters of conscience and concern, Ghana-born Albert Mensah provides an affirming outlook that rewards tenacity and heartens the come-back spirit for individuals and organizations.
From a dirt hut in a tiny village in the impoverished west African nation of Ghana to the pinnacle of speaking success worldwide, Albert Mensah has dreamed the dream and lived the dream. His inspiring, uplifting story will captivate and invigorate you.
Entering the stage in his native Adinkra, Albert shares his compelling personal journey from Ghana to America and later from prosperity to loss as he lives the American dream. Ending with the transformative steps that have inspired audiences for ten years, Albert addresses the human tendencies that affect our decisions, govern our thoughts and very often lead us to inaction and paths of least resistance.
Albert Mensah, CSP, has over 26 years' corporate work experience. From Ghana, Africa, he has become one of the world’s leading inspirational speaker, consultant, and trainer for employees at top companies throughout the world.
During the last 12 years he has been consulting, training, speaking and writing about employee development and organizational change. Albert is also the celebrated author of two bestselling books: When the Drumbeat Changes, Dance a Different Dance and OK Means Opportunity Knocking.
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception in Tradeshow
The NHRMA 2010 Tradeshow continues to provide abundant opportunities to network while exploring the extensive array of HR resources and solutions. This year, additional time has been allotted just for this purpose. Take advantage of the chance to discuss innovative products and services with vendors that provide valuable supports to the HR field.
Thursday, September 30
6:00 am – 7:00 am
Annual Fun Run/Walk or Yoga Class
A NHRMA Conference tradition and something new! Get up and get the blood flowing before a full day of cerebral activity. Stay tuned for details. There is no charge to participate, but pre-registration is required.
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Networking Breakfast in Tradeshow
8:30 am – 10:00 am
General Session with Steve Gilliland, Keynote Speaker
Enjoy The Ride... A Roadmap for Success
This keynote speech will impact you personally and professionally. It is simple and easy to grasp…yet profound. Don’t miss one of North America’s premier speakers as he outlines a roadmap for success and shows you how to Enjoy The Ride™.
Steve Gilliland’s message is an “explosion of enthusiasm” that is absolutely contagious. Through humor and reality-tested techniques, he reveals the way to face conflicting demands in an unforgiving business environment that – let’s face it – keeps getting tougher. This keynote will compel you to ignite your passion and challenge you to never lose your focus.
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Networking Break in Tradeshow
Sponsored by Ceridian
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
TH01) Why Don't They Get It?!?! Multiculturalism and Conflict in the Workplace
Cross Cultural and Inclusion
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
The workplace is a melting pot of generations and cultures. Employers expect employees to recognize and adapt to their way of interacting and addressing the tensions and conflicts that naturally arise out of working relationships. However, the average person does not recognize signals that the tensions are not a 'personality problem' but a 'culture clash'. As a result of this session, you will learn to recognize symptoms of culture clashes, what to do to prevent them and how to resolve them, if they occur.
Jeanette Nyden, J.D., President, J. Nyden & Co., Inc.
TH02) Gender Transitions in the Workplace
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
The road toward recruiting and retaining valuable employees who are gender variant is best accomplished through a mutual understanding between HR, the employee and their management. HR professionals may find themselves in a fast changing and confusing environment surrounding this issue. Laws vary, courts chime in. What to do? This session aims to help HR professionals gain more understanding and confidence when faced with transgendered applicants and employees.
Cris Land, Principal, Land Consulting Services
Kerry Johnson, Sr. Civil Rights Investigator, BOLI
TH03) The Recruiting Revolution: Leveraging the Power of Social Media
HR and Technology
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
The power has shifted to the people: one person can now influence thousands in minutes. Social media is not a trend, it's a revolution and leading organizations are using this space to effectively recruit top talent. In this session, learn the value of social media, and discover unique tools and tips to build brand awareness and attract targeted talent.
TH04) Applied Strategic Thinking
Strategy into Action
Approved for 1.5 Strategic Credit Hours
Before one begins to plan strategically, one must think through the issue or challenge strategically. This 1.5 hour course will provide an interactive lab where participants actively explore the methods of strategic thinking in small groups. The session will use Stuart Well's Strategic Thinking Model that progresses by thinking an issue through these major stages: (1) Perceiving, (2) Understanding and (3) Reasoning.
Jeanette Monahan, SPHR, President, Dark Horse Consulting and Coaching
TH05) Employee Health and HR's Role in Ergonomics
Work and Wellness
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
In this presentation, NHRMA attendees will gain an understanding of the role of ergonomics in managing employee health. The presenters will demystify the role of ergonomics in the workplace, identifying how human resources can be proactive in managing ergonomic programs without spending the time to become ergonomic experts. Attendees will learn how employee's aches and pains can impact morale and, if left unchecked, develop into costly injuries.
