Loyalty Redefined: Adapting to the New World of Work

Morning Keynote

Forty years ago, employees didn’t have many expectations of their work, nor did they demand much from it. Conversely, employers’ outlook was also simple: If workers performed to expectation they were rewarded with competitive pay and benefits, raises, and promotions. Now, employees own their career progression. Top performers know their value and actively engage in finding their best next steps. Career mobility is the norm and organizations attempt to build cultures of excellence and attract and retain top talent. Employers seek to connect employees’ hearts and minds to the organization’s vision, mission and values. Culture and social responsibility are critical to driving behaviors, building a team and delivering results. All employees—not just those at the top—are encouraged to lead change.

Engagement has replaced loyalty. HR’s role has become one of the most important roles in an organization. Today’s HR leaders must adapt to the new world of work. This presentation will explore:

• HR’s role in the C-suite in the new world of work• The worker as a consumer of “the employee experience”• New ways to get work done• Future roles for HR

Libby Sartain, SHRM-SCP is a +30-year human resources professional, past SHRM Board Chair and the Chair-Elect of the SHRM Foundation. As chief human resources officer at Yahoo! and at Southwest Airlines, she changed the face of both companies during periods of profound transformation. During her tenure, both organizations were ranked among Fortune magazine’s “Best Places to Work.” She is a past board member of Peet's Coffee & Tea and serves on the boards of Manpower Group, Shutterfly and is both Chair of Member and Social Impact and Vice Chair of the Board at AARP, an organization of 38 million members. She has co-authored several books on organizational culture, talent management, branding, and HR strategy. Libby is an independent advisor and a frequent speaker on HR leadership and management at technology, transportation and manufacturing companies.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Maximize Your HR Leadership Effectiveness

21st Century managers are facing significant obstacles. Different generations of people, all with different personal and professional missions, values and perspectives on the world of work, are now working together. Employees are seeking engaging and fulfilling work, and it is the job of the HR leadership team to assure these opportunities are established and preserved. Attendees of this session will learn how to:

1. Create your personal leadership mission statement and career vision, as well as outline the necessary steps to accelerate the achievement of your ideal role.

2. Solidify your leadership position and gain clarity into how you can elevate the level to which your role positively impacts, transforms and forwards strategic business outcomes.

3. Optimize your performance as a leader by understanding human dynamics and people reading, which progresses your ability to influence organizational change

Magi Graziano, CEO of KeenAlignment, is a leading talent management expert with over 20 years of real-world, hands-on experience in hiring strategy and talent development. She brings neuroscience to hiring, learning and development, and employee engagement. A pioneer in her field, she has developed a talent strategy system that gives business leaders the actionable steps they need to align their corporate strategy with their people strategy and thereby maximize employee effectiveness and engagement and develop high-performing teams who consistently elevate the customer experience.

Who Should Attend? Those interested in cultivating an inspiring work environment that creates and drives organizational effectiveness.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Diversity of Perspective as an Inclusion Strategy

Before we can influence others, we first need to understand what influences us. At the root of much of our behavior are unconscious biases - beliefs and assumptions we make of which we may be completely unaware. Good leaders, like good drivers, check blind spots as an intuitive, subconscious behavior developed out of repetition. For those committed to diversity and inclusion, there are certain habits that must be formed to become emotionally and socially intelligent leaders.

This session builds the case for a Diversity & Inclusion strategy focused on creating equitable conditions in recruitment, team dynamics, career progression, and leadership development. Attendees of this session will learn the importance of intentionally designing and sustaining the infrastructure for inclusion, and then walk away equipped to influence others to make better decisions when selecting candidates, evaluating employee job performance, and determining organizational objectives.

Rachel Rosen holds a master’s degree in Educational Policy Organization and Leadership Studies from Stanford and was formerly a K-12 Education Dean and Administrator. Now as s a small business owner, CEO, and founder of Spark, she is on a mission to start a global conversation about inclusion and equity, with a focus on leadership as a vehicle for organizational transformation. Rachel has been described as a force to be reckoned with, unleashing her warmth and humor on even the most tender and tense of issues. Rachel calls Austin, TX home.

