Breakfast Deep Dives

Choose a Breakfast Deep Dive to attend, one is dedicated to how State governments are futurizing technology and the operational efficiency of HR, and the other is dedicated to how Local governments are utilizing data and maximizing resources in HR. These deep-dive sessions are the perfect way kick-off your conference experience with new connections, knowledge and debate

BREAKFAST DEEP DIVE OPTION 1: EXCLUSIVELY FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS
Future Focus on Technology & Operational Efficiency of HR in State Governments

7:00 am Check In & Hot Breakfast

7:20 am Discover: Re-defining Your Classification & Compensation System to Improve Retention

  • Kelly Hardwick Executive Director, Mississippi State Personnel Board

Synopsis

  • How can we give employees opportunities to be rewarded without being promoted?
  • Clearly define and re-classify their roles and expectations, while rewarding increased performance
  • How the State of Mississippi surveyed their 24,000 employees to re-classify their roles, to enhance their understanding of how to reward performances while increasing both productivity and retention.

7:40 am Develop: Else Can We Maximize Our Current Resources?

  • Kelly Hardwick Executive Director, Mississippi State Personnel Board

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

8:00 am Action:How Are You Going to Change Your Current System to Maximise Your Governments Resources

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

8:20 am Statewide Human Resources Speed Learning

Creating Flexibility in the Work Place

  • Kelly Hardwick Executive Director, Mississippi State Personnel Board

Investing in Talent Development to Create Pipelines to Leadership Positions

How to Build Support Networks for Your Staff

  • Ayanna Colman Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director, Washington State Employment Security

9:00 am Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Pre-Conference Breakfast Deep Dive