Leadership Summit
Wednesday, May 24,2023
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Live Webinar
(being held in partnership with the Minnesota Home Care Association)
- Agenda -
Dispelling Common Leadership Myths
Objectives:
- Understand how to communicate with your staff to promote a gossip-free environment, increase accountability, and conflict resolution.
- Discuss how to put employees first, listen to employee feedback, and share how improvement will be measured.
- Learn how to offer support in the face of change and minimize stressful situations.
Faculty: Gerri King, PhD., Social Psychologist & Organizational Consultant, President, Human Dynamics Associates, Inc.
Gerri King, Ph.D., a prominent facilitator and organizational consultant, works with multinational, national, international, and local organizations on strategic planning processes, board development, major organizational changes, and staff training.
The Secrets of Home Care Hiring: Find and Hire More Caregivers and Keep Them From “Scramming”
Objectives:
- Discuss why caregivers may not choose to work for your agency.
- Learn how to make your job ads stand out.
- Understand how to end the downward spiral that understaffed agencies often experience.
Faculty: Rachel Gartner, Founder & CEO, Carework
Rachel Gartner is a military spouse currently living in Statesboro, GA with her husband andtwo children. She earned a M.S in Biomedical Science. CareWork was started in 2018 byRachel Gartner. Originally known as Strategic Healthcare Solutions, the company was createdto serve agency owners by improving efficiency and quality of healthcare recruiting. Rachel Gartner worked as a CNA, HHA, and caregiver recruiter for an agency in Florida with multiplelocations. As her unique, data-driven methods increased efficiency and results, she was askedto take on more and more locations. Eventually, it was too much work for one person and Strategic Healthcare Solutions was born. The company grew quickly as word spread that there was a new way for home care agencies to master CNA and HHA recruiting!
Manage Generational Differences for a Stronger Workplace
Objectives:
- Identify values and professional preferences of different generations and how that may cause conflicts at work.
- Understand diversity and differences in the healthcare workforce and how to manageeffectively.
- Understand the power of creating a reflective workplace to honor generational differences and how each worker responds to work-related matters.
Faculty: Dr. Vera Ndumbe, LSW, LALD
Dr. Vera Ndumbe is a Family Service Rochester/Olmsted County program manager, RiverlandCommunity College faculty, Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging consultant, and an independent contractor. Vera is also involved in public speaking and grant writing. Veragraduated with a Bachelor's in social work from Winona State University, a Master's inGerontology from Mankato State University, and a Doctorate in Leadership and Educationfrom Saint Mary's University.
Just be a Great Leader
Objectives:
- Understand what a key role dynamic leadership plays in attracting and retaining talent.
- Learn ways to develop as a leader, whether youʼre a new leader, or someone who has beenat it for years.
- Learn methods to not only be inspired to develop themselves as a leader but commit todeveloping their teamʼs leadership abilities.
Faculty: Eric Scharber, Managing Principal, SimiTree Healthcare Consulting
Eric is a Managing Principal at SimiTree, leading all talent acquisition and employee retentionefforts for the Post-Acute and Behavioral Healthcare industries. He oversees executive search, management recruiting, and interim leadership services, as well as advisory services relatedto workforce management. After founding the firm in 2005, Eric led it to become the toprecruiting and executive search entity for the Post-Acute and Behavioral Health industry, serving clients across the U.S. and completing more than 3500 recruiting and interimleadership projects since inception.
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Registration & Recording:
Registration includes one log-in connection to be used at one location. Additional log-in connections require separate/additional registrations. Access to the recording of the webinar will be provided to each registrant following the event for a limited period of time (typically 30 days).
Continuing Education Credits:
This program has been designed to meet the continuing education requirements for the Minnesota Board of Nursing for 4.25 contact hour. It is the responsibility of thes participant to assure that this program meets the licensing and continuing education requirements of their state board and to retain the required documents in his/her personal file. Attendees must participate in the entire presentation in order for contact hours to be awarded – partial credit will not be available. To apply for nursing contact hours, within one week following webinar participation, a completed sign-in sheet and evaluations from each individual must be returned to MHCA. Certificates will then be issued by e-mail.