Who Should Attend? Those interested in developing and implementing a diversity strategy that leverages the unique backgrounds and characteristics of your workforce to contribute to organizational success.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

How to Win the War for Talent

The demand for talent is continuing to increase beyond the supply of bright and talented individuals; therefore, companies are finding that the search for top talent is becoming costlier, lengthier and more difficult. This is referred to as The War for Talent. Developing a strategy for winning the War for Talent is essential. What can you do to address the supply and demand problem for recruiting?

This session will provide you with the insights and tools to execute a talent attraction strategy that contributes to your company’s mission, vision, and values. Attendees will learn how to:

1. Evaluate external talent-related information to increase your organization’s candidate pool.

2. Develop a strategic action plan that incorporates proven recruiting techniques.

3. Establish an employee value proposition that influences acceptance of job offers.

Scholley Bubenik is the owner of Premier HR Solutions, a recruiting and consulting firm in Austin Texas. Scholley has over 20 years of HR Leadership experience working with companies developing and implementing strategies that attract and retain top talent in a competitive job market. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Leadership from the University of Texas and the Program Director of the Ethics in Business & Community Program in the Greater Austin area.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for building, monitoring, and assessing recruitment strategies to attract desired talent and maintain a workforce that meets the needs of the organization.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Create Incentive Plans that Drive Organizational Success

SPHR, CCP, GRP, SHRM-SCP

How does your company’s incentive plan impact the organization? If you can’t answer this question, the plan needs to change. Effective incentive plans not only have a direct impact on the bottom line, but administrators can clearly communicate the value to all stakeholders. Attendees of this session will learn how to:

1. Develop incentive plan administration practices that are aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and values to shape and reinforce organizational culture.

2. Design an incentive plan that helps improve performance so that organizational goals may be achieved.

3. Manage stakeholder relationships and influence organizational behavior by effectively communicating incentive plan value.

Lane Transou is a Total Rewards consultant to public and private companies as well as the non-profit sector. She provides broad based consulting assignments ranging from executive incentive plan designs, stock plan administration, compensation structure development and design, market pricing, and total reward market review. Lane also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from UT Austin.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for developing and monitoring compensation strategy, contributing to organizational strategy, and influencing people management practices.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Find Your Lane, Change Your GPS, and Experience Success!

SHRM-CP, CRP, PHR

We are all moving in different lanes and we need to find the lane that works best for us. We need to think differently on how we approach leadership growth as individuals, and with our teams to achieve our business and personal goals. Some of the strategies and keys to success include being growth oriented, planning and goal setting, networking with excellence, serving others, and being resourceful. When we grow in our leadership, everyone around us will grow too!

This session is a leadership strategy session about changing or updating your “Career GPS” which stands for Grow, Plan, and Share for success. Attendees will be inspired to “find your lane” or “validate your current lane” that will ignite your passion for growing yourself and others as a leader in your organization!

Bruce Waller is the Vice President of Corporate Relocation for Armstrong Relocation & Companies in Dallas, Texas. He serves on the North Texas Relocation Professionals Board of Directors and DallasHR Board of Trustees. For over 20 years, Bruce has enjoyed many roles in relocation and has received several industry-related awards for his accomplishments. Bruce graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a degree in Business Administration. He and his wife of 32 years have 3 children and 1 grandson and live in Little Elm, Texas.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for developing and monitoring compensation strategy, contributing to organizational strategy, and influencing people management practices.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Replace Liability with Credibility – A Risk Management Strategy

Staying out of court is a by-product of good employee relations skills. For all the definitions, descriptions, andcharacteristics of leaders, only two matters: Effective and ineffective. Becoming effective in managing the risksassociated with employee relations issues is critical to the survival of your business.

In this highly interactive session, attendees will learn how to prevent risk by analyzing and assessing an extensivearray of employee relations scenarios that could affect one's industry or operations. Covered topics include employee complaints, concerns about job security, insubordination, serious misconduct, erratic performance, personal hygiene problems, disclosures of potentially contagious infections, disability-related performance problems, misconduct related to mental condition and any other issues or concerns raised from the audience. As we explore topics, we’ll decide the best risk management strategy for each then develop a response.

