“Achieving Corporate Balance in a Climate of Change”
A workshop and lunch presented by the Olathe Chamber of Commerce
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Is your company facing change that—good or bad—gives rise to conflict and insecurity?
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Looking for ways to help ensure that your organization’s strategic goals and corporate values don’t get lost in the shuffle?
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Searching for strategies to help establish a balanced, cohesive corporate culture despite it all?
This lively presentation by Dr. Sydney Spears with The University of Kansas-Edwards Campus is perfect for you! You’ll come away inspired by corporate GPS giant Garmin International’s transition tactics, equipped with new ideas to handle change, and fired up by a get-up-out-of-your-chair breakout session by Dr. Spears. Don’t forget the powerful networking lunch opportunity with peers!
Check-in at 11 a.m.
Lunch & networking until 11:45 a.m.
Program starts at 11:45 a.m. sharp!
Featuring...
Sydney Spears, Ph.D., LSCSW, University of Kansas-Edwards Campus, is a noted social worker, speaker, and well-known educator. She will help participants recognize and deal with conflictto change their approach to change. Learn how to roll, be quick to listen and slow to speak, and invest in relationships.
Laurie Minard, vice president of Human Resources, Garmin International, has helped Garmin and its employees make the transition to GPS giant from its modest beginnings around a card table in 1989. Learn tips and strategies that she relies on in helping to navigate through decades of growth. She will address how Garmin has remained true to its corporate values in the midst of change.
They will guide you as you learn to...
- Identify and minimize workplace conflict and maximize productivity.
- Understand the effects of constant change in the workplace and how to deal with it.
- Find effective strategies to help navigate any business through conflict and change.
- Assess your workplace (and yourself) as you adapt to the change, both internal and external, positive and negative.
This event is designed to benefit department managers, team leaders, human resources professionals, and small business owners alike! Non-member organizations welcome to attend. Special discount pricing for members.
Please note: This workshop has been submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.