Trent Shuford, CEO, InjuryFree
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking Lunch in Tradeshow
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
TH06) Workforce Trends, The Next Decade
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Fundamental shifts are happening in the workforce at an exponential rate of change. Over the next 5-10 years, organizations will be challenged to remain competitive in the face of a global war for talent, dramatic shifts in workforce demographics as age, gender and diversity create new and completely unconsidered consequences. HR will be required to understand, upgrade and lead new initiatives to reshape the workforce to meet the demands of technology, sustainability, diversity, agility and new organizational cultures that can adapt to this changing landscape.
Penny McBain, PHR, Senior Talent Acquisition & Development Consultant, Providence Health & Services
TH07) Teaching Managers How to Have Tough Conversations
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
HR professionals know that the performance management process is important, but it can sometimes be hard to get managers to take up the cause. Most inexperienced (and some experienced) managers cringe at the thought of sitting down with employees one-on-one to have these feedback conversations. Most managers worry about the “improvement needed” tough conversations that they have to have with employees. This session will be helpful for guiding HR how to teach Managers how to have these tough conversations.
Stacey Carroll, SPHR, Director of Customer Service & Education, PayScale, Inc
TH08) More from the Frontlines on Social Networking! NEW
HR and Technology
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Employers are utilizing social networking platforms to reach their employees, inform them and inspire them during times of constricting resources and demands for greater productivity. Yet, many employees (as well as their employers and HR departments) don't understand the reach and scope of social networking platforms and thus post things that could have far reaching implications for their all concerned. This session will cover: educating employers on SNS history and evolution, educating employers on cross generational SNS application, drafting effective SNS policies and the history of social networking medium, teaching employers how to be aware of SNS usage, showing positive applications of SNS to promote organizational objectives, and the increasing uses of social networking sites by employers and employees and the implications for human resources practitioners.
Lance Haun, Community Director, ERE.net
TH09) Six Easy Ways to Bring Your Workplace Together
Strategy into Action
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
If you walk up to people in your workplace and they stop talking, be afraid, be very afraid. It can either be the beginning of a mutiny or they are planning a surprise party for your birthday. Nine times out of ten, it is the former. Gossip, growing complaints, excessive sick leave, absenteeism, sabotage and high turnover are often signs to which managers and supervisors don't know how to respond. Get ready to map a six step plan you can remember and put into practice without so much as drafting a memo.
Pamela Cournoyer, Founder and CEO, Communicate with CLASS
TH10) Managing Ill/Injured Employees & Wellness Initiatives
Work and Wellness
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
One of the most perplexing challenges confronting employers continues to be how to handle ill and injured employees. How can a wellness program help an employer minimize the costs of ill and injured employees? How much leave is required? How do you know if an employee is 'really' disabled? How far do you have to go to accommodate an employee? Learn how a wellness program can help reduce the costs to employers, increase productivity and improve performance.
Clay Creps, J.D., Attorney, Bullivant Houser Bailey
Katy Vitcovich, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Cascade Healthcare Community, Inc.
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
Networking Break in Tradeshow
Sponsored by Ceridian
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
TH11) Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know and Do! NEW
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 Strategic Credit Hours
The “Health Care Reform Act” was enacted into law on March 23, 2010. While much of the law does not go into effect until 2014, there are a number of provisions that will impact calendar year plans beginning on January 1, 2011. Before this recent legislation becomes effective, various federal agencies will need to provide regulatory guidance on the specifics of the legislation. Specific topics to be discussed at this presentation include:
• What do you need to know and do now to prepare for the new law?
• What guidance has been provided?
• What notices and forms are required to be provided to employees before year end?
Wally Miller, Attorney, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
TH12) How Prepared is Your Workforce? Oregon's National Career Readiness Certificate
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Relations Unlike many employment assessments, the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is a measure of what people can do, rather than what they know. From Heinz Frozen Foods in Ontario to NW Natural in Portland, employers adopt the NCRC because it improves efficiency in hiring by reducing hiring costs, training costs and employee turnover. This is valuable within any state you are employed. Learn how employers are using this credential to build a workforce with documented skills for success. Oregon's roll out plan for the NCRC will also be shared.
Rene Leger, Executive Director, E3: Employers for Education Excellence
Dave Williams, Vice President, Utility Services at NW Natural
Janice Chandler, Human Resources Manager, PCC Structurals
TH13) Starting a Blog for Your Company or Your Career
HR and Technology
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Is now the right time to start a blog for your company? How about for yourself? Is this going to be really complicated? In this session, you will learn the differences between starting a blog for your company and starting a blog for yourself. We will also go over some of the key tools used in creating and maintaining blogs. Finally (and maybe most importantly), we will touch on how you can make sure your blog will be read.
Lance Haun, Community Director, ERE.net
TH14) Variable Pay – The New Normal?
Strategy into Action
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Given the recent economic challenges and the fact that many employers had to reduce compensation packages, there is a heightened interest in Variable Pay. Organizations are very sensitive about their ability to pay employees. They feel that setting lower base pay and sharing the positive financial results of productivity is a good trade-off for both employers and employees. Further, research shows that this type of pay program attracts and retains high performers, reinforces successful behaviors, and underscores and promotes priorities for everyone. This session will shares keys to successful implementation of variable pay programs, ways to get employee buy-in, and the different pay options that might be considered.
