TSHRM Meeting Information

Regular chapter meetings are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Radisson Hotel (unless listed otherwise).

The Radisson

Address: 150 Park Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(I-40 to Davis Drive, Exit 280)
Main Phone: 919-549-8631

Cancellations will be accepted three days prior to the meeting. If you register for a meeting and do not attend without cancelling three days prior, you will be responsible for the full amount plus an administrative fee. Last minute substitutions are accepted if you find you cannot attend and wish to send someone in your place.

To cancel your meeting registration, email the VP of Membership at least three days before the scheduled meeting.

In the event of severe weather on a scheduled meeting day, TSHRM will follow the Durham Public School System. If schools are open, TSHRM will hold its scheduled meeting.

Please note that online registration ends at 5:00 PM four business days before the scheduled meeting date (Friday at 5:00 PM of week before meeting for normal monthly chapter meetings).

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JANUARY TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING

Date: January 24, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel

Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:00 AM Registration, 11:30 AM Lunch & Announcements, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Program and Q&As

Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: Working Strong – Success & Sustainability

Research from the Gallup Organization and the Corporate Leadership Council point out that playing to strengths of employees and deliberately designing HR systems to increase employee engagement are the critical ingredients for sustainable organizational success. Organizations that capitalize on the strengths of their employees are more productive and more customer-focused. They enjoy greater profits than those organizations that continue to view people and their development as problems to be fixed. As HR professionals, we set the pace and as we move forward, talent management really needs to be about managing talent. This program will explore methods that are being used to build strengths-based organizations. Diane Cox will share some ideas, methods, and materials from her work at NovoNordisk in Clayton where she is setting up HR systems that utilize new understandings about the power of positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry.

This program has been approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

About the Presenter:

Diane Cox, Organization Development Consultant at NovoNordisk in Clayton, NC, has expertise in human resource management, organization development, management training, and employee communications. She has worked with a variety of Fortune 500 Companies, including Progress Energy, Reichhold Chemicals, GKN Automotive Industries, Kodak, and the Federal Reserve Bank before joining NovoNordisk. She is especially skilled in designing programs that integrate all phases of Human Resource Management to enable organizations to engage their people and achieve their business objectives.

Diane received her BS from the State University of New York at Cortland and earned her MBA at the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been a board member of TSHRM, the Triangle OD Network and the Executive Woman's Golf Association.

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FEBRUARY TSHRM/RWHRMA JOINT CHAPTER MEETING

Hosted by RWHRMA

Date: February 19, 2008
Location: Woman’s Club of Raleigh - Click here for more information.

Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:30 AM Registration

Fee: TBA

Click here to go to RWHRMA’s website.

Topic: Non-Compete Agreements and Departing Employees

Program Summary

What is a non-compete agreement? When and why are they used?
Different types of non-compete agreements
Legal requirements for an enforceable non-compete agreement
Examples of unreasonable non-compete agreements courts have declared unenforceable
Legal options when a non-compete agreement is breached
Other contractual alternatives to non-compete agreements
Other strategies for protecting customer relationships and trade secrets
Precautions to take when a key employee leaves
Precautions to take when hiring an employee from a competitor

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MARCH TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING

Date: March 27, 2008

Location: Radisson Hotel

Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:00 AM Registration, 11:30 AM Lunch & Announcements, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Program, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Q&As

Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: USERRA: The Law, the Regs, the Right Thing to Do

The program will address some key elements of USERRA that were clarified by the Regulations published in January of 2006. It will also include many of the mutual rights and responsibilities of businesses, and their employee/service members. The floor will be open for questions and discussion throughout the program.

About the Presenter:

A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Steve Guess is the director of the US Department of Labor's North Carolina office of the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). He began working in the veterans' employment field with the Employment Security Commission in 1977, then became an assistant director with VETS in 1979, and in 1994, was selected for his current role. If the words "employment" and "veteran" appear anywhere on the same page, he'll tell you they probably have some responsibility for it.

Steve has been credentialed in the HR field, and frequently speaks to various employer groups, veterans service organizations, military personnel and Reserve components, providing technical assistance and training on recruiting, non-discrimination, affirmative action and federal compliance matters. Most recently, Steve and his staff have been heavily involved in briefing members of the National Guard and other Reserve Components on their reemployment rights and job protections as they mobilize and demobilize. Equally important, though, are their efforts to help eliminate homelessness among veterans through Reintegration and Stand Down grants.

