Conference Agenda

Please note presentation times and presenters are subject to change.

Thursday September 18, 2008  Pre-Conference Workshops and Reception

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration

 

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. "Putting Performance Back Into Performance Management"
                                         Presented by Ray Weinberg & Nancy Conway, Sr. HR Manager/Compliance, Cabela’s

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. “First Aid Kit for Presenters/Trainers/Educators & Subject Matter Experts”
                                         Presented by Doug McCallum, “Creative Training Techniques/The Bob Pike Group”

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  PHR and SPHR Cram Session

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Exhibitor & Attendee Appreciation Reception
                               complimentary hors d’oeuvres, drinks & live entertainment by Ellis Island

 

Friday September 19, 2008   SHRM Nebraska State Conference

7:15--8:00 a.m. Registration, Exhibits, Continental Breakfast

8:00--8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

8:30--9:45 a.m. Keynote Address:  “Leading with Heart”
                                                                Presented by:  Steve Gilliland

 9:45--10:15 a.m. Break, Exhibits

10:15--11:15 a.m. Break Out Training Sessions

T – “You're Hired, You're Perfect, Now Change”, by Steve Gilliland
S – “Building Trust to Impact Performance”, by Lee Elliott
B – “Eight Conversations about Benefits: Recalibrating Health and Welfare”, by Dr. Ronald Leopold
K – “Strategic Planning for HR Professionals During Mergers and Layoffs”, by Chad P. Richter

11:15 a.m.--12:30 p.m. Exhibits, Lunch – Complimentary lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m.
12:30--1:30 p.m. Break Out Training Sessions

T – “Analyzing and Understanding a Job”, by Lee Elliott
S – “Making Stuff Up: Innovation Strategies for HR”, by Joe Gerstandt
B – “The Compensation Side of Total Rewards” by Linda Young
K – “What Adult Learners Want —Planning Educational Programs that Produce Results” – Barbara
        Glanz

1:30--2:00 p.m. Break, Exhibits
2:00--3:00 p.m. Break Out Training Sessions

T – “Workplace Planning for the Future”, by Michael Mortensen

B/K – “Complexities of Workers’ Compensation” by Quinn Vandenberg and Lindsay K. Lundholm
B – “The New Frontier of Benefits” Panel Discussion
K –  “We’re Going Deep:  Beyond the Basics of Accident Investigation”, by James Klar

3:00--4:30 p.m.  Endnote Address, Closing Remarks & Final Prize Drawings
                           "The Simple Truths of Appreciation” 

                                    Presented by Barbara Glanz

                          
Key for Breakout Training Session Tracks:                                           

 

B = Benefits & Comp Track                               K = Skill Building Track
S = Strategic Management Track                     T = Staffing Track

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