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The Bucket List

“If you live the questions, life will move you into the answers.”~Deepak Chopra

Setting Expectations

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”~Tom Brokaw

Connect with Your Region

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”~Jane Howard

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AGENDA

Pitch Your Association…in Less Than a Minute

Programming that DELIVERS!

2012 Local Association of the Year Award

Keynote Speaker: Anne Ruddy

Conflict As an Opportunity

Compensation Gone Wild

If You’ve Never Failed, You’ve Never Lived

Roadmap/Adjourn

Pitch Your Association…in Less

Than a Minute

Products & Their Slogans

Products & Their Slogans

Wendy’s: Where’s the beef?

Think Different.

When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.

Are You a Product Spokesperson?What is the product?

What is the product’s slogan or tagline?

Why do you want to represent this product?

3 Step Process to Create Your Pitch

Create a Headline Twitter-friendly (140 characters or fewer)

List 3 Key Benefits

Reinforce Benefits Examples Statistics Stories

What Not To Do WorldatWork (www.worldatwork.org) is a nonprofit human resources

association for professionals and organizations focused on compensation, benefits, work-life effectiveness and total rewards – strategies to attract, motivate and retain an engaged and productive workforce. WorldatWork and its affiliates provide comprehensive education, certification, research, advocacy and community, enhancing careers of professionals and, ultimately, achieving better results for the organizations they serve. WorldatWork has more than 65,000 members and subscribers worldwide; 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies employ a WorldatWork member. Founded in 1955, WorldatWork is affiliated with more than 70 local human resources associations and has offices in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Washington, D.C. WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals® is the certifying body for six prestigious designations: the Certified Compensation Professional® (CCP®), Certified Benefits Professional® (CBP), Global Remuneration Professional (GRP®), Work-Life Certified Professional® (WLCP®), Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP)™ and Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP)™.

Step 1 - Create a Headline

Be succinct – no more than 140 characters

Distill it down to the most important thing others need to know about your association

» “We provide tools & education to professionals & their organizations to reward employees & produce desired business results.” (122 characters)

Step 2 - Support Headline with 3 Benefits

What key benefits support your headline?

Make them compelling “The benefits of affiliating with WorldatWork are:

Current Knowledge related to the profession Access to other HR Professionals like me Online resources”

Step 3 – Reinforce Benefits

Reinforce 3 Key Benefits Examples Statistics Stories

Build Your Own Pitch

Develop a pitch for your association Headline 3 Key Benefits Reinforce Benefits

Examples Statistics Stories

Share it with your peer

Expand Your Reach

You Are Your Association’s Spokesperson

Use this pitch EVERYWHERE

Take every opportunity to market your association

You are your association’s spokesperson

Programming that DELIVERS!

Learning Objectives

Examine programming offered by other associations in 2012 and 2013.

Identify alternative sources of content for programming.

Determine cost effective ways to develop and deliver programming that will attract and retain embers.

Determine ways to add value to programming.

Develop an action plan to use in future board discussion regarding program planning.

What Is a Program?

A collection of resources in an organization to achieve a goal or set of goals. Ideally, the program should tie back to the organization’s mission.

Guiding Principles for Programming

Program planning ties in with strategic planning.

Concentrate on your core audience.

Try out innovative ideas and topics.

Take advantage of members resources and connections.

Involve your board and members in program planning.

Don’t worry about developing the perfect program plan.

Explore and Evaluate(Ideas for Fresh & Innovative Programming)

Sponsors Share with Other Associations

Utilize WorldatWork

Regenerate Programs

Leverage

Board Members

Webinars

Social media

Other ideas?

Summary

Guiding principles of programming

Best practices for successful/innovative programs

Effective ways to develop and deliver programming

Action plan development

Break Time

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”~William James

WorldatWork Local Association of the Year!

The Local Association of the Year Exemplifies:

Advancement of the HR profession

Professional development of members

Strong member engagement

Community involvement

Operation of a professional association

The Nominees Receive

Nominee icon displayed on the local association’s Website and Online Community Group page.

