This training will focus on the importance of organizational development and employee engagement and how both have a direct impact in achieving the overall goals of your agency.  The foundation for organizations to ‘grow their own’ incorporates many functions of Human Resources, specifically the human capital of the organization.  This presentation will explore best practices and how Sedgwick County currently focuses their efforts on aligning organizational development activities directly to meeting mission, vision, and values of the organization through the following components: Mentoring, Management Decision Making, Change Management, Project Management, Diversity, Customer Service, Succession Planning, Organizational Development and Communication.

Panel of Speakers:

• Jo Templin, Director, Division of Human Resources, Sedgwick County
• Sheena Lynch, HR Specialist, Sedgwick County
• Bethany Carpenetti, Administrative Specialist, County Clerk’s Office, Sedgwick County
• Amanda Matthews, Communications Coordinator, Sedgwick County

This progam has been submitted for 2 hours of strategic credit and is sponsored by EMPAC.