Day Two Breakfast Deep Dive

Wednesday 19th July 2023

7:15 am Registration & Breakfast

7:45 am Discover: HR Innovated: Rethinking the HR Practice and Transforming How Government is Being Marketed

  • E. Lindsey Maxwell Director of the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, District of Columbia Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Synopsis

• How can we better market government work so that they know that this is a workplace that they can go and have meaningful input and actually have effect on people’s lives in a positive way? 

• Utilizing data and analytics to target specific groups of applicants with bespoke outreach 

• How the District of Columbia is leveraging tech tools to recruit in more robust way and tackle the war for talent

8:05 am Discover: Transforming How to Recruit for Hard to Fill Roles Including Public Safety to Reduce Vacancies

  • Keri Pharris Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, Kern County

Synopsis

• Creating the environment to enable existing employee to leverage their passion for the sector to inspire and attract public sector talent and reduce turnover

• Securing leadership buy in for dedicated marketing and recruiting campaigns 

• How Kern County is running micro pop-up recruitment events to quickly and effectively fill public safety and other hard to fill roles

8:25 am Discover: Utilizing A.I Solutions and Redesigning Your HR Team as a Marketing Firm to Transform How to Successfully Compete for Top Talent

Synopsis

• Redesigning your HR Team to act as marketing and in house talent acquisition firm

• Creating memorable and cutting edge interview process to assess soft skills and open talent pools

• How Clark County is leveraging technology to source talent

8:45 am Develop: What More Can We Uncover About How to Rebrand and better Market Government Work?

  • E. Lindsey Maxwell Director of the Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, District of Columbia Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
  • Curtis Germany Director of Human Resoruces, Clark County
  • Keri Pharris Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, Kern County

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

9:00 am Action: What Action Will You Now Take to Rebrand and Better Market Government Work?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

9:15 am Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Breakfast Deep Dive

Day Two

Wednesday 19th July 2023

9:00 am Registration & Networking

Creative Ideas to ‘Compensate for Compensation’ & Better Compete with the Private Sector

9:40 am Discover: Transforming Total Rewards & How to Successfully Implement a Pay for Performance Model in State and Local Government

  • Sean Davis State Personnel Director, Nebraska Department of Administrative Services

Synopsis

• Transforming performance management and how to implement a pay for performance compensation structure in government organizations

• How to be more sophisticated about total rewards and articulating that value to employees

• How the State of Nebraska has taken a novel approach to articulating their total rewards strategy and how they were able to implement a pay for performance model with leadership and government buy in

10:00 am Discover: Creative Ideas to ‘Compensate for Compensation’ & The Benefits Required to Engage and Retain Gen-Z Employees

  • Nikki Odom Chief Human Resources Officer, City of Minneapolis

Synopsis

• Where traditional public sector benefits packages are no longer fit for purpose, and retirement incentives are no longer the same draw to the sector as they used to be (especially for gen-z candidates), what are some creative approaches to compensation and new benefit packages that will provide the solution you need?

• What are the components that state and local governments are finding really lure top candidates in addition aside from that salary figure? What are benchmarks being used by other governments?

10:20 am Develop: What Other Creative Ways Can We ‘Compensate for Compensation’?

  • Nikki Odom Chief Human Resources Officer, City of Minneapolis
  • Sean Davis State Personnel Director, Nebraska Department of Administrative Services

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

10:40 am Action: How Will You Now Utilize Creative Ways to ‘Compensate for Compensation’?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:00 am Networking Break

Applying Non-Traditional Thinking to Become More DEI&B Focused & Inclusive Employers

11:20 am Discover: Rethinking Outreach: Connecting with Diverse Candidates Where They Live to Improve Engagement

Synopsis

• Rethinking how to reach diverse candidate populations to help them navigate the hiring process

• How to create partnerships with libraries, community organizations, and other stakeholders to better understand candidate populations and ensure local residents have access to equal opportunities

• How the City of Philadelphia is developing culturally sensitive communications that connect with candidates

11:40 am Discover: Effectively Collaborating with Your I&D Department and Applying Non-Traditional HR Thinking to Cultivate an Inclusive Workplace Culture

Synopsis

• Rethinking how DE&I, HR and City Management can work together effectively to create action plans that create real change in your workforce and communities

• How to uncover what really means the most to employees to increase employee engagement

• How The City of Oklahoma’s I&D leader is utilizing their experience from working in the private sector to implement creative initiatives to make their government a more inclusive and engaging culture

12:00 pm Develop: How Else Are DE&I Leaders Applying Non-Traditional Thinking to Become Inclusive Employers?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Focus Day Chair

12:20 pm Action: What Will You Now Do to Become a More Inclusive Employer?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:40 pm Lunch

Supporting Front-line Employee’s Wellbeing & Mental Health to Increase Employee Engagement

1:30 pm Panel Discussion: Discussing the Role of Employees in Their Own Wellbeing and How to Better Support Employee Wellbeing Post Pandemic with a Focus on Mental Health

Synopsis

  • What best practices have you employed to promote retention and ensure people can view their job as part of their life, not their whole life? What are you planning to employ in the future to support this too?
  • What new approaches to employee wellbeing can be implemented to prevent burnout with a focus on mental health wellbeing especially of frontline employees?
  • Where government budgets are tight, how can HR leaders communicate to executive leadership the importance of investing in wellbeing solutions – in other words – investing in your employees? How can changes be made in the face of scarce resources?
  • How are we encouraging employees to take ownership of their own wellbeing?

2:00 pm Networking Break

2:30 pm Speed Learning: Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

Synopsis

In this quick-fire session, each table will be hosted by an HR leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table.

3:20 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference