The Workforce Summit
The Governor's 2008 Summit on Workforce Solutions
Sessions
9:00am - 10:30am, Yellowstone Ballroom
Creating an Engaged Workforce - People Leave Managers... Not Organizations!, Rick Tate
Today, the role of human performance in companies is of paramount concern. It is in the area of human performance where the highest degree of leverage occurs for gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Listen to customer complaints and to the voices of employee dissatisfaction…hear the mantra of dissatisfaction with the quality of employee ability, motivation, and concern. Human performance is growing as a recognized critical 'product' of any organization. Every manager in every organization will come face-to-face with four fundamental principles of performance and leadership that drive engagement, productivity, and retention.
10:45am - 11:45am, Yellowstone Ballroom
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Youth for the Next Generation, Youth Panel
What key factors attract youth to Wyoming? Why do they leave? Learn how to break down barriers to attracting, developing, and keeping young workers. Join this vibrant panel for a discussion of these issues and more.
1:15pm - 2:15pm, Wyoming Family Room
Take Your Human Resource Function from the 19th Century to the 21st Century, Rick Tate and Peter Reis
A look at how your human resource function can improve your bottom line. Human resources can't continue to be a department "outside" of the business model, providing support. It must become a partner with operational management.
1:15pm - 2:15pm, Yellowstone Ballroom West
Innovative Workforce Solutions: Housing, Ron Wild and Billie Kirkham
Understanding there are many workforce issues throughout the state the Wyoming Workforce Development Council released a request for proposals following the 2007 Summit seeking to partner with employers in formulating innovative solutions to combat these issues. Two housing projects were funded, Fremont County Housing Assessment and The Face of Workforce Housing. Join these grantees for a discussion of their implementation, successes, and best practices.
1:15pm - 2:15pm, Yellowstone Ballroom Center
How and Why a Culture of Aging is Good for Business, Dawn Malone
With increased life expectancies and increased personal expectations of the future, workers are not ready for retirement. Among the newest tools organization are using to nurture this generation of workers: phased retirement, flexible arrangements and a variety of programs that promote civic engagement, cognitive fitness, financial literacy, intergenerational learning and creativity. During this session Bon Secours Richmond Health System will share nationally recognized practices that foster work environments that celebrate the diversity of aging.
1:15pm - 2:15pm, Yellowstone Ballroom East
A Business' and Job Seekers 1st Stop for Workforce Solutions, Glenna Campagnaro and Jim McIntosh
The Department of Workforce Services' Administrators of the Business Training & Outreach, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services Divisions will provide information about the services and resources available to businesses and job seekers.
2:30pm - 3:30pm, Wyoming Family Room
GEN Y @ Work: An Insider's Guide to Retaining and Motivating Generation Y Employees, Jason Ryan Dorsey
Jason Ryan Dorsey cuts through the stereotypes to teach managers and executives exactly what Generation Y covets at work - and why. He then reveals a step-by-step process and specific actions that employers can immediately adopt to unlock the talent, loyalty, and teamwork of this emerging workforce.
2:30pm - 3:30pm, Yellowstone Ballroom West
Innovative Workforce Solutions: Linking Education with Industry, Sharon Fain and Evette Torres
Understanding there are many workforce issues throughout the state the Wyoming Workforce Development Council released a request for proposals following the 2007 Summit seeking to partner with employers in formulating innovative solutions to combat these issues. Two projects that sought to link education with industry were funded, Workforce Development through Internships and The Career Ladder Education Initiative. Join these grantees for a discussion of their implementation, successes, and best practices.
2:30pm - 3:30pm, Yellowstone Ballroom Center
How and Why a Culture of Aging is Good for Business, Dawn Malone
With increased life expectancies and increased personal expectations of the future, workers are not ready for retirement. Among the newest tools organization are using to nurture this generation of workers: phased retirement, flexible arrangements and a variety of programs that promote civic engagement, cognitive fitness, financial literacy, intergenerational learning and creativity. During this session Bon Secours Richmond Health System will share nationally recognized practices that foster work environments that celebrate the diversity of aging.
