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People
The "People" sessions focus on the tactics and tools available to acquire, understand and maximize the effectiveness of the "warmware" in your business.
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SESSION 1
(2 Hour Session)
Monday, September 14th : 9:00am - 11:15am
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Oops! 13 Management Practices That Waste Time And Money
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The only way businesses accomplish anything is through the behavior of its employees. While most managers understand that, most business systems, processes and management practices are designed by people with little scientific knowledge of human behavior. This session brings into question some wonderfully popular management practices that violate one or more behavioral principles and as such are a waste of management time and company money.
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SESSION 2
Monday, September 14th : 10:15am - 11:15am
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T2S1 CONTINUED
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SESSION 3
Monday, September 14th : 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Talent Development Strategies
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Fostering loyalty, satisfaction, and productivity is no small task; in fact, it's one of the most challenging and important tasks facing every manager. This speaker, a Corporate Psychologist, will help you unlock an understanding of the seven vital Motivational Needs that drive people's behavior. With this knowledge, you'll be able to identify the critical levers of your people and strategize ways to enhance their performance and promote their development.
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Patrick Perkins, Ph.D.
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Consulting Psychologist
Leadership Development Worldwide, LLP
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SESSION 4
Monday, September 14th : 2:15pm - 3:15pm
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Adopting A Safety Culture At All Levels Of Your Organization
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Safety first! If risk to employee injury is not addressed other critical business performance measures in the Warehouse will be negatively impacted. Effective risk controls (pre and post injury) can have far reaching human resource and business implications. This important class lays out the components of a proven process that has driven reduced injury frequency and cost thus supporting overall expense reduction and productivity enhancement efforts.
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SESSION 5
Monday, September 14th : 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Motivating A Multi-Generational Workforce
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Recruiting, motivating and retaining top talent requires an appreciation for what makes them tick. This presentation will demystify the differences in motivation, attitude and loyalty among the three primary generations and help managers customize their approach for maximum mutual reward.
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Patrick Perkins, Ph.D.
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Consulting Psychologist
Leadership Development Worldwide, LLP
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SESSION 6
Tuesday, September 15th : 10:15am - 11:15am
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10 Tips To Manage Labor More Effectively In Your DC
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Many of the processes in the distribution industry are painfully manual. Particularly in this economy, we are tasked with striving for greater levels of productivity, yet are often ill equipped to do so. This session asks important questions; What tools do you use to manage labor? How much does turnover cost you? What are your expectations and productivity standards? How do you give employees feedback? How much will incentives increase productivity? What continual improvement processes have you initiated which produce results? Are you getting your best effort from each of your managers? This session will deliver 10 tips to generate increased productivity from your valuable labor resource.
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SESSION 7
Tuesday, September 15th : 11:30am - 12:30pm
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Establishing And Using Practical Performance Standards
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The gripe with traditional benchmarking is that no two benches are the same. In this lesson, we will provide a process for you to determine the key human and technology metrics to measure in your operation, and how to establish optimum goals. Then, we'll hear how to iteratively use and adjust the process for continuous performance improvement.
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SESSION 8
Tuesday, September 15th : 2:15pm - 3:15pm
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Social Networking As A Business Communication Engine
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LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Second Life...these are no longer child's play. These tools have the speed and power to surgically approach the customer, prospect, employee or partner you need...anywhere. This session will help you wisely and creatively apply social networking to your business.
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SESSION 9
Tuesday, September 15th : 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Tools To Get The Point Across
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The science of business intelligence has evolved to keep pace with the change of workforce, and is more visual than ever. The key to such visual analysis is the iterative process of asking questions, creating pictures, discovering new hypotheses, and foraging for data. In this talk, you'll learn: What this 'cycle of visual analysis' is and how to effectively reason about data visually; what your software can do to support effective Q&A sessions of data; and how to rapidly discover the major trends and patterns of your data including outliers and exceptions.
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