HRAGD May 14, 2008 Workshop Panel Presentation

Executive Coaching for Peak Business Performance

Current events in business such as mergers, downsizing, advanced technology, globalization and organizational dynamics, combined with changes in the workforce demographics and individual goals vs corporate objectives have contributed to increased challenges for organizational leaders.

But there is one area where the wise individuals and leading organizations agree: people are the most valuable “force” within any organization. Effective leadership combined with individual commitment of motivated employees and technological innovation determine success or failure, peak performance or average performance.

An increasing number of organizations are turning to executive coaching to meet the multitude of challenges that executives and managers face today. HR leaders are often looked to as experts in identifying executive coaching professionals. Is your organization performing at its peak?

In this interactive workshop, you will learn from our panel of executive coaching experts;

· When to engage executive coaching services as a business strategy or as a personal career enhancement tool

· How to effectively utilize coaching services
· What are some of the methodologies and assessments used
· Why more leading organizations are implementing coaching for their management teams
· How effective coaching impacts the bottom line (ROI)

This workshop has been approved for 3.0 General HRCI credits.

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Location: Henry Ford Health System
One Ford Place, Community Conference Room
Located off Third Street, two blocks south of West Grand Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48202
313-916-2600

Agenda:
7:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Registration, Breakfast and Networking
8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Workshop/ Panel Presentations/Q & A

Registration :
$50 members
$75 non-members

Pre-registration and pre-payment are required at www.hragd.org. An additional $10 fee will be charged for registration and payment after Friday, May 9, 2008.

Panelists

Doron York, CEO & Senior Executive Coach, Business Edge International. Doron York has more than 24 years of management success. He has started, built and sold several companies over the past 15 years. With vast experience in business leadership, York managed his own companies and at the same time provided coaching services to CEO’s and senior executives in Fortune 1000 companies causing breakthrough results in short time frames.

Lisa Satawa, President, Droste Group. Lisa Satawa started in the executive coaching industry in 2001. Prior to joining the executive coaching industry, she held senior leadership positions with Dana Corporation, Pitney Bowes, Compaq, and Fleet Bank where she successfully led turnaround and startup strategies specifically within sales organizations. She has coached and consulted at all levels of organizations across various industries.

Joyce Beasley, Partner and Leadership Coach, The BBP Group. Joyce Beasley has over 18 years experience as a leadership coach, trainer and consultant in management, supervision and performance improvement. She works with leaders at all levels on the development and implementation of interventions that improve organizational performance and productivity.

Moderator

Denise Henderson, Senior Executive Coach, Business Edge International. Denise Henderson has been an executive coach since 2006. Prior to becoming an executive coach, for the previous 18 years, she held several leadership positions in human resource management in large health care organizations.

HRAGD May 19, 2008 Annual Meeting

Being a Strategic Player Takes Courage and Competence

Never before has the call for strategic HR been louder. From major corporations and the military to small businesses and not-for-profits, leaders of all types of organizations are wrestling with how to find the right people and keep them. What these leaders have come to learn is that they need a competent and courageous HR professional to tackle this vexing problem.

Our guest speaker, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., immediate past chair of the Society for Human Resource Management, will share his thoughts about how we can all showcase our courage and competence so that our organizational leaders will see us as strategic players. According to Mr. Taylor, “We as (HR professionals) have taken the HR function from a back room function to a strategic capability of greater importance.” He asks all HR professionals to “Examine your own courage and then ask yourself, “Am I brave enough to do the courageous thing.”

In attending this presentation participants will be able to:

· Enhance your skills to be viewed as a strategic player in your organization.
· Explore and develop your internal core competencies.
· Align your skills to the mission of the organization
· Acquire personal knowledge to be an agent of change within your organization.

Date:
Monday, May 19, 2008

Location:
Doubletree Hotel Dearborn
5801 Southfield Freeway
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-583-1202

Agenda:
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.      Registration, Networking and Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. -  8:30a.m.        Annual Business Meeting
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.     Program – Q&A

Cost:
$35 member; $45 non-member
VIP tables for 8 available for $280 (reserved, premier seating)
There will be an additional $10.00 fee for registrations or payment received after Wednesday, May 15.

Speaker
As a business leadership speaker and human resource thought leader Johnny Taylor Jr. is frequently sought out by national and international media outlets such as The Today Show, CNBC, MSNBC, Reuters, HR Magazine, CBS Evening News, Time, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal for his opinion and comments regarding complex human resource and leadership issues facing employers.

Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor of Science in Communication, with general honors, from the University of Miami; Master of Arts in Mass Communication, with honors, from Drake University; and Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors, from the Drake University Law School, where he served as research editor of the Drake Law Review and argued on the National Moot Court Team. He is a member of the Florida, Illinois and Washington, D.C. bars, and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.

To hear excerpts of Mr. Taylor’s speeches, please follow the link to: http://www.johnnyctaylorjr.com/?page_id=14

This program has been approved for 1.5 HRCI Strategic credits