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Become the driving force for performance and productivity – Establishing HR in Business Operations

SUMMARY

The human resource department is not simply a cost center in your organization - or at least it shouldn't be. The potential of HR can be realized only if the HR staff earns the recognition, speaks the language of business and the business realizes the value of HR. So how do we make this happen?

It starts with changing the mindset of both the business and HR. From the HR perspective, we need to ask four fundamental questions in any organization:

• How does the organization make money and sustain growth? AKA – What business are we in and why?
• Who are the largest/biggest/most important clients and what challenges do they face?
• What are the biggest challenges to our company and what is needed to overcome those challenges?
• How can we partner with the business operations to ensure we conquer the obstacles through increased performance and productivity of the staff?

OBJECTIVES

Specific objectives accomplished in this session will include being able to develop and analyze specific business metrics to measure the performance of the organization and use that information to develop strategies to increase employee performance.

In addition, participants will understand the importance of establishing and maintaining key relationships with the C-Level Suite and learn how to key in on their concerns by focusing on employee productivity.

Finally, attendees will recognize the importance of developing their HR strategic plan in concert with the business operations so both are moving toward the same strategic objectives of the company.

This session has previously been approved for 1 Business (Strategic) credit from the HR Certification Institute.

SPEAKER INFO

Chad Sorenson is the President of Adaptive HR Solutions and has over 25 years of diverse business, communications and human resource experience.

He works with companies throughout the southeast U.S. That range from 5 to 1,200 employees and focuses on leadership development, manager training, employee performance management and employer compliance in industries such as healthcare. Manufacturing, constructions trades, and professional services organizations.

Chad also works with trade associations providing HR support to member companies. Prior to founding Adaptive HR Solutions in 2008, Chad was Vice President, Director and Manager of Human Resources for several companies in the Jacksonville area. Chad servers as the 2021-2022 President of the HR Florida State Council which represents over 16,000 HR Professionals across Florida as the state affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management.

He was also the President of the SHRM Jacksonville in 2015 and 2016. He is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Chad regularly speaks to other SHRM chapters, business associations, and companies across the region on topics such as leadership development and employee engagement.

In addition to giving back to the HR field, Chad is actively involved in his church and has been a volunteer leader with boy scouts for over 12 years. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. The keys to his success are devotion to God, dedication to family, continuous service, lifetime learning, and always remembering to laugh.

AGENDA

• Networking: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
• Box Lunch: 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
• Chapter Business: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Presentation: 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If you RSVP and can’t attend, you must send an email 10 am on the Tuesday before the meeting or you will be charged for your meal.

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