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• Employee Activism: Politics, Religion and an Election Year

  • When
    September 10, 2024
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    4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan - Clubroom - 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55416

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  With the upcoming election, current political and world events, how can HR partners with leaders prepare their organizations? Includes addressing employee activism and how companies can engage.

  Goals of the Session:

  • How to address and prepare for additional division, disruption, and the cultural impact with the election season.
  • Guidance for the leaders on navigating sensitive topics (political/world events/company position statements considerations).
  •  Mitigating risk and the business impact during crisis situations.

  Speaker:

  Chief Marketing Officer,

  1. JoAnn Neau, Northmarq

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Workplace Productivity

  • When
    November 13, 2024
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    4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom - 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55416

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  Trends impacting productivity: generative AI, worker shortage, wasted time (meeting management, emails) and impact to job design, structure, and the employee experience. Includes focus companies adopting a 4-day workweek.

  Goals of the Session:

  • How AI can positively impact the employee experience (HR tasks).
  • Assessing “wasted work” and job design.
  •  Ways of working: 4-day workweek/flex and employee loyalty.

  Speakers:

  Elizabeth Frye

  Chief Human Resources Officer, Boulay 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Jeff Krauthamer

  Chief Human Resources Officer, Madison Air 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Kristie Piehl

  CEO, Media Mindfield 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Mette McLoughlin

  Vice President of Human Resources, Aviva 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• CHRO as a Business Leader

  • When
    January 08, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom - 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55416

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  With organizations quickly changing, what capabilities and skills are needed to lead an organization in the future?

  Goals of the Session:

  CHRO Career Path: personal story of moving to a CHRO role.

  HR Leadership skills/capabilities to lead organizations in the future.

  Speakers:

  Terri Naughtin

  Chief Executive Officer - Naughtin Group Executive Search 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Alissa Partee

  Chief People and Operations Excellence Officer, Restaurant Technologies 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Jeff Kiesel

  Chief Executive Officer, Restaurant Technologies 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Generations At Work

  • When
    March 05, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom - 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55416

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  Goals of the Session:

  Ways HR can effectively lead from a generational perspective and focus on inclusion.

  Impact/actions organizations can take to address generational interests. 

  Speakers:

  Ava Goepfert

  Sr. Facilitator and Coach - The Conversations that Matter 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• People Insights: Best Practice Forum with HREF Sponsors

  • When
    May 07, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Location
    Metropolitan Ballroom - 5418 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, MN 55416

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