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Pre-Conference Details
Information below pertains to pre-conference sessions that are being offered at the 2015 HR
Florida Conference & Expo. Registration for these sessions is available through the general
registration form. These programs have been submitted to the HR Certification Institute for
review.
HR Certification Preparation Course PHR/SPHR - $235.00
SHRM Certification Preparation Course SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP - $235
HR for the New or Nearly New - $235
All other Pre-Conference Sessions - $115.00
HRCI Certification Class –PHR & SPHR
Sunday, August 30, 2015, 8:00AM – 5:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 8 Professional
Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for
the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Certification is the badge of our profession. Employers large and small are increasingly seeking
human resource professionals with the capabilities to be an effective contributing partner to the
bottom line. Earning your PHR or SPHR certification provides assurance to your employer that
you are HR smart, dedicated to your profession and have the tools to be successful in today’s
workplace.
The Pre-Conference HR Florida Certification Prep Class is presented by a team of leading HR
professionals. Primary focus of the day is key concepts of all the functional areas from the HR
body of knowledge. The prep class also offers test taking tips and what to expect on exam day.
Attendees will get the benefit of experienced facilitators, peer-to-peer interaction, and a structured
classroom environment to enhance learning.
You will also have the opportunity to share real work experiences with your fellow HR
professionals. Notebooks are provided with all presentations along with access to an on-line final
exam.
Make the commitment now to take your career to the next level.
Speakers
Donald C. Works, III, SPHR
Donald C. Works, III, is Managing Partner of the Orlando office of Jackson Lewis
LLP where he specializes in all aspects of employment law representing
management. Mr. Works is a graduate of Auburn University (B.S., Personnel
Management and Industrial Relations, 1977) and the University of Miami (J.D.,
1981). Mr. Works is Past President of the Central Florida Human Resource
Association and the Human Resource Association of Broward County. A
certified “Senior Professional in Human Resources,” he is a regular speaker and has published
several articles on wage/hour and employment law topics. Mr. Works has been recognized by his
peers in the publications, “Best Lawyers in America” and Florida’s “Super Lawyers.”
Linda Bailey, SPHR
With over twenty-five years of experience as a Human Resources Generalist,
Linda Bailey, SPHR, is a consultant, speaker, trainer and teacher on many
human resource issues while emphasizing the employer-employee
relationship.
Linda is a graduate of the University of South Florida (B.A. in Business
Management) and Florida State University (M.S. in Instructional Systems). Before starting her
consulting business, her corporate experience occurred in various industries; with a Fortune 300
company, and as a Vice President of Human Resources for a PEO, (a professional employer
organization).
Along with a number of HR-related professional associations, she is also a member of the National
Speakers Association and its local chapter. As a member of the teaching faculty of Corporate
College at the University of South Florida, she teaches a number of courses in the human resources
field, including the PHR/SPHR prep course.
SHRM Certification Class – SHRM-CP & SHRM-SCP
Sunday, August 30, 2015, 9:00AM – 4:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 6 Professional
Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for
the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Franz Gilbert, GPHR, SHRM-SCP
SHRM has spent three years developing a new competency model and this led
to two new SHRM certifications, the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP. These new
certifications recognize that HR professionals are at the core of leading
organizational success:
Tests the HR professional’s competency—the ability to put that knowledge to work through
critical thinking and application.
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Built on one singular Body of Competency and Knowledge (SHRM BoCK™) designed to
elevate the HR profession around the world.
Tests the HR professional’s competency—the ability to put that knowledge to work
through critical thinking and application.
Demonstrates that the HR professional is a technical expert and has mastered the
application of HR technical and behavioral competencies, through practice and
experience, to drive business results.
This certification preparation program covers four knowledge domains: People, Organization,
Workplace and Strategy as well as eight behavioral competencies; Leadership & Navigation,
Ethical Practice, Business Acumen, Relationship Management, Consultation, Critical Evaluation,
Global & Cultural Effectiveness, and Communication. This session is designed to help prepare
those who are going to take the test in the fall, or want to get an overview of the material being
tested on. The course will be six hours and full of material based on the SHRM body of knowledge.
Franz Gilbert has taught the new SHRM program, trained as one of the round of instructors, and
has taught the HRCI materials for many years. He has been teaching HR for many years, with a
90% pass rate. He is also a long time international HR practitioner, blogger, and speaker.
HR FOR THE NEW OR NEARLY NEW
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015, 9:00AM - 4:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 6 HRCI
HR Credits.
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 preapproved for recertification credit.
This program has been preapproved for 6
Professional Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for
the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
E. Scott Bowers, SPHR
The objective of this six hour pre-conference session to provide the new
practitioner with a baseline of information that will help them meet the
expectations of their organization. The program will be aimed at providing the
new HR professional with the breadth of information that is required to be
effective and an understanding of how to develop the depth that will be expected
in their new role. It will not be an exam prep session but rather a session aimed
at motivating and educating the participants on what is expected and how to be a HR professional.
