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NEHRA's Spring Conference: A Few Perspectives
The NEHRA HR Excellence Conference was excellent! This was my first NEHRA conference and I wasn’t sure what to expect. From my first moments entering the venue on Thursday morning to the grand finale presentation with Stuart Jackson from Diesel on Friday afternoon, the conference was delivered as promised. I had a great time, met a lot of terrific people, attended several workshops, and learned some fantastic insights that I will be able to apply in my work. Thanks NEHRA! Ed Evarts, Practice Leader, Evarts Coaching
This was my first NEHRA conference and it was by far the best conference I have attended! It was intimate in size and I had the chance to make meaningful connections with speakers and participants. I loved the networking opportunities that were developed/created. I learned something new during each session. When Jason and Joe of Talent Anarchy said relationships are ‘portals of opportunities’, they were right. The NEHRA conference was a portal of opportunity for all of us. I liked Jason & Joe’s presentations best. They touched on issues that are important to me: the importance of communication and relationships and being true to yourself. They also made one of the items on my ‘bucket list’ come true—I have always wanted to be in a ‘flash mob’ and they made that dream come true. I never thought this would happen at a NEHRA conference! I also think that Bob Kellaher did a great job setting the stage for the 2 days ahead in his opening keynote. He is an inspirational speaker. I really loved his energy and engagement. I am constantly focusing on going over my laughing quota for the day! The NEHRA team was amazing—everything was smooth and seamless. So well organized! Also, Carole did a great job in her role as guard during Stewart’s pre presentation prep...I loved the whole experience! In the end, it is all about the experience...and my experience at the NEHRA conference was unforgettable! Gabriella La Monica, Training Manager, BBN Technologies
What a conference! I was stopped by a number of attendees in the hallway who wanted to tell me they felt this was one of the best conferences they have attended in a long time. I felt the same way! What I found most exciting about this conference was the energy. I walked away from every session I attended with something I can use immediately; with new, fresh ideas to meet a variety of challenges. I found it of value to learn about others’ challenges and how they were addressing them and was able to share many of my own best practices and success stories. As always, I got the most out of just having conversations in the hallways - catching up with old friends and colleagues and making many new ones! Gina Abudi, President, Abudi Consulting Group, LLC
I have attended lot of HR conferences in the last year and NEHRA’s Spring Conference truly stands out. The content was excellent—lots of diversity of speaker styles and subjects, all anchored by the theme. There was just enough time to digest material and not a moment more, as we moved from one session to the next, including great presentations during meal times and cocktail hour. The conference provided me with great learning (I particularly took useful ideas from Bob Kelleher’s keynote) and networking. As a speaker, I was impressed by the level of organization and responsiveness. Thank you! Wendy Axelrod, Talent Savvy Manager, LLC, and co-author of "Make Talent Your Business; How Exceptional Managers Develop People While Getting Results"
I wanted to let you know that I feel very fotunate to have participated as a sponsor in NEHRA's Spring Conference this year. In particular, it was quite an honor to have the opportunity to introduce Bob Kelleher, who gave a spectacular keynote to kick things off. Having a table at the conference provided a great opportunity to meet NEHRA members that were in attendance and promote Hays Companies, and the reception on Thursday evening provided a fun atmosphere for some great networking. Thanks for the sponsorship opportunity, and I'm already looking forward to the Fall Conference! Phil Bean, Assistant Vice President, Hays Companies
"NEHRA put great focus on keeping the content for the conference relevant to the trends and opportunities that we are facing in today’s HR environment. I especially enjoyed the presentation given by the Talent Anarchy team. Their energy and enthusiasm for relationships and networking was contagious!" Kerri Goodwin, HR Specialist, American Tower Corporation
From Bob Kelleher’