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Meetings

Cedar Valley Society for Human Resource Management meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Anyone involved with human resource management as a practitioner, educator, or student is invited to attend. Meetings usually start at 11:45 am, at Beck’s Sports Brewery Lower Level Meeting Room.

Information on chapter meetings - 2008:

June 10th
Topic: Lead by Understanding Behaviors
Speaker: Chris Case, Case Training Inc.,
www.ctishortcuts.com

May 13th
Topic: Top 10 Background Check Mistakes -- A discussion on the ten most common mistakes employers make when conducting a pre-employment background check.
Speaker: Alan Kinsey, Vice President, Inquirehire

April 17th -- Highlights from 2008 Spring Seminar
“The Hero’s Journey – Legendary Leadership and Employee Engagement”
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation.

6 Steps of the Hero’s Journey
1.The Call to Adventure –Field of Dreams (listen for the phone)
2.Supernatural Aid – Karate Kid (mentorship and delivery of tools)
3.Crossing the 1st Threshold – Lord of the Rings (Crows in the background)
4.The Trials – Saving Private Ryan (explaining the journey)
5.The Prize – Erin Brockovich (Justice for the people; Back into balance)
6.The Return – Erin Brockovich (The money!!)

What direction do we fly to get from LA to Reno, NV? You would think NE, but it is actually 10 degrees NW.

April 16th
Topic: Foundations of Trust within Organizations
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Sorenson of UNI – Sponsored by the UNI Student Chapter

March 11th
Topic: Inclusion Matters
Presented By: Jean Trainor and the Inclusion Connection from Veridian Credit Union

February 12th
Topic: The ADA/FMLA/Work Comp triangle: Maintaining Compliance and Avoiding the Pitfalls
Speaker: David Merrick, CIC - AW Welt Ambrisco

January 8th
Topic: “Trends in Content & Media on the Recruiting Section of Employer Web Sites: How to Connect with Prospective Employees”
Speakers: Gloria Campbell and Katie Lienau from Wartburg College