2014 TN SHRM Strategic Leadership Conference Taking Organizations to the Next Level with HR Strategy
January 17 at the Nashville Airport Marriott
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1 Trish Holliday, M.A., SPHR, was the 2014 Strategic Leadership Conference Chair. Trish is the Chief Learning Officer for the Tennessee State Government and also serves as the Professional Development Chair for the TN SHRM State Council. 2 The 2014 TN SHRM Strategic Leadership Conference Committee. Pictured (L-R) Shawn Pellington, Sheryl Ransom, Ernie Ricketts, David Pemberton, Tammy LaPoint-O'Brien, Dennis Stull, Sharon Buwalda, Trish Holliday, and Kellie Conn. 3 Sheryl Ransom, SPHR, is the 2014 Director of the TN SHRM State Council. 4 Pamela J. Green, MBA, SPHR, is Founder and President of Power Project Institute. She was the Keynote Speaker for the Conference. Her topic was D3-Design, Deliver and Demonstrate HR Value to the Business: How HR leaders Can Examine, Design and Executive Business Strategy. Be sure to read Pam’s article based on her presentation on page 32. 5 Lisa Spencer, SPHR, IPMA-CP, is Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources Tennessee State Government. She spoke on Becoming an HR Business Partner. 6 (L-R) Ulf Hahnemann, VP of Personnel and Organization with Mars Petcare, US; Rebecca Hunter, SPHR, Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources Tennessee State Government; and Mark Stout, VP Human Resources with Nissan Americas; served on the Strategic Panel and led a discussion on Gaining Executive Perspective on Strategic HR. The panel moderators were Trish Holliday and Mark Marshall, SVP with Lee Hecht Harrison. 7 Robert Bateman, CPLP, spoke on Crossing the Chasm from Sales to Strategic Account Management: How Strategic TM and OD Made it Possible. 8 Cynthia Y. Thompson, MBA, SPHR, Founder of the Thompson HR Firm, LLC and Editor | Publisher of HR Professionals Magazine, spoke on Strategic Decision Making for HR Executives – IQ or EQ? 9 Ruth A. Hillis, Founder of MediateERISA, is Presidentelect of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators. Ruth’s topic was Developing a Strategic Plan for Employee Dispute Resolution. 10 Scott Kiefer, Partner and VP of The Oliver Group, spoke on Preparing Your Leadership for the Future. 11 Malcolm Munro, President and CEO of Total Career Mastery, LLC, spoke on How to Implement a Successful Training Initiative. Other presenters not pictured were Dr. Deb Tobey, a faculty member in Leadership and Organizations at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Dr. Tobey spoke on HR Practice: Do You Have Your Ticket? Bob Higgins, President and CEO of Barge, Waggoner; Sumner and Cannon, Inc. was the afternoon General Sessions Keynote Speaker. Bob’s topic was Strategic Change.
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The closing presentation was a panel discussion on HR’s Strategic Role in Creating the Business Case for Diversity. The panelists Kim Vance, Shareholder with Baker Donelson; and Robert Wilson, Director of Diversity and Inclusion with Nissan Americas. Fred Bissinger, Regional Managing Member of Wimberley Lawson, was the moderator.