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OPENING KEYNOTE - 8:15 AM You're a KEEPR! I will be presenting a framework that I created that HR and people leaders can deploy to increasing engagement and retention. I have curated steps that pull from research from Clifton Strengths, Stephen Covey Trust & Inspire Leadership and other evidence based approaches that provide leaders a plug and play methodology for creating teams that are inspired to stay. The KEEPR framework is K (know your strengths and derailers) E (engage/mobilize your strengths and craft your work around those) E (enlist others, building trust and connections) P (prioritization and focus) R (rank up and upskill). Leaders will walk away with not only an easy to remember, step by step engagement methodology but also a stronger sense for what inspires THEM to stay and how to model behaviors that create an environment that inspire their people to stay. Tim Olaore aka "Mr. Meaningful Work," has mugs to show that he's the Best Dad Ever and Best Husband Ever! But outside of those jobs, he serves as the Director of Leadership Resident and Internship Programs at Adventist Health while also creating energetic Meaningful Work content and tools that help HR and People Leaders develop teams that are motivated to stay! He's the host of the "Mr. Meaningful Work: RETAIN" podcast and keynotes for various groups across the country. Tim holds a Bachelors in Marketing, a Masters in Organizational Leadership, is SPHR certified and has spent the last 15 years in sales, HR leadership and Leadership Development across diverse industries. BREAKOUT SESSIONS - 9:30 AM Privacy and Confidentiality: Keeping Your Employees Compliant Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of personal information is no easy feat. As the complexity of information grows and becomes more widely distributed, so must the skills and responsibilities of various companies and healthcare professionals. Please join managing partner, Larry Kazanjian for an informative presentation as he discusses the importance of adhering and complying with laws and regulations that impact privacy and confidentiality. This presentation will provide attendees with practical guidance and best practices around managing confidential information. It will also keep you up to date on recent developments in the ever-evolving regularity landscape. Larry Kazanjian, PKWH Law Mr. Kazanjian has practiced employment law for more than 30 years and has represented employers in litigation of discrimination and wrongful termination matters. His litigation experience includes dozens of jury trials in the representation of defendants. WOTC Tax Credit: The Benefits of Hiring Individuals from Underserved Communities In this session, local organizations will share hiring resources and advantages companies won’t want to overlook in this highly competitive labor market. Preet Kuar & David Perry Dr. David Perry has served as the President and CEO of Cristo Rey High School Sacramento since 2018. In his role as President, Dr. Perry oversees two separate nonprofits, a 501(c)3 that is the Catholic College Preparatory School, and a 509(a)3 public benefit corporation known as CRHSS Work Study. Cristo Rey High School Sacramento is a college preparatory high school that exclusively serves students who come from extremely limited financial resources, providing a college preparatory education with the support of a unique work study program in which all students must participate. The work study program serves multiple purposes: it is a workforce development program that prepares students for real world careers through hands on experiential learning, it is a method to enhance and apply what is learned in the classroom to the workplace, and it serves as a funding mechanism to offset a significant portion of the cost of education for the student. Preet Kuar is an Executive Recruiter and Business Development Manager with Pacific Staffing and Pacific ExecSearch. She is an accomplished Talent Acquisition professional with progressive experience in all areas related to recruiting. She is a proven leader of high performing recruiting teams with a track record of hiring, developing and retaining best-in-class recruiting professionals. She is well networked in Sacramento and stays current with the hiring trends in the area. Preet and the team at Pacific Staffing support diverse business units including Human Resources, Engineering, IT Finance & Accounting and Clerical positions. BREAKOUT SESSIONS - 10:45 AM The New Remote: An Employer's Guide to Navigating a Post Pandemic World This program provides an employer important tools that it will need to manage remote and hybrid-remote employees. Program participants will be able to issue spot exposure areas in their remote work arrangements and address them in an efficient manner. Christopher Onstott, Jon Hsieh & Nataliya Shtevnina, Kronick Chris Onstott is an attorney and a shareholder at Kronick Moskovitz. He works out of the firm’s offices in Roseville and Sacramento. Chris heads the firm’s business litigation practice group. He also provides legal advice and counsel to numerous employers throughout California. He has defended various employers in wage-and-hour class actions, as well as discrimination and harassment claims. Jonathan represents employers in all employment matters, including wage and hour actions, workplace investigations, workplace discrimination and harassment litigation, and any and all related claims. He counsels clients on wage and hour compliance, discipline and termination, arbitration agreements, sick leave, employee handbooks, and laws affecting payroll and personnel decisions. Nataliya represents public and private sector entities in the areas of commercial litigation and employment. She focuses on business litigation which includes misappropriation of trade secrets, product liability, insurance bad faith, and breach of contract claims, as well as wage and hour