Event Details

WAHRA Leadership Conference ( No Regular WAHRA Monthly Meeting)

Date:	October 19, 2011, 7:30am – 3:00pm
Location:	University of Arkansas Fort Smith Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center
Price:	$35.00 Per Person
Event Type:	Conference

2011 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Make plans now to attend the Western Arkansas Human Resource Management Association 2011 Leadership Conference to give your managers and supervisors, as well as yourself, the tools they need to be a successful leader.

HRCI Credits Approved for 5.0 General Hours

Conference Schedule

7:30 am	Registration
8:00 am - 8:10 am	Welcome
8:15 am - 9:15 am	Breakout Session Exempt or Non-Exempt Setting Priorities
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Breakout Session Expanded FMLA Y Not X?
10:45 am - 11:45 pm	Joint Session How to Crack the Code to "Stand Out"
12: 00 pm - 12:45 pm	Lunch with a special performance from University of Arkansas Fort Smith Jazz Band
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Breakout Session Step Up to Leadership Mock Union Campaign

Breakout Sessions

Exempt or Non-Exempt. That is the Question.

By Robert A. Darling, Wage and Hour Division, District Director

Learn from DOL what questions to ask when determining exempt or non-exempt status. Also learn what checks and balances to have in place to avoid a costly mistake.

Setting Priorities

By Micki Voelkel, Ed.D., UA Fort Smith

Learn what is truly important and what is merely urgent. Use simple scheduling tools from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to learn to make sure that the important and proactive tasks get accomplished.

Expanded FMLA. Expanded Liability.

By Robert A. Darling, Wage and Hour Division, District Director

Learn what the most recent trends indicate are the most litigious complaints and how to avoid similar mistakes.

Y Not X?

By Judith Tavana, SPHR from the Global Campus at UA Fayetteville

Due to the recent economic downturn Traditionalists and Boomers are hanging onto careers that would have long since passed to Gen X. Gen X is getting squeezed out and Gen Y is on deck to inherit it all!

How to Crack the Code to “Stand Out”

By Kristen Kaufman, President and CEO of Alignment, Inc. in Dallas, TX

Take control of your career; discuss key secrets that every executive needs to know; and build a list of things you can do today which will help you optimize what you bring to the table.

Step Up to Leadership

By Hal Boyette, UA Fort Smith

Take your leadership skills to the next level of performance, productivity, and effectiveness.

Our Company is Under Attack! Mock Union Campaign

By Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, PC

Take part in an interactive “Mock Union Campaign.” Our cast will show you how to counter the aggressive tactics used by today’s unionizing attempts and remain union-free.

REGISTRATION FORM

Mail registraion and payment to: P.O. Box 1211, Fort Smith, AR 72902

Make your reservation by October 10th

Location

The 2011 WAHRA Leadership Conference will be held at the Smith-Pendergraft Center at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Please proceed to the following LINK for directions to campus. Parking is avilable at the intersection of Grand Avenue and 50th Street.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The annual WAHRA Leadership Conference could not be put on, if it were not for all of our wonderful sponsors. This is a great opportunity to publicize your business to local managers/supervisors as well as area HR professionals. The Western Arkansas Human Resource Management Association works to provide the most cost effective training to managers and supervisors in the River Valley region, and our wonderful sponsors help contribute to this effort. For more information , please call 479-479-926-1707 or by email at jeremy.wann@penmac.com

SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION FORM

Conference Handouts

The annual WAHRA Fall Leadership Conference is packed with so much great information that it can be tough to get everything onsite. As a result, the conference committee has moved all of this information to one easy to find location. All Conference materials, handouts and presentaitons will be placed in the Leadership Vault from now until the end of the year. This link is a password protected page and can only be accessed by conference attendees. If you have forgotten your password or are not a member of WAHRA, please contact our website administratorto access this information.

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