Morning Keynote:  Jason Lauritsen - The Evolution of Talent Management  

Jason Lauritsen is a former human resources executive turned consultant and keynote speaker.  His company with partner Cy Wakeman, Bulletproof Talent, helps organizations to develop accountable leaders and employees who are bulletproof to their circumstances.  Their Reality-CheckTM employee engagement survey  is changing the way companies measure and manage employee engagement by introducing personal accountability into the process. 

Jason is the co-author of the book, Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships and is half of the dynamic and provocative speaking duo, Talent Anarchy. 

Jason is also frequent writer on topics of talent and leadership and has written for ERE, TLNT, Human Capital Institute, and the Monster Thinking Blog.  He regularly blogs at www.jasonlauritsen.com and www.TalentAnarchy.com.   You can follow him on Twitter at @JasonLauritsen.

Check out this video from Jason on Hacking HR.

Breakout Session 1

Jane Clark

Michael Gotzler

Jane Clark is Chief Operating Officer of QTI Human Resources.  She has extensive corporate human resources experience, in addition to private law firm practice experience.  At QTI Human Resources, Jane works with established and start-up companies, as well as not-for-profit and for-profit organizations in various industries throughout Wisconsin and the country to provide stand-alone human resources services, as well as integrated human resources, payroll and benefits services.

Jane graduated from Amherst College cum laude and the University of Wisconsin Law School.  She is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, TEMPO, and Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management (GMASHRM).  She was an InBusiness Madison “40 Under 40” recipient and is an active statewide volunteer on educational, political, preservation, women’s and children’s issues.

Mike Gotzler is General Counsel of The QTI Group, providing legal and business advice to all QTI affiliated companies.  Mike has 15 years of experience in providing both legal and human resources advice to employers on a wide range of matters.  Prior to joining QTI, he was an attorney at one of the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms and later at the world’s largest law firm, where he represented clients in a wide range of employment matters and focused on employment litigation, labor relations, wage & hour compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and preventive HR training.  He has given hundreds of presentations and authored numerous articles on HR-related issues. 

1-B Fearless Change: Strategies for Facilitating Change Acceptance, Jeff Russell

Jeffrey Russell, co-director of Russell Consulting, Inc., specializes in helping organizations successfully respond to the challenges of continuous change.  With a focus on leadership, strategic thinking, leading change, and performance coaching, Jeff has worked with organizations as diverse as Fortune 500 firms, social and public sector organizations, and small family businesses. Jeff received his Masters Degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an adjunct faculty member at UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, and UW-La Crosse.

Jeff is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. Most recently he has presented at the ASTD International Conference and Exhibition, the Jamaica Employers Federation Convention, the Minnesota Quality Conference, and the Wisconsin State SHRM Conference. Jeff and his wife and business partner Linda have co-authored eight books. Their most recent books are Ultimate Performance  Management (ASTD Press, 2009), Leading Change Training, Strategic Planning Training, Change Basics, and Engage Your Workforce (ASTD Infoline, 2010).

Angela Heintz

Stacy Berg

1-C Embracing Social Media for Recruitment and Employment Branding, Angela Heintz, Amy Grassl and Stacy Berg, Shoutlet 

Angela Heintz, HR Leader at Shoutlet, practices human resources management through positive energy and a "can do" attitude. She has experience with multiple industries including, but not limited to, social media, hightech, biotech, financial, consulting, agriculture, utilities, startups, nonprofits, academic, insurance, construction, and government. Her expertise lies within employment law, talent development, performance management, total rewards, employee acquisition and retention, and succession planning. Angela enjoys engaging and developing employees, managers, and leaders through the HR business partner model to achieve goals with win-win results. Believing in who we truly are affects the bottom line!

Amy Grassl, Experiences Coordinator at Shoutlet, manages all corporate culture initiatives.  She has created an "interest graph" which consists of several questions getting to know each employee.  She recognizes every employee birthday, employment anniversary, and more.  As the culture fairy, Amy plans all company events including lunches, happy hours, competitions, volunteer opportunities, and parties.  In addition to corporate culture initiatives, Amy provides trade show planning support as well as concepting/sourcing all company "swag".  Prior to Shoutlet, Amy traveled coast-to-coast doing guerrilla marketing for Jimmy John's corporate marketing team.  She has a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts from UW-Madison, and is currently working on an MBA with a marketing emphasis from UW-Whitewater.

