Conference Agenda

Groundhogs Aren't the Only Ones Who Can Predict the Future: Using Analytics to Improve Performance

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Quickie Elections Are Here: Is Your Labor Relations Strategy Up to the Task?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

MEGA SESSION: Developing the HR Mindset

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Who Should Be Accountable for Engagement & Retention?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Leaves as Reasonable Accommodation: How Much Is Enough and Is Anything Unreasonable?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

There's an Energy Crisis: And It's a HUMAN One!

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

MEGA SESSION: BAMBI vs. GODZILLA: Dealing with Difficult People: Keys to Empowered Communication

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

The Black Guy in C-Suite: Diversity Hiring Practices

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Working Remotely, Connectivity and the FLSA: The New Bermuda Triangle?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Public and Private Exchanges: Elaborate Cost Shifting or Do They Drive Results and Manage Costs?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

MEGA SESSION: The Future of HR: Thinking and Talking Strategically

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Coconino County's Mature Worker Recruitment & Retention: Looming Workforce Trend Turned Opportunity

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Why Is This Person Still Working Here? 10 Legal & HR Considerations for Managing Employees

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

MEGA SESSION: Leadership Is About Purpose, Not Position: How to Build the Capability to Drive the Results You Need

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Moving the Needle: How to Raise Your Employees' Financial Well-Being to Lower Their Financial Stress

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP: Which One Is Right for You?

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

GLOBAL SESSION: Developing and Being More Effective Internationally

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

The Profession Formerly Known as HR

7:30 AM - 7:48 AM

Making the Most of Your Social Media Presence

7:50 AM - 8:08 AM

Effective Incentive Plan Design

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

The Changing Nature of Work and the Worker: Four Global Trends Impacting HR Strategy

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Bullying Versus Harassment in 2015: How (and Why) to Prevent and Respond to Both

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Managing a Global Workforce During Times of Change: M&A, Organic Growth and Spin Offs

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

MEGA SESSION: The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-By-Step Solutions to (Nearly) All of Your Management Problems

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Working on Overtime: What Will New FLSA Rules Mean for Employers?

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Leading with Trust: Five Skills Every Leader Must Master

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

MEGA SESSION: Hide Your Goat™: Strategies to Stay Positive When Negativity Surrounds You

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Talent Acquisition Transformed: Driving Innovation from Methods to Measurement

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

What are the Potential Waves for California Employers in 2016? New Laws, Agency Audit Trends and Cases

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Social Business: Social Media Concepts Throughout the Employment Lifecycle

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

MEGA SESSION: Please Sue Me 2015

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Five Ways the President’s Immigration Actions Will Impact Your HR Processes

10:00 AM - 10:18 AM

Your Employee Did WHAT?? Legal Obligations to Address Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

10:20 AM - 10:38 AM

FMLA Jeopardy 2015

10:40 AM - 10:58 AM

Violence in the Workplace: A Personal Experience

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE: Leading from Every Chair

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

GLOBAL SESSION: HR’s Role in Developing Braskem as a Global Company

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

The Aging Workforce: Leveraging the Talents of Mature Employees

11:10 AM - 11:28 AM

“Dude, What’s My Job?”: Managing Millennials in Today’s Workforce

11:30 AM - 11:48 AM

Courageous Conversations: Four Keys to Reducing Employee Complaints

11:50 AM - 12:08 PM

Grow Your Personal Brand, Grow Your Career

12:20 PM - 12:38 PM

Balance Your Boundaries

12:40 PM - 12:58 PM

MEGA SESSION: Keeping it Real: The What, Why and How of Authentic Leadership

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

We're Bringing Techy Back!

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: It's The Culture, Stupid! Change Your Culture - Change Your Results™

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

California Wage-Hour Compliance: The Top 10 Employer Mi$take$

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

The Washington Outlook: The Impact of the 114th Congress and the Obama Administration on HR?s Public Policy Agenda

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Leading Your Business Forward: Creating and Sustaining High Performance Organizations

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Our Unintentional Blind Spots

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: ONCE UPON A TIME: Four Steps to Using Storytelling to Deliver Unforgettable Presentations

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Igniting Innovation: HR's Inside Track to Redefining Sustainability

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Nine Minutes on Monday: The Quick and Easy Way to Turn Managers into Leaders

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

20 Characteristics of a Successful Worksite Wellness Program

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Getting the C-Suite's Attention: Seven Strategies to Transform from HR Leader to Business Leader

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: Seven Steps to Creating Bulletproof Documentation

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

GLOBAL SESSION: Adidas: NWOW (New Way of Working) – THE EVOLUTION

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Conflict, Aikido & the HR Professional

1:00 PM - 1:18 PM

DETOUR: Developing The Mindset to Navigate Life’s Turns

1:30 PM - 1:48 PM

Smart Stage: SHRM Recertification Made Easy!

1:50 PM - 2:08 PM

MEGA SESSION Employee Handbooks: Every Word Counts

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE: Driving Business Outcomes through Talent Management and Workforce Strategies

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

SPONSORED SESSION: Helping Employees Achieve Financial Wellness: A Roadmap to Success

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

How to Promote a Healthy Workforce Under the ACA Without Breaking the Bank

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Using the SHRM Online Pathway to Drive Your Professional Development

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

How to Be a Ferociously Awesome HR Pro

2:10 PM - 2:28 PM

Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career and Company

2:40 PM - 2:58 PM

S.O.S Strategies for HR

3:00 PM - 3:18 PM

Strategic HR (It's Easier Than You Think)

3:20 PM - 3:38 PM

What Works at Work Today: Myths and Truths

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Balancing Work & Life in a Crazy, Connected World

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Excelling as an HR Department of One

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: The Leader's Legacy: Managing Your Impact on Your Company's Culture

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

The Secrets of Facilitation: Take a Facilitative Approach in Your Organization

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Corporate Social Responsibility for HR: The Greater Lexington Park Health Enterprise Zone Project

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Raising the Bar: Effective Practices for Hiring, Recruiting and Retaining Qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Veterans

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

The Difference Between a Good and Great Pay Program: Communication

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: Dear Helga Returns (AGAIN) with NEW and More Complicated HR Problems!

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: The Ripple Effect: The Power of Your Personal Brand

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Understanding Metrics: How to Connect HR's Goals to Your Business' Strategy

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

GLOBAL SESSION: The Global Assignment: Components of a Successful and Compliant Expat Assignment

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Auditing HR Policies and Minimizing Risk Within Your Organization

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: Managing the Digital Workforce: Integrating Millennials into Organizations for Long-Term Success

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

10 Things Non-Californians Need to Know About Doing Business in the Golden State

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: First Day Mindset Every Day

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Next Practices HR: Moving Beyond Organizational Silos and Integrating HR with the C-Suite

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE: Global versus Local in Pay and Benefits: The Best of Both

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

SPONSORED SESSION: Personalized Health Benefits: The Future of Health Care

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

MEGA SESSION: Leverage Culture for Strategic Business Transformation

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM