Symposium Sessions and Presenters
Moderated by: Janel Highfill, Front Range Community College and Chalice Springfield, Unstoppable Curiosity
Filling the Management Gap: NoCo Works Training & Development Community of Practice Series
Session: 1
Session Information
This session will focus on "Filling the Management Gap". The Community of Practice (CoP) will feature a facilitated panel, designed to create a supportive network focused on learning, problem-solving, and peer sharing. We will be joined by business owners, hiring managers and HR professionals sharing their success stories, challenges and resources used to tackle common training and development challenges. We invite your future participation in monthly virtual sessions as we will tackle common challenges, develop solutions, and highlight successes related to workforce training and development.
Panelists:
- Will Hillen, President, Hillen Corp
- Justin Salisbury, President/COO, Breeze Thru Car Wash
- Allie Steiner, Talent Attraction and Acquisition, North Range Behavioral Health
Why Attend
- Updates on NoCo Works Training & Development and access to sign up for virtual CoP opportunities.
- Tangible resources and organizational implementation strategies for leadership development.
- Hear regional best practices for developing and retaining key talent in their organizations.
Tiffany Cron, Ellen Hogan, Dierdre Sage and Adam Shake
Deepen Your Talent Pool: The Power of Recruiting People with Disabilities
Session: 1
Session Information
This interactive presentation explores the myths surrounding hiring and retaining people with disabilities, debunking misconceptions while providing real strategies for inclusive employment. It also examines how implicit bias influences recruiting decisions and offers insights on overcoming these barriers to create an equitable workplace.
Why Attend
Attending this engaging session will provide a valuable understanding of overcoming biases and misconceptions that hinder the hiring and retention of people with disabilities. It offers practical strategies for improving your ability to recruit and retain diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace.
Dayle Wickizer, Intentional Results
Unlocking Your Potential: Thriving with AI in the Workplace
Session: 1
Session Information
The AI-powered organization is coming fast! Leaders and employees will need to understand how to use AI to create value for themselves and their companies. In this session we will share practical steps for integrating AI into daily operations, fostering a growth mindset, and becoming an AI champion within your organization.
Why Attend
This session is essential to stay ahead of the curve and ensure your team is equipped with the latest AI strategies and insights.
Jennifer Boresen, Work-Based Learning Coordinator and Heather Everett, Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Create a Youth Internship Program
Session: 1
Session Information
Learn the benefits of internships and the tools needed to develop a youth internship program.
Why Attend
Learn step by step, brick by brick on how to develop a youth internship program that invigorates your business and builds your talent pipeline. Walk away with a toolkit to help you through the journey.
Dain Johnson, Rev 0 and Jeremiah Shaw, Grovity Leadership
Finding Your Fit: Clarify Your Role and Be Great Where You Are
Session 1
Session Information
Do you ever feel unsure of your role or purpose at work? Do you manage people looking to you for better role clarity? In this inspirational and interactive workshop, you will learn how to bring clarity to undefined roles and prime yourself to be a standout contributor.
Why Attend
Whether you are an employee seeking fulfillment, a leader aiming to support your team or a self-employed entrepreneur, you will leave this workshop inspired and equipped with a personalized role clarity worksheet and a new framework for creating job descriptions that drive greater engagement, satisfaction, and performance.
Isaac Bowen, Snelling Staffing & Benchmark Search Group
Revamp Your Hiring System to Capture Better Talent!
Session Information
Session: 1
Why it’s critical to create an engaging, impressive and predictable hiring experience if you want to convert great candidates into great employees. Together we will:
- Dive into the NOCO talent market and share insider info as to what the area's most
effective employers are doing differently. - Map the candidate journey to ensure you're maximizing on the most critical touch points.
- Share the tools, systems, and tech you need to create an experience that will entice and engage the best talent... all while creating LESS work for you.
Why Attend
Anyone who attends this workshop is guaranteed to walk away with a better understanding of what it takes to engage talent in today's, digital - and wildly impersonal - hiring landscape.
