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AHRMA Is Busy In Bastrop!!

AHRMA’s Workforce Readiness Committee’s initiatives have expanded to include a Sub-Committee in Bastrop County!! Last October, Kate McLagan (2009 VP Workforce Readiness, 2010 President-Elect) and I were asked to present at the Bastrop Summit – an event coordinated by the Bastrop Independent School District. The organizers of this event later approached us and indicated they [...]

JANUARY PROGRAMS ACHIEVE HRCI CREDIT

AHRMA’s  January Programs’ and New Line Up “Starting 2010 Right, Impacting Your Company’s Business Enterprise”,  receives 4 Hours of STRATEGIC and 3 Hours of GENERAL HRCI Credit. This all day, Workshop Style, monthly meeting featured 9 Workshops and 2 Panel Discussions, with a total of 14 Presenters.  Fabulous reviews from the attendees included  “This program was a great [...]

FEBRUARY MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAM

FEBRUARY  18  MEETING, CROWNE  PLAZA HOTEL All NEW MEETING LOCATION BUSINESS SKILLS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS   Organizations have traditionally relied on their HR department to manage the activities associated with the “People Side” of the business.  Now, for Human Resource professionals to move up the career ladder, you must be a bigger player in [...]

FEBRUARY LUNCHEON FEATURED PRESENTATION

GENERATIONAL TALENT MENTORING February 18th, 11:30 am – 1:00pm Presenting Pat Schnee,  University of Texas, PDC  Organizations depend on their workforce to contribute skills and knowledge to help the company grow and succeed. A strong mentoring program is one way to align employee expectations with organizational expectations. Mentoring can also help employees accomplish the following: reach [...]

BUILDING A STRENGTHS-BASED ORGANIZATION

FEBRUARY 18th, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Session B Presented by Melinda Figeley Dean, Vice President of Human Performance Strategies  For decades, organizations have focused the efforts on employees on “fixing” their weaknesses. This focused effort, though well-intentioned, has been largely unsuccessful. Now, progressive organizations are increasingly focused on fostering a strengths-based culture in which [...]

THE CASE FOR STRATEGIC TALENT MANAGEMENT

  FEBRUARY 18th, 9:00 -11:00 am, Parts 1 & 2 Presented by: MaryBeth Mongillo, Ph.D, founder of Factor 5 Consulting  What does it matter that you hire the best and brightest talent if you do nothing with them after they show up to work? In competitive environments where the work is getting more complex and the [...]

COUNSELING & COACHING FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

FEBRUARY 18th, 9:00 am – 9:50 am, Session A  Presented by: Bob Lewis, Assistant Director for The University of Texas Professional Development Center.  Managers want better performance from employees, and employees want better feedback from managers. When managers know more about employees’ performance motivations, they are better able to link employees to appropriate tasks, projects, products [...]

A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE

FEBRUARY 18th, 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm, Session B A Strategic Approach to Compliance Presented by: Donna D. Howard, Vice President, Human Resources for Sonic Healthcare USA                                                        HR professionals deal with a staggering array of federal, state, and local government regulations on a routine basis. If you are responsible for overseeing your company’s overall compliance, [...]

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

FEBRUARY 18TH, 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm, Session A Disagreements can occur anytime and anywhere. However, when managed properly, workplace conflict can lead to positive outcomes such as improved processes, more effective communication, and greater employee involvement. Develop constructive and practical solutions to actual conflicts at your job. Discover your own natural conflict-resolution style and [...]

CREATING & MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL BUDGET

  FEBRUARY 18, 1:10 pm – 3:00 pm, Session B  Presented by Jackie Mette, Pika Technology Inc. Why do we create budgets? How are they used? What are the benefits? To succeed and advance in management today you need to make meaningful contributions to the budgeting process and understand how performance is measured against those budgets. [...]