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• Beyond Survival: Building Resilient, Adaptable Teams for the Future of HR

  • When
    July 08, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Beyond Survival: Building Resilient,  Adaptable Teams for the Future of HR

  Presented by Kristi Straw, MBA SPHR of Lighthouse Leadership Consultants (Charlotte, NC)

  HR leaders are no longer just managing change -- they're navigating unchartered waters where resilience and adaptability are the anchors for success. This session dives in to the UNICORN Leader framework, an innovative approach that equips HR professionals with the skills to cultivate high EI, future-ready teams capable of thriving amidst disruption. 

  Join us as Kristi shares the seven core pillars of the UNICORN Leadership framework: Unified Visionary, Nimble-Nurturing, Inclusive Innovator, Compassionate Communicator, Optimistic Strategist, Resilient Leader, and Networked Noble Navigator. Each pillar represents actionable strategies to foster a culture of resilience, empower employees, and drive innovation for sustainable success.

  Participants will leave with a blueprint for for strategic resilience that moves beyond simply surviving disruption but rather embracing it for lasting impact.

  Free parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • metered spaces that are free at this time along the side roads
  • and the parking garage at 715 Rogers  Avenue.

  Thank you to our generous partner for sponsoring this WAHRA chapter meeting. 

  
  

  Beyond Survival has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

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• People Knowledge: Employee Engagement and Retention

  • When
    August 12, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  People Knowledge:  Employee Engagement and Retention 

  Presented by Jason Kos of Culture Index (Dallas, TX) 

  In a rapid fire, highly interactive knowledge transfer session we’ll tackle seven facts that could be holding your business back. You’ll leave with new tactics to begin optimizing your organization by activating your most precious resource- people. Most importantly, you’ll extract new facts and drive insights on what it takes to hire, lead and motivate top tier talent in a tight and competitive labor market. People don’t quit companies, they quit people. Find what your team’s hard-wired traits are, what causes them stress and disengagement. Learn to motivate, lead, communicate with, and manage each person according to their hard-wired traits and psychological needs. Using advanced psychometrics, you can know what it is that each person’s intrinsic motivators are and how we can leverage the team for their strengths and not their weaknesses.

  Culture Index measures seven work related traits inherent in all people to make executives effective. Each person’s traits are motivated, communicated to, led and managed differently. ● Learn to motivate, lead and communicate team members with high levels or low levels of autonomy for company growth ● Learn about your own levels of autonomy for company growth ● Learn to motivate, lead and communicate team members with high levels or low levels of social ability for company growth ● Learn about your own levels of social ability for company growth ● Learn to motivate, lead and communicate team members with high levels or low levels of pace or patience for company growth ● Learn about your own levels of pace or patience for company growth ● Learn to motivate, lead and communicate team members with high levels or low levels of conformity or detail orientation for company growth ● Learn about your own levels of conformity or detail orientation for company growth 

  This session is sponsored by BHC.  WAHRA appreciates our partnerships!  Thank you to the team at BHC Insurance for their support. 

  Free parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • in free-now but usually metered spaces around the building
  • and for a nominal rate in the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  People Knowledge has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

  
  

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• Mastering Change Messaging: Inspiring Organizational Buy-In

  • When
    October 14, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Mastering Change Messaging: Inspiring Organizational Buy-In 

  Presented by Rachel Jessen, SHRM-CP, Clarios  (Springdale, AR) 

  Financial insecurity and stress are wreaking havoc on workers. It affects their mental and physical health, as well as their working lives, in numerous and detrimental ways. In today's workplace, financial wellness is essential for both employee well-being and productivity. Financial Wellness  examines the disconnect between employer-led financial wellness programs and the actual financial health of employees, shedding light on common pitfalls and often overlooked elements. This presentation challenges the status quo by introducing a new approach that prioritizes outcomes over activities. Attendees will gain the knowledge and tools needed to create a financially secure, healthy, and productive workforce

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Uncover essentials that set effective financial wellness programs apart.

  2. Understand psychological and behavioral aspects for employee success. 

  3. Be cost effective and deliver needed results without expending unnecessary time and money.

  4. Prioritize outcomes over activity to provide genuine financial wellbeing to employees. 

  Free parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • in usually-metered but currently FREE spaces around the building
  • and for a nominal rate in metered spaces and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Mastering Change Messaging has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 

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• Building Mental Fitness: The Shift from Surviving to Thriving

  • When
    November 11, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    70 South 7 (UAFS Location in FS's Bakery District)

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  Building Mental Fitness: 

  Shift from Surviving to Thriving

  Presented by Amy Yip, CEO Amy Yip LLC  (Washington, DC)

  The more mentally fit you are, the more you’ll be able to handle the stress, anxiety and frustrations that come from work and personal life challenges. This includes how you build relationships and pursue your goals.
  
  Your level of Mental Fitness is the best predictor of how happy you are and how well you perform relative to your potential. The bad news is that 80% of people score below the minimum level of mental fitness required for peak performance and happiness.

  The good news is that, just like physical fitness, you can boost your Mental Fitness significantly with practice.
  
  During this interactive workshop, we will unpack:

  • The 3 core muscles at the root of mental fitness
  • How you tend to sabotage your happiness, well-being and performance with Saboteurs like the Judge, the Controller, the Hyper-Achiever, the Pleaser and 6 others
  • A three step process to shift from a 'surviving' mindset to a 'thriving' mindset

  This session will lay the foundation for Mental Fitness, equipping you with the knowledge and tools needed to build resilience, improve relationships, and enhance your overall well-being.

  Free parking is available in a number of locations including the lots

  • adjacent to the National Cemetery (north edge) on Garland Avenue (FREE)
  • adjacent to the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center on the east side of Wheeler (Free)
  • metered spaces that are free at this time along the side roads
  • and the parking garage at 715 Rogers Avenue.

  Beyond Survival has been submitted to SHRM and HRCI. 
  

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