Jason Pemberton, The Breakthrough Co
Conflict Resolution and How to Prevent Conflict in the First Place
Session Information
Session: 1
Conflict is one of the highest rated challenges faced by team leaders in the workplace. Managing conflict, interpersonal differences, and resolving issues is a skillset that many of us have never learned but desperately need.
Why Attend this Session
This session covers a framework and set of skills for effectively navigating through and resolving conflict, and shows how many of the skills involved can be effectively deployed to prevent issues from happening before they arise
Chalice Springfield, Unstoppable Curiosity
Bounce Back to Leap Forward
Session: 2
Session Information
An engaging and dynamic session where we’ll explore the transformative power of resilience in an ever-changing world of business and life.
Why Attend
This workshop will provide practical strategies for bouncing back when you encounter difficulties, practical strategies for accountability and motivation and an understanding of how to build a resilient mindset in order to achieve successful outcomes.
Dain Johnson, Rev 0
Modern Leadership: Practical Research to Improve the Worker Experience and Business Outcomes
Session: 2
Session Information
The manager matters more than ever in the contemporary workplace, but the practice of management has not kept pace with significant advances in the science of management. People have new expectations of their manager; it’s time to update our ways of managing to elevate the worker experience and, subsequently, business outcomes.
Why Attend
This session explores practical research in psychology, leadership, and organizational development to uncover the new role of the manager. You will learn why the manager matters, how to manage yourself, and techniques to manage up, down, and sideways in your modern organization.
Amanda Ericson, HRx Services
Ethics in Talent Acquisition
Session: 2
Session Information
Ethics in the workplace are incredibly important. However, that starts at the beginning of our team member experience—in recruiting! We will focus on ways to incorporate ethics into your talent strategy and how to align it with your organization's overall goals and purpose.
Why Attend
Job seekers are eager to understand your business principles and want to work in an organization that aligns with their values. Understanding how ethics plays a role in your recruiting practices will help align your organization's workforce.
Adam Crowe, Economic and Workforce Development
Workforce 2024: How to Adapt and Thrive in a Changing World of Work
Session 2
Session Information
Northern Colorado has a very dynamic economy which brings fast paced growth and prosperity to our communities. Amidst this growth we have a very talented workforce that is experiencing many of the same pressures as other parts of the US and facing some challenges unique to our region. This presentation will provide an overview of our current workforce environment and explore the current hiring climate in Northern Colorado.
Why Attend
- Understand factors influencing the workforce in Northern Colorado.
- Learn about the current hiring climate in Northern Colorado.
- Learn how other organizations are adapting to workforce challenges.
Elizabeth Mahoney, Complete Professional Development
Adopting a Strengths-Based Culture is a Game Changer in Talent Development, Recruitment, and Retention Initiatives.
Session: 2
Session Information
Sometimes is too easy to overlook one of the greatest tools for success, human capital. Building a Strengths-based culture is one that focuses on developing employees' natural talents and strengths rather than their weaknesses. Employees who use their strengths are six times as likely to be engaged at work. Strengths-based companies have higher retention rates and have employees that say they work for a great company supporting recruitment efforts for open positions.
Why Attend
Discover how to use science- based tools to help you unlock potential in your organization and everyday life.
Mark Kochman, Youth Labor Law Specialist, Colorado Department of Labor
Meredith Post and Compliance Assistance Specialist, OSHA
Brett Kemp, President, Flood and Peterson
OSHA, Labor Laws, Insurance…Oh My!
Session: 2
Session Information
Engage with our panel of experts to discuss myths and truths related to youth employment. Discover the untapped potential of partnering with high school students through Work-Based Learning opportunities. Many businesses hesitate due to concerns about OSHA, labor laws, workers' compensation, and insurance. In this insightful discussion, experts will debunk these myths and provide practical guidance on integrating youth into your workforce.
Why Attend
Join us to learn how you can effectively engage young talent and strengthen your business.
