In this spirited and interactive session, you will learn seven secrets that great leaders apply to make great results happen. Find out how you can apply these same secrets to your job – no matter what you do. Josh Davies, CEO of The Center for Work Ethic Development, will share strategies, specific tactics, and case studies to help everyone develop the secret behaviors that drive leadership. Discover how to awaken the leader within you!
By the end of the session, attendees will learn:
Many organizations are migrating several of their key IT resources to a "cloud services" model in order to save time, maximize resources, and reduce costs. In this presentation, these services will be described and explained in terms organizational leaders can understand. This is not for techies, don't be afraid to come and join the fun!
The best part is that after this presentation the benefits and risks of moving to cloud-based systems such as e-mail, Office 365, and cloud storage will be considered and recommendations will be made from two regions that have successfully made this transition.
Last and most importantly, executives from both regions will join the presenting panel and weigh in on why this makes sense to regions of all sizes. We are anticipating a robust question and answer session so don't be shy. Come find out what your future in the cloud may hold! We promise that you will find many silver linings!!!
Our host tonight is Geographic Solutions.
Tonight’s drawing, held at the Geographic Solutions booth. Lite bites and beverages will also be available in the Sponsor Area, Portico, outside the Grand Cypress Ballroom. Join us and see who wins a prize! “Work ethic - sometimes called soft skills, workplace readiness, or foundational behaviors – are the most in-demand set of skills for employers. Nearly 9 out of 10 hiring managers nationwide say work ethic is their most important factor in hiring. The challenge is that fewer than 1 in 5 candidates have these basic skills, and almost all job-readiness training is focused on academic and technical skills. However, new strategies in developing work ethic are making a huge difference in employability and retention across every population.
Discover the secrets that The Center for Work Ethic Development is using to help organizations around the world build the seven behaviors of work ethic. Through curriculum, certification, and consulting, they are equipping communities to prepare their local workforce for employment and life-long success.
This engaging and interactive presentation highlights simple training and leadership approaches that everyone can use. By analyzing employer-based research, defining the seven behaviors of work ethic, and applying innovative teaching methodology, participants discover how to make lasting behavior change. Discover how you can build the foundational behaviors of work ethic and give employers what they REALLY want!
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Bring your local sector to this workshop and let’s build a plan that engages employers, jobseekers, providers, educators, the entire community and you. WIOA talks about it and you’re tasked with making it happen. Mike will share what others are doing around the country to bring about successful collaborations.
All workforce professionals---from Greeter to CEO are responsible for “public” speaking. Effective communication is the absolute foundation for everything we do—every day. Finding ways to improve how, where and when we do it is what this workhop is all about. WARNING: This is a participatory workshop. Overcome your fear(s) and learn to realize the power of speech!!
Increase the effectiveness of your workshops and presentations. Use behavioral and mental research to engage and empower the learner. This workshop will emphasize the science behind learning. Use 15 easy to apply tactics that will help people learn. We will explore the following concepts to optimize your learning initiative: HCD, user directed flow, micro learning, branching scenarios, gamification and interactive video. Be sure to bring your mobile device for some interactive fun!
Welcome to the world of Business Services! There’s a lot to do, but where do I start? Call on existing employers? Find new ones? Go visit all of them? Attend hiring events? It can be overwhelming, so it’s a good idea to start with a plan. A basic plan. Call it BS 101! Let me share this easy-to-follow guide for getting your career going in the right direction. This workshop best for people with 1-18 months Business Services experience.
Career Spark is a program created to assist TANF participants in obtaining their GED and a Microsoft Word/Customer Service Certification. Florida State College of Jacksonville Adult Education and Workforce and Economic Development Departments collaborated with Career Source to create a 30- hour per week accelerated program. This program was designed to prepare TANF participants to take the GED , gain the soft skills and transferable skills necessary to get employment and /or continue with higher education while meeting the TANF participation requirements.
Our host tonight is New Horizons.
Tonight’s drawing, held at the New Horizons booth, will be from entries by those who complete the Scavenger Hunt. Make sure you join the “Hunt” by researching the participating sponsors’ websites and locating the missing word. Information regarding the Scavenger Hunt can be found in your welcome bag. Drawings for Summit Prizes!Lite bites and beverages will also be available in the Sponsor Area, Portico, outside the Grand Cypress Ballroom. Join us and see who wins a prize! “
Lead with Courage, Build Trusting Partnerships, and Reach New Heights in Business
Flying solo? You might think so. But take a good look around. You have support staff and managers. You have directors, suppliers, and distributor partners. And you have colleagues and significant others. Today in our super charged, highly competitive world of constant change, those who build trust and work as a team will dodge the missiles of adversity and win. By committing yourself to excellence and placing your trust in those around you, you can overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and break performance barriers during adverse times. By placing trust in your wingmen and by being a wingman to others, there is no mission you can't complete!
Lt. Col. (ret.) Rob "Waldo" Waldman, The Wingman, overcame a lifelong battle with claustrophobia and a fear of heights to become a combat decorated Air Force fighter pilot and highly successful businessman, Hall of Fame speaker, and New York Times bestselling author. His motto is Winners Never Fly Solo! Through captivating, interactive stories, and high-energy video, you’ll learn tools and tactics to succeed in highly competitive and demanding environments.
Discover how to commit yourself to excellence, prepare diligently for every mission; and collaborate with your team with trust, mutual support, and courage. Be inspired to take to the skies knowing that you have wingmen to help you face challenge and change with confidence while maximizing your potential in all aspects of your life.
Waldo’s clients include Aflac, Marriott, Allstate, Oppenheimer, Medtronic, Merck, Verizon Wireless, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, and dozens of national associations. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and an inductee into the Speaker Hall of Fame, he is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Never Fly Solo (McGraw-Hill) and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, CNBC, The Harvard Business Review, and SUCCESS Magazine.