actions, employee discrimination and harassment claims, termination, and breach of contract claims. Tapping into the Power of Your Most Overlooked Employee Retention Tool: Effective Performance Evaluation Albert Foster, CEO Express Evaluations Albert Foster is an HR professional and the Founder and CEO of Express Evaluations. His passion in HR is to help employees find joy in their employment and to help employers retain their hard-earned talent. Albert earned a Master’s in Human Resources in 2012 and has been in the HR world for the past 15 years as both an HR consultant and an HR director. While working as the HR director of a special service district with about 500 employees he was tasked with finding a new performance management system. After several demos it became clear that a product didn’t exist in the current market that encompassed both the effectiveness, flexibility and affordability for his company, so he decided to create his own. BREAKOUT SESSIONS - 1:15 PM Stop Serving Sh*t Sandwiches: Offer Better Feedback to Bridge the Gap
Our professional relationships critically matter. Quality communication places too much emphasis on language to do the hard work. Words often fail and there is a better way to connect. Bridge the Gap tools can positively shift engagement between people, and in teams, especially when the Sh*t Sandwich threatens the fabric of important relationships. Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary met in a women’s leadership circle and instantly felt a connection even though both women are different in their belief systems. They eventually became “work wives,” invested in helping people bridge gaps in their perspectives, values, and beliefs. Their book, Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships from Challenging to Collaborative was named 1 of 3 books to read by Inc. Magazine in 2022. They use their own tools and practice what they preach, too! By embracing their energetic dichotomies: Conservative/Liberal; Country/Rock-n-Roll; Christian/Buddhist; Executive/Creative; Wealth/Upper Middle Class, Jennifer and Katie have succeeded in helping thousands find the sweet spot in their relationships by transforming how they think, communicate, give feedback, and behave across the divide. Their work has appeared in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc., Apple News, PBS, NPR, New York Post, Shondaland, ComputerWorld, and more. Learn about them at www.howtobridgethegap.com My Employee Just Switched Genders! Now What? Gregory Blueford, Fisher Phillips LLP Gregory Blueford is an associate in Fisher Phillips’ Sacramento office. He represents employers in all aspects of employment law in both state and federal courts. His practice focuses on wage and hour collective class actions, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination claims, as well as labor relations. He also regularly counsels employers to assist them in avoiding litigation and staying compliant with California’s complex employment laws. KEYNOTE - 2:30 PM 10 Ways to Get Sued in California for Workplace Issues This session, led by Erika Frank, a recognized workplace law expert, addresses trends in sick leave, wage-hour, EEO, performance management, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, COVID-19 protocols, documentation, and other key workplace rules. Join Erika for an engaging and information-packed overview of everything you need to do to stay out of court. Erika Frank is a well-respected employment attorney with a passion for advising and educating employers about California’s complex workplace laws. Leveraging more than two decades of legal, regulatory and legislative experience, Erika offers a practical and insightful approach to helping clients deal with the effects of California’s employment laws on employee relations and workplace policies. Prior to joining the Shaw Law Group, Erika served as the General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at the California Chamber of Commerce, the largest broad-based trade association in California. With a focus on employment law compliance, Erika oversaw CalChamber’s Labor Law Helpline and assisted countless members with their labor and employment law questions. She also played an integral role in the launch and success of CalChamber’s The Workplace |
Most organizations are desperately looking for solutions to the current "Great Resignation," scrambling to engage and develop their current talent. They are trying everything from flashy new rewards programs to huge merit bonuses. Trouble is, these initiatives are often developed blindly, without truly understanding their employees' wants and needs, and they end up being band-aid fixes, rather than solutions to deeper underlying problems. One excellent, overlooked way to take a deep dive into understanding your employees is setting up a truly effective evaluation structure that is a two way street between the employer and the employee. In this session, Performance Evaluation Expert, and CEO of Express Evaluations, Albert Foster, will teach attendees the key components of a successful evaluation structure that most employers are missing, why good performance evaluations are a critical component of employee retention, and how to put them into place at their organization. 
You likely engage in a constructive criticism strategy called the Sh*t Sandwich. Do you recognize this recipe? Bottom bun: Give praise; The meat: Pile on the feedback and criticism; Top bun: Give more praise. Most professionals know when they are being served a Sh*t Sandwich, so let’s take them off the menu. Giving authentic feedback is tricky, especially for HR professionals who are often responsible for coordinating evaluation and employees’ effectiveness. How can you inform, support, and empower people better? In this interactive session, you’ll learn the art and neuroscience of feedback conversations that move the work forward by learning: 
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