Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce
Business Monthly
October 2014
Issue 52
How to hire superior talent We are pleased to have Bryan Driscoll, Driscoll Learning, come to our October 17 luncheon to talk about selecting superior performers. Businesses today are challenged to find better ways to secure the right talent for success. But what talent does a job require for superior performance? Only the JOB has the answer, so let the job talk and listen carefully. Some of the items that will be explored are: • BIAS The #1 challenge in the selection process. • What three attributes are key to any job
Bryan Driscoll speaker for Oct. Luncheon event.
• IQ vs. EQ (emotional intelligence) • Why failure to use assessments as part of our hiring or screening process limits the ability to accurately select superior performers. • Improve the selection process and reduce turnover through job
benchmarking. • Why do we tend to hire for skills and fire for attitude? The luncheon will be held at Heritage Golf Club, 3525 Heritage Club Drive, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This luncheon is sponsored by Cate’s Steak and Barbecue. Please RSVP via the website or by calling the chamber office at (614) 876-7666. We ask for payment at the time you make your reservation. The cost is $18 for chamber members and $21 for potential members and guests.
The Hilliard Kiwanis Club built a permanent building on the grounds of the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. During this event the club prepares and sells food to the thousands of people attending which funds the scholarships they provide to students of Hilliard City Schools. Pictured left to right: Libby Gierach, Hilliard Chamber, members of the club and the contractor who built the building.
COPEC University Personal/Professional Development Workshop October 11 FREE for HACC Members The Hilliard Chamber, Central Ohio Professional Education Council (COPEC), the Better Business Bureau (BBB), and NBC4 are providing the community a personal and professional development workshop on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Indiana Wesleyan University in Hilliard from 9 a.m.†to 3 p.m. (doors open at 8 a.m.) Choose from one to five classes, over 30 classes to choose from, all free with your chamber membership!
Topics include healthcare reform, social media training, health and wellness, taxes, estate planning, caring for family, financial planning, business marketing and
more!† Breakfast and lunch will be provided by Sunny Street Café. The cost is FREE for chamber members and $25 for non-chamber members. Chamber members should use discount code ChamberH when registering. To learn more and register, visit copeceducation.org/university. Please see the flyer at www.hilliardchamber.org for more information.
Edward Jones Johnny Dawson Financial Advisor had its ribbon cutting recently at its new location, 3927 Berry Leaf Place. Pictured left to right: Kathy Prosser, Branch Office Administrator; Libby Gierach, Hilliard Chamber of Commerce; Johnny Dawson; Susie Gamble
Discover and explore Spain and the Costa Del Sol with the Hilliard Chamber from March 16-24, 2015! Pack your bags, bring your friends and family and enjoy a one hotel stay for seven nights in a first class hotel with round trip airfare from Columbus to Spain, daily breakfasts and dinners, visit Seville, Ronda and the Rock of Gibraltar, among other experiences. The hotel is on the Mediterranean Sea! An optional Madrid extension is available. This trip is open to everyone in the US and you do not need to be a chamber member. The price of the trip is $2,749 per person (double occupancy) with round trip air from Columbus included. We will be holding a webinar for those interested on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 3950 Lyman Drive. Please contact the
chamber if you would like to attend. You can see how wonderful this trip will be by viewing the brochure on our website, www.hilliardchamber.org!
The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce participated in a community building dialogue with delegates from Belgium as well as the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In attendance were various leaders throughout Columbus who exchanged our thoughts to assist the DHS in making programmatic and policy decisions related to homeland security and civil liberties. Pictured left to right: Hilliard Police Deputy Chief Bobby Fisher, Hilliard Chamber President/CEO Libby Gierach, US Secretary of DHS Jeh Johnson, Hilliard Police Chief Doug Francis
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