Great River Human Resource Association

We're back in person! We will pick up right where we left by allowing time to reconnect with members and discuss hot topics in the human resource profession. Additionally, enjoy a belly laugh or two as we will be joined by G.I.T. Improv!

Gov. Reynolds Announces the 2021 Future Ready Iowa Summit: Transforming Education for the Workforce. Statewide event will focus on expanding work-based learning and computer science.

Though the annual fundraisers will not be held, the missions remain. This year, the organizations have joined forces to establish a letter campaign and video event themed Mariachis and Margaritas to be released on September 9th.

Is your business meeting varied and diverse goals to optimize performance? Tune in to this event where the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will help you assess the health of your current talent & provide strategies to acquire the balanced pool you need.

Let's get back to the benefit basics! We will talk about items to remember, changes we have seen recently, and upcoming items that will impact benefit plans.

Due to low registrations, this event has been cancelled.

Join Dr. Jennifer Palar, SAU Faculty, and Michelle Luebke, Founder Highlight HR Consulting, for a discussion on the challenges facing today's organizational leaders and how HR teams can position their organizations for success.

Whether you're a current member of SHRM or thinking about joining/renewing, this informative, FREE event will enlighten you with all the ins and outs of the benefits and resources available to you.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts are more than a moral imperative—they make good business sense! Join us for information on where to get started on your DEI efforts and for SHRM tools and takeaways that can be used to set you up for success.

Who will replace your retiring employees? What skills are needed in the next few years? In this event, James Hotchkiss will cast aside the myths surrounding apprenticeship programs and inform us of the many benefits it offers to train and attract talent.

HR employees are constantly inundated with new work. Enter COVID and the work just doubled. Whether you need assistance to run an I-9 audit or have projects that need some time and attention, a micro-internship may be just the answer!

In January 2021, President Biden began taking actions that will immediately impact employers. Whether it relates to COVID, the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, attend to ensure you keep up with all prospective changes.

Did you know 1 in 5 will have some kind of mental illness in their lifetime? Make It OK is a community campaign designed to reduce stigma by starting conversations and increasing understanding about mental illness. Join our conversation March 9th.

Everyone is coming to HR asking, "What am I supposed to do?" In this event, we will explore how to best balance the needs of employees and managers, how to manage attendance & strategies to answer the question, “What am I supposed to do?” 

Don't miss this event, in which we’ll discover actionable strategies to rewire our brains, so we can respond more confidently and thoughtfully and boost our resilience and that of our leaders and employees.

Let’s take some time to celebrate all we have been through in 2020 AND have some fun! We will kick off the event with Ashley Billiet, the best Mixologist in the Midwest, followed by virtual BINGO! We guarantee some laughs and a great time for all!!

Join us for our 1/2 day Legislative event on Tuesday, November 24. The Pappas Wright, P.C. firm will cover crucial employment law areas that have impacted our country as well as topics that have updates to be aware of in the upcoming year.

As an HR rep, do you know which bad behaviors are most likely to make your employees leave? As a boss, are you guilty of these bad behaviors? Learn more about the toxic effect of bad bosses and what’s changed in the data.

This webcast will discuss why feeling valued is the key to sustaining great work & high performance. Presenters will highlight what signals to watch for in your employees and share concrete steps you can take to make sure your employees feel valued.

Recruiting and onboarding has changed drastically in 2020. We are now relying heavily on digital tools to get the job done. How is your company managing? Join us to discuss best practices to utilize digital tools to recruit and onboard top talent.

Register today for the Annual IA SHRM HR Conference! The conference will be held virtually on October 14-15, 2020 with an on demand option available.

Register today for the Annual IL SHRM HR Conference and Exposition! Earn Up to 25 hours of SHRM and HRCI recertification credits; 7 live and up to 18 on demand!

In this conversation, we will discuss short & long-term actions employers can take to demonstrate commitment to social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. HR professionals will be able to transfer this knowledge upon returning to the office.

How prepared are you to communicate with your workforce through the uncertainty that lies ahead? In this program, an employee communications expert and two CHRO's will discuss how to keep employees aligned, engaged and productive.

Breaking Barriers is to help educate local businesses, HR professionals and services providers on 4 employment barriers applicants and employees may be struggling with: justice involvement, substance abuse, mental health and poverty.

This webcast will discuss: the importance of training and its role in the success, why it’s crucial to provide employees with learning technology in today’s digital reality, and how to develop & maintain a culture of engagement through on-demand train

Open enrollment will be here soon! Have you considered how the recent COVID pandemic may affect your employee benefits and their plans? In this webcast, we will discuss employee benefits, open enrollment & the changes experienced due to COVID-19.

Curious about the strategic-planning process in your department or organization? GRHRA is offering our members an opportunity to learn new skills, earn business (strategic) recertification credits, & work to advance HR in the business community.

Is HR ready for the challenges that lie ahead? Worryingly, fewer than one in three HR and people leaders would rate their HR skills levels as expert today. HR leaders from Sage People have identified a set of areas where HR professionals need upskilling.

Hear the perspectives & stories shared from the O.C. Tanner Institute’s groundbreaking pulse surveys and learn what truly matters to employees and how leaders can uniquely apply time-honored principles to reimagine a thriving workplace culture.

During these turbulent times, true leadership is imperative in order to navigate and effectively lead your workforce. Ready or not, your current and future leaders need the skills & competencies to take on the role. Is your leadership prepared?

