September 4th, 2008
On Friday, September 19th, I am fortunate enough to be one of the presenters for the Society for Human Resource Management-NE Annual Conference,
where I will be talking about Innovation for Human Resource folks, in a
presentation called “Making Stuff Up.” On October 10th I get to be a
part of the Iowa Young Professionals Annual Conference,
where I will be talking about how to build powerful personal and
professional networks of influence in a session titled”Get Connected,
Get Ahead.”
Also…
Upcoming workshops:
Working with Humans: Diversity, Inclusion and Communication @ Work
Because the workforce is changing, as is the population overall…
Because our organizations are changing as are our communities and schools…
Because the nature of competitive advantage is changing…
And because the very nature of our work is changing, and the ability to
effectively, collaboratively and authentically work with other humans
is now more important than ever.
This is about how we get there…
Topics and themes covered:
- The many myths regarding diversity
- Social Cognition and Cognitive biases
- What diversity really is and what it really means to our work
- Types and dimensions of diversity
- The science of bias, assumption and perception
- Working constructively with paradox and diversity
- Social Networks and Social Network Analysis
- Creating effective and authentic workplace relationships
- Intentional communication
Des Moines, IA | September 17th
Bridging the Gap: Generational Diversity in the Workplace
Every day, leaders face these questions:
How do I effectively work with this new generation of employee?
How do I develop the next generation of leaders?
This workshop will help you to answer this question.
The content includes
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Description of the changing nature of work. This will include a
discussion regarding how the shift to a knowledge economy has changed
the balance of power in the employment relationship. - Explanation
of the new psychological employment contract and how it has evolved out
of the last 20 years of corporate downsizing, right-sizing and scandals. - Detailed
overview of the generational groups in the workplace today. This will
include an examination of why each generational group tends toward
particular beliefs and behaviors. - Specific guidelines for
developing a plan to begin effectively engaging your entire workforce
and developing your next generation of leaders. - Participants
will experience an interactive and enlightening seminar that will
prepare them to thrive in the multigenerational workplace.