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PHRA Monthly Luncheon 




Next Meeting:  Tuesday, September 2, 2008 

Our own Brad Howard will be conducting a mock trial related to employment law. Brad always does a fantastic job providing us with insightful information, and don’t think that the mock trial will be anything short of that.


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PHRA Past Programs

JANUARY
Installation of officers and networking event.


FEBRUARY
For our February meeting, we watched the video "Trust Travels:  The Starbucks Story."  After the video, there was a discussion led by Steve Larson.  This qualified as one hour of strategic continuing education credit! 


MARCH
Our speaker for the March meeting was Gerry Hoeffner.  Gerry Hoeffner is President of Personnel Dynamics Consulting Group, which specializes in Change Management, Corporate Culture Enhancement and Employee Development.  His “Best Places To Work” program is now being implemented throughout Florida, Texas and California.

This program was certified by HRCI for one (1) hour strategic recertification credit!


APRIL
Jody Holland, President of MuRF Systems,  presented on "Personality in the Workplace." 

To see a copy of Jody's presentation: 


MAY ANNUAL SEMINAR
The PHRA Annual Seminar was on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the
Amarillo College Business and Industry Center.

Panhandle Human Resources Association proudly presented the 2008 annual seminar entitled “Project Human Resources.”
The exceptional speakers were:

-Lynn Richardson, SPHR, CCP, Vice President Human Resources, SOS Staffing Services, Inc. 
and
-Mike Grigsby,Owner of Purpleproof, LLC, a web development and marketing consulting firm 


JUNE
Our speaker for June was Brad Howard, attorney for Brown & Fortunato.  Brad Howard brought us a legislative/legal update. Brad did does a great job of getting us up to speed on the latest trends and legal issues that impact us as HR professionals.


JULY
Program chair, Eric Westermann, had another exciting networking session that provided members and guests with an opportunity to mingle and get to know each other better.  Everyone had a great time!


AUGUST
Mike Byam from Terryberry joined us for a presentation on “Building a Recognition Culture”.  It was been approved for 1 CE credit.

Attendees learned:
• How employee recognition impacts retention and productivity goals
• A methodical approach to planning and implementing an effective recognition program
• How to develop a communication plan
• How to select exciting awards that align with program objectives


SEPTEMBER


OCTOBER MINI SEMINAR


NOVEMBER


DECEMBER