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Saturday, June 15, 2013
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This week on the HR Power Hour we are putting out a special broadcast with sounds and interviews from the 2013 Maine HR Convention.
New England Law Publishers, a great HR Power Hour sponsor, conducted the amazing conference–held at the Samoset Resort in Rockland, Maine from May 7-10. They provided attending HR professionals with many national keynote speakers, regional HRCI approved training programs, and a venue that just can not be surpassed. Bud Burnstein, CEO of Mainehr.com, will speak about a great Boston cause that the convention was proud to highlight.
Our show will provide you a taste of the convention by covering some keynote highlights and interviews narrated by Jeremy Haskell, Sales Manager/Business Development from another great HR Power Hour sponsor, Jobs in the US and locally at Jobs in ME.
So if you were at the convention, enjoy the recap.
If you missed it: make sure to check out the show
to learn why you won’t want to miss the
Maine HR Convention in 2014!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
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Our Guest:
Linda Varrell
President
Broadreach PR
Adjunct Professor at Thomas College
HR Trends and Challenges –
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Nationally accredited in public relations, Linda Varrell founded Broadreach Public Relations in 2006, after a successful 25-year career in the financial services industry.
Linda has a track record of initiating and leading high-impact growth and improvement strategies for diverse organizations, and has demonstrated her expertise in strategic planning, brand development, media relations, community and employee relations, crisis communication, and project management.
She has led numerous initiatives that have increased market visibility while creating goodwill for organizations and their target audiences. Linda is regularly tapped to speak at C-level events and industry-specific conferences. She is an adjunct faculty member at Thomas College’s business department, holds a master of science in organizational leadership, and is pursuing an MBA.
Linda is active in the community, focusing on youth development and community service, and works with numerous nonprofit boards including Maine Public Relations Council and Maine Youth Leadership. Linda lives in Yarmouth with her husband and their three golden retrievers.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
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Our Guest:
Cy Wakeman
President/CEO/Author
Reality Based Leadership
Topic: Tough Love Approach
in the Workplace –
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A dynamic national keynote speaker, business consultant, author, and trainer. After a successful career as a counselor, Wakeman has spent the past 18 years consulting with some of the biggest companies in industries ranging from manufacturing, banking, government, high-tech, and healthcare, to help them incorporate reality-based concepts into leader and employee training programs.
Wakeman is a highly sought-after conference headliner, delivering over 150 keynote programs and reaching a combined audience of over 250,000 annually. She holds a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers’ Association, placing her within the top 3 percent of speakers worldwide.
Wakeman also received the2012 Outstanding Leadership Award from the World HRD Congress in Mumbai. Wakeman’s first book, Reality-Based Leadership, is a straightforward and practical guide for leaders who want to reduce office drama and improve personal accountability with their teams. Her new book, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace, looks at this issue from an individual employee perspective.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
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Our Guest:
Kenneth W. Gronback
President
KGC Direct, LLC
The Importance of Demography –
Ken is President of KGC Direct, LLC and author of the current bestselling book The Age Curve: How To Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm. He is an internationally respected demographer who has been able to forecast societal, commercial, economic, cultural, and political phenomena with uncanny accuracy. His unusual blend of marketing savvy and common sense demography, based on 17 years of proprietary demographic study, set him apart. He keynotes all over the United States and does customized demographic research.
You will find that his steadfast position that the United States is the best nation on earth and his firm belief that the country’s best days are ahead season his spirited presentations with an unmistakable pro-American enthusiasm.
Mr. Gronbach built KGA Advertising, Inc., a $40 million consumer/retail advertising agency, from the ground up in the 1980s and 1990s. One of his clients, a fashion apparel retailer, grew from $10 million in annual sales to over $400 million in annual sales on Mr. Gronbach’s watch.
His first book, Common Census, the Counter-Intuitive Guide to Generational Marketing, was released in 2005. His book, Decades of Differences, Making it Work, is a comprehensive guide to coping with three generations in the workforce and was released in 2011 by HRD Press.
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