Highlights
Keynote Speaker
Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., Psychologist, Gerontologist, Futurist, Documentary Filmmaker, Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author of "With Purpose", "The Power Years", "Workforce Crisis"
Presentation: Four Generations Rethink Work, Money, Retirement and Success
We are living in the midst of unprecedented demographic, economic and social changes that impact nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Increasing longevity and insufficient savings means that older workers will be forced to work longer. More...
Mark Jeffries Leading Expert in Strategic Communication, Former Economist, Author of "What's up with your hand-shake?"
Presentation: Smart Communication: Ways to Network, Negotiate, and Connect
The best and most effective 'strategic' communication skills are the powerful "soft skills" that positively enhance the way others perceive you. In this unique presentation guaranteed to make you think differently about how you can control perception, Mark Jeffries uniquely describes these seemingly intangible soft skills, showing you how you can integrate them into your professional life for bottom-line success. In this presentation, you will learn: How to influence others, how to read other people, how to alter the way others perceive you, how to use the power of language to guide opinion, the secret messages you really convey and new ways to network, negotiate, and connect with clients and colleagues at this challenging time.
Featured Sessions
Steve Hodgson, CPP
Director of Payroll Training, American Payroll Association
Presentation: Payroll Best Practices
From a payroll servicing perspective, there is a growing need to improve organizational performance, address customer requirements, and increase accountability by focusing on results, service levels, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction. This session focuses on improving business processes through best practice trends, issues and attributes, benchmarking, and what to measure.
Gail Aldrich, Principal in the Aldrich Partnership and former SHRM Board Chair and Chief Membership Officer
Presentation: HR: Why It Is So Critical in Today's Down Economy
Every day, HR professionals are stepping up to the plate to help their organizations confront the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression. They are being called upon to address a daunting array of workforce challenges that could significantly impact whether their organizations survive the current downturn and have in place a solid foundation for success when the economy recovers. This presentation will highlight innovative strategies HR professionals are employing to avoid or minimize crippling layoffs, to maintain morale and employee engagement, and to retain and develop top talent during this crisis period.
Kronos TechKnowledgy Pre-Conference Training
New! Optimizing Your Kronos Solution — A Value-Realization Workshop offered Saturday and Sunday for $1995. A powerful two-day workshop designed to help you fully realize the potential of your Kronos solution. Limited seats are available.
Workforce Train-the-Trainer is a certification workshop offered Saturday and Sunday for $1995 for those individuals seeking to become a certified trainer. More...
Technical Training Track is $995 for two full days of in-depth technical training, offered Saturday and Sunday. Limited seats are available.
Education Workshops
Taught by certified instructors, these 90 minute workshops profile learning exercises to guide users on their Kronos products. There are a limited number of seats for each workshop and you must register online at the time of conference registration for $50 per workshop.
Exposition Hall
In the Exposition Hall, meet up with Kronos technology experts and their business partners who can provide information as advanced or introductory as you need. In today's workforce world, it takes more than the right products and the right technologies — it takes the right kind of support.
Take advantage of the face time. Learn about other solutions that can improve workforce management performance. More...