Judy Clark, SPHR, CPC, CEO, Owner, HR Answers, Inc
TH15) Recovering a Good Employee: Substance Abuse to Recovery NEW
Work and Wellness
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Employee substance abuse and addiction costs businesses billions of dollars in lost productivity each year. Feedback from HR Professionals tells us there are a number of barriers that prevent HR professionals from helping employees seek and receive treatment. With the new ADA guidelines employers need to know what to do and when to do things, how to have the conversation, and build expectation upon return to the workplace.
This program will be delivered by a panel of experts. The panel which includes Tom Fauria, Cascade Health Solutions; Rick Treleaven, Best Care Treatment Services; and a NW employer will discuss the critical importance of supporting recovery and will walk trough assessment, treatment options, and re-employment scenarios.
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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Ask your fellow HR outlaws to "make my day" and meet you at Gold Rush Grill & Game Night for a casual night of gaming and fun. Enjoy delicious high desert cuisine and try your luck at the casino tables. Don't miss your chance to stake your claim in the Wild, Wild West!
Not into table games? All high rollers can strike gold with a winning bid in the Silent Auction. Winners will be announced at the end of this event. |
Friday, October 1
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Buffet Breakfast
8:45 am – 10:15 am
F01) Leading Inclusive Teams from Diverse Perspectives
Cross Cultural and Inclusion
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
This session will help participants understand how the evolution of diversity and inclusion has become a viable part of the leadership conversation. They will learn the connection and how to integrate the concepts of leadership, diversity, inclusion and team building to enhance and achieve organizational success.
Steve Hanamura, President, Hanamura Consulting, Inc
F02) The Evolving World of Employment Law: Recent Changes and Developing Trends
Employment and Employee Relations
Approved for 1.5 Strategic Credit Hours
In this interactive presentation, two experienced employment attorneys will discuss recent changes to state and federal laws that impact the workplace, and help HR professionals develop strategies to prepare for the next generation of laws. The program will include discussion about expanded leave laws, social networking privacy restrictions, and an increase in the number of protected classes and activities. The presentation will include real-life examples of how changes in the law impact an organization’s policies and culture.
Andrew G. Lewis, J.D., Partner, Hershner Hunter, LLP
Amanda Walkup, J.D., Partner, Hershner Hunter LLP
F03) Ubuntu: The Inspiring African Tradition of Teamwork & Collaboration
Cross Cultural and Inclusion
Approved for 1.5 Strategic Credit Hours
Multi-million copy best-selling author Dr. Bob Nelson (1001 Ways to Reward Employees) shares his expertise and energy to show managers and organizations how to obtain new levels of focus, excitement and results in any work environment through the principles of Ubuntu! He will draw upon his research and doctoral work as-well-as experience in working with hundreds of organizations on the topic of employee motivation and high-performing teams with learnings that can be immediately applied at work.
Bob Nelson, Ph.D., President, Nelson Motivation Inc.
Strategy Into Action
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
During this powerful and inspirational training, Paul shares insights from his personal life, his twelve year career as a Police Officer/Detective and now corporate trainer/speaker. Learn the links between self awareness and true leadership. Get tools to help you hold the vision and tips to create a thriving, productive and profitable work environment. Going beyond mere technique, it connects leaders, managers and staff to their personal values and creates congruent messages in your organization.
Paul Figueroa, CEO, Peace Enforcement LLC
F05) Legal Issues in Wellness Programs: ADA, GINA, HIPAA and Beyond
Work and Wellness
Approved for 1.5 General Credit Hours
Designing wellness programs which are both effective and in compliance with law is becoming increasingly difficult under federal and state law. We will examine the myriad of federal laws regulating wellness programs, such as HIPAA, GINA, ADA and ERISA, discuss the rules of federal taxation of wellness incentives, and look to what relief, if any, federal health care reform may bring. We also will drill down on the rules for non-smoking programs and health risk assessments in the workplace.
Howard Bye, J.D., Attorney, Stoel Rives
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Closing General Session with Bob Nelson, Ph.D., Keynote Speaker
Every Employee has the potential to be great. In this keynote address, Bob Nelson, author of 1001 Ways to Take Initiative at Work and Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You: Do What Needs to Be Done! will discuss strategies for change and how you can make a difference in your sphere of influence back in your organization. Bob will discuss how you can "manage up" and sell your ideas above you in the organization and predict and overcome obstacles that are likely to get in your way. He will focus on the small things that you can do to start to make a BIG difference in your workplace as well as strategies for "keeping your commitment to your commitment" once you are back at work.
You will leave the session with a practical plan and techniques for immediate implementation back on your job. Bob shows how today's companies can obtain a competitive advantage through its employees by focusing on five keys to its ROP (Return on People). This speech will reveal the secrets for taking the brakes off your organization and unleashing the potential within every employee.
12:00 pm
Conference Adjourns. Thank you for your participation. Don’t forget to pick up your snack pack to-go and travel safely!
