Meeting

Workforce: The next 10 years and how to thrive:

The Workforce Crisis that we face will be more challenging in the future, our eyes need to be open for what is ahead!  Hear what we can do to best utilize our current workforce, how to be proactive to analyze your organization, and how we can adapt to attract and develop quality talent in the future!

The chapter meeting for January will be a roundtable discussion focusing on:

• Recruitment
• Best & Worst Policy / Procedure
• Best On-Boarding Practices
• Flexible Work / Telecommuting

The conversation will be facilitated by Jeanine McKenna. Catered with Wraps from Pizza Ranch.

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Employee Engagement:

Research has shown that employee engagement is linked to increases in productivity, organizational committment, employee moral, and overall job satisfaction. Join Marc Colcord as he helps us understand exactly what employee engagement is, and how we can incorporate it into our orgainzational strategy to achieve the benefits listed above.

Speaker: Jeanine McKenna, President/CEO of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce

Topic: Ignite Emporia Initiative

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We have lots going on for our holiday celebration this year.

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Speaker:

Natalie Bright with Bright & Carpenter Consulting:

Bright has twenty-four years of experience lobbying on behalf of Kansas business and state associations at the state and federal levels.  Her expertise is in lobbying business issues, specifically in the areas of taxation, human resources, insurance, judicial reform and transportation.

(Note: 3rd Wednesday due to the State Conference)

Speaker:

Phyllis Gish with KansasWorks

Catering:

Gambino's

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Speaker:

Darlene Stone, CHHR, SHRM-SCP, joined Stormont Vail in 2017 as the senior vice president and chief human resources officer.  In April of this year Darlene took on new responsibilities and a new role adding marketing/communications and the patient experience to become the first senior vice president and chief experience resources officer at Stormont Vail Health, an integrated health system in Topeka, Kansas.

Speaker:

Lauren Sobaski with Fisher Phillips

Catering:

Casa Ramos

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Catering:

Kentucky Fried Chicken