It is the vision of the CRO Forum to create a mastermind group for the growth and prosperity of its Senior Professionals in Human Resources.  Critical areas of discussion will include the following:

1. Defining your purpose – What do you want to be in life?  What gives you the most joy?  How do you add value?  Why did you choose human resources?

2. Career growth – What skills or support do you need to further your career?  How do you gain power in the workplace?  How do you get recognized for your accomplishments?  How to become viewed as a “value-added” resource to your company. 

3. Financial prosperity – Are you getting paid what are you worth?  What strategies can you employ to increase your pay?  How do you benchmark your value to an organization?  What do you do with the money now that you have made it? 

4. The power of technology – How can technology be used to improve the human resource function?  What is the best available human resource information software?  How can you take advantage of Intranets and the Web? 

5. The training challenge – How do keep you and your employees ahead of the learning curve?  What are the best learning strategies and tools?  How do you identify the benefits of training?  What should we be learning? 

6. Compliance issues – What are the greatest legal challenges facing HR professionals?  What are the most powerful strategies for preventing claims?  What strategies, tools and assistance are available for risk management?

7. Time management challenges – Setting priorities and remaining organized are the fundamentals of time management.  What is your highest and best use?  What should you be delegating?  How much time is enough?  How do you maintain life balance?

8. The world of benefits and compensation – Yesterday’s benefits programs are non-responsive in today’s economy.  What benefit and compensation strategies actually motivate employees to greater productivity?  What are the traps associated with pay for performance?  What are the benefits and drawbacks of pensions, 401K plans and employee ownership plans?

9. Anything else you may want to talk about!

At the conclusion of the meetings we go around the table and identify action items that have been accomplished from the prior meeting and action items that will be accomplished by the next meeting.  If necessary we will also allocate time to specific member issues.

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