October 2023, links to a multitude of public agency job openings, upcoming free and low-cost learning events, recommended conferences, and much more!
Robert Neiuber, IPMA-CE
Developing and Maintaining a High-Quality Workforce for a World-Class Community | Human Resources | Talent Management | Employee Relations | Labor Relations | Risk Management
Links to public agency job openings, upcoming free and low-cost learning events that look interesting, recommended conferences, and much more!
Public Agency Career Opportunities:
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HR related Career Opportunities:
Roles in People Analytics & HR Technology (onemodel.co) (Public and Private)
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Executive Level Career Opportunities:
Career Opportunities | Ralph Andersen & Associates?– Executive Search Firm
Peckham & McKenney (peckhamandmckenney.com)?– Executive Search Firm
Bob Murray & Associates?– Executive Search Firm
Alliance Resource Consulting (alliancerc.com)?– Executive Search Firm
CPS HR?– Executive Search Firm
Jobs | Shey-Harding Associates?–?Executive Searches
Current Opportunities - Koff & Associates (koffassociates.com) –?Executive Searches
Open Recruitments | Strategic Government Resources, TX –?Executive Searches
Career Opportunities | Blair Search Partners | San Diego CA – Executive Searches
Highlighted Career Opportunities for October
Free Learning Events of Interest:
9/27 The Furure of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - HR.com (7:00 AM to 8:00 AM PST) Despite the fact that workplaces all over the world are becoming more diverse in terms of gender, ethnicity, culture, and cognitive approaches to solving business problems,?DEI is an area where HR continues to struggle. This virtual event will bring together experts who?will highlight how you can succeed in this area. It will detail best practices and show how to leverage DEI as a competitive advantage. The event will provide a detailed snapshot of the state of DEI today, discuss where it is headed in the future, and reveal how it can be a key driver of both organizational performance and social justice growth
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9/27 A Discussion with Adam Grant (betterup.com)? “From underrated to celebrated: How individual growth drives business growth” Join Better Up virtually for a live discussion with Adam Grant,?Organizational Psychologist,?Author and Chair of the?Center for Purpose and Performance,?Payal Sahni Becher, Pfizer’s Chief People Experience Officer and Executive VP, along with Christine Carter, PhD, VP of Transformation Science & Practice at BetterUp as they explore the mindsets and behaviors that unlock purpose and performance.
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Whether you’re a seasoned member of the C-suite or a rising executive, this conversation will help you identify and cultivate the untapped potential in your organization — leading to a more engaged, productive, and successful workforce. You’ll learn: Strategies for identifying and cultivating latent potential; The key skills and mindsets that drive business success; and Tactics for building a culture of empowerment, accountability, and growth.
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10/3 to 10/4 Talent Connect Show | Americas (linkedin.com) Talent Connect Show is a two-day global broadcast event designed for talent, learning and HR professionals. What you can look forward to at Talent Connect Show: Thought-provoking keynotes on pressing topics like AI's impact on the industry, the redefinition of workplace culture, and furthering DEI; New strategies to attract & hire talent with the skills, experience and values that fit your business; Innovative tactics to drive continuous career development within your organization. Bookmark?linkedintalentconnect.com/show?for the most up-to-date agenda, speakers, and programming details.
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10/10 How to Support Healthy Minds in the Workplace, in Honor of World Mental Health Day (on24.com) 8 AM to 2 PM In this keynote address, launching a full day of programming focused on employee mental health and well-being, SHRM CEO and President Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, and Chris Mosunic, chief clinical officer at Calm, will discuss a Healthy Minds Workplace Model for whole health. They will explore the mental health challenges facing today’s workers and how an approach that emphasizes proactive, preventive tools can help your workers lead happier and healthier lives and control your organization’s benefits costs.
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10/10 World Mental Health Day 2023: Overcoming Barriers to Access (headspace.com) World Mental Health Day 2023: Overcoming Barriers to Access. A person’s mental health can impact all parts of their life. By creating opportunities for better mental health for all, we create opportunities for everyone to lead happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives. As we celebrate #WMHD and this year’s theme of mental health as a universal human right, it’s important to recognize the barriers and opportunities when it comes to accessing mental healthcare.