2:30pm - 3:30pm, Yellowstone Ballroom East
When Foreign Labor Becomes a Defined Need, Chris Thomas and Colleen Dubbe
How do you plan for, recruit and utilize foreign labor? Do you need full-time year round or seasonal staff? What visa options exist for your situation? This session will answer these questions and provide an overview of the history and the current legislation affecting business.
3:45pm - 4:45pm, Wyoming Family Room
Crossing the Generational Divide: Making the Four Generations in Your Workplace a Competitive Advantage, Jason Ryan Dorsey
Jason Ryan Dorsey sheds light on each generation's thinking styles to highlight what they bring to the workforce - and what they want in return. Jason then shares a frontline-tested approach that participants can rely on to reinforce a culture of cross-generation communication, trust, and discretionary performance.
3:45pm - 4:45pm, Yellowstone Ballroom West
Defining Our Future Together: Community Colleges as Partners, Kenyne Schlager, George Miller, Aaron Wolfe, and Matt Jones
This session showcases how Wyoming Community Colleges work with business and industry to identify training needs and develop and deliver programs statewide. You won't want to miss a sample of their new Customer Service workshop that is a result of this collaboration and is available through all seven community colleges. Come and see the collaborative power of the seven Wyoming community colleges and preview this "you won't want to miss" workshop.
3:45pm - 4:45pm, Yellowstone Ballroom Center
Healthcare: Working with Employers Towards Solutions, Anne Ladd and Mike McCraken
The Wyoming Business Coalition on Health is a new organization dedicated to educating and engaging the business community across the state on issues relating to healthcare financing, cost structure and quality. The main objective is to raise the visibility, viability and sophistication of conversations between employers and those who deliver and influence the delivery of care. Only business leaders - those who are primary decision-makers within their companies, and who do not have to get re-elected - are capable of taking the necessary risks, of pointing out and reversing the perverse incentives in the current system, and of using the power of their pocketbook to force rational and effective system change. The Wyoming Business Coalition on Health invites you to be part of this growing collaborative effort.
3:45pm - 4:45pm, Yellowstone Ballroom East
Empowering Leadership, Barry Bruns
Empowering leadership in a short, sweet and useable format. Join Barry as he explains how you can empower your workforce through strong leadership freeing up your time for more transformational thinking.
6:30pm, Yellowstone Ballroom
Extraordinary Companies: Creating and Sustaining Success through Constant Innovation, Joe Calloway
Extraordinary companies are, by definition, different from their competitors. The critical differences are not, however, usually found in product, price, or even service. Extraordinary companies think and do things in ways that are available to any business, but that few choose. The key is Constant Innovation: not just in produce, but in everything that they do.
8:15am - 9:15am, Wyoming Family Room
Career Readiness Certificate Good for Business, Denny Smith
Business and industry leaders know that the costs of hiring, training, and retaining high-quality workers significantly impact their bottom line. The cost of making a good hire is high. The cost of making a bad hire is even greater. Employers are concerned about the gap that exists between those skills required on the job and those demonstrated by the emerging and existing workforce. Learn about the Career Readiness Certificate and how it will improve your ability to get the right people, for the right job, at the right time.
8:15am - 9:15am, Yellowstone Ballroom West
Defining Our Future Together: Community Colleges as Partners, Lynne McAuliffe, Maryellen Tast, and Carole Shafer
This session showcases how Wyoming Community Colleges work with business and industry to identify training needs and develop and deliver programs statewide. You won't want to miss a sample of their new Customer Service workshop that is a result of this collaboration and is available through all seven community colleges. Come and see the collaborative power of the seven Wyoming community colleges and preview this "you won't want to miss" workshop.
8:15am - 9:15am, Yellowstone Ballroom Center
A Business' and Job Seeker's 1st Stop for Workforce Solutions, Anne Ladd, Glenna Campagnaro and Jim McIntosh
The Department of Workforce Services' Administrators of the Business Training & Outreach, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services Divisions will provide information about the services and resources available to businesses and job seekers.
8:15am - 9:15am, Yellowstone Ballroom East
Empowering Leadership, Barry Bruns
Empowering leadership in a short, sweet and useable format. Join Barry as he explains how you can empower your workforce through strong leadership freeing up your time for more transformational thinking.
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