Diana Rogers Jaeger, Love To Appreciate Consulting
Leveraging People Data to Drive Results and Retain Top Talent
Session: 3
Session Information
Costly turnover. Stress and frustration. Scrambling to hire and train replacements. Friction between teammates. Failure to achieve key business goals. How can you reverse the downward spiral? The answer is talent optimization. Learn the fundamental principles of talent optimization and how leaders can align business strategy with a game-changing talent strategy that achieves better business outcomes.
Why Attend
Learn the fundamental principles of talent optimization and how leaders can align business strategy with a game-changing talent strategy that achieves better business outcomes.
Dr. Sarabeth Berk Bickerton, More Than My Title
Become More Than Your Job Title: How to Define Your Unique Value in the Workforce
Session: 3
Session Information
If you do more than one thing, then you ARE more than one thing. Many workers today don’t fit neatly into boxes and frequently say they “wear a lot of hats,” but what does that mean? Who are they really? In order to be seen and understood by others, the first step is making sense of yourself.
Why Attend
This presentation covers the three types of professional identity that exists in the workforce, explains what it means to have a hybrid professional identity, and gives practical advice on actions to help you see who you really are in your work.
Dr. Erika Michalski, Strategically Authentic
The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace
Session: 3
Session Information
Ever wonder why Emotional Intelligence is getting so much attention these days? Because it's a critical skillset to thrive in today's professional landscape.
Why Attend
During this workshop, participants will hear about the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and key performance indicators such as job satisfaction, employee retention, overall team effectiveness, and more. Then they will be given practical strategies for cultivating Emotional Intelligence in themselves and their teams, curating a toolkit full of actionable insight they can use immediately.
Dale Wilsher, Your Authentic Personality
How to Keep the Urgent from Hijacking What's Important
Session: 3
Session Information
Do you ever feel like you're constantly in a rush, moving at breakneck speed through your day? Many of us struggle with the pressure of the urgent, often sacrificing what truly matters in the process. This session will explore how our brains are wired to prioritize the urgent over the important and how this affects our productivity, professional success, and work-life balance.
Why Attend
You'll discover strategies to rewire your brain, define your true priorities, and create a more strategic approach to managing your time. Through engaging stories and practical exercises, you’ll learn to focus on what’s important, manage your tasks effectively, and establish a rhythm that supports your business goals and career growth. Join us and take the first step toward a more balanced, purpose-driven professional life.
Susan Kurzeka, Economic & Workforce Development and Karrie Grama-Hatfield, Pearl Teams, LLC
Embracing Your Five-Generation Workforce
Session: Virtual - Watch the Session
Session Information
For the first time in human history, five generations are joining together to create a strong, multigenerational workforce. Join us virtually to learn about age-diversity trends in Northern Colorado, and the potential contributions of each generation to your organization. Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical strategies for creating a thriving, age inclusive workplace.
Why Attend
- Participants will become familiar with workforce trends impacting Northern Colorado and beyond.
- Participants will learn about the many benefits of cultivating workplaces inclusive of all age ranges.
- Participants will gain tools and resources for updating hiring practices to be competitive and compliant.
Moderated by: Janel Highfill, Front Range Community College and Chalice Springfield, Unstoppable Curiosity
Filling the Management Gap: NoCo Works Training & Development Community of Practice Series
Session: 3
Session Information
This session will focus on "Filling the Management Gap". The Community of Practice (CoP) will feature a facilitated panel, designed to create a supportive network focused on learning, problem-solving, and peer sharing. We will be joined by business owners, hiring managers and HR professionals sharing their success stories, challenges and resources used to tackle common training and development challenges. We invite your future participation in monthly virtual sessions as we will tackle common challenges, develop solutions, and highlight successes related to workforce training and development.
Panelists:
- Jay Dokter, CEO, Vergent Products
- Allie Steiner, Talent Attraction and Acquisition, North Range Behavioral Health
Why Attend
- Updates on NoCo Works Training & Development and access to sign up for virtual CoP opportunities.
- Tangible resources and organizational implementation strategies for leadership development.
- Hear regional best practices for developing and retaining key talent in their organizations.