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10/12 35 & Under in the Public Sector: Why Young Workers Enter and Why They Stay (zoom.us) Join MissionSquare to review survey results from a groundbreaking new report from MissionSquare Research Institute that sheds light on the experiences of younger public service employees. The report, “35 and Under the in the Public Sector: Why younger Workers Enter and Why They Stay (or Don’t)” explores the results of a 2023 national online survey of 1,004 state and local government employees aged 35 and under, assessing motivations for working in the public sector, attitudes about current finances and financial outlook, views on employer benefits, thoughts on retirement, morale and job satisfaction, and retention issues.
10/18 The State of Employee Retention - HR.com The Keys to Boosting Employee Retention in Uncertain Times, The State of Retention: How to become an employer of choice in the new world of work, and Building Psychology Safety At Work Through Play. This virtual event will discuss the latest developments related to employee retention. Employee retention started becoming a serious problem for many organizations during the recent era often known as the “Great Resignation,” when so many employees voluntarily left their jobs. As a result, many organizations have been scrambling to retain key talent and looking for sustainable ways to increase employee retention.
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10/25 Oct. 25, 2023 Virtual Summit Agenda | NextGen Government Training Virtual Summit: Skill Set for the Modern Public Servant (nextgengovt.com) ?(7:00 AM to 1:00 PM PST) NextGen is hosting sixteen different sessions focused on the skills and concepts public servants need to advance in their careers? They’ve curated a jam-packed agenda built around the topics that matter most to government employees like you. Now the difficult part: which sessions will you join on Oct. 25?
NextGen Virtual Summit Agenda
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Opening Keynote 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
·???????? Peering Into the Future – What Skills Do You Need to Get Ahead?
·???????? Talk Less, Listen More: How to Have Truly Impactful Connections
Breakout Session 1 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
·???????? How to Write to Get the Results You Need
·??????? Get Out the Mic – Effective Public Speaking in Meetings, Virtual and More
·???????? Mastering Successful Interviews – Secrets to Acing the Conversation
·???????? New Supervisor, Now What? – Fundamentals for New Leaders
·???????? Personal Branding: How to Create a Presence
Lunch Keynote 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
·???????? Psychological Safety: Creating a Culture of Trust
·???????? How to Lead With an Inclusive Mindset
Breakout Session 2 10:45 Am to 11:45 AM
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·???????? Critical Thinking: New Approaches to Problem Solving
·???????? Leadership Skills for Non-Supervisors
·???????? Foundations of Project Management – What You Need to Know If You Aren’t a PM
·???????? How to Make Things Better – Driving Process Improvements
·???????? Communicating With Executives, Supervisors, and Managers: Selling Your Ideas up the Chain of Command
Closing Keynote 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
·???????? You Can’t Get Ahead on Your Own – How to Cultivate a Network for Growth
·???????? Understanding When to Go for It, and When to Back Down
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10/25 Humanizing HR: Introducing hybrid EX in the now of work (on24.com) While digitization of work is all the rage, our current workforce environment suggests human interactions remain more important than ever. HR professionals have never been busier, putting HR functions in a bind: needing to deliver humanized, high-touch workforce experiences -- to highly distributed, hybrid workforces -- all at scale.
The answer lies in a blend of high-touch human and high-touch digital experiences, delivered as seamlessly to the workforce as possible.?Join their panel discussion to discover data-based insights and practical techniques employers can leverage to transform HR services and delivery to better meet everchanging workforce and workplace expectations.?You’ll learn: Employee expectations in 2023 and beyond; Approaches to drive business resiliency, while improving your HR delivery; HR / Employee Experience essentials; and Overcoming objections and hurdles across your EX transformation journey.
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Links Ongoing On-Line Learning Resources?
Calendar of Events (calcities.org) Cal Cities upcoming trainings and events
Upcoming HR Webinars | CPS HR?– Free access to insights from leading HR experts.
CPS-HR Recorded Webinars?– Free access to insights from leading HR experts.
ICMA Coaching Program Webinars | icma.org Complimentary ICMA Coaching Program webinars give local government professionals of all career stages the opportunity to bolster skills and learn about new and leading practices, strategies, tactics, developing issues, and trends in the profession of local government management. Participation in free coaching webinars also qualifies for?ICMA-CM (Voluntary Credentialing Program)?credit.
NextGen Professional Development Trainings - GovLoop Academy GovLoop’s goal is to provide you with the tools and resources you need to solve problems in your agency while also growing in your career.