In addition for those individuals who wear many hats within their small organization it will give
them a primer on how to maximize their effectiveness and minimize their frustration with their HR
duties.
Objectives of this session:
1. Touch on the very complex role HR plays in today’s organizations.
2. Give participants practical ways of coping with HR issues as they happen in every
organization without fear or panic.
3. De-mystify practice and theory of HR and how we can effectively deal with all types and
levels of employees in a positive manner.
Scott Bowers brings a wealth of varied experiences to Lassiter-Ware Inc. He has forty-four years
of Human Resource Management experience, working in healthcare, manufacturing, engineering
and local government. His Human Resource experience has been recognized by Local and State
Affiliates of the Society of Human Resource Management. He was the HR Professional of the
Year in 2012 for the State of Florida and has served as Certification Trainer in Lake, Sumter and
Marion Counties. As a graduate of the Crosby Quality College and certified QS 9000 Auditor he
is familiar with Total Quality Management systems and concepts and how to implement quality
concepts into the workforce. His education also includes an undergraduate degree from Wright
State University in Dayton, Ohio in Business Administration and a Master’s in Executive
Development from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
IT'S ABOUT THE RESULTS WE WANT, NOT THE INITIATIVES WE DO - HOW TO
STRATEGICALLY THINK, PLAN & EXECUTE YOUR WAY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 9:00AM - 12:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 3 HRCI
Business Credits.
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.
This program has been preapproved for 3
Professional Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Jack Gottlieb
Learn what it really takes to translate your organization's top initiatives
into performance improvement to yield breakthrough results. Create a
strategic blueprint built on three cornerstones:
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True Clarity - Drive and measure what is most important to
accomplish as you leverage the right metrics and approach.
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Aligned Accountability - Design and execute initiatives that
leverage the competencies most needed from your people while
empowering people to be fully engaged.
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Purposeful Execution - Integrate results-based action planning and
tracking over 30- and 90-day increments that will drive the deliverables you need.
Throughout this session, you will experience and generate immediate results in one of your most
critical objectives/projects through the 5-step platform of Results, Capability, Experience,
Collaboration, and Ownership.
Objectives of this session:
1. Drive and measure what is most important to accomplish as you leverage the right metrics
and approach.
2. Aligned Accountability - Design and execute initiatives that leverage the competencies
most needed from your people while empowering people to be fully engaged.
3. Purposeful Execution - Integrate results-based action planning and tracking over 30- and
90-day increments that will drive the deliverables you need.
Jack Gottlieb is the CEO of The Total Solutions Group, Inc. a strategic consulting, training and
coaching firm committed to driving a sustainable increase to an organization's results, value
proposition and culture. To his clients, Jack brings 13 years of proven high level success along
with the collective capability of his team and advisory board. Prior to starting TSG, Inc. Jack was
a strategic consultant with Dale Carnegie Training and he also spent time as a director for a sports
marketing firm.
Jack also serves on the Executive Board Collegiate Empowerment which is an educational firm
committed to driving systemic change and impact for Colleges and Universities. His focus is on
growth strategy and leading both client delivery and R&D. Jack also is actively involved with two
universities. The first is Kutztown University where he is one of the key leaders of the College Of
Business Advisory Board to support their efforts in further development and expansion. The
second is with Rider University with their Center for the Development of Leadership Skills,
recently ranked #20 in the country by Leadership Excellence Magazine for outstanding leadership
development at a University/College.
CONTAGIOUS LEADERSHIP: CONFLICT WHEN THEIR OPINION IS VASTLY DIFFERENT
& WHY IT MATTERS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 3 HRCI
HR Credits.
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.
This program has been preapproved for 3
Professional Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Monica Wofford, CSP
Conflict among the team is tough. Conflict, between you and that one employee
who just thinks vastly differently than you, can be beyond frustrating. More than
dealing with a difficult person, this session walks you through the conflict
resolution techniques and puts the value back in brainstorming. Learn how to still
make their opinion count and leave them feeling like they can contribute to your
efforts through acceptance, curiosity, communication, and tolerance of those who
seem to challenge your every move. Part of our Contagious Leadership™ series on how to become
a better leader, this session will focus on how to resolve conflict, prevent it from erupting, and still
get the result you need without letting resentment breed. If you have team members you want to
meet “out back” and give a “piece of your mind”, but would rather save the time and use the gems
that spring forth from their oh so different mind, this session was designed with YOU in mind. In
Conflict: When Their Opinion is VASTLY Different and Why it Matters™ you’ll learn valuable
steps for processing and preventing conflict, but also why a little disagreement is powerfully
creative. Their opinion, and yours matters, and when you can make the most of both, your results
will improve and you’ll stop searching for a position on another team to which you wish that
employee would move!
Objectives of this session:
1. Learn how values-based communication can strengthen strategic relationships with key
individuals in an organization.
