7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast/Registration
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Greeting/Welcome
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions I
Please note the session times are subject to change.
Easy as 1, 2, 3: Three techniques that will increase your HR department’s effectiveness and efficiency
Teresa Willis, Georgia Military College
Budgets are tight and HR professionals must do more with less. This session will focus on 3 key techniques that are essential to doing more with less. Learn how to redesign your labor and paper intensive processes, how to determine if you are underutilizing your current software and discover how to automate your processes on a shoestring budget.
Keys to Effectively Documenting Difficult Situations
Debra Arnold & Catherine Holmes, Medical College of Georgia
This session will provide attendees with a greater understand on the importance of performance management. Session attendees will review employee relations including conducting effective internal investigations, terminations, and successfully handling the grievance process.
THE PERFECT STORM: Significant Changes in the Tide of Employment Law
Jeff Thompson, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
This session will provide an overview of what’s new and on the horizon in ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA and Employment Law
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions II
Managing Difficult Behaviors
Debra Arnold & Catherine Holmes, Medical College of Georgia
Everyone has had to manage difficult behaviors in the workplace. All of us have our own communication style when dealing with others, especially difficult people. This workshop introduces several difficult behaviors and how to deal with them effectively.
THE PERFECT STORM: Significant Changes in the Tide of Employment Law
Jeff Thompson, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
This session will provide an overview of what’s new and on the horizon in ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA and Employment Law
Putting the Pieces Toegether for Employee Engagement
Debroah Covin Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology
During the current economic environment it is vital that employees are engaged to enhance productivity, employee satisfaction and to reduce turn over. This session will provide an overview Mentor Tech, Career Development and New Leader Transitions which are programs Georgia Tech implemented to increase employee engagement.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch/Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Keynote Session – Eddie Williams
About our Speaker:
Eddie Williams is a nationally recognized speaker who conducts motivational & keynote presentations. Eddie is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, former U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger, and Green Beret. After leaving the military, he has held positions of increased responsibility in Sales, Marketing, and Management. Eddie holds an MBA from Kennesaw State University.
Eddie currently serves as the Commander, Operational Detachment, 911th Support Command in the Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF), a voluntary military organization that assists the National Guard during state emergency situations, such as; search & rescue, hurricane evacuation, and medical emergencies. During his six years of service to the State of Georgia he has also held leadership positions as the Headquarters Recruiting Officer and the Headquarters Public Affairs Officer.
About his Presentation: The “E”-ssentials of Success!
This fast, fun, and highly interactive session is sure to positively impact every HR professional. Using humor, video clips, and interactive activities, the “E”-ssentials of Success will touch everyone’s professional and personal lives. Participants will learn critical perspectives, best practices, and fundamental skills that all successful HR professionals must master, in order to build HR innovation in the world around them.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions III
Developing an Effective Retirement Strategy for Administrators and Employees During Uncertain Times
Rick Hatala, TIAA-CREF
This session will review the impact of the current recession relative to other historical recessions and examine early retirement incentive plans as an effective way of reducing long-term employer costs. The session will also provide attendees with an overview of retirement income options and will highlight the advantages and possible short- comings of each.
Application Systems and You
Brian Hinson, Softdocs
Organizations without an automated application system spend much of their recruitment time managing paper instead of an effective hire process. This session will highlight how hire process automation provides organizations with better employment compliance, greater efficiency and higher applicant satisfaction. The session also provides a demonstration of how generating a work flow process to handle position tracking within an organization will ensure optimal utilization of limited time and resources.
Understanding the Multigenerational Workforce in Academia
Leslie Crickenberger, Ph.d., Athens Technical College
There are currently four generations in the active workforce: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y (Millennials). Baby Boomers and Generation X currently make up the majority of the workforce. This session will cover a broad array of topics relative to this area including: defining the current generations in the academia workforce, assessing job satisfaction, job preferences, and benefits each generation displays/prefers and establishing best practices/tips for Colleges and Universities to use for recruitment, retention, and performance for each generation
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM 5th Annual Conference Celebration and Wrap-Up