Steve is a combat veteran of Vietnam, having served with the 101st Airborne Division. A graduate of North Carolina State University, he and his wife and family live in Cary, NC. Asking to see pictures of his grandson, Zack, will get you bonus points.

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APRIL TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: April 24, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Dinner Meeting - 6:00 PM Registration, 6:30 PM Dinner & Announcements, 7:15 - 8:00 PM Program, 8:00 - 8:15 PM Q&As
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: The Seven Principles of Adult Learning

Many HR professionals are responsible for a variety of training and development initiatives within their company or firm. Trainers often rely on the traditional one-sided lecture approach so often used in higher learning institutions. The fact is that adult learners have different learning styles and learning needs. Training programs designed using the seven adult learning principles will help you develop more effective training that will help your people grow their skill sets. Initiatives built on these principles ultimately impact behavior change; they get higher ratings by the participants, and, if tracked properly, demonstrate positive ROI outcomes. As part of the session, participants will:

identify their own learning style
gain an understanding of the 7 Learning Principles of Adult Learners
receive a learning styles self-assessment tool
receive a 7 Learning Principles job aid
receive a copy of "The 7 Key Principles to Build Your Training Program Around" article by speaker

About the Presenters:

As a Senior Consultant and Facilitator for Diaolgue Consulting, Barbara helps clients analyze and develop learning systems which strategically support business strategy and business outcomes. Much of her focus is in Management & Professional Skill Development.

Industries served include: Pharmaceutical/Bio Tech/ Financial Services/ Manufacturing/ Consumer Products and Durable Goods. Recent clients include: Kingsdown Manufacturing, Glaxo, Amgen, The UNC-CH Executive Education Program, Novartis, Organon, Novo Nordisk, The Triangle Leadership Academy, The NC State Leadership Academy, LeadershipForum- UBS Bank, & Morgan Stanley.

Barbara A. Mason received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While working for Johnson and Johnson she earned her MBA with a concentration in Management and Economics. Barbara later moved into a Business Instructor role and was selected as a Fulbright Business Studies Exchange Teacher to the UK in 1997. In 1998 she completed an Executive International Business Certificate at Georgetown University and soon after was asked to lead Sealand’s International Training Project for Cork and Manila. In 1999, Barbara moved into Financial Services. With her Series 7, she was Vice President and Regional Training Manager for Credit Suisse First Boston’s DLJdirect division in Charlotte N.C. - designing the firm’s first Management Development Certification Program. Barbara returned to the UK in 2001 when she attained a Global Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics. Barbara has resettled in the Triangle Area. In her spare time Barbara reads, plays golf, bikes and takes classes herself!

Tommy Re is the founder of Dialogue Consulting, an organizational learning and performance company that focuses on improving organizational outcomes through strategic human resource development and systems design.

Throughout his career, Tommy has worked with clients such as Amgen, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Marriott, BMW, AT&T, Merck and Novartis in designing and implementing learning systems to improve performance and business results. His practice area focus is in organizational communication. He is on the faculty of the University of Phoenix where he teaches Humanities and Communication courses. A former professional actor with a Master’s Degree in Corporate Communication from Seton Hall University, Tommy brings a diverse background and base of experience to the development of learning programs that engage and challenge learners at the intellectual and behavioral levels.

Tommy has written several articles and co-authored a recent article entitled, Performance Coaching, which appeared in Pharmaceutical Representative Magazine.