Michael J. Mirarchi is an Employee Relations Counselor and expert, dedicated to helping employers stay litigationfree. Drawing from over 30 years of experience in employment and labor law, as an employer defense attorney and as a HR Vice President, he’s developed a unique litigation-avoidance program: Reset the Clock. Mr. Mirarchi also has a B.S. in Business Administration and a Law Degree from Seton Hall University.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for minimizing, monitoring and controlling the probability and impact of organizationalpractices that impact operations and people management.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Learn How to Utilize Employee Engagement Analytics

Talent analytics represents perhaps the biggest opportunity and the greatest challenge for today’s workplace.Every day, organizations struggle to capture and utilize important employee feedback. As a result, companies missout on hidden opportunities to improve the workplace costing thousands, if not millions, of dollars.During this session we’ll demonstrate how technology can elevate HR’s role as a strategic business partner andmake the case for investing in talent that drives current and future business success. Participants will walk awaywith the ability to utilize business metrics to measure the achievement of the organization’s strategic goals andobjectives, linking employee engagement to the bottom-line of your business.

Tom Fraine has a broad range of experience within HR, including working as a change manager, business partner and an in-house recruiter. He is especially interested in change, strategy, and leadership in responsible organizations with progressive cultures.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for evaluating HR data indicators to inform strategic actions within the organization that will solidify and improve the relationship between employees and your organization.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

The Key to Developing an Agile Organization

Resiliency training is the most powerful toolset you can deliver to your company. Organizations that prioritize resiliency training in their employees have the highest performing workforce and the lowest turnover. The facts are clear: 80% of employee’s report feeling workplace stress, and 40% report not having the tools to manage this stress. With pressure and emotions high, workers experience creativity blocks, communication breakdowns, and on average, lose 1 hour a day in productivity. We have a big opportunity to address this need, and are excited to share a methodology to do so. In this practicum, we’ll define how resiliency training works within a full system of human optimization to release these blocks and enable breakthrough performance. We will also deliver a training to enable all of the leaders in the room to walk away with a very potent resiliency tool that they can access for on the spot resiliency needs anytime, anywhere.

Melanie Weinberger is creating initiatives that drive positive human progress. A sought after public speaker, she enables transformation by helping people tap into their powerful potential. Melanie was previously the founder and CEO of Wellshift, which delivered wellness programs into companies across America. Melanie is also a founder an active leader of Peace Potluck, a grassroots organization that brings communities together to facilitate local progress of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In her additional time, she consults with brands to help launch social good initiatives, and leads Neuro-Linguistic Programming study groups for those eager and ready to live life at a mission-driven level. Melanie calls Austin, TX home.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for minimizing, monitoring and controlling the probability and impact of organizationalpractices that impact operations and people management.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

The Workforce of the Future

Talent management is an integral part of every organization no matter if you have 5 employees or 5000; people are what make up our companies. Do you wish you had a crystal ball to tell you what you need to do to prepare for talent in the future? Would you have believed what you were told to expect? Workforce 2000 and Workforce 2020 are books written by a “think tank” which sparked conversations about what Human Resources should consider to prepare for the changes, which were expected. This session will look at where we are in relation to the book’s predictions. How did we prepare, what did we not plan for, what was easier than expected? In addition, we will look at predictions for the future workforce. What should we consider for Workforce 2030 and 2040? We will also look at what we need to do right now, to hire the right people and retain them. Currently we have a workforce, which spans 5 generations. One size does not fit all. Artificial Intelligence & Robot Relationships are just a couple of examples of what HR can look forward to in the future. Various studies will be discussed along with guidelines to get to get Dental practices ready for the New Workforce.

Debi Dault, SHRM-SCP, GPHR, CRP is a Director of Global HR Services with Kinetix International. She spends her time working with HR professionals and corporations determining solutions for global mobility and HR challenges both in the United States and abroad. Before joining Kinetix, Debi held various positions in the HR profession with top corporations that required strategic planning, leading M & A teams, opening new markets, and establishing best practices in talent management. She is also a leader for the State Council of the Society of Human Resource Management (Texas SHRM), serving as the current Executive Director of the Texas SHRM Global HR Conference.

