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Our current environment has challenged us all to think differently and explore new approaches for educational delivery. In this spirit, we will be hosting the 2020 Leadership Conference in a virtual environment!
In superhero-fashion, the Leadership Conference committee has essembled two great Keynote speakers and session breakouts for this event. This virtual conference took place in two-hour blocks over three days. To view each day's Zoom recording, click the links below:
Tuesday, August 4th - Session 1
Wednesday, August 5th - Session 2
Thursday, August 6th - Session 3
Our goal continues to provide volunteer leader development and information sharing for our chapter leaders and volunteers and this new format will allow for more chapter leaders to participate. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we try something new!
You may choose to attend any combination of days or all three - most importantly, this year's conference will be totally free of charge! Please note each day is a separate registration!
As always, we are here to help and provide an outlet for you to ask questions or request assistance in providing answers to those difficult HR questions. Please visit our website for contact information of the entire WI SHRM team. We are here to serve and support you.
| Tuesday, August 4, 2020 | |
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Click here to register for Tuesday's session |
| 8:00 am - 8:15 am
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Opening Welcome and Introductions Rachael Brady, Leadership Director and John Komosa, State Director   |
8:15 am - 9:15 am Handout:  |
Opening Keynote Jessica Rector - Fire Up, Heroes, So You Don't Burnout: How to Prevent, Break Through, and Extinguish HR Burnout (and the Power of Resiliency) Burnout and stress are like wildfires - spreading quickly and affecting everything in their path. HR heroes are the hub of the organization often times with increased stress and pressure and expectations to do more with less. With 79% of the workforce burned out and even more stressed out, it's the perfect time to stop the spread. The World Health Organization recognizes burnout as a workplace syndrome, but burnout isn't just for the workplace anymore. With having to juggle more things and in different ways, HR burnout and stress are at an all-time high, reducing performance, health and morale. In this powerful presentation, Jessica gets you fired up by sharing the role resiliency plays to prevent and extinguish burnout, pinpointing your contributing factors to overwhelm, and showing you how to handle stress to improve focus, performance and team dynamic. Participants will:
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| 9:15 am - 9:20 am | Virtual Break |
| 9:20 am - 9:50 am | Roundtable Breakouts
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | SHRM Initiatives | Closing |
| *Times and content subject to change without notice. | |
| Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | |
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Click here to register for Wednesday's session |
| 8:00 am - 8:15 am | Welcome and Day One Recap |
8:15 am - 8:30 am
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Legislative Updates Jeff Palkowski, MHRM, SHRM-SCP, PHR, Government Affairs Director Jeff will recap the latest the happenings in the state and national legislatures, and upcoming advocacy initiatives. |
8:30 am - 9:00 am.
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Panel Discussion: Leading the Way like a Superhero: Board Succession for Volunteer Leaders Moderator: Janine Diana, Conference Liaison Director    Panelists: Sheree Yates, Choua Yang, Kellie Dunn-Pogemann |
| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Virtual Break |
| 9:05 am - 9:35 am | Roundtable Breakouts
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| 9:35 am - 10:00 am | Chapter Leader Highlights | Certifications | Closing |
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| Thursday, August 6, 2020 | |
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Click here to register for Thursday's session |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Welcome and Day Two Recap |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Leader Breakouts: Leading the Way Like a Superhero: Leadership Development
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| 4:00 pm - 4:05 pm | Virtual Break |
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Closing Keynote Annie Meehan - H-Helper | E-Encourager | R-Real Relationships | O-Open To Honest Struggles and Emotion To be a hero - what does it mean to be a hero? HR directors and leaders are the people that allow people to feel like they are valued, seen and, especially, heard. In a time when our world can feel so stressful and overwhelming. It’s hard to concentrate, it’s hard to focus, it’s hard to think about our jobs when life feels out of balance. Confusion and fear can stop us from bringing our best selves to work. HR can be the Hero in supporting all of us and we process thought to bring change, hope and a renewed spirit back to our workplaces. How do you remember to be a hero? To be a mentor? To be a coach? To be a leader? To be an influencer for good? Or, in my words as I think of heroes, to be a light to be that person that one life feels: overwhelming and dark and complicated shows you wisdom, light, compassion and caring; understanding for our own stories that were valued and that we matter. I will share how to be the exception by using the Pineapple Principles:
You cannot spell Hero without HR! Bio: Annie Meehan is committed to transforming achievement from good to great by teaching people to rewrite their excuses into successful accomplishments. Speaking internationally as an expert on living an Exceptional life, she will motivate, inspire, and activate your audience to remove the road blocks that stand in the way. Your audiences walk out with a “WOW” factor that includes practical tools to immediately impact their lives both professionally and personally. |
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Committee Recognition | Foundation Impact | Wrap Up |
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Virtual Happy Hour |
Apple App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android and download the free app. Create your free account and get ready! For those that would prefer to play on the computer, go to the Kahoot website www.kahoot.com and click on Sign Up in the upper right hand corner. When you have created your account, the web address to get ready to play is kahoot.it.
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Jen Zahari, SCP
Leadership Director
Ph:
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Term Start: 1/1/2022
Jennifer “Jen” Zahari is the founder of Strong Foundations Coaching & Consulting, LLC. Jen works with individuals and businesses to encourage, empower, and engage through effective internal and external communication strategies. These include identifying gaps, creating goals and action plans, team workshops, and more. She has brought a unique life coaching model to workplaces, helping reduce the “life outside of work” impact on performance, productivity, and people.
Jen brings over twenty-seven years in leadership, communication, training, coaching, mentoring and a lifetime of personal experiences to the work she does. She spent over fifteen years in the Staffing Industry, which brought an even deeper understanding of how people work, think, and why they do the things they do. This also gave her a great understanding of where people, leaders, and companies often collide in their communication and why gaps happen.
Jen believes the conversations that happen around “toxic bosses or bad employees” often come down to poor communication and a lack of shared understanding about how others communicate. As we work to better understand each other’s communication styles, we can potentially reduce the frequency at which we have disagreements or disgruntled employees.
She is passionate about people, and it comes through in her work as a fiction author as well. Jen is a published fiction author who is working to bring a wider personal understanding of mental health topics to her readers through this creative writing outlet.
On the side, Jen loves spending time in her gym, spending time outdoors, finding adventures in nature, photography and being with her family and friends.
Jen currently serves as the Leadership Director for SHRM State Council. She has served multiple positions both on the Council and State Conference Committee. She has an Associate’s Degree in Marketing and 8 Certifications in varying Coaching modalities.