Sponsor: N/A

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MAY TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: May 22, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:00 AM Registration, 11:30 AM Lunch & Announcements, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Program, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Q&As
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: Workforce Readiness Panel Discussion

The panel discussion will center around three perspectives of Workforce Readiness:

Economic Development - how workforce readiness issues affect the type of industries attracted to this region and their workforce needs. We will also examine how HR professionals can become more involved in that discussion.
Workforce Mobility - how traffic congestion affects our current and future workforce and in particular:
- What policies can employers implement that encourage flexibility around the issues of traffic congestion and longer commutes
- How HR professionals can become more involved in shaping the region's transportation policies
Retraining Existing and Transitional Workforce - current and future programs that will either enhance the education of your current employees or help re-tool skills of employees in transition

The Panelists:

Ted Conner – Vice President of the Economic Development and Community Sustainability for the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
Ted is responsible for marketing Durham to businesses interested in relocating to the region as well as assisting existing companies with expansion plans. He works closely with the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Research Triangle Regional Partnership with large economic development projects. Ted also works on workforce development issues, marketing publications and oversees the Economic Development staff. Prior to the Chamber, Ted worked as an Economic Development Planner for the Durham City-County Planning Department. He received his BA and MBA from Rollins College and a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Tennessee.

Joe Milazzo II – Executive Director Regional Transportation Alliance

Regional Transportation Alliance is the regional business leadership group that focuses on relieving traffic congestion and enhancing mobility in the Triangle region. Joe serves as the public voice of the Alliance to civic, government, community, business, media, and professional boards and organizations.

Willa Dickens – Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development North Carolina Community College System

Willa Dickens has been with the North Carolina Community College System for 22 years, serving at Halifax Community College in Weldon, NC as Director of the Small Business Center and as Director of Business and Industry Services. In January of 2005, Willa came to the system office as the State Director of Small Business Centers and then was promoted to Associate Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development in November, 2005. In August, 2007, she replaced Dr. Larry Keen as Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development. The North Carolina Community College System serves citizens, businesses, and industries effectively by making readily available an excellent variety of both business training and lifelong learning opportunities. Outstanding customized training for business and industry has earned national recognition for of the Economic and Workforce Development Division of the North Carolina Community College System.

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JUNE TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: June 26, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Breakfast Meeting - 8:00 AM Coffee & Registration, 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet & Program
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: Building a Foundation for Healthy Employees

This program will look at developing and implementing a worksite wellness plan for your employees. Topics will include an overview of wellness, laying the foundation for healthy employees, assessing your resources and how to achieve a return on your investment.

About the Presenter:

Meg Pomerantz, Director of the Duke Faculty Club - Before joining the Duke family, Meg directed the Physical Education Activities and Lifetime Fitness Programs at UNC Chapel Hill for 18 years. Meg grew up a competitive swimmer, took up running and cycling in graduate school and competed in triathlons for a while. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for fitness, health and the special qualities that they can foster with anyone who will listen.

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JULY MASTER SERIES WORKSHOP
Date: July 24, 2008
Location: University of Phoenix Building, Rooms 521-523 - 5511 Capital Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Time: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Registration, Breakfast & Presentation)
Fee: FREE-members, $55-non-members (or FREE if you join TSHRM now!)

Topic: The HR Hero's Journey

We are at the crossroad to the future; a critical moment in time where what we do now, as leaders in Human Resources, will contribute to determining America's business fate. This is a journey that requires you to understand our economic, technological, demographic and societal changes. This workshop's learning objectives are:

To understand and internalize the economic, technological, demographic and societal challenges our aging, developed nation must meet in the race to the future where younger, hungrier nations are emerging to secure their roles in the new world of work.
To identify the business threats and find the opportunities in our multi-generational, multi-ethnic and educationally challenged nation. Threats and opportunities HR leaders must deal with and deal with very soon - or we will all suffer the harsh consequences of waiting too long for too little benefit.
To see ourselves as hero's - not just "sitting at the leader's table" but "commanding a presence at the table" if business itself is to succeed. What will it take to be a hero? That's the question that, together, we must answer.

This program has been approved for 3 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

About the Presenter:

Carleen Mackay

The Voice of the Mature Workforce

www.agelessinamerica.com

Demographic Studies on behalf of the American Workforce and Workplace

Across the nation, on stage, in print and on behalf of America's smallest or largest firms and the maturing population themselves, Carleen MacKay inspires individuals and organizational leaders to understand the competitive advantages an experienced workforce offers the American workplace. She is one a very few experts in the U.S. whose work life is specialized in this area. At an age when most people have long been retired, she co-founded her own firm "Ageless in America." Carleen is, as one client refers to her, the "Poster Child for the 50+ Workforce."