Americans have been struggling financially. Add in the global situation and it’s become increasingly clear: In this webcast, learn what the future looks like for hourly employees, ways to prevent turnover, how to keep up with employee needs, and MORE.

According to a Gallup survey, only 13% of employees are engaged at work. Imagine the change in your company if you could even double that. This webcast will look at critical drivers of engagement and discuss how to implement them.

HR and legal professionals from Appian will discuss what they’re seeing as their organizations transition back to onsite work. Topics of discuss will include: Determining which employees can return, managing diverse government regulations, and more!

The need to balance individual expression against a safe & productive work environment is crucial. Join us for a discussion about policies & practices that can help us foster a positive workplace culture & steps that can be taken should challenges arise.

This program will provide insights into perceptions and employer data around inclusive practices and how they have evolved in the current climate. Data will be shared from general counsels, HR leaders and the American workforce regarding perspectives.

This webcast will discuss how COVID-19 has affected mental health & accelerated changes in the workplace. Learn how a culture geared toward the mental well-being of employees can help them be both open about mental health and willing to seek help.

Managing chronic conditions as the world recovers. The Livongo monitoring technology is part of a system that manages chronic conditions outside of healthcare facilities to allow for health and safety within one’s home.

Join us for this 2-part training series on COVID-19, presented by Allison Wright, Pappas Wright, P.C. law firm. Each 90-minute training will include a Q&A portion. Participants welcome to submit questions in advance by emailing awright@pappaswright.com

Live webinar with Josh Bersin to discuss the findings from new research as well as recommendations organizations can use to self-assess current practices and identify those with the greatest need for improvement.

Virtual HR summit designed to help HR leaders learn new concepts, earn HR credits, and be better leaders. Topics include: recruiting, training, employee engagement, performance management, inclusion & diversity, leadership development, etc.

Hibben Rothschild will share how to create a versatile pre-boarding & onboarding experience that will make new hires feel warmly welcomed, more confident about making benefits decisions and ready to hit the ground running, no matter the circumstances.

CHRO, Lisa Bisaccia, will share how CVS Health has pivoted and embraced changing workforce dynamics. She will provide a framework for how companies can not only think through immediate employee needs, but also plan for the workplace of the future.

Earn 1.5 SHRM or HRCI credits for FREE! Lorne developed this workshop to help people understand how their brains work around bias and to provide them with tools to reduce the impact of bias on their choices. Sponsored by George Mason University.

SHRM Talent will be an entirely virtual experience! As a virtual attendee, you'll have access to general sessions, concurrent sessions, and smart stage sessions over three days, plus opportunities to network with fellow attendees.

Sexual harassment is an issue that affects workers of any age. During this event, Dr. Susan Stewart, Professor of Human Resource Management at Western Illinois University, will provide keen insight on how this particular issue is affecting Gen Z workers.

How can we most effectively hire, train, and retain the next generation of worker? In this presentation, Carly & Caitlin, with iJAG, will discuss skills of the future workforce, retention, culture, mentors, and trauma informed care in the workplace.

**ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR SALE ** During our half-day event, Pappas-O’Connor will cover the topics most requested in our GRHRA employment law survey: FLSA, Harassment, Wage & Hour, Leave of Absence, and Marijuana.

Mark your calendar now to join us in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 9-11, 2019 for the 2019 Iowa SHRM State Conference - HR Game On!!

Hear from Vienna Hoang, Assistive Technology Counselor Specialist for Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services/IVRS, around dispelling the fears surrounding accommodations and hiring persons with disabilities.

Practical & tactical as ever, with real-life examples and tools you can use, Sinikka Waugh will offer insights to help you ensure your team has the 5 characteristics of a healthy, safe and productive and high performing team.

RSVP before it's too late! Mark Hudson will present a follow-up sexual harassment training. He will also touch on other types of harassment that are present in the workplace. Be prepared for scenarios and a Q&A portion!

**This Event Has Been Cancelled** Ongoing stress = poor effects. Research is now showing how to change these effects. In this event, learn the importance of building caring connections with people in your life.

Calling all Recruiters, HR Business Partners, and Hiring Leaders!! Join Theresa Nordstrom, founder of Nordstrom Talent, an Executive Search Firm started in 2015, for an interactive discussion on how you can start impacting your talent changes today!

Join us as Jennifer Palar covers the topic of HR Analytics. Determine appropriate business/HR questions to ask and how to compile & clean data. Also, learn to tie analysis results to business-related questions to improve the problem-solving process.

**This Event Has Been Cancelled** Join us for this more relaxed event in which we will discuss HR Best Practices and also get the opportunity to Get to Know Your Chapter. Come prepared to ask questions, share insight and learn more of what GRHRA has to of

We asked benefit experts, Brad Johnson & Tally Curry, if they could simplify what employers need to know about employee benefit trends & ideas being pitched to HR. Accepting the challenge, this will be a beneficial event for all HR professionals!

Trying to walk the tightrope between work & home life? Are your employees? How can we find that work-life balance as employers, employees and as individuals? Do we ever “arrive?” How does HR fit? Join us to explore these questions and so much more!

Tickets Available Now! Join us for a half-day meeting on all legal updates as well as hear from our Workforce Readiness Panel representatives who will discuss iJag, Sector Boards, Junior Achievement & The Career Network.

Dr. Monica Smith, VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Augustana College, will share with us practices, policies, concepts and possible barriers that impede progress around the topic of inclusive leadership. RSVP by 5pm on October 15th to attend!