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Our Vision
The HR Executive
Forum targets senior executives with responsibilities
for human resources and organizational
effectiveness. The overall membership target
is roughly 50 senior leaders from an
eclectic group of industries in the Puget
Sound area. Member executives strive to
attend six forums annually to support
personal and professional growth, network, problem solve,
share information, experiences and strategic knowledge with
one another. Members utilize a secured joint listserv
to share resources and also participate in intermittent surveys
conducted on a
variety of topics requested by members using
Zoomerang.
The very existence
of human resources has increasingly been called into question
in recent years, and human resources executives are being
asked to take on a more strategic role to meet the challenges
of competition in their organizations.
The HR Executive
Forum is a significant tool for the executive committed
to taking this challenge on by providing opportunities to
receive professional business coaching as well as to partner
with and learn from peers committed to advancing a new value-added
role for human resources. The HR Executive
Forum exist to help its' members grow personally
and professionally and to advance high-performance people
strategies through the creation of a learning environment
which continuously exposes members to the best models of organizational
excellence. Because turnover is minimal and
executives learn to know one another over
time, information and resource-sharing is
frequent and open.
What Members Say...
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"I am definitely not
a meeting person, but I really like this. It is very
valuable. I actually learn things." |
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High
Technology Company |
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"I think this is great!
It is much less stiff than I expected.....almost intimate
in it's informality." |
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Utility |
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"This is superb....much
more useful than I had ever imagined!" |
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Government
organization |
Services
Members can
attend up to six (6) annual Forums with other
members. To ensure the highest quality, each meeting is facilitated
and coordinated by a senior human resources consultant who
is also responsible for designing and coordinating meetings,
documenting and distributing meeting notes and materials,
and ensuring that meetings respond to identified needs and add
significant value to members.
The senior
human resources consultant is available to provide limited
coaching/consulting support as part of the membership to member
organizations.
Roundtable
Logistics
Meetings
are typically hosted by a member organization. Each meeting
has a theme or is focused on a couple of strategic issues
identified as being of critical importance to members.
Executives in attendance typically varies between 15 and 25.The
meeting format and design result in rich informal learning/sharing.
Typically,
a member experience or initiative is showcased, thus providing
the foundation for a meaningful exchange amongst members.
Candid feedback to members sharing work in progress is encouraged.
Occasionally, a subject matter expert is brought in to shed
light on a particular topic. No marketing of services to members
is allowed.
Executive
Coaching/Consulting
Forum members get a 15% discount on coaching/consulting
services from Suzanne Elshult Typical executive coaching issues include:
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Management/communications style
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Executive team integration/strategic credibility
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Future career options
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Balance -work/life
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Change management - organizational and
personal
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HR role clarification and strategy development
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Vision, values and direction-setting
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Work conflict/team building with staff
and peers
Typical consulting questions brought forward
by members include:
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I am about to launch a major project and
would like to contact another member organization that
has pertinent experience. Who do you recommend I contact?
What about non-member organizations?
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I would like to survey member organizations'
experience on a particular topic/issue. Could you send
out a Zoomerang survey?
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A project I am "championing" is off track.
I need a "sounding board" and some ideas.
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I need some external consulting assistance.
Can you refer me to one or several qualified external
consultants/service providers?
Fees
Members pay
an annual fee to help off-set costs of coordination and facilitation.
Information
Request
If you would
like to know more, or to place your name on a candidate list:
E-mail Us
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