Meeting: All Chapter Members - Guests and others are welcome

In this session, participants will be introduced to generative AI technology and have the opportunity to start experimenting with how it might be able to help your organization.  Topics in the session will include a basic overview of the generative AI technology and what it can, and cannot, do well.  We will also cover basic ethical and privacy considerations that come with this technology.  By the end of the session participants will be able to work hands on with workshop leaders on identifying tasks that might be made more efficient through the use of AI.  Participants

Join us at this engaging session to hear from Tonya Nations and Chelsea Justice about the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (VTOP).  According VTOP: “A top concern of Virginia employers is access to an adaptive, well-trained workforce. Additionally, the benefits of internships and other work-based learning experiences on workplace readiness and career development cannot be overstated.

Join us for Leading with Embodied Emotional Intelligence presented by Liz Gilbert.  By combining emotional intelligence, social neuroscience, and observable behaviors with somatic practices, this powerful, interactive leadership learning experience helps participants "wire in" emotionally intelligent leadership skills essential for the emerging workplace. Participants learn the seven observable behaviors that move a leader from the unproductive “Disconnected” state to the productive “Present” state.

Please accept this friendly reminder of your Southwest Virginia SHRM monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.  This month's topic provides information about caregiving resources for both older adults and young children.  The speakers are:

Rhiannon Powers, Executive Director, District Three Governmental Cooperative

Johnice Knight, Manager of Employer Engagement & Support, UWSWVA;

Crystal Rasnake, Manager of Coordinated Enrollment & Mixed Delivery, UWSWVA.  

Please join us for the SWVA SHRM chapter meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. for our monthly chapter meeting.

The speaker this month is Amelia Harris with UVA Wise, who has agreed to speak to our group about the requirements to hire international workers. This topic is associated with the Global Mindset area of the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge (BASK).

Please join us via zoom at the below link.

Please accept this email as a reminder of the SWVA SHRM chapter meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. A request for the zoom link can be sent to vlee@mecc.edu. 

It doesn’t matter how effective an HR department is. If you can’t communicate initiatives, intents, needs, wants, objectives, and successes, your department might not get the respect it deserves. Technical expertise only goes as far as effective communication will take it.

This specific session will focus on the SHRM INTERPERSONAL competency cluster and target the key behaviors of Relationship Management and Communication.

What is the role of HR in coaching supervisors?  This is the question our speaker will answer at today's meeting.  Valerie Lee, Director of Human Resources at Mountain Empire Community College, has 30 years in human resource and payroll administration/management in various industry and governmental operations.  She will address ways that HR can coach supervisors to help them develop as leaders, manage stress, improve their ability to manage conflict, and achieve company goals.

HR professionals need many skills, but which ones are most critical for HR professionals?  Join us for our September meeting and hear from Stephanie Perry, Director of Human Resources at UVA Wise about the skills HR professionals need in order to thrive.