Event Details
April 2026 VSHRM Luncheon - Stop Solving & Start Leading: How HR Can Use Coaching to Amplify Their Influence
| Date: | April 14, 2026, 11:15am – 1:15pm |
| Organizer: | VSHRM |
| Location: | Horizons Conference Center 6200 State St. Saginaw, MI 48603 OR Virtual (through Zoom) |
| Price: | VSHRM Members: $30 In-Person ($15 Virtual) / Non-VSHRM Members/Guests: $35 In-Person ($20 Virtual) / Students: $10 In-Person (FREE Online) |
| Event Type: | Regular Meeting |
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***Bring a guest for free: For the April 2026 VSHRM Luncheon, you can bring a non-VSHRM member guest for free to Horizons Conference Center. During the registration process, be sure to identify that you are bringing one guest by selecting "1" from the drop-down menu for Number of Guests. Please include the guest's name in the Guest Name form field. You will only need to pay for one registration in Paypal.***
Stop Solving & Start Leading: How HR Can Use Coaching to Amplify Their Influence
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Dawn Poteau - Client Service and Program Director, BRAVANTI a ZRG company
HR professionals are the backbone of employee and leader support—but too often, they become the organizational “help desk,” answering questions, solving problems, and carrying the emotional and operational weight of the business. The result? Burnout, role overload, and limited capacity to operate as true strategic partners.
This high‑energy, interactive session shows HR leaders how adopting a coaching approach can shift their identity, elevate their influence, and strengthen leadership capability across the organization. Through real examples, practical frameworks, live demonstrations, and quick-pair activities, participants will learn how coaching mindsets and micro‑skills can transform everyday interactions.
Attendees will walk away with a new approach to conversations that reduces dependency on HR, increases accountability among leaders, and expands HR’s strategic bandwidth.
This session is designed specifically for HR professionals who want to move from tactical firefighter to strategic amplifier of people, culture, and performance.
Objectives:
1. Recognize how HR’s default role as problem-solver and advice-giver limits their strategic influence—and how a coaching approach can break that cycle.
2. Differentiate between telling, mentoring, and coaching and know when a coaching stance elevates HR’s impact.
3. Apply the “Coaching on the Go” micro‑framework to quickly shift conversations from transactional to developmental.
4. Use powerful coaching questions that build leader capability, increase accountability, and reduce HR dependency.
5. Identify opportunities in their own work where a coaching mindset creates more strategic space, enabling HR to contribute at a higher organizational level.
For more information on Dawn: Click Here
***Please be aware that any in-person registration received after Thursday, April 9th will be subject to an additional $10 late fee.***
***The virtual version of this meeting will go live no later than 11:45am.***
Networking: 11:20am-11:30am
Lunch: 11:30am-12pm
Program: 12pm-1pm
Closing: 1pm-1:15pm
