April 14 - 16, 2010
in Ft. Smith, AR

The Home Track                       Race Day                                 HR Raceway Ticket Booth       Drivers                                     Trackside Hotels             Pit Row Entertainment                       Gasoline Alley Exhibitors     Team Sponsors                       Starting Grid News           Pit Crew Committee                       Pit Stop                       Chapter Team Race

HR Speedway Co-Sponsored by:

Keynotes Speeches

Sonia L. Aranza

Leadership Begins Within: Race to Win

Many are in search of a formula to help them succeed in their professional and personal lives. However, the true winners have discovered that success begins within. What you need is not out there, it is in you! Read more.

Dr. Charles F. Robinson II

Driving towards Diversity: Important Lessons from March Madness

Dr. Charles Robinson will assess why important diversity changes have occurred in academic institutions since the 1960s.

Jeff Tobe

Coloring Outside the Lines

This high-energy, fast paced, humorous creativity session has received outstanding reviews from diverse marketing audiences around the world. Jeffrey Tobe challenges you to step outside of your comfort zone in positioning your product, your service or yourself more creatively than ever before. This session will provide the insight you require to give yourself the 'competitive edge' for which we all strive in our profession. Read more.

Concurrent Speeches

Bill Clark

Building Collaborative Business Partners Relationships

Providing a roadmap to HR professionals on how to build collaborative relationships with business partners and create alignment between HR and the business. Read more.

Gayle Dahlman

Don’t Let Money Stand in Your Way of Maintaining your HR Certification

In these tough economic times, finding the time and money to earn the required sixty hours of recertification credit can be challenging. Earning recertification credits to maintain your HR certification does not have to cost you much or any money at all. Read more.

Allen Dobson

Proceed with Caution on the Slick Track of Reference Checks and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Attorney Allen Dobson will talk about reference checks and the possible implications of the employer use of the FCRA. Read more.

Allen Dobson

Avoiding Blow Outs While Driving with a Web Workforce

Attorney Allen Dobson will discuss employers’ rights regarding social media and other web based applications. Read more.

Stephen Gahagans

Violence in the Workplace: Your Response

This dynamic presentation consist of a candid (straight forward) approach in discussing violence in the workplace to include dangers of underestimating the violent criminal mind, workplace violence case studies, keen awareness of clues of potential violence (warning signs), and strategies to combat violence in the workplace. In addition, there will be a live demonstration of active and passive defense. Read more.

Russell Gunter

Legal Pit Stop: New and Developing Legislation for 2010

The presentation will outline federal and state employment law trends and enacted and proposed legislation. With a new President and Congress come new laws to regulate how businesses must operate. We have already seen changes to discrimination law penalties and protected classifications, a wider view of retaliation claims and more targeted enforcement of civil rights, safety and immigration laws. Read more.

Bruce Johanson

Victory Circle Compensation Management in Challenging Times

There has been and is significant media coverage regarding compensation being paid to executives and the DOL, EEOC and OFCCP is stepping up their efforts to audit organizations’ compensation practices and policies seeking to determine if they are being equitable, fair and compliant with their pay practices. This presentation will provide insight on how to ensure that your Compensation plan and practices are meeting the company objectives and the laws governing compensation. Read more.

Ethan Lightfoot

Why don't your Employees do what you ask them to do?

Understanding the 11 reasons employees don’t do what they are told to do. Read more.

Kimberly Medlock

Racing Past Information Clutter

We will share the causes and effects of “information overload” in today’s workplace; best practices for managing the 5 sources of incoming items –paper, phone, e-mail, verbal requests and personal ideas/thoughts. Read more.

Steve Mosley

5 Easy Steps to Inspirational Leadership

5 Easy Steps to Inspirational Leadership helps leaders of all levels deal with one of the most elusive and powerful leadership skills, how to inspire and motivate your team. Using a creative blend of Hollywood movie clips and group discussion, leaders learn different styles of inspirational leadership and the 5 MUST DO steps to be seen as an inspirational leader. Read more.

Steve Mosley

Human Being 101

Human Being 101 presents a unique module on teaching leaders what behaviors they need to STOP doing. We focus on self-destructive behaviors that a leader may be doing, and not even know it! We teach simple, yet powerful techniques to turn negative behavior into positive outcomes. This is a dynamic workshop for all leaders, regardless of job experience. Read more.

Tim Orellano

Can your NASCAR drive faster than the OFCCP shark car - Jaws? Race Strategies for a Jaws attack.

Can you drive faster than the OFCCP to win? The OFCCP racer car JAWS is behind you ready to pass you at the finish line and take your money and be the winner! Do you really want that to happen? Don’t you dislike being a loser? Read more.

Carrie Perrien Smith

Conversations: Getting What You Want, Need, and Deserve Through the Power of the Spoken Word

The most common reason people avoid networking is the discomfort of approaching people they don’t know and making conversation. Conversations are the basis for creating a strong network. The ability to communicate is one of the most important leadership skills but more importantly, it is one of the keys to a life well-lived — productive, successful, and satisfied. Read more.

Judith Tavano

The Accidental Trainer - Training Tips for Occasional Trainers

As HR professionals we are called upon to train in formal and informal ways - all the time! Some of us have had formal training in how to train and develop adults; some of us have not. This session is for those who would benefit from taking a "pit stop" break to explore the theories and applications of proven (and emerging) training methodologies, strategies, and measurements. Read more.

Jeff Tobe

Listening Between the Lines

There is a real difference between an outstanding manager and a WORLD CLASS LEADER in HR today! One of the common threads among world class organizations is their ability to LISTEN and do it empathetically. Effective communication is our most powerful “connection” strategy and is probably the best kept secret of the top organizations in the world. Read more.

Dr. Thomas Wazelle

Wearing the Safety Hat

Many HR Professionals, especially in smaller companies, have Safety as an additional duty. This presentation presents the basic information every HR persona needs to know to prevent accidents, achieve and maintain OSHA compliance, and fulfill OSHA recordkeeping requirements. Read more.

Greg White

Serving our Nation Together

Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve is a Department of Defense agency that seeks to promote a culture in which all American employers support and value the military service of their employees. We recognize outstanding support, increase awareness of the law, and resolve conflicts through mediation. Read more.