Who Should Attend? Those responsible for talent management and workforce planning.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Translating Business Strategy into a Highly Effective Incentive Compensation Program

By attending this presentation, participants will be provided key information on how to develop highly effective business leadership, strategy planning, operational and business performance measurement, and performance management processes that can be utilized to execute smart strategic business initiatives and an effective performance based incentive compensation program. In addition, participants will learn how these strategies can lead their organizations to excellence.

Bob Cartwright, SPHR/SHRM-SCP, is President and CEO of Intelligent Compensation, LLC, a client centric compensation, performance and business management consulting firm located in the Greater Austin, Texas area. Bob has 30+ years’ experience consulting with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across the country. Bob speaks throughout the US and is quoted as a business/compensation expert in various media outlets around the country. He has also authored and co-authored articles on various business topics and on veteran employment. His professional affiliations include: member of Texas SHRM State Council; Board Officer/Treasurer Texas Association of Business; and National Volunteer Leader for SHRM on Veteran issues.

Who Should Attend?Those responsible for developing highly effective leadership, strategy planning, performance based incentive compensation programs, and operational and business performance measurements.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Leadership Development: The Courage to Discuss the Undiscussable

There are many skills necessary to be an effective leader. One of those skills is being able to have difficult conversations. Even as leaders learn “how” to have difficult conversations, internal barriers still exist that keep them from speaking up. This workshop will focus on those internal barriers that keep leaders from feeling comfortable discussing the undiscussables and give them ways to change their behavior

Amy Wolfgang wanted to be the next Dan Rather when she grew up. She wanted to connect with individuals and have an impact in their lives. What better way to be a figure of integrity and trust than to deliver the news just like Dan! Amy isn’t delivering the nightly news but she still found her dream job. As a leadership and career coach, Amy is able to impact lives and empower human potentials. She speaks to the heart of individuals through her workshops, coaching and speaking engagements. She is able to live integrity and develop trust with those who work with her. Additionally, Amy is the founder of Wolfgang Career Coaching and co-owner of Coaching 4 Good. Her experience includes years in talent management, process improvement consulting and training & development at a Fortune 1000 corporation. She was also a lecturer on career strategies and a career coach at The University of Texas McCombs School of Business. She holds a Master’s degree in Educations Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Who Should Attend?Those leaders that want to learn how to have difficult conversations as well as those responsible for leading and developing others.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin

Legislative Update and How to Navigate These Changing Tides – COA PSL, #metoo

Scott Brutocao represents employers in all aspects of Labor and Employment law. Mr. Brutocao is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is also licensed in both Texas and California. Mr. Brutocao’s expertise includes representing Texas and California employers in all aspects of employment-related litigation, conducting numerous jury and non-jury trials/arbitrations on a variety of legal claims in state and federal court, including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour claims, unfair competition (including trade secret misappropriation and violations of restrictive covenants), breach of contract, defamation, failures to hire, and ERISA violations. Mr. Brutocao also advises Texas and California employers on the full variety of employment-related issues, reviewing and creating employee handbooks and policies, drafting and negotiating all types of employment-related agreements, and providing training for employers on compliance with laws on virtually all employment-related subjects, from hiring to termination.

Susan Burton is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and serves as an Arbitrator in employment law cases for The American Arbitration Association. Ms. Burton advises employers on day-to-day personnel issues such as discipline, discharge, employee lay-offs, disability and reasonable accommodation, family and medical leave, on-the-job injury, hiring, employment contracts and policies, employee handbooks, wages and overtime, and non-competition and confidential information issues. She works with employers on risk prevention strategies such as review and revisions of employee handbooks, employment agreements, confidentiality, non-compete, and non-disclosure agreements, supervisor and employee training (including sexual harassment and discrimination training).

Who Should Attend?Those leaders that want to learn how navigate the new City of Austin Paid Sick Leave and navigate through #metoo.

2018 AHRMA Annual ConferenceBeyond HR – It’s a Changing World

July 26th – 27th @ Hyatt Regency in Downtown Austin