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    January 2025 VSHRM Seminar - Unlocking the Magic of HR: Inspiring, Connecting, & Growing

    Date: January 14, 2025, 10:30am – 5:00pm
    Organizer:
    VSHRM
    Location:
    Horizons Conference Center
    6200 State St.
    Saginaw, MI 48603
    Price:
    VSHRM Members: $129 In-Person / Non-VSHRM Members/Guests: $159 In-Person / Students: $49 In-Person
    Event Type:
    Seminar
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    Objectives:

    • Deliver HR with World-Class Service: Apply Disney-inspired customer service techniques and have employers and employees alkie see you as a transformative HR professional.
    • Recognize the Impact of Recognition: Learn how acknowledgment strengthens motivation, drives engagement, and fosters a sense of belonging, helping to build a more cohesive and positive workplace culture.
    • Uncover Hidden Potential: Discover strategies for identifying and overcoming blind spots, enhancing self-awareness, and unlocking opportunities for leadership growth and effective teamwork.
    • Master the Magic of Communication: Attendees will understand the importance of both verbal and non-verbal communication in HR, ensuring effective interactions with employees and stakeholders.
    • Overall, Leave Inspired to Make a Difference: Equipped with new tools and perspectives, attendees will be empowered to apply what they’ve learned to become more impactful, connected, and growth-oriented HR professionals.
       

    Delivering World-Class Customer Service: Lessons from The Mouse w/ Danny Snow (11:55am-12:55pm)

    • Move from a task-based to experience-based mindset.
    • Ensure your internal “backstage” doesn’t negatively impact your employee-facing “onstage.”
    • Apply four strategies for consistently wowing people.
    • Design and think through the lens of employee experiences.

    The Power of Recognition: Turning Acknowledgment Into Action w/ Micki Gibbs (12:55pm-1:55pm)

    • Explore the impact of positive recognition; practice crafting messages for people when it’s easy and recognize and recognize people you struggle to recognize
    • Craft a “positive upward spiral” mindset to offer recognition more readily while enhancing the quality of connection to strengthen and align relationships and teams.

    Empowering HR Leadership: From Blind Spots to Breakthroughs w/ Kevin McCarthy (2:15pm-3:15pm)

    • Offers HR professionals valuable insights into self-awareness and leadership to help shape decision-making, workplace culture, and leadership effectiveness

    The Magic of Communication: Reading Between the Lines w/ Mike Thornton (3:15pm-4:15pm)

    • An interactive session blending comedy, magic, and HR principles to explore the power of communication in connecting with employees, reading non-verbal cues, and improving team dynamics.
       

    Registration/Exhibitor Hall: 10:30am-11am

    Lunch: 11am-11:45am

    Welcome: 11:45am-11:50am

    Program: 11:50am-4:15pm

    Social Hour: 4:15pm-5:00pm

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