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Deborah Shelton

Mindfulness: The Art of Managing Chaos In An Ever-Changing World

"The capacity to quickly adapt to rapid change and transform businesses is at the forefront in the business world. What allows some people and companies to thrive during stressful times, while others wither under the pressure? It starts when you begin to focus on positive behaviors to produce positive outcomes. It is the art of Mindfulness. Leading global organizations such as Google, Apple, NFL, Raytheon, Disney, Toyota and others have all incorporated Mindfulness into their corporate culture for a reason! It is more important now than ever as the world faces the impact of Covid-19 and other life-altering political, societal, and economic challenges on our individual lives, our communities, and our businesses.

Presented by Executive Coach, Deborah Shelton, this session is designed to provide an understanding of what Mindfulness is while providing tangible tips for 'tuning in instead of tuning out' to become a leader who uses emotional intelligent behaviors and mindfulness as their guiding lights."

Martina Young & Rani Collins

Return To Work: Bounce Forward With Confidence

The objective of this program is to provide tools to help HR professionals to provide tools to face the future by empowering their workforce to be more resilient.  Rani Collins & Martina Young will be speaking on returning to work with confidence as employee workforces return to the office and adjust to the new normal.  The goal is to help HR professionals provide the tools & recourses to create a healthier workforce through partnering with their EAP, encouraging physical activity, creating connectedness, being flexible when possible and creating gratitude & growth mindsets. 

Kelly Merbler

Leading Through A Crisis With Resilience. Pivot With A Purpose

"If you are currently in a leadership position, it's safe to say your skills are being tested right this very moment. In particular, human resources teams have a tremendous responsibility right now to lean into the ""human"" element which is more important than ever. How we lead now in our organizations will show up later. Crisis is the time when real leaders show up and that requires adaptability.

In this program, Kelly Merbler will unpack ways to effectively lead through crisis. This includes learning about practical strategies to maneuver through times of difficulty and adversity, along with details of how to adopt successful habits to help in any crisis.

During this 1-hour virtual  event, which includes live Q&A, you will learn hands-on tips to:

•          Lead, not manage, through crisis and understand what your employees need most in a crisis.

•          Turn adversity into advantage during this time.

•          Learn how to shift from conformity to adaptability as a leader.

•          Keep a positive spirit alive in your organization and your teams engaged."

Priscilla Torres

Onboarding New Talent In A World of Constant Change & Resiliency

We are living through trialing times that require a lot of our employees and our leadership skills are consistently being tested, adapted and changed. Working parents are learning to manage multiple roles at home at once, employees are facing loses in their loved ones, all humanity is facing pandemic, quarantine and continuous changes in the way that we live… how does this impact our workforce? As we are learning to navigate these difficult times, now more than even are leaders required to establish and cultivate a culture of resiliency to create high-performing teams. In this session, we will go over best practices for leaders on helping their employees manage stress, maintaining psychological safety within our teams and how to cultivate a sustaining and thriving culture of resiliency.

Scott Segal

COVID-19 Compliance Considerations With Your Employee Benefits

"This presentation will provide Human Resources professionals with an updated review of all of the legal compliance concerns surrounding Covid-19 and the company’s employee benefit programs.  Due to Covid-19, the government has scrambled to get rules out to help employers and employees deal with their benefit programs, but many of these rules are confusing.  This presentation will attempt to make sense of the confusion.

Will Bowen

Complaint Free Business

The objective of this program is to provide tools to help HR professionals to provide tools to face the future by empowering their workforce to be more resilient.  Will Bowen is speaking on providing a complaint-free workplace by helping HR professionals provide better tools for communication and strengthen employee relations.

•          Discuss the laws that have been implemented due to Covid-19 that affect employee benefits.

•          Discuss the requirements that companies must comply with to stay out of trouble.

•          Discuss the changes that will need to be made to the employee benefit plan documents.

•          Answer questions from the audience about compliance and employee benefits"