Trainings | GovLoop – Free Upcoming and Achieved Training
Webinars | Workday – Free upcoming and on-demand webinars from Workday on the product and Finance, HR and IT topics of interest
Upcoming ILG Webinars and Trainings - Institute for Local Government (ca-ilg.org)?– Free access to future ILG webinars.
LEADING LOCAL: Artificial Intelligence & Local Government - Institute for Local Government (ca-ilg.org) Recorded training of ILG and Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert John Robichaux webinar on the opportunities and challenges facing local governments because of the advancement and increased accessibility of AI technologies.
Alumni Career Network | University of California The UC Alumni Career Network is a high-impact, online series designed to provide UC alumni and community members with the insights, information, and connections to launch, grow and expand your career opportunities.
HR Webinars (paycor.com)?– Hear from HR industry experts as they cover timely topics and share best practices on everything from recruiting and hiring, to compliance and employee engagement.
PSHRA Learning: Webinars Upcoming and on demand webinars for members of PSHRA.
Low-Cost Learning Events of Interest:
10/11 Advanced Strike Training for Public Agency Employers - Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (lcwlegal.com)?(10:00 AM) – The webinar will cover recent developments in the law concerning strikes as well as practical issues related to strike management. They will discuss strategies and tactics regarding negotiations for line passes for essential employees in advance of a threatened strike and continuing contractual negotiations once a strike is underway. They will also provide information that will assist public employers during a work stoppage, including information related to managing security at strike sites as well as managing personnel issues, such as payroll, overtime, and benefits issues, and repairing the employer-employee relationship following the conclusion of the strike. They will also discuss issues related to union or employee engagement in unlawful concerted activities during strikes as well as how to deal with sympathy strikes and employees who refuse to cross a picket line. $75-$200 depending on options you choose.
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Recommended Conferences:
10/2 to 10/4?Annual Conference Public Service Human Resources Association – (PSHRA)?(San Diego CA) The 2023 PSHRA Annual Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego, CA.?This conference is your opportunity to connect with other HR professionals from across the public sector to share insights, learn about emerging trends and gain new perspectives on how to meet the challenges facing public sector HR today.
At the conference, you will hear from leading experts in public sector HR through keynote presentations and concurrent sessions. From diversity initiatives and cutting-edge research to performance management, recruitment and retention strategies for the modern workplace, the conference will cover a wide range of relevant topics, tailor made for you, the public sector HR professional.
PSHRA believes that by bringing together public sector HR professionals, can foster a culture of collaboration that will drive innovation and improve our working world. $1,000 members registration through September 13.
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11/14 to 11/17 California Public Employees Labor Relations Association #CALPELRA2023: A Season For Gratitude And Resilience While practicing gratitude can't minimize the challenging, complex issues that you face on a daily basis, gratitude can help you maintain perspective and fuel the resilience that's essential to your success during uncertain and tough times.?
Join them this fall in Monterey at CALPELRA's Annual Training Conference. You'll be grateful for the valuable training sessions, as well as for the opportunity to join CALPELRA's incredible community of public sector labor and employment professionals and develop connections that will support and sustain you throughout the year. $1,140 to $1,253 depending on membership and timing of registration.
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Public Sector Human Resources Association (PSHRA):
PSHRA Learning: Home Related Learning Events and Resources of Interest: PSHRA
PSHRA Learning: Webinars?future and on Demand Webinars
10/19 PSHRA Learning: Webinar: Three of the Biggest Liability Risks Facing Public Entities and What HR Managers Can Do About Them Costly claims can be devastating to a city or municipality. According to the National Safety Council, the average workers' compensation claim costs more than $40,000 per incident. In addition to workers' comp issues, public entities face tremendous liability from harassment claims and other lawsuits.
This webinar will cover the following:
?How a public entity can protect its bottom line by ensuring personnel who operate city-owned vehicles are adequately trained and licensed
10/11 PSHRA Utah - Resiliency Through Challenging Times PSHRA Utah Chapter Virtual Meeting Chera Mann, LCSW and Joshua Holmes, LCSW from Healing Connections Counseling and they will be talking about Resiliency Through Challenging Times. $15 non members.
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Articles I read this month and recommend:
9 Innovative Benefits Businesses Can Offer to Attract and Retain Talent | U.S. Chamber of Commerce (uschamber.com)