Tennessee Valley Public Power Association

Human Resource Management Conference
Sept. 15-17, 2010 Register online with TVPPA Make your hotel reservations: Embassy Suites Hotel 1200 Conference Center Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37129 615.890.4464 TVPPA room rate: $135 single/double ends Aug. 25. Use the link above or call 615.890.4464 and use TVPPA online group code "SHR" to make hotel reservations. IMPORTANT: The hotel will hold the TVPPA room block until Wednesday, Aug. 25. Early reservations are encouraged, since the room block could sell out prior to Aug. 25. Reservation requests received after Aug. 25 will be confirmed on a rate- and space-available basis. UHR certificates will be presented at this Human Resource Management Conference. If you have completed this program and would like to receive your certificate at this conference, please contact the E&T department at training@tvppa.com. Certificates not presented at conferences will be sent by mail.		Conference Sponsorship Information Packet WHY ATTEND A TVPPA CONFERENCE?
Wednesday, Sept. 15

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	*Welcome Reception* Network with fellow attendees and make dinner plans.
Thursday, Sept. 16
7:30 a.m.	Registration open, coffee & soft drinks available in vendor exhibit area. Embassy registered guests receive a complimentary, cooked-to-order breakfast
8:30 a.m.	FIRST GENERAL SESSION Thrive in an Environment of Change (joint with Safety) Regardless of your age or personal achievements, the best is yet to come! You can (and should) change your catalyst to a better you and a better life! Trainer, author and speaker Dr. Fred Broder will provide insights, strategies and techniques on how to improve your personal and professional level of success and happiness – even in an environment of dramatic, sometimes traumatic, change. Employment Law Update By popular demand, Kim Vance of Baker Donelson Attorneys will encore with an employment law update. Topics she’ll address include: ADA – Is everyone disabled and entitled to reasonable accommodation at work? GINA – Are your supervisors putting you at risk for violating this newest discrimination law? USERRA – Is your utility ready to comply with this support for military veteran employees?
10:00 a.m.	Refreshment Break Employment Law Update (continued) FMLA – Are you aware of new DOL guidance on the definition of a child and how many parents one child is allowed to have? EEOC – Did you know the courts are incorporating EEOC caregiver guidelines into case law? Liability – Are supervisors personally liable for not following DOL regulations? Social Media – Can you discipline an employee for social media postings that impact the workplace?
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.	SECOND GENERAL SESSION Tangible Benefits of Employee Wellness (Joint with Safety) Any employee can work more safely and productively when well and in good physical condition. A bonus is reduced healthcare costs. Therefore, HR and utility safety professionals should fully support an employee wellness program. But how can you build employee participation and justify the cost to management? Jay Groves, director of Vanderbilt’s Dayani Center for Health & Wellness, will share how to measure tangible benefits and track effectiveness of employee health initiatives. Results often exceed a company’s expectations.
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m.	Employment Law Jeopardy This presentation will deal with the numerous bills currently in Congress that could have a major impact on employment law, such as ENDA, EFCA and potential paid leave. Bob Baughn, SPHR, Human Resources Manager for Tower Automotive in Madison, MS, has also given this creative presentation at Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) events. He was named Mississippi’s HR Professional of the Year in 1999.
4:00 p.m.	Key Employee Coaching Say you’ve got an employee who’s top-drawer in every way – save one particular area. You want to get the employee some extra training in that problem area, but how best to do it? Jim Wyche, TVPPA Business Development manager, will provide an overview of this successful new program. It’s designed to fill the gap between a worker’s performance and potential.
4:20 p.m.	TVA Supervisory Academy Supervisors play a key role in employee engagement and retention. To thrive in their new role, first- time, front-line leaders need supervisory tools. This is why TVA developed its Supervisory Academy, a comprehensive curriculum that addresses the areas essential to leadership and competence. Cynthia Ghosten, program manager, TVA Training & Development, will provide an overview.
4:40 p.m.	CEMC Leadership Academy Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (CEMC), Clarksville, TN, has developed a training program for employees moving into leadership roles. The curriculum includes an in-depth look at the cooperative’s values, key financial information, a forward and backward view of the utility, and hallmarks of a good leader. You’ll hear an overview from Jan Sine, CEMC Employee Development coordinator.
5:00 –6:00 p.m.	*Reception*
Friday, Sept. 17
7:00 a.m.	Coffee & soft drinks available in vendor exhibit area. Embassy registered guests receive a complimentary, cooked-to-order breakfast
8:00 a.m.	THIRD GENERAL SESSION Matching the Person to the Job Employee selection and placement decisions have a direct, and often dramatic, impact on the performance of an organization. David Deviney, president & CEO of Executive Psychology, Inc., will address both the art and the science of matching people to jobs. He’ll cover the job side, such as job analysis and performance requirements in terms of tasks, functions, and worker aptitudes / temperaments desirable for the job. Next, Dr. Deviney will look at methods of fairly and accurately evaluating candidates. Commonly used tools include resumes, interviews and testing. There are also, however, numerous and sometimes subtle techniques that can strengthen the precision of prediction.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.	Essentials of an Emergency Action Plan (Joint with Safety) Managing emergencies affects most aspects of a utility’s operations. Development of an effective written plan entails risk assessment, incident management, documentation, training, communication, practice exercises and corrective action. Then, once an incident or event occurs, this plan drives an organization’s response mechanisms. Knoxville, TN, Utilities Board (KUB) recently updated and improved its emergency action plan. Brooke Sinclair, KUB manager of Safety & Technical Services, will cover practical components in an effective plan and share lessons learned. Being a Survivor in Tomorrow’s Workplace (Joint with Safety) How do you plan for tomorrow when you’re overwhelmed by the demands of today? How do you carve out a leadership niche within your organization? Veteran businessman and humorist Fred Landiss, vice president of F&M Bank, answers these questions and more. As the 12th large bank chartered in Tennessee, much of F&M’s growth has been attributed to the offbeat but powerful strategies Landiss spearheaded. He will share how to survive and be successful in an unpredictable and hectic workplace.
Noon	*ADJOURN*