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NCHRA January Program
January 12, 2010  11:15am-1:00pm
Best Western
5542 E. US Hwy. 34
Loveland, CO  80537

Presto Change-o!

Supporting Employees as They Move In and Out of Your Organization

Your company’s employee needs are constantly evolving. Whether you’re adding a new team member, changing an employee’s responsibilities, or moving them outside of the organization altogether, effective transition support can lead to better performance, higher morale, and a stellar reputation for your company. Career counselor and outplacement consultant Katy Piotrowski, M.Ed., will deliver a fun, insightful presentation on key concepts related to employee career transitions:

• Peek inside an employee’s mindset when they’re faced with a big change.
  Having worked with advancing and laid-off employees for the past 17 years, Katy will provide insight into what works and what doesn’t from the employee’s perspective.  Example: Learn why giving a laid-off worker two-months notice may seem kind but is actually very difficult on everyone involved. 
• Improve your ability to support successful change by gaining insight into the classic phases of transition. Based on the highly successful book, “Transitions” by William Bridges, Endings, the “Neutral Zone”, and New Beginnings will be covered from the perspective of what employees in transition experience—whether it’s taking on a new job, mastering an additional responsibility, or transitioning out of the company. Specific, practical strategies to minimize fear and empower positive change will be covered. Through problem-solving role-plays, activities, and group discussions we will explore in depth how employees in an organization feel during each phase of a transition. 
• Equip your HR toolbox with powerful strategies for supporting employees facing wanted—or unwanted—changes in their careers. Scripts and a checklist for HR professionals to use when coaching employees who are facing a transition, and a resource list of effective, targeted transition-support strategies will be provided.

SPEAKER BIO

Katy Piotrowski, M.Ed. is a masters degreed career counselor with 17 years experience, founder of Career Solutions Group (formerly JobWorks), author of “The Career Coward’s Guide to Interviewing”, “The Career Coward’s Guide to Changing Careers”, “The Career Coward’s Guide to Resumes”, “The Career Coward’s Guide to Job Searching”, and “The Career Coward’s Guide to Career Advancement”, and has authored the Fort Collins Coloradoan career advice column, “On the Job” since 1994. Katy has assisted thousands of individuals toward achieving their career goals through a variety of career counseling and support activities. Additionally, Katy has worked with organizations such as Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Poudre Valley Health Services, and Banner Health Systems on employee career development and transition projects. Katy’s training includes a Masters degree in Career Development and Counseling from Colorado State University. Katy is a member of the National Career Development Association, and has received training from “What Color is Your Parachute” author Richard Bolles. She was recognized nationally as a “Top-10 Career Counselor of the Year” for effectiveness in helping clients achieve their career objectives, and has been nominated as Outstanding Career Practitioner with the National Career Development Association for 2009.

Katy Piotrowski, Career Solutions Group, www.careersolutionsgroup.net, katy@careersolutionsgroup.net, (970)224-4042

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