THE INDIANA STATE HR CONFERENCE PROGRAMS AND SPEAKERS

Keynoters and Masters Series Speaker!

Program Grid

Our opening Keynote Speaker will be Libby Sartain speaking on "The New Consumer of Work"

Business competes for talent today in a free global marketplace in which traditional definitions of job and employee are increasingly outmoded. As a direct result, HR leaders must also change traditional ways of working in order to maintain their central role in the organization of the future.

While many influences are bringing about this change, perhaps the most important is the way in which the worker now approaches and engages with work. Workers today use the sensibilities of consumers to search for overall work experiences that not only provide a sense of connection and fulfillment, but also a part of their personal brands.

Libby’s keynote has an essential message for all HR leaders: You can guide your organization through this competitive marketplace by treating your worker pool more like consumers and less like employees. Think of each phase in the worker life cycle as a branded experience and design your HR programming to deliver this experience. Workers will become more engaged and your organization will be prepared for the impending brain drain likely to occur when the economy turns around and disengaged workers head for more meaningful work.

This talk will challenge audience members to:

• Establish a team at the top with Marketing, Communications and Business operations to create the right worker experience at each stage of the employment life cycle
• Consider the both needs of the business and sensibilities of workers to meet changing business requirements
• Become an organization that creates strong connections with its prospective talent pool and a reputation for providing a great worker experience.

Our Masters Series Speaker is Patti Ayars,
Turning Point Consulting speaking on "Leading Transformational Change."

Because people drive the success of an organization, experienced HR professionals know that they need to be on the leading edge of driving change in their organization. Making incremental changes is not enough to be competitive in industries where the rules are being re-written, and without HR’s leadership, the changes made are often only incremental. The culture change that is required to achieve the desired results never occurs without HR playing a leading role!

Leaders that continuously achieve extraordinary results understand that many of the changes they need to drive are transformational, they require a change in your culture. Highly effective HR leaders know the difference between incremental and transformational change, they know how to lead both kinds of change and they know what it takes to be an effective transformational change leader. In this session Patti will use practical examples to explain the difference between incremental and transformational change and will provide practical tools that you can use to increase your ability to lead successful change in the culture of your organization.

For the past 20 years Patti Ayars has been leading and coaching others on how to lead transformational change. Prior to founding Turning Point Consulting Patti was the Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Roche Diagnostics Corporation where she lead the transformation of the culture of the organization. She also spent 21 years with Monsanto Company in global and domestic strategic human resources, organization development and mergers & acquisitions positions.

Patti has been associated with SHRM since 1978 when SHRM was ASPA (the American Society for Personnel Administration). In 1979 Patti won the Outstanding Student Award. She was the first undergraduate student to win this award. In 1980 she won the first ASPA Student Research Award with her research project entitled, “Managers’ Perceptions of Personnel: A Case Study.” More recently, for her leadership in tackling some of the most challenging strategic issues in the profession, in 2005 Patti was named one of the 25 most powerful women in HR by HR Executive magazine. Patti is also the author of two books on leading change, Mastering Momentum, which she co-authored with Michael Vinitsky, and The Art of Leading Transformational Change which was released last fall. Patti is an HR professional that knows how to effectively utilize HR as a driver of change and business results.

Our General Session Speaker is Christopher Schrader, Director – Government Affairs for the Indiana State Council of SHRM, with a Legislative Summit.

Federal government activism is at a level not seen since the 1970's. The stated desire, and demonstrated willingness of President Obama to act in the private business sphere, coupled with the legislative majorities need to pass landmark legislation make this and the next session of Congress of paramount importance to HR professionals. The days of Congress moving at a glacial pace are over. Bills that would have taken months, or even years in the past now race through in a matter of weeks. Attend this lively and fast-paced presentation to learn what's happening in Washington DC and the Indiana State House.

Finally our closing Keynote Speaker on Wednesday is Captain D. Mike Abrashoff with his topic of "Grassroots Leadership."

It’s Your Ship

When Mike Abrashoff took command of the USS Benfold, the ship’s performance ranked at rock-bottom. Worse -- the crew didn’t feel safe should they be called into action. Determined to improve performance, but without the power to hire, fire or promote personnel, Abrashoff focused on what he could change: the ship’s culture. He broke from the traditional command-and-control leadership style and sought to see the ship from the eyes of his crew-creating a guiding set of principles he calls Grassroots Leadership. When crew members asked Abrashoff to solve a problem, his response became, “It’s your ship-what would you do?” The result was an empowered and engaged team that turned the ship into the Navy’s top performer.

People at every level in business relate to Abrashoff’s dilemma: being held accountable for results without having the ability to make the rules. As Abrashoff shares the methods he used to create successful change within the confines of strict military regulations, audiences come away with dozens of practical and actionable ideas to make a difference in their own organizations. This first-hand account of the journey to organizational excellence is as invaluable as it will be memorable.

Register Today!

Each year we look to build on the last, and this year is no exception! With another estimated attendance of over 1,200 Human Resource professionals gathering from around the State and bordering States, we have expanded the conference in many ways to accommodate the many and varied needs of the HR Community.

Contact us today to make sure you don't miss out on this opportunity. Exhibitor Space, Attendee Registrations and Sponsorships are distributed on a “first-come, first-served” basis.