2020

Keynote

A true leader takes 100% ownership of everything in their domain, including the outcome and everything that affects it. This is the most fundamental building block of leadership that cuts across all other principles. It applies to leadership at any level, in any organization.

The laws of combat were learned on the battlefield of Ramadi, but they apply everywhere. Whether in business, personal, or life implementing the four laws of combat are required to succeed.

• Cover and Move,
• Simple,
• Prioritize and Execute, and
• Decentralized Command:

 

You Can’t Say That! Strategies to master diversity in a new decade, Liz Nead

It can sometimes feel, no matter where you turn, you are offending someone. So much so, we now ask the “offended” to lighten up and not take us so seriously. It’s clear our words have power and it’s also become apparent we aren’t always sure how to use this instrument for good.

In her presentation,  "You can’t say that.” Liz shares ten things we say that widen the diversity gap. Even with the best of intentions to connect, these statements make it harder to gain common ground and can cause irreparable harm to others personally and professionally.

Prepare yourself for bold humor and disarming dialogue as Liz gives you tools to become more effective in your communication with others and face the fears of saying the wrong thing. She equips you with five essential strategies to handle complex and diverse situations and important language to create connection under pressure. 

Takeaways

• Positive insights into the WHY’S behind the WHAT NOT TO SAY.
• How to create a healthy space for curiosity around diversity.
• Valuable tools to investigate other cultures without offending.
• Simple language to diffuse difficult situations.

HR Legal Update, Including Employment Issues Related to COVID-19, Jennifer Mirus and Brian Goodman, Boardman & Clark Law Firm

1. Key federal and state legislative and regulatory developments surrounding COVID-19, including surrounding FFCRA paid leave; 
2. New regulations and administrative guidance relating to wage and hour issues; and
3. The implications of U.S. Supreme Court decisions surrounding LGBTQ+ employees and employees covered by the DACA program. 

Keynote

Mike Saraille -  Decisiveness Amid Uncertainty: Leading During a Crisis

 
Effective leaders take extreme ownership, but are not extreme in their attitudes or actions. They balance the forces that pull them in opposite directions.

The Mindsets for Victory and Balancing Dichotomies  -  The key to effective leadership is balance. Leaders will constantly be faced with opposing forces that must be balanced in order to succeed.

We discuss how to identify and constantly make adjustments to those opposing forces to lead every member of your team effectively.
 

Employee Benefits: Perspective After the World Changed Before Our Eyes 

• The impacts on employees benefits in an increasingly remote workforces.
• What new benefits come out of this, what traditional benefits become obsolete.
• Re-Thinking the new employee experience.

• Learn how employers are adjusting compensation/benefits amidst COVID-19
• Learn best practices in virtual recruitment
• Learn effective ways to optimize productivity and engagement of a remote workforce