Victim, Survivor or Navigator? Choosing a Response to Workforce Change

Thursday, April 22, 2010

 Registration and Networking from 1:00pm-1:30pm

 Presentation from 1:30-4:00

Approved for  2.5 HRCI credits 

ViroPharma Conference Center

Exton, PA

 

Workers fare best when they function as a Navigator, not as a Victim or Survivor during a down economy & workplace stress. While workers who have been laid off could tell at least over seven million stories about what it’s been like to lose a job since January 2009, those workers and the people who now do the jobs they left behind have only three choices in hope to cope with the situation. The three choices workers have with respect to workplace changes, whether currently employed or in transition: to be a Victim who fights or takes flight, a Survivor who deals with change via political maneuvering, or to be a Navigator, one who finds ways to use the upheaval to become a stronger, wiser, more productive person. Recent studies by various organizations shows that workplace stress is at all time highs and that employee engagement is at an all time low. During this seminar you will be given the tools as HR professionals to help your team choose a productive response to their current situation. If you are an Hr professional in transition these checklists, worksheets and exercises will be extremely helpful in your search for employment. Today you are going to hear from Dr. Richard McKnight, a consultant and expert on organizational productivity who speaks and publishes on workplace stress, strategy, implementation, leadership, and organizational change. At the conclusion of the seminar you will have the opportunity to ask Dr. McKnight questions.

 

SPEAKER Richard McKnight, PhD For over 30 years, Dr. Richard McKnight has been an organizational consultant supporting executives and their teams as they endeavor to execute strategy. In this capacity, he provides services that include executive coaching, leadership development, strategic visioning, top team alignment, and organizational design. Dr. McKight’s work focuses on aligning internal organizational functioning with the demands of the external marketplace. He is skilled in quickly enabling large numbers of employees to understand and embrace a company’s new strategy, aligning work unit effort with the strategy, and in fostering cross divisional collaboration.

Seminar will begin promptly at 1:30PM 

Location and Directions

ViroPharma Incorporated

730 Stockton Drive

Exton, PA 19341

 From King of Prussia via Route 202 South: Take Route 202 South to the Route 30 Bypass. Veer Right onto the Route 30 Bypass towards Downingtown. Take the 1st Exit to Route 100. At exit ramp light, turn right onto Route 100 North. Proceed North on Route 100 to the 14th Traffic Light (passing the PA Turnpike entrance) and turn Left onto Pennsylvania Drive. Turn Right onto Stockton Drive. ViroPharma Incorporated is the 2nd building on the right-hand side, #730.