The Entrepreneur Council Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Series was created specifically for you, the Small Business Owner, whose time is extremely limited. Combinging education and networking, you'll glean practical and usable take-away information to help grow your business through presentations and the sharing of ideas with other entrepreneurs. Each Lunch & Learn offers a topic important to small business, lead by a facilitator considered an expert in their field and has two distinct segments. Bring your lunch, meet other entrepreneurs, and learn something new.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Networking 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Presentation & Group Discussion This month's topic: The Top Ten Employee Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Employees are a company’s greatest expense and their greatest resource. As a small business owner or supervisor, you know that managing employees can be a complicated and time consuming process. However, many small businesses don’t have the luxury of an in-house HR department, so these tasks fall to the organization’s leadership team. Some studies show that small business owners spend at least 30% of their time on people management issues. In this fast-paced presentation, you will learn how to easily avoid the top ten employee management mistakes. We will discuss proactive steps you can take to avoid unnecessary liability. You’ll also learn best practices to implement in your own organizations, including proven and effective HR strategies. Amanda Haddaway is the managing director and lead consultant and trainer for HR Answerbox, a boutique consultancy focused on solving the people problems that business owners, executives and managers face on a daily basis. Amanda has more than 15 years and 30,000 hours of experience in corporate HR services, which allows her to effectively partner with organizations to help them solve their human resources and employee challenges. She holds the two highest professional certifications in human resources, SPHR and SHRM-SCP, as well as a Master’s degree from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree from James Madison University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Jurisprudence (Labor and Employment Law) at Tulane University Law School. Amanda is a published author of two books and numerous articles. She serves as the deputy director for the MD SHRM State Council and the chairperson for the Frederick County Workforce Development Board. She is an adjunct instructor at Montgomery College and a trainer for the Society for Human Resource Management. We will finish the session with discussion and answer any questions.
REGISTRATION IS FREE Deadline to register is March 6, 2017. Space is limited to 28 participants. Please email info@frederickchamber.org if you would like to be placed on the waitlist if registration closes for this event. Lunch is not included, so please remember to bring yours!