Spotlight on the Local Network Leader Web Page

Recognized at the Local Network Leadership Conference

The Winning Association Receives

$1,000.00 cash award Complimentary WorldatWork speaker Plaque Featured in workspan Press release Award icon displayed on their Website and

Online Community Group page

The Nominees Are:Central Texas Compensation & Benefits Association

Charlotte Area Compensation Council

Chicago Compensation Association

Columbia-Willamette Compensation Group

Compensation & Benefits Network of Greater St. Louis

East Tennessee Compensation & Benefits Association

Greater Toronto Area Rewards Association

Human Resources of the Midlands

The Nominees Are:

Intermountain Compensation & Benefits Association

Kansas City Compensation & Benefits Association

North Florida Compensation & Benefits Association

Rocky Mountain Compensation Association

Silicon Valley Compensation Association

Suncoast Human Resources Management Association

Twin Cities Compensation Network

2012 Results Achieved by the Winning Association Reviewed, updated, approved constitution and

bylaws Systematic Board development and succession

planning Grew investment portfolio 5% Offers multiple low cost membership options Grew membership 8% Conducted 2 strategic planning sessions Expanded community outreach efforts Partners with Webster University

The Winner of the 2012 Local Association of the Year Award Is:

Congratulations!

Lunch Time

“What I like most about change is that it’s a synonym for ‘hope’. If you are taking a risk, what you are really saying is, “I believe in tomorrow and I will be part of it.”~Linda Ellerbee

Keynote SpeakerAnne Ruddy

CONFLICT AS OPPORTUNITY

BEGINNING OF CONSCIOUSNESS

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_81.htm Mind Tools Newsletter

Are both of these statements true?

•Conflict is impossible to avoid

•Conflict can be beneficial

Perception is the keyWhat do you see the vase or the faces?Definition of Conflict

•A state of incompatibility of ideas between two or more parties or individuals

• A real or perceived threat or opposition to one’s needs, interests, principles, concerns or security

ConflictGoodBador

Inevitable?

Resources shortage of:MoneyAttentionEquipment

Needs:PowerSelf realizationAchievementsValues: Clash in beliefs

Overlapping authorityCommunication breakdown:

Misaligned expectationsWrong perceptionsFailure to deliver

Causes of

Conflict

Avoiding: Not addressing the existence of conflict

Competing: Being assertive and pursuing your own concerns, sometimes at expense of others

Collaborating: An approach in which people go beyond their own interests and solutions to create something new

Compromising: Middle ground between competing and accommodating, where you give up some of your ideas but not all of them

Accommodating: Letting go of your own ideas in order to satisfy others’ interests above your own

Source: Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilmann (1974),Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument

ConflictStyles

Competing

Avoiding

Collaborating

Compromising Accommodating

Source: Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilmann (1974),Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument

Conflict

Styles

Step 1: Set the Stage

Step 2: Gather Information

Step 3: Agree on the Problem

Step 4: Brainstorm Possible Solutions

Step 5: Negotiate a Solution

ConflictResolution

Process

Interest Based Relational Approach Step 1: Set the Stage

Conflict Resolution

Set out the “Facts”

Keep people and problems separate

Explore options together

Good relationships are the first

priorityListen first

Talk second

Pay attention to the interests

that are being presented

Explore options together

Conflict Resolution Can lead to-Increased understanding-Increased group cohesion-Improved self-knowledge-Successful outcome of

project

Lack of Conflict Resolution Can lead to-Personal dislike-Teamwork breakdown-Talent waste - People disengage

DON’T MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY OF CONFLICT

Break Time

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all.”~J.K. Rowling

Compensation Gone Wild Total Rewards Association

A Case Study

Learning Objectives

Analyze realistic scenario-based challenges that can occur in an association and apply the knowledge learned from previous workshops

Collaborate with other Local Network leaders to identify solutions that can be applied to challenges within your association

Develop critical thinking and innovative thinking skills used to solve challenges within your association

Prepare an action plan that can be applied to expanding your association

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COMPENSATION GONE WILD TOTAL REWARDS ASSOCIATION

(CGWTRA)

Key Facts Association Founded 1989 Name Changed from Compensation Association of Benefits Bay (CABB) Total Members in 2008 – 300 Total Members Currently – 150 All Volunteer Association Officers – 5 elected positions – President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, Past Pres Board of Directors – 5 elected positions, each responsible for chairing a

committee

CGWTRA Organization ChartPresident

Secretary

Vice President

Programs & Education

Director

Treasurer Board of Directors

Community RelationsDirector

Communications Director

Membership Director

Sponsorship Director

Past President

Case Study Directions

Each table is assigned 2 specific scenarios Teams work together:

Read and discuss the assigned scenarios List any assumptions made regarding the

scenario Document your table’s recommendations

Select a spokesperson to report on each scenario

We will debrief with the larger group

Summary

Share Action Plan with a peer

Notate peer contact information

Select a date and time for follow up

Complete Action Plan Roadmap

If You’ve Never Failed, You’ve Never Lived

Roadmap

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