2. Learn how to effectively convey an organization’s core values, vision, mission, and ethical
behaviors with values-based communication methods
3. Learn how to effectively reinforce an organization’s core values and behavioral
expectations through values-based supervision and coaching.
Monica Wofford began her speaking career 25 years ago giving her first keynote speech at age of
18 to more than 8,000 fellow students. She has been a leader and manager for more than 20 years
and has professionally trained others to be better leaders since 1996. Her Orlando based training
firm, Contagious Companies, was founded on the premise that leadership is not something you are
born with, but can be developed and Contagious Companies now teaches leaders worldwide how
to lead better one lesson at a time.
The author of the highly acclaimed Contagious Leadership, and Make Difficult People Disappear,
along with numerous other books and learning tools, Monica has been called “The best trainer ever
seen!” and is frequently described as the “best speaker of the conference!”. When not on stage
herself, Wofford’s lengthy client list, including Microsoft, SeaWorld, Estee Lauder, and the FAA,
request her repeatedly for her behavior changing, entertaining, results producing and completely
customized programs and processes for leadership improvement. Monica’s proven strategies for
effective leadership guide leaders to develop employees who complain less, produce more and stay
longer. However, where her presentations start is with how you lead you and the voices in your
head. Winner of numerous accolades and honors, Director on the National Speaker’s Association
Board of Directors, and one of 215 women in the world to hold the Certified Speaking Professional
designation, Monica Wofford engages, informs, entertains, educates and transforms leaders.
IF YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS AN AIRPLANE, WOULD IT BE SUPERSONIC? ©
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 1:00PM - 4:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 3 HRCI
Business Credits.
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.
This program has been preapproved for 3
Professional Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Don Everett
Aircraft that travel faster than the speed of sound are said to be flying beyond
Mach, or supersonic. Organizations that are insightful before they communicate
to their employees are said to be deploying MOC (“Managing Organizational
Change”). They too can be supersonic in that they get ahead of their sound – they
strategically plan their messaging beforehand to optimally effect change. This
session will introduce Values Science, and its Nobel Prize nomination
credentials, and show attendees how people may be inspired to consider things they otherwise
would be unwilling to consider.
Objectives of this session:
1. Learn how values-based communication can strengthen strategic relationships with key
individuals in an organization
2. Learn how to effectively convey an organization’s core values, vision, mission, and ethical
behaviors with values-based communication methods
3. Learn how to effectively reinforce an organization’s core values and behavioral
expectations through values-based supervision and coaching
Don Everett is the founder and CEO of Workforce Interactive. After earning a degree in computer
sciences from the University of Florida, he enjoyed a 20+ year career in the technology sector
before becoming a certified specialist in the area of Values Science, the field of study established
by Nobel nominee Dr. Robert Hartman. He has performed over 70 occupational studies in which
workplace metrics were reconciled with corresponding employee thinking values. Don is routinely
requested as a featured speaker, and his entertaining presentations engage thousands of HR
professionals annually.
THE GREAT WORK EXPERIENCE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 1:00PM - 4:00PM
This program has been
Preapproved for 3 HRCI
HR Credits.
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.
This program has been preapproved for 3
Professional Development Credits.
HR Florida is recognized by SHRM to offer
Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
Mark Cook
One part think tank, two parts innovation lab, The Great Work Experience is a
workshop where work actually gets done. Participants arrive with an important
project in mind or some aspect of their work to improve. Then they learn and
apply difference-making skills revealed in the largest-ever study of awardwinning work. With a room full of bright people, they ideate, innovate, and move
their own projects forward in new and unexpected ways. The difference-making
skills that are taught foster collaboration and provide a common language that helps every project
participants touch turn out great.
What Participants Receive:
* Individual Project Innovation
Participants learn an approach for doing great work and then begin to apply those skills in real
time. Each participant gains instant value, right in the workshop. However, the impact of the five
skills gleaned from a close examination of over 10,000 award-winning projects, will continue to
make a difference long after the workshop is over.
* New York Times Bestseller: Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love
Our highly acclaimed book, based on the same global study of award-winning work, contains
real life stories and examples that reinforce and drive home the principles learned in the Great
Work Experience.
* Participant Guidebook
Our proprietary workbook is where participants first begin to transform their projects. It’s filled
with inspiration, examples, and exercises that keep the learning and innovation coming beyond
the Great Work Experience.
With more than 1,100 participants to date, Mark Cook has facilitated the Great Work Experience
at companies such as Home Depot, Safeway, Sasser, Autoliv, Northbay Healthcare, and Norton
Healthcare. Each time, changing the way individuals and teams solve problems and deliver great
work. Called a “proven business builder,” by Stephen R. Covey, Mark has worked at Franklin
Covey (where he founded Priorities Magazine), co-founded C7, a technology firm, and is the
author of the Amazon bestseller Sales Blazers.