NOTE:  We are at Viscount Suite Hotel this month!!!!!

SPEAKER: 
  Allison Vaillancourt; University of Arizona (BIO)

TOPIC:  Building Your Professional Influence

As human resources professionals, we have responsibilities that are vital to the success and sustainability of our organizations, but when we talk do others listen? HR professionals with influence and visibility are far better positioned to bring a valuable HR perspective to important organizational decisions. This highly interactive session is designed to provide you with new strategies for polishing your professional message, increasing your visibility, enhancing your credibility, and connecting effectively inside and outside your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the characteristics of influential people.
• Understand the strategies involved in forging a guiding coalition.
• Explore approaches for building an effective resource network.
• Examine how the use of questions can enhance professional credibility.
• Develop a plan for increasing professional visibility.

HRCI Pending