Carleen is committed to ensuring clients understand and address the fast-changing demographics in America as part of developing and managing their business strategies. She completes demographic studies, across all age groups, cultures and ethnicities on behalf of Spherion, a leading American recruiting and staffing firm that places over 375,000 people each year. Until mid-2007, she was their regular, full-time demographic subject-matter expert. Since that time, Spherion has become her anchor client.

What else do you need to know about Carleen?

She is a cross-generational expert in attracting, recruiting and retaining all 4 generations in the workforce, an expertise she honed while with Spherion full-time.
Her co-authored book, Boom or Bust, was the first career management guide published exclusively for Boomers in 2006.
Her second co-authored book in the planned Boomer trilogy, The Return of the Boomers, will be published in 2008. This book addresses why leaders of American business need the mature workforce as a bridge to the future.
Her co-authored myth cards "fly off the shelf" as they address and debunk the many myths associated with recruiting, developing and retaining the mature workforce.
She is the Workforce Planning Advisor to AARP California.
Representative speaking and consulting engagements include: The University of California, The University of Southern California, Stanford, Pratt & Whitney, The University of Wisconsin, SHRM, Aspen Education Group, The International Career Development Conference and The San Diego Workforce Planning Group.

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AUGUST MASTER SERIES WORKSHOP
Date: August 28, 2008
Location: University of Phoenix Building, Rooms 521-523 - 5511 Capital Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Time: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM (Registration, Breakfast & Presentation)
Fee: FREE-members, $55-non-members (or FREE if you join TSHRM now!)

Presenters & Topics:

Keynote - Jeff Kiser - Jeff joined WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a private/not-for-profit health system, in August 2003 as the Director for Managed Care Contracting. His responsibilities include contracting with health plans, as well as employer group and broker relationship management and development. Jeff is also responsible for the Guest Services Department at WakeMed. Prior to joining WakeMed, Jeff held leadership roles in Network Management with UnitedHealthcare of NC from 1997-2003 and with Healthsource, NC (a CIGNA Healthcare Company) from 1995-1997. Jeff is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Jeff received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.

Concurrent Sessions:

1. Presenter - Skip Woody, Hill, Chesson & Woody – Widely considered one of the most dynamic individuals in the local group benefits industry, Frank "Skip" Woody, III, has been a key visionary in making Hill, Chesson & Woody HCW) into the consulting leader it is today. In July 2000, he was named partner at Hill, Chesson & Associates after nine years of working with the firm in the areas of group insurance and other employer sponsored welfare benefit plans. The following year, he recruited Todd Yates to form the group's Employee Benefit Services division, which quickly developed into one of the leading mid-market benefits consulting firms in North Carolina.

A Chapel Hill native, Skip has 20 years of experience in health and welfare benefit plans, and he has leveraged this experience to make HCW Employee Benefit Services an industry leader. Today, the firm is committed to helping mid-market clients design, implement and manage the employee benefit program that best meets their organizational objectives for recruiting, retaining and rewarding employees.

Skip graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 with a degree in business administration. He currently resides in Durham with his wife, Marel, and two children, Spencer and Shaffer.

Topic - Understanding the Finances of Healthcare Renewals – This presentation is designed to position CFOs and Controllers to better understand the components and projections of their health plan renewals. Participants will be able to better negotiate with their insurance carriers and know when another carrier offers rates that are not sustainable.

2. Presenter - Molly G. Hegeman, MPA, SPHR - Capital Associated Industries (CAI) - Molly Hegeman is the Manager of HR Consulting at CAI in Raleigh and has been with CAI since the spring of 2006. Molly is SPHR certified and holds a Master's in Public Administration from the State University of New York. With 20 years experience in human resource management, her areas of expertise include compensation (base pay systems, variable pay, sales compensation, total rewards systems and performance management systems), as well as benefits design, employee relations and mergers and acquisitions. Molly has held senior level human resource positions in both publicly traded and non-profit organizations. She has experience working in a variety of industries including healthcare, finance, technology, construction and manufacturing.

Topic - Good Help is Hard to Find: Using Total Rewards to Attract, Motivate & Retain Quality Employees - There are five elements of Total Rewards that help an employer attract, motivate and retain employees. The elements include compensation, benefits, work-life, performance and recognition and development and career opportunities.

