Morning Keynote

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results. 

Dave has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 25 books. He edited Human Resource Management 1990-1999, served on editorial board of 4 Journals, on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and Board of Trustees at Southern Virginia University, and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. 

View Dave's full bio here.

Breakout Session 1

1-A The Changing Face of Human Capital: Is Your HR Strategy Generational Friendly, Sara Ritter, Willis Towers Watson 

Sara is a Seniot Human Resources Consultant in the HR Partner group.  She has more than 10 years of experience and provides consultation and guidance to clients in the areas of human resources strategy, total rewards, performance management, employment law compliance, human resource delivery, training and development and market/best practice research.

Sara has consulted with small and large companies across a wide variety of industries, including health care, higher education, inforamtion technology, finance/banking and professional services.

She holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources and SHRM Senior Certified Professional designations.

 

1-B  Curiosity Based Communication,   Sarah Young

Sarah Young works with big thinkers to increase their positive impact in the world. She considers herself part blazer-wearing, corporate executive who reads Harvard Business Review, and part barefoot, nature-loving spiritual seeker who occasionally busts out gemstones during workshops. She brings all of these parts of herself to her work, and she fiercely but lovingly pushes her clients to do the same. She does this through highly experiential workshops, untrainings, and events; through high-impact coaching; and through writing, speaking, and online programs.  

Prior to launching Zing Collaborative, Sarah spent 8 years in the corporate world leading people, projects, and teams in the healthcare IT industry. It was during this time that she became obsessed with the possibilities we create when we fully claim all the different parts of ourselves - at work, at home, and out in the world. Sarah blends corporate experience, research, mindfulness, leadership, coaching, and experiential learning with the goal of empowering organizations, teams, and individuals to get great results in a way that feels inspired and alive. Her clients range from top universities to high-tech startups to construction crews. Regardless of the industry, they share one thing in common: they are serious about increasing their positive impact and tapping into their full humanity to do so. When she’s not engaged in juicy conversations with her clients and tribe members, you’ll likely find Sarah somewhere in nature, experimenting in the kitchen, or hanging out with her favorite two-legged and four-legged companions.
 

1-C Develop Your Strategic Thinking Mindset – or Else!,    Jeff Russell

Jeff Russell specializes in analyzing and understanding the larger systems origin of organizational challenges and helps RCIs clients identify the areas of high leverage to accomplishing lasting change and improvement. Jeff takes the lead role at RCI in providing innovative and dynamic skill training for leaders, managers, supervisors and employees on a wide variety of organizational and leadership topics. He works closely with his wife Linda on all RCI consulting projects, lending his insights and perspective to hers in service to their clients. Prior to founding Russell Consulting with his wife, Jeff served as the human resources coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Administration and as an assistant administrator in the Department of Health & Family Services. He is an ad hoc faculty member with the University of Wisconsin’s Small Business Development Program, Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program, and Division of Continuing Education and Applied Studies. Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Humanism and Cultural Change and a masters of science degree in Industrial Relations from UW-Madison.

Linda and Jeff are the co-authors of nine books, including Managing Change, Leading Change Training, Strategic Planning Training, Change Basics, Ultimate Performance Management, Strategic Planning 101, and Fearless Performance Reviews — as well as numerous articles on business and management (RCI White Papers).
 

Afternoon Keynote

Dave Ulrich -  Opportunities in Managing Culture

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results. 

Dave has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 25 books. He edited Human Resource Management 1990-1999, served on editorial board of 4 Journals, on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and Board of Trustees at Southern Virginia University, and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. 

View Dave's full bio here.





 

Breakout Session 2

2-A Positivity in the Workplace, The Benefits and How to Get More, Tina Hallis, PhD

I am passionate about helping individuals and organizations be more positive!

During my 20+ years working in Biotechnology, I worked in small start-up companies and large corporations, from R&D to Operations, and, probably like so many of you, I enjoyed many great work experiences where I felt like I was adding value and having an impact. And, probably like many of you, I suffered through miserable situations that drained the life and joy out of me.

Luckily for me, two things happened. The first was I discovered a new science called Positive Psychology. To me this was so exciting because here was a science focused on how we could all live our best lives!  It showed me how building our positivity could give us the necessary courage to quit a really bad job or to see more of the good aspects in a job where we were stuck in the negative. It had strategies I could actually use to improve my work experience, and it was information I could share to help others with theirs.  The second thing that happened was that I was laid off from my job as a scientist. It was a tough time for biotechnology companies and there had been many layoffs.  This seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something more with this information.

Based on my experience, if there’s one place we could really use help staying positive, it’s at work. So I decided to start my own company, The Positive Edge, with the goal of bringing this information into organizations to help improve the quality of people’s work lives and the quality of company cultures.  As part of this endeavor, I became certified in Positive Psychology through the WholeBeing Institute and an authorized partner for Everything DiSC®.

2-B  Successful HR Strategies for Building an Ethical Workplace Culture, Shelly Trent, SHRM-SCP, CAE

Shelly Trent, SHRM-SCP, CAE, is a Field Services Director in the Central Region for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) where she has worked since 2000.  In that capacity, she supports SHRM chapters, state councils, and members in the Central U.S. 
 
Shelly’s background includes human resources, college career services, and business and industry training. 
 
Prior to joining the staff of SHRM, she was an active SHRM volunteer leader beginning in 1996, serving on her local chapter’s board of directors, on a state council, the Area II board of directors, and as vice-chair of the national HRD committee. 
 
Shelly is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional and obtained her master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in HR.  She completed Ph.D. coursework at the University of Louisville in human resources development and career counseling.  She also earned her Certified Association Executive (CAE) certification in 2014.
 
She has been an adjunct faculty member in the School of Business at Indiana University’s Southeast campus, where she has taught business students about career planning, business behaviors, and job search.
 
Shelly has been interviewed for and quoted in publications such as Essence Magazine, Workforce Magazine, Pittsburgh Business Times, Kansas City Business Journal, and has written articles on various HR topics for books, magazines, and other publications.
 

2-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus and Andrew DeClercq 

Breakout Session 3

3-A Topic to be determined,  Dave Ulrich

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources. He has helped generate award winning data bases that assess alignment between strategies, organization capabilities, HR practices, HR competencies, and customer and investor results. 

Dave has published over 200 articles and book chapters and over 25 books. He edited Human Resource Management 1990-1999, served on editorial board of 4 Journals, on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and Board of Trustees at Southern Virginia University, and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. 

View Dave's full bio here.


 

3-B Mental Health in the Workplace,   Lori Duzan, Clinical Director, Community Partnerships,  Vicki Brueggeman, Director of HR, Zimbrick, Inc.

Lori Duzan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Clinical Director of Community Partnerships, Inc.  She graduated with her Master’s in Educational Psychology from U of MN-Duluth in 1996.  Since that time, Lori has worked steadily in community mental health with a special emphasis on trauma-informed care and trauma-specific services. 






 
 
Vikki Brueggeman has a BA in Social Work from U.W. Madison and an MBA from Edgewood College. While not her chosen direction, Human Resources just happened to find her at each career move. She gave in and the crazy world of H.R. has been her passion for the past 25 years; the last 15 years as the Director of Human Resources for Zimbrick. Inc. She has experience in a variety of industries including legal, beverage distribution, medical manufacturing, financial services and automotive. Vikki served on The Alliance Board of Directors and is a participant in the United Way of Dane County’s Hire Initiative. 

3-C Employment Law Update, Jennifer Mirus and Andrew DeClercq