Monthly SHRM Meeting Agenda:

Wednesday, May 2nd, at 8 am to 10:30 am

NEW Session Format:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome to New members and guests; Networking
9:00-9:10 Sponsor
9:10-10:15 Program
10:15-10:30 SHRM/GMVHRA business

Location:
Corporate & Community Education Center (MAP)
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Speaker: Jim Kimberly of Sapphire Consulting

Cost: This event is free to members and $25 to non members. Guests may attend the first two meetings at no charge.

Topic: Effective Meetings at Work: Focused, Crisp and Short!

Senior managers spend 60-80% of their time in meetings. Managers and supervisors spend 30-50% of their time in meetings. With all that time being invested, how effective are we in our meetings? Come to this session prepared to review how best to facilitate meetings:

a.. The top 5 behaviors required for success

b.. Keeping track of decisions made in meetings

c.. Managing personalities in meetings (the critic, dominator, silent)

d.. Technology tools

e.. Virtual team meetings

Jim Kimberly of Sapphire Consulting has helped New England and nationally based clients focus on strategies to improve individual and team performance. He has worked with many different industries in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Jim is a Certified Master Trainer in the EQI® Emotional Intelligence tool and holds advanced training in MBTI, DiSC and Transformational Coaching. For more information please call Jim at 603.889.1099 or visit www.consultsapphire.com.

Information about our speaker:

Jim Kimberly founded Sapphire Consulting after spending more than two decades in senior leadership positions in the human services, employee assistance and behavioral healthcare fields. He has worked with a wide variety of industries, helping individuals and organizations reach their goals by removing obstacles to personal and group success. In using a systems perspective, Jim has helped executives and managers discover their inherent skills and abilities in an energetic, fun and focused way.

With a master's degree in social work from SUNY Buffalo and advanced certification in emotional intelligence and coaching, Jim is a skilled speaker; trainer and facilitator offering a high energy focus to sensitive human resource related topics. He holds memberships in the Organizational Development Network, American Management Association, Society of Human Resource Management, the National Human Resources Association and the Human Resource Leadership Forum.

Our Sponsor for this event is:

Ameritas Group
 
Backed by a nationwide network of sales professionals, Ameritas Group offers the flexible, affordable dental and eye care coverage that today's employers demand. Highlights include superior customer service, choice of plan designs, dental maximum rollover, quality PPO network, accurate and fast claims-paying system, and consistently high ratings from industry analysts.

Ameritas Group
PO Box 81889
Lincoln NE 68501
800-776-9446
www.ameritasgroup.com

  
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