Employers can no longer compete on salary alone. Today's employees look for the overall value the employment opportunity holds. This session will help participants understand each element of Total Rewards and how they work together. Participants will learn steps to evaluate Total Rewards at their company to determine how they measure up in the marketplace.

The presentation will provide a:

Definition of Total Rewards
Checklist for completing a Total Rewards Inventory
Steps for formalizing a Total Reward Strategy

3. Presenter - Chris Shoffner, Managing Partner - The White Bear Group – After graduating from N.C. State University, Mr. Shoffner has spent his entire seventeen year professional career working with employers on wealth preservation and employee benefit strategies. For the last seven years, he has been focused specifically on flexible compensation and healthcare issues. Currently, Mr. Shoffner is certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction by the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation; a trade association that coordinates and comments with the IRS on healthcare related tax issues. As a lead instructor for the National Association of Health Underwriters, Mr. Shoffner has traveled the country teaching brokers about new and more effective ways to manage health plans and currently holds the National Association of Securities Dealers series 7, 63, 65 and 24 designations. Mr. Shoffner has conducted more than 200 educational sessions for CPAs, Insurance Professionals and Attorney's across the US on health care related tax code. In his previous role as Board Member of the N.C. Council on Economic Education (11 years), he has been active in the integration of economic principles and financial literacy concepts in the public school system.

Topic - Using Wellness and Financial Incentives to Reduce Healthcare Costs - Almost every business is experiencing a dramatic increase in group health insurance costs. More and more of this burden is being transferred to the employees in the form of higher deductibles, co-pays and premiums. This session describes how to tax-advantaged FSAs, HRAs, and HSAs are used to help employers reduce healthcare premiums and help employees become better consumers of healthcare to help people understand how much healthcare really costs.

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SEPTEMBER TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: September 25, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:00 AM Registration, 11:30 AM Lunch & Announcements, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Program, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Q&As
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: Ethics in Leadership

About the Presenter:
Dr. Lloyd V. "Vic" Hackley, is Chancellor emeritus of Fayetteville State University and former president of the North Carolina Community College System. Now president of Hackley & Associates of North Carolina, which focuses on ethics, leadership, community, and character development, Hackley is chairman emeritus of the national CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition and a member of the Board of Governors of the Josephine Institute of Ethics. Over the past decade, he has conducted or participated in thousands of workshops, seminars, and lectures throughout America related to ethics and character development.

A native of Roanoke, Va., Hackley holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Michigan State University (1965) and a doctorate in international relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976). A retired U.S. Air Force officer, he has earned numerous military decorations, including the Bronze Star for Valor, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Vietnam Cross for Gallantry. He also served as a faculty member and track coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy. After retiring from the Air Force in 1978, Hackley joined the University of North Carolina General Administration as an assistant vice president and later associate vice president for academic affairs. In 1981, he left the state to serve as a tenured professor and chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In 1985, he was recruited back to UNC General Administration to become Vice President for Student Services and Special Programs. Three years later, the UNC Board of Governors tapped Hackly to serve as chancellor of Fayetteville State University. Hackley stepped down as chancellor in 1995 to serve as president of the North Carolina Community College System, and during his two years at the helm, the system increased its partnerships with business and industry and began developing solutions to deal with high school dropouts who transfer to community colleges.

Hackley now serves on the boards of the FSU Character Development Institute the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the NC Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (member emeritus). He has twice been presented with the North Carolina Parent-Teacher Association's (PTA) highest award for service to children.

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OCTOBER TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: October 23, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Lunch Meeting – 11:00 AM Registration, 11:30 AM Lunch & Announcements, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Program, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Q&As
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: TBA

Sponsor: TBA

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NOVEMBER TSHRM CHAPTER MEETING
Date: November 20, 2008
Location: Radisson Hotel
Time: Breakfast Meeting - 8:00 AM Coffee & Registration, 8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet & Program
Fee: $20-members, $25-non members, $30-walk-ins and late registrants

Topic: TBA

Sponsor: TBA

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DECEMBER TSHRM HOLIDAY SOCIAL
Date: TBA
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
Fee: Free

Sponsor: TBA

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