Create A Future-Focused People Strategy at Your CU

Breakfast | 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Welcome | 8:00 – 8:15 a.m.

Heather McKissick, CEO, CUES

General Session | 8:15 – 9:35 a.m. 

Hybrid Work Strategy: Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of a New Work Model
Brad Bell, Professor of Strategic Human Resources and Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies in the ILR School at Cornell University

Hybrid work models in business today represent a significant shift in how work gets done. It is exciting to the growth of these different designs and the benefits that increased flexibility can deliver to both workers and their organizations. At the same time, despite their many benefits, hybrid work models present some unique challenges that need to be overcome in order to achieve success.  

In this session, you will learn strategies for navigating these new work models, including adjusting leadership and management approaches, managing group culture and productivity, and establishing consistent and deliberate communication and collaboration norms. Equipped with these strategies, you will be better positioned to successfully implement, manage, and sustain hybrid work in your organization.

Networking Break | 9:35 – 9:50 a.m.

General Session Continued | 9:50  – 11:15 a.m.

Stretch Break | 11:15 – 11:20 a.m.

Session | 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

How Psychological Safety Can Bridge the Generational Gap in the Workplace
LaToya Pryce, Culture and Inclusion Officer for Visions Federal Credit Union

Our workplace and workforce are rapidly changing and with any change comes challenges. Different generations in the workplace have benefited organizations but has also created generational divides. The challenges with different generations are less about physical age and technical ability and more about the personal values associated or assumed with each generation. Creating a culture that recognizes and supports generational values through programs, policies, and practices requires leaders to focus on psychological safety being the strategic bridge to the generation gap.

Networking Luncheon | 12:20 – 1:20 p.m.

Travel Time | 1:20 – 1:25 p.m.

Session | 1:25 – 2:25 p.m

Aligning Your Organization for the Future
Deedee Myers, Chief Executive Officer of DDJ Myers, an ALM First Company

Credit unions continue to grow, become more complex, and manage multiple workforce environments. The challenges are limitless! Well-aligned organizations are better equipped to handle these situations and remain strategically focused. How does this alignment happen? During this session, Deedee Myers, Ph.D. explores strategies and how to prepare for talent management challenges to align your organization for long-term success.

Stretch Break | 2:25 – 2:30 p.m

General Session | 2:30 – 4:00 p.m

What is your Stress Personality
Lauren Hodges, Co-Founder of Performance on Purpose, LLC, and founder of Lauren Hodges, LLC

We all have a “stress personality” which stems from well-worn patterns of thought and emotion carved over years and years of memories, experiences, modeling, and genetics. Advancements in neuroscience over the past two decades have brought us to a place where we understand more about this than ever before. What is your stress personality? How does it impact your mental health? And why does it matter when it comes to leading others, being a part of a team, or managing stress and avoiding burnout? If high demand is a part of your team’s daily lives, and mental well-being is considered a business-critical value for your organization, then you don’t want to miss this one.

You’ll walk away with:

• • A deeper understanding of the brain science behind stress and stress patterns and its application in your everyday work and home life.
  • A lighthearted, fun exploration of various “stress personalities” and how they show up in your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
  • The impact of stress personalities on performance, leadership ability, team dynamics, and mental health.
  • A solution to better managing stress through awareness of these patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior.   
    

Breakfast | 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

General Session | 8:00 – 9:35 a.m. 

The Gender Wage Gap & Bias - What Do We Know and What Can We Do?
Beth Livingston, Ralph L. Sheets Associate Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, Internal Advisor with the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, a NIOSH Center of Excellence, and the Faculty Director of the Dore-Tippie Women's Leadership program

The size and existence of the gender wage gap (GWG) is the subject of regular features in media, particularly during women’s history month, and remains a contentious issue both within and outside of organizations. It can be difficult to ascertain just how much gendered bias still exists in today’s organizations—and what companies and managers can do about it. In this session, you will learn how the gender wage gap is measured and conceptualized, and the ways in which gendered bias in other types of rewards and compensation persist in organizations.

In this session, you will then learn how organizational members can work together as allies to counteract these forces. Using this knowledge as a foundation, you will be ready to make equitable decisions around pay and performance in your organization.

Networking Break | 9:35 – 9:50 a.m.

General Session Continued | 9:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Stretch Break | 11:15 – 11:20 a.m.

Open Forum | 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Aligning People, Strategy, and Results
Heather McKissick, President/CEO, and Lesley Sears, VP/Consulting Services, CUES

Identifying and implementing people strategies is a high-priority issue for top executives. To be successful, credit union talent leaders must grapple with the many variables that affect the organization's ability to attain its strategic objectives. Learn from your peers and the experts at CUES as CEO, Heather McKissick, and VP/Consulting Services, Lesley Sears lead a discussion around the success factors of and barriers to aligning your people strategy with organizational goals.

Networking Luncheon | 12:20 – 1:20 p.m.

Travel Time | 1:20 – 1:25 p.m.

Session | 1:25 – 2:25 p.m.

Cringe Moment Conversations: How to Approach Difficult Conversations
Rachel Schaming, Chief Human Resources Officer, We Florida Financial

Imagine emerging from a cringe moment conversation with grace, dignity, and a path forward. Most of us dread difficult conversations. They are unwanted and seem to appear unexpectedly. There are elevated emotions and opposing opinions. And we are uncertain of the outcome. 

Participants will:

• • Understand the complexity of cringe moment conversations.
  • Gain insight into managing defensiveness – yours and the other person.
  • Discover the 4-P Model to navigate a cringe moment conversation.

Stretch Break | 2:25 – 2:30 p.m.

General Session | 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. 

Disrupt Yourself: Driving Change, Growth & New Opportunities On Purpose!
Morris Morrison, Owner & Author, StoryMaker Brands

It’s no secret - human beings crave consistency - and we dislike change. In this session, you will be inspired to abandon the need for certainty and embrace opportunities that come with change. You will be equipped with the mindset needed to abandon comfort and create new habits and disciplines, which will help position your team - and, ultimately, your organization - as market leaders who drive disruption.

You will learn:

• • How to abandon comfort and create new habits that drive purpose.
  • The importance of being connected as a team during transition.
  • Your value as a stakeholder in driving organizational change.
  • The importance of being personally accountable for growth.

TalentNEXT Closing Party Sponsored by Content Guru | 5:45 – 9:00 p.m.