Change is coming in the workforce and the NAED HR & Training Conference, happening every other year, will prepare you and your company for the times ahead. At the 2012 HR & Training Conference, attendees learned:

• How the industry's changing demographics affect your company's ability to recruit, re-engage, and re-energize talent
• How to re-engage your employees so they look forward to living for the weekday
• How to develop a strategic approach for the use of technology and social outlets for recruiting and managing your employees
  
• How to manage today's "on the go" workforce through best practices from your peers and how to develop and deliver training to keep them engaged
  
• How to use social media to communicate with your employees and customers
• How to hire the right people for your company's culture

Download schedule here.

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Monday, September 17

General Session
Demographics are Changing: How to Position Your Business for Today and Tomorrow
Kelly McDonald, President, McDonald Marketing
PowerPoint

Panel Discussion
Re-recruiting: Best Practices from the Trenches
Panel Moderator: Vicki Maderia, Sr Director Human Resources, Needham Electric Supply/NESCO
Panelists include: Beth Brown, Director of Human Resources, Shealy Electrical Wholesalers, Inc.; Rich Chadwick, Director of Training, United Electric Supply Co., Inc.; Karen Schumacher, Training & Development Manager, Van Meter Inc., Jill Larkin, Director of Employee Relations & Marketing, Republic Electric Company
PowerPoint 

Education Sessions
Training 1B - Tips and Tricks to Take your Social Media to the Next Level for Company Communications
Kelly McDonald, President, McDonald Marketing
PowerPoint

HR 2A - Hiring the Right People to Keep You in Business
Janine Smith, President, JS Performance Strategies
PowerPoint 

Training 2B - Developing and Delivering Training for Today's "On The Go" and "Tied To The Job Employee
Karen Schumacher, Training & Development Manager, Van Meter Inc.
PowerPoint 

General Session
Unlock Your Potential!
Janine Smith, President, JS Performance Strategies
PowerPoint 

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Tuesday, September 18  

Education Sessions
HR 3A - Online Recruiting: Tips to Find the Gem in the Stack
Jessica Bushell, OSRAM SYLVANIA
PowerPoint

Training 3B - Valuing Individual Preferences: Using Assessments for Creating and Delivering More Powerful Training
Janine Smith, President, JS Performance Strategies
PowerPoint 

General Session
Way Cool Tools: Using Technology to  be more Productive in  Recruiting and Managing your Employees
Jim Spellos, President, Meeting U.
PowerPoint 

Education Sessions
HR 4A - Succession Planning: An Industry Template and Example of Success
Richard Chadwick, Director of Training, United Electric Supply Co., Inc.; Doug Gutridge, VP Human Resources, Kirby Risk Electrical Supply; Jackie Facciolini, Manager Course & Curriculum Development, Graybar
PowerPoint
Succession Planning Template 

Training 4B - Aligning Training to Strategic Direction Following a Proven Approach
Rebecca Jacoby, Sr Training Manager, Eaton Corporation; Diane Spendlove, Director, Workforce Development, Capital Tristate
Aligning Training to Strategic Direction Handout
Aligning Training to Strategic Direction Samples

HR 5A - Creating a Community Service Program that Gives Back to the Neighborhood
Amy Byers, HR Coordinator, Springfield Electric Supply Company; Kelsy Friedman, Training & Safety Manager, Electric Supply Inc.; Tonda Gegram, State Electric
PowerPoint  

Training 5B - The NAED Learning Center: Implementing New Features for More Productivity
Wes Morgenthaler, LMS Administrator, NAED; Colleen Mulvihill, Member Services Manager, NAED
PowerPoint
Foundation Update PowerPoint 

The Educated Distributor: An Update on NAED Resources & Tools
Wes Morgenthaler, LMS Administrator, NAED; Colleen Mulvihill, Member Services Manager, NAED
NAED Learning Center Templates

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Wednesday, September 19

General Session
Living for the Weekday
Clint Swindall, President & CEO, Verbalocity
PowerPoint Coming Soon