Stacy Berg, Corporate Recruiter at Shoutlet, has spent the last six years in recruiting and human resources functions. She has recruited, interviewed, and hired top quality creative and marketing professionals for Fortune 500 clients such as Dell, AMD, Freescale Semiconductor, and 3M. Stacy was also responsible for sourcing experience engineering and information technology candidates for clients such as GE Healthcare, SC Johnson, and Cardinal Health. She is currently responsible for the internal recruitment needs with Shoutlet and matches top quality candidates with account management, sales, and software development positions in the social media space.

Afternoon Keynote:  Nicole Price - Reality Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn Excuses into Results

When Nicole Price began her first leadership assignment, based on popular and conventional leadership wisdom, initially she failed miserably. Pretty quickly she learned that there was a better way to achieve results and started incorporating a philosophy similar to that of Cy Wakeman’s Reality-Based Leadership™ - focusing less on the obstacles and more on the solutions. So she made a fundamental shift in her mindset and began to call her teams to greatness.  She insisted that they ditch the drama and find success in spite of the circumstances and facts that held them back. She has been living this idea and helping other leaders to gain similar insights ever since. It is no wonder why she and Cy became forces to be reckoned with when they started collaborating in 2011.  Since that time, Nicole has created training programs and promoted the idea of bulletproofing employees rather than focusing efforts on trying to perfect their circumstances and change realities.

Breakout Session 2

2-A The Power of a Plan:  Unlocking the Full Value of an HR Strategic Plan, Jason Lauritsen
 

See above.

2-B Veteran's Returning to The Workplace, Rhett Zietlow 
 

2-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus
 

Jennifer S. Mirus is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group at Boardman & Clark LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.  Jennifer represents employers in all aspects of employment relations, including hiring, discipline and terminations, wage and hour issues, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, and harassment.  Jennifer also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and employee handbooks.  Jennifer’s experience also includes conducting workplace investigations and human resources and management trainings for clients of all sizes.

Breakout Session 3

3-A Wellness Programs: Best Practices, Business Case, Tools & Resources to Get Started or Get Better, Tracie Hittman, Abigail Nadler, Amy Esry and Hilary Kleese

Tracie Hittman, MS, is a nutritional consultant that helps people achieve their health and weight loss goals naturally. She is a graduate from Hawthorn University’s Masters of Science in Holistic Nutrition program. Tracie focuses on educating her clients on how to make dietary and lifestyle changes that will instill lifelong health. Tracie's programs are so successful because she tailors them to each individual's unique needs and works with her clients to implement lasting changes.

Tracie has been in the natural health field since 2001, when she turned to alternative methods to successfully treat her own health conditions. This fueled Tracie' passion for helping others achieve their health and wellness goals. Tracie recognizes the important connection between fitness, nutrition and long term health, and was a competitive track athlete for 10 years.

Jennifer Garber

Dennis Narlock

3-B Engagement Steps that Drive Results, Jennifer Garber & Dennis Narlock

Jennifer Garber is currently the Human Resources Manager accountable for managing the HR function for Catalent Pharma Solutions - Madison, the NEW Biomanufacturing Center of Excellence for Biologic Drug Development. Jennifer has successful experience in organizational development, talent management and employee/manager development with growing biotechnology companies, working previously with Promega Corporation as well as PPD. She is innovative and flexible with a proven track record leading highly visible initiatives and is a dynamic presenter with strong interpersonal skills. She has over eight years of experience in the human resources function, a Bachelor's Degree in English with a minor in Communication, from Carthage College in Wisconsin as well as a certificate in Human Resources Management from Cardinal Stritch University. Her passion is adult training and she has developed several mid-level training sessions which have developed the leadership skills of many leaders. Jennifer also enjoys working as a volunteer in several community service organizations.

Dennis Narlock, II, Global Operational Excellence Leader. Dennis Narlock is the Global Operational Excellence Leader for Catalent Pharma Solutions in Somerset, New Jersey. He is an ASQ certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Theory of Constraints Jonah and with more than seven years of experience in continuous process improvement. Following 24 years of service in the U.S. Navy where he held positions in Operations, Quality and Continuous Improvement he joined Catalent in October 2011. Dennis holds a MS in Leadership from the University of San Diego and a BS in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle University. Dennis was recently honored with the 2013 Community Contributor award at the 14th Annual PEX (Process Excellence Week) in Orlando, Florida. This award was given in recognition of his significant contribution to the advancement of Process Excellence as a profession. Dennis’ passion is helping younger professionals navigate the often challenging
demands of a career in process. Dennis currently resides in Madison, WI.

3-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus
 
See above.