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These past few years have resulted in a shift. A shift on how people work and want to work. A shift that employers will need to acknowledge as they face this new trajectory when it comes to their workforce and workplace. Experts claim there is no going back when it comes to doing things “the way we used to.”

Center of Workforce Innovations, the Northwest Indiana Board, and the Times Media Company wanted to ensure that regional employers understood the importance of shifting, even just one degree, in order to attract and retain employees, and stay competitive in our global economy. The Workplace Innovation Series will provide the opportunity to ramp up and prepare our region to embrace what experts are calling a new way of work.

What to expect

Featuring in-person and virtual event opportunities monthly beginning in April and through October

Nationally recognized speakers and industry-specific experts
Regional Industry Sector Zoom Cafés offering facilitated discussions about things that matter to your industry when it comes to your workforce and the workplace
NEXTgen Expo geared towards young adults ages 16-24

Connecting and sharing insights

Learning from regional employers on what they have done to meet the shift head on
Gain knowledge on skills and actionable strategies for managing shifts and getting on board with the new way of work and the forward moving workplace

Series Events

Featuring ERIC TERMUENDE, workplace expert and co-founder of NoW of Work, author of bestseller book Rethink Work, and global keynote speaker on building incredible teams.

One-Degree Shift: Building Tomorrow's Greatest Places to Work
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 | 8:30 - 10:00am
Virtual Event

Presented by Eric Teremuende, Author & Business Performance Expert

If there is one thing we have learned in the past months, it is that the future is
impossible to predict. Knowing that, how do we build teams that thrive in the
weeks, months, and years to come? The answer lies in one-degree shifts: small,
consistent changes that enable teams to build trust, remove friction, and build a
culture of innovation.

In this engaging, and takeaway-loaded presentation, workplace expert Eric
Termuende shares what years of research, stories, and insights uncover about
the one-degree shifts leaders use to adapt to an ever-changing world around
them and build incredible teams. From Domino’s Pizza to the British Cycling Team,
discover how the consistent application of small, incremental changes improves
camaraderie, belonging, psychological safety, and engagement. While the future of
work is certain to be uncertain, there is nothing to say we cannot still thrive in it.

In this presentation, leaders will learn the secret of a one-degree shift to:

Reduce friction and build trust
Increase effectiveness of remote/hybrid teams
Build a culture of innovation
Understand your role in creating a ‘great place to work’
Discover what cilantro teaches us about strong workplace culture

About the presenter: Eric helps leaders build incredible teams and tomorrow’s
greatest places to work. He has spoken to organizations including IBM, The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Zoom, TD, BMO, and The Council of Supply
Chain Management Professionals. Eric is co-founder of NoW of Work, author of
the bestselling book Rethink Work, and is a global keynote speaker. Having been
on hundreds of stages and worked with and studied the greatest places to work
he knows what it takes to build incredible teams that are resilient, innovative,
and ready for the future of work. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Emerging
Innovators under 35 by American Express, his ideas have been featured in Forbes,
Thrive Global, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, and more. From the stage
of TEDx to BUILDEX to Coca-Cola and the Milken Global Conference, Eric inspires,
challenges, and opens minds to opportunity and doors to growth.

Registration fee: $15 per person

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Virtual Event is Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 8:30 - 10:00 am

Featuring ERIC TERMUENDE, workplace expert and co-founder of NoW of Work, author of bestseller book Rethink Work, and global keynote speaker on building incredible teams.

Industry Zoom Cafe for Small Business, Hospitality, and Retail
DATE TBD
Virtual Session

Eric Teremuende will facilitate this virtual Zoom Café that will allow for an informal
discussion on tackling the worker shortage and why thinking out of the box for
talent recruitment and retention strategies is imperative in the new world of work
in order to move forward productively and successfully.

Details to be announced soon.

Job Openings & Labor Turnover in Indiana: The Churning Continues
DATE TBD

Presented by: Lionel (Bo) Beauleiu, Professor Emeritus and Director of Purdue
Center for Regional Development (PCRD)

Will include a panel discussion with local employers.

Dr. Bo Beaulieu is Professor Emeritus of Rural and Regional Development, Purdue
Center for Regional Development and the Department of Agricultural Economics.
He has played a major role in the launch of a number of innovative national
research and Extension programs across the nation. Dr. Beaulieu is the past
president of the Rural Sociological Society and the Community Development
Society. He received both his M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in Sociology (with a
specialty in community development) from Purdue University.

Limited Seats Available.
Registration fee: $25 per person.
Registration details coming soon.

Is Gig Work Replacing Traditional Employment? Are Alternative Work Arrangements the Future of Work?

August (Date & Time TBD)
Virtual Session

Presentation by: Speaker to be announced soon (waiting to get a confirmation on
availability from Univ of Chicago Professor)

This virtual session is free to attend.
Registration & details coming soon.

September (Date TBD) | 8:30-10:00am
Virtual Session

Presentation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

This virtual session is free to attend.
Registration & details coming soon.

Diversity & Inclusion Job Fair

September (Date, Time & Location TBD)
In-Person

Details coming soon.

Healthcare Career Fair

October (Date, Time & Location TBD)
In-Person

Details coming soon.

Update on the Regional Workforce/Employer Awards

October (Date, Time & Location TBD)
In-Person

Details coming soon.

October (Date, Time & Location TBD)

Topic TBD (Potential topics: Times Digital Recruitment Strategies, VeryAble,
Childcare Collaboratives, WorkOne Employer Services & Funding, Niche Population
Recruitment Strategies, e.g., vets, seniors, youth)

Details coming soon.

Featuring JOHN BRANDT, formerly editor-in-chief of IndustryWeek, and currently CEO of the Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI), a research and consulting firm.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | 8:30-10:30AM
(Registration begins at 7:45am)
Dynasty Banquet Halls-4125 Calumet Avenue--Hammond, Indiana

Keynote Address: NINCOMPOOPERY

Terrible customer service, idiotic business processes, and soul-crushing management practices — surrounds us. We lose time, patience, and profits as stuck-in-the-past organizations actively prevent us (and our customers) from getting the value we (and they) deserve. Can’t anybody change this?

Drawing from his new book Nincompoopery, CEO and award-winning business writer John R. Brandt says we can. Leveraging research across thousands of companies to show leaders how to find and kill the corporate stupidity that drives customers crazy, he offers concrete examples of how any organization both large or small, regardless of industry, can innovate in ways that delight customers and attracts top-level talent.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JOHN BRANDT

Limited Seats Available. Registration required.
Registration fee: $25 per person

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