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When/Where

April 6, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center
Fargo, North Dakota


Coordinated by


Office of Professional Services

Sponsored by

FMHRA


SPECIAL NOTICE: The all day session has just now been awarded seven STRATEGIC Recertification Credit Hours.

Welcome to the first HR Strategic Workshop coordinated and sponsored by the University of North Dakota Office of Professional Services and the Fargo Moorhead Human Resource Association to be held Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in Fargo, ND. We are pleased to bring you one of the industry's leading experts in Employee Engagement, HR Communications and Employer Branding - Ryan Estis!  Estis will spend an entire day sharing with you important insight and knowledge in the areas of the Talent Economy, Branding for Talent, Communication, Preparing for Change, Recruiting and Onboarding, Culture and Engagement and spend time answering your questions.  **This session has been awarded seven STRATEGIC HRCI Recertification Credit Hours.

Pre Approved HR Certification Institute PHR : SPHR : GPHR

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

As an added bonus, Estis will be providing a lunch session on the Generational Divide.  Estis will be discussing how to bridge the generational gaps between the four distinct generations currently working in the workplace.  **This session has been awarded one General HRCI Recertification Credit Hour.  This session and the meal is included in the full workshop price and is free to FMHRA members.

We are offering this full-day of training for only $150!  Or if you are an FMHRA member, you pay only $125.  REGISTER NOW, seating is limited.

Ryan Estis

Speaker - Ryan Estis

Key Take Away Includes:

  • Talent First HR
  • Branding for Talent and the Reputation Revolution
  • The 8 C's of My Web, My Way
  • Brand You & The Digital Footprint
  • The HR 2.0 Intersection
  • The Generational Divide
  • Measurement
  • High Engagement = High Performance




HR 2.0: Trends, Technology, and Transformation for the Talent Industry Session Description:

TALENT is an organization's most significant competitive advantage.  Through this challenging economic climate employers have been forced to balance harsh realities around declining revenue and cost containment with employee engagement and productivity, while preparing the business to succeed and grow into the future.

Amid those challenges we are witness to the practice of HR transforming as we prepare to emerge from this recession.  As new tools and technology become refined for our practice and reach mainstream adoption, the game will forever change to the benefit of the early adopters and visionary HR leaders who consider and deploy strategy upgrades today.  But tools and technology aren't enough and as everyone moves to adopt the right solutions suite the playing field can be leveled quickly.  The sustainable advantage will be captured in the blend, where tools, technology, and refined data management meet advanced relational and networking skills that combined foster more immediate, impactful and productive relationships in our workplace that extend through the entire talent lifecycle.  And the impact and outcomes will be expected and measured.

We are experiencing the lowest level of employee engagement in two decades.  Expectations have escalated.  Attention spans have shortened.  Response and feedback occur immediately.  And people expect to participate more openly in the process and derive more meaning from their work experience.  Communication in the digital age is now about positive interactions that create a very personalized experience.  This workshop experience will review the essence of cultivating a sustainable talent advantage through high engagement work cultures and introduce new tools, techniques and technology that pace with the evolving trend line in the practice of people.  Ryan will challenge conventional thinking with emphasis on innovation and strategy that offer the audience 'actionable content' that can impact the organization immediately. 

Organizations preparing for the future know the ultimate throttle on growth and success isn't just about markets, technology, and innovation.  In fact, there is one critical consideration above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

The Generational Divide Session Description:

HR Leaders are faced with balancing the needs, attitudes, opinions and work styles of four distinct generations.  The identity issues and ideology conflicts are prevalent in today's work culture where the new normal is intersecting with tradition and loyalty. 

Bridging generational gaps to build more awareness, understanding, unity and knowledge transfer will help the progressive organization drive a culture of competitive advantage.  Generational diversity, if managed and harnessed properly can add to an organization's innovation and unique identity.  But change is never easy.  Generation Next is arriving in the office and posing significant challenges to tradtional workplace values and norms.  Which way is better?

This program will offer insights into key attitude and behavioral nuances along the generational divide.  It will challenge business leaders to consider how to better prepare to assimilate and leverage talent to build a sustainable and competitive human capital advantage.  And will take a forward thinking look into the new word work factoring in global competition, hyper connectivity and evolving expectations around the WIIFM of today's employee polulation (what is in it for me?).