H R W E S T
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2 0 1 4 C O N F E R E N C E P R O G R A M
24
Concurrent Sessions
ROOM 202
108
What Is Your Implicit Bias?
Strategies to Reduce Workplace Bias and Liability
Workplace Application:
Reduce the damaging effects of unconscious bias
by understanding and identifying it in yourself and your organization.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 99,412 private
sector workplace discrimination charges in 2012. The most frequently filed
charges were retaliation, race and sex discrimination. HR professionals may see
their organization as a liability-proof workplace that engages all employees and
embraces and utilizes their differences—but how damaging is Implicit Bias, which
can alienate employees in unconscious, subtle ways. Identify your own surprising
implicit biases during this session. See how bias causes discrimination in the
hiring, promotion and evaluation processes, and leads to poor employee morale.
Presenter:
Lynn Lieber, Esq., Managing Partner, LieberLawyers
ROOM 201
109
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence
for High-Performing Global Teams
Workplace Application:
Use a four-pronged approach to successfully
develop high-performing cross-cultural teams.
Too often, our approach to working with other cultures--unilaterally deploying
what we consider best practices without developing a sound understanding
of the local culture-- results in decreased productivity, low morale and high
turnover amongst our international operations. Our international employees feel
disconnected, misunderstood and alienated from the home company. Develop
high-performing global teams by consciously using technology and other social
tools to build solid cross-cultural alliances and partnerships.
Presenter:
Ranu Gupta, Director Talent Management,
Americas and Digital Business, Western Union
ROOM 203
110
Leading the Way:
HR’s Role in Championing Enterprise Innovation
Workplace Application:
Gain practical tips and tactics you can use
immediately to inspire employees and promote innovation in your
organizations.
Effectively inspiring and managing employee innovation solves two significant
problems: how to meaningfully engage your workforce and how to improve
the bottom line of your business. Most organizations are desperate for
value-creating ideas that can help them operate more efficiently, delight their
customers, and out-maneuver the competition. Inspiring ideas come from an
inspired workforce. Learn seven conditions required to ignite and sustain a
culture of creativity, courage and collaboration. Apply innovation techniques
learned from pioneering HR leaders to develop high potential ideas and create a
thriving discipline of innovation in your enterprise.
Presenter:
Laszlo Gyorffy, President, Enterprise Development Group
GRAND BALLROOM ABC
111
Avoiding the Quit & Stay Phenomenon
(special breakout with Shari Harley)
Workplace Application:
Raise morale and bring fun and camaraderie into your
workplace to incent performance—without spending any money.
When turnover is low, employees still quit—they just don’t leave the building.
Quit and stay is the phenomenon of employees becoming disengaged and
less productive while waiting for other roles to become available. Identify the
employees who are engaged and committed to your organization and create a
plan for those who are not. Incent performance and raise morale by bringing the
fun and camaraderie back to work. Recognize performance without spending
money and develop a loyal and committed workforce.
Presenter:
Shari Harley, Founder, Candid Culture
2:45–4:00 PM
ROOM 202
201
Five Key Trends in ERISA Retirement Plans:
What the C-Suite Needs to Know
Workplace Application:
Assess the competitiveness of your retirement
plan within the marketplace, and communicate relevant trends to your
organization’s leadership.
To fulfill fiduciary obligations to employees and assess the competitiveness and
reasonability of retirement plan offerings, it is critical for HR professionals to stay
abreast of changes within the retirement plan industry. Recent legislative changes
and the devastating effects of the Global Financial Crisis on retirement plan
savings have led to important developments and enhancements in plans across
five key areas: Legal/Regulatory, Plan Design, Participant Services, Technology
and Investments. Examine these key changes and learn how to improve your
retirement plan. Effectively communicate the impact and relevance of key
retirement plan trends to CFOs and other executives.
Presenters:
Jonathan Leidy, Principal/Director of Retirement Plan Services,
Portico Wealth Advisors and Jeff Hockenbrock, Vice President, Verisight
GRAND BALLROOM ABC
202
Technology and Workplace Investigations:
A Practical Primer
Workplace Application:
Recover digital evidence using new tools and
technology while complying with privacy laws in the event of a
workplace investigation.
In today’s digital workplace, interactions are increasingly evidenced by digital
communications including email, text messaging, instant messaging, Facebook
and Twitter. Using technology and digital communications in workplace
investigations presents HR and the workplace investigator with challenges of
complex privacy laws and ever-changing best practices. Learn how to preserve
and review digital evidence should the need for a workplace investigation
arise. Understand the different types of digital information and what data is
recoverable. Ensure employee privacy and compliance with privacy laws.
Presenter:
Justin Kochan, Esq., Associate Attorney, Van Dermyden Maddux
Law Corporation
GRAND BALLROOM FGH
203
Leave Laws Demystified: CA v. The Feds
Workplace Application:
Meet legal obligations of California leave laws by
gaining insight into details and differences from federal laws.
Management of leave laws is one of the most complex areas a Human
Resources professional must deal with on a daily basis. The challenge is not
to be blindsided by unexpected obligations imposed by California laws and
resulting noncompliance. Review significant differences between California
leave laws and federal FMLA. Examine critical differences regarding employee
eligibility requirements and tracking leave time, employer deadlines to notify
employees of rights and employee rights to make verbal leave requests.
