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"Talent Development: A Targeted,
High-Impact and Results-Oriented Approach"

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Midland Hills Country Club, Roseville

FEE:
$395/members
$625/non-members
Registration Deadline: October 14, 2008

PRESENTED BY:

Steve Manderscheid, Ed.D.

Steve is the founder and principal consultant for Alchemy Consulting. Steve has thirteen years experience and a diverse background working on organization and leadership development initiatives in several large and small, national and international organizations. Steve Manderscheid is the chair of the Master of Arts in Organization Management program (with an emphasis in HR) at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN. He received his M.Ed. in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota and his Ed.D. in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas. He has published and presented internationally on the topics of Strategic Planning, Talent Management, and Leadership Development.

DESCRIPTION:

Acquiring the right talent is paramount for organization success. To that end, the next question is, "How do we establish systems and practices that will ensure we are developing our most valuable asset ... people?" To be competitive in today's global and complex business environment, HR leaders need to put talent management strategies in place to ensure that money invested in people is targeted, high impact, and results oriented.

In this workshop, participants will obtain applicable concepts and tools for developing talent. Participants will explore the importance of developing a talent management mindset with a focus on six integrated areas for developing talent. Participants will be required to leverage their experience (application) and practical research as they develop skills in talent management best practices. Steve will facilitate an interactive workshop that will provide the following:

A framework for linking business strategies with people activities that create a healthy talent-oriented culture for sustained results.
Methods for creating core competencies for key positions based on assessment data.
A process for identifying high potential talent based on competencies, past performance, and future potential.
A process for creating, communicating, and managing high potential talent pools with executive sponsorship.
A model for reviewing performance systems to ensure that they are designed with a link to organization strategy, core competencies, and they are oriented toward developing talent.
Review various methods for developing the talent, i.e., executive mentoring, action learning (live business cases), 360 feedback processes, and others.

You can anticipate some good best practice sharing, lively conversation, and an opportunity to ask questions.

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For questions regarding hrUniversity, contact Ann Costello-Junge at acostello@hrconnection.net or 612-925-8355

Best Practice Exchange

"Virtual Teams"

Thursday, October 23, 2008
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Calhoun Beach Club, Library, 2nd Floor

FEE:
Free of charge to hr connection members and their team members
$45/non-members
Registration Deadline: October 16, 2008

PRESENTED BY:

We are extremely excited to have Dr. Rama Hart and Jack Frangipane present at this event.

Dr. Rama Hart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organization Learning and Development at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Hart received her Ph.D. in Organization Behavior at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research over the past several years has focused on team building in geographically dispersed teams. Her research applies to U.S. based as well as global teams. She has been published several times on this topic and presented her research most recently at the Academy of Management National meeting in Atlanta. Dr. Hart will present some of the findings of her research and give several practical suggestions on how to develop high performing virtual teams.

Jack Frangipane is the Director of Sales Leadership and Management Development for the Neuromodulation Sector at Medtronic. For the past several years Jack has studied over 100 Medtronic sales teams across the U.S. and he will present some of his findings. He will discuss:

The business rational for forming sales teams with multiple roles & responsibilities in a complex environment
The essentials to better functionality and performance in developing teams
The real consequences that occur when teams do not develop
The implications of breaking up teams even when a business case exists

How To Register:

Members: RSVP yourself and guests/team members to Karen Marrone at at kmarrone@hrconnection.net or 612-925-8347.

Non-Members: Please download and complete a registration form by clicking one of the links below:

Then e-mail it to kmarrone@hrconnection.net; Or print it and U.S. mail to hr connection, 2925 Dean Parkway - Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55416; Or FAX it to (612) 925-8344.