FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 2:45 pm – 4:45 pm


All conference sessions award 0.2 CEUs, pending approval. Pre-registration is not required.


13


The Dos and Don'ts for Transitioning Executive Employees Out of Your


Organization Topic Track: Location: Gold Level Time:


Speaker(s):


HR/RISK MGMT Columbus GH, East Tower,


2:45 pm - 4:45 pm Keri-Lyn Krafthefer, Partner, Ancel,


Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.; Heidi Voorhees, President, Voorhees Associates, LLC


The presenters of this workshop will address the legal and management best practices to use when transitioning executive and other supervisory level employees out of an organization.


Learning Outcomes: Participants will: (1) learn


how to effectively transition supervisory employees out of an organization; (2) learn how to address the organizational impacts of moving out executive level employees as well as the consequences of not eliminating problematic employees.


17


Win-Win Building Solution Topic Track: Location:


Green Level Time:


Speaker(s):


and Heller Consulting; Tom Poulos, Vice President/Principal, Williams Architects


The need to offer new programs that appeal to residents never ends, but funding may be a challenge. Exploring partnerships between entities that have similar goals can be a solution. This workshop will examine various models for partnerships among private entities, school districts and public agencies to accomplish project goals. This presentation will include examples that highlight the advantages as well as the pitfalls of such collaborations. Participants will: (1) have


Learning Outcomes:


greater insight into understanding challenges as they pertain to fiscal climates, expanding programming and a facility’s ability to accommodate for the same; (2) understand, through a combination of examples and case studies, the pros and cons of forming such relationships as well as how to identify potential partners.


Creating Partnerships for a FACILITIES


Crystal Ballroom A, West Tower,


2:45 pm - 4:45 pm Barbara Heller, President, Heller


22


Discipline and the Evaluation Process: Having the Tough


Conversations Topic Track: Location: Gold Level Time:


Speaker(s):


HR/RISK MGMT Columbus IJ, East Tower,


2:45 pm - 4:45 pm Bill Hooker, Training Program


Supervisor and Steve Kleinman, General Counsel, PDRMA


Your actions, and inactions, impact productivity, efficiency, staff morale and the reputation of your agency. When supervisors do not recognize or inadequately address performance issues, both you and your agency become vulnerable to charges of unlawful employment practices - charges that are financially and emotionally costly, disruptive and distractive. Attendees will learn how to recognize both day to day situations as well as the potentially explosive ones and how to manage them with minimum casualties and maximum results.


Learning Outcomes: Participants will: (1) be


able to identify and describe the consequences of conducting inconsistent, incomplete, contradictory or inaccurate performance management and disciplinary meetings with staff; (2) be able to apply practical solutions to prevent and minimize the above.


24


Competence Skills Topic Track: Location:


Green Level Time: 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm


Speaker(s): Linda DeLavallade, Consultant, Diversity Best Practices


Learn about the impact that changing demographics are having on villages and cities and how to best embrace and engage ALL members of your community. Learn how to help all employees and community leaders view all individuals as part of a greater society instead of a smaller subscript group. Participants will: (1) learn


Learning Outcomes:


how demographics are changing and the impact those changes are having on society as a whole; (2) identify best practices for engaging all members of communities to improve quality of life.


Building Cross Cultural MARKETING/COMM


Crystal Ballroom C, West Tower, 35


Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas Topic Track: Location: Gold Level


HR/RISK MGMT Regency Ballroom D, West Tower, Time: 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm


Speaker(s): Janet Snook, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Raymore, Missouri


This workshop will explore ethics through a mixture of lecture and small-group case study analysis. Major ethics topics to be discussed include: civility; conflicts of interest; open meetings laws; gifts and favors. Participants are encouraged to continue the ethics conversation at home and will be given a list of strategies intended to foster the development of an ethical culture in their own agencies. Participants will: (1)


Learning Outcomes:


understand the concepts of civility, conflict of interest, open meetings laws and gifts; (2) be able to list five principles of government ethics.


36 Surviving the Future: How to Use Business/Operational Planning to Help Your Organization Grow and


Prosper Topic Track: Location:


Green Level Time:


Speaker(s): Consulting


LEADERSHIP/MGMT Crystal Ballroom B, West Tower,


2:45 pm - 4:45 pm Mick Weltman, President, Weltman


This workshop will focus on how to create plans with action. Participants will be introduced to business/operational planning, how these plans are developed using strategic planning results and the specific processes and tools used to develop the steps for action. Brief presentations, small group exercises and discussions will be used to illustrate methods for success. Handouts and other resources will be provided.


Learning Outcomes: Participants will: (1)


understand how and be able to use planning processes to help manage their organization; (2) feel more comfortable about confronting issues related to change.


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