Spend the morning learning from industry experts on a wide variety of topics updating you on the latest legal issues facing the HR industry. Topics include overlapping laws and what you need to know and Post Covid19 Updates.

Andrey Tomkiw

Title - Discussing Politics in the Workplace: Do I Need a Policy?

Politics during this election cycle seem to be very personal and are very polarizing.  Political expression has the potential to hurt others, disrupt your business, and expose you to various claims of an unlawful work environment.  How do you address these issues and create a safe and secure environment for your workforce.

What can you do to create appropriate boundaries regarding political exchanges.

And how should you handle the tricky situations that may emerge when employees discuss politics in the workplace.A carefully crafted policy can help avoid many unwanted situations.

Chase Tweel

Cafeteria Plans in 2020

Part 1: Overview of Cafeteria Plan Legal Requirements

Part 2: COVID-19-Related Law Changes Affecting Cafeteria Plans

Part 3: Coordinating Cafeteria Plan Administration With Underlying Benefit Plans, Leave Policies, and COBRA

Faith Whittaker

The good, the bad, and the ugly: an overview of federal employment cases in 2020

Employment law is rarely a dull area when dealing with varying circumstances and many personalities. This segment will review pertinent federal employment cases in 2020 ranging from various employment topics. This case review will provide a general summary of the facts and outcome, but most importantly will discuss key lessons for employers.  

Tammy Bennett and JT Wilson

UNMASKED: Viewing Race at Work through a NextGen Lens 

1.  Examine the interplay between the COVID 19 pandemic, racial protests and Title VII through a diversity lens. 

2.  Explore generational differences in coping strategies of racial and ethnic minorities in the workplace, emphasizing NextGen expectations.

3. Identifying proactive structural (policies and practices) and cultural considerations employers can take to audit their processes, cultivate inclusivity, implement change, and mitigate legal risk.

Exposing the Facade: Accessing and Navigating Career Success

The workplace of tomorrow is EVOLVING RAPIDLY and college students of today face an ENTIRELY NEW set of CHALLENGES. Contributory factors such as diversity and inclusion, artificial intelligence and automation, and global pandemics have TRANSFORMED the world of work...and continue to do so, DAILY! Career success is CONTINGENT on your ability to bust through the facade, build remote (yet GENUINE) relationships, and navigate ever-changing, online tools and systems. Join Brian and Tori as they DIG DEEP to EXPOSE THE TRUTH behind discovering your passion, cultivating your action plan, and executing in a strategic manner needed to achieve your goals. 

Abbey Johnston [Certified CliftonStrengths] and Greg Mutch [Certified Dare To LeadTM ] are co-creators of AG Collaborative, a leadership and talent development company focused on transforming the interior landscape of leaders to see individuals, teams and businesses flourish.

Who you are is how you lead.

Once a leader understands, appreciates and grasps the fullness of who they are and what drives them, authentic and uninhibited success can start to unfold. We work from the inside out because this approach brings the most stable, ongoing, measurable results. It also creates the most resilient leaders.

We design and deliver leadership programs typically lasting 6-24 months. Program areas include: Executive coaching and Leader As Coach Training, Strengths-Based Development, Dare To LeadTM, and Communication Skills. Acknowledging that people learn in different ways and over time, we utilize a variety of experiences, approaches, and custom curriculums to create a dynamic and multifaceted approach to facilitate meaningful transformation.

Uniquely You

For young professionals and entrepreneurs, there is no shortage of gurus, processes, and quick-fix formulas to chase in the quest to grow their business, lead their team, and find personal fulfillment. In fact, there are so many out there that it's exhausting. Wouldn't it be better to realize that the leadership lessons we need to learn are not out there somewhere, but in here, in our own lives? That instead of becoming a knock-off of someone else, we can be uniquely ourselves?

That's exactly what Ron Kitchens learned, and it's what he wants to share with today's emerging leaders. Sharing his own journey of discovering what his life was trying to teach him through both trials and triumphs, Kitchens equips readers to mine their own stories for the relationships and life lessons that have made them into the unique individuals they are today. He then shows readers how to leverage those unique experiences into their own personal leadership style that is authentic, one-of-a-kind, and effective in building businesses and leading teams.

Connecting to Life Through F.U.N.

Two grown men, cat wrestling singlets and a social experiment. Paul J Long leveraged his concept

of Fundamism to become the Kansas City Royals’ 2016 Fan of the Year, National Speaker and

advocate of pediatric cancer research. Leveraging his experience as a Director of Operations for

a Fortune 300 company, Paul provides an inspirational experience while sharing best practices

in creating a forward-focused, service-oriented, self-disciplined, FUN team. Paul’s philosophy of

Fundamism is a deliberate approach to building trust-based relationships, can be applied by all

staff members and is certain to help move you forward in the development of any team. Based

on the core principle of F.U.N., this experience will allow your team to explore their Foundation,

Understanding of Others and help identify Next Steps in maximizing their overall effectiveness at

work and in life. Laugh, learn and actively engage with your team while Paul coaches you through

principles that help improve employee engagement, maximize productivity, provide memorable

customer experiences, reduce attrition and create a more FUN work environment! This experience

will provoke thought while leaving audiences with tactical behaviors that drive results.

Key Takeaways:

• Exploration of social styles and how to maximize communication effectiveness
• How to gain a better understanding of others’ perspective and drive meaningful interactions
• How to have more F.U.N. in the workplace and in life
• Identify next steps in creating a F.U.N. implementation strategy

THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY

Rudy’s presentation is choreographed to a video production.  Rudy tells his story of adversity and triumph and ties in the lessons he learned along the way.  Your team will learn how to carry an attitude of gratitude with them through the tough times and how to persevere to the finish line.  Rudy’s message of hope will inspire your team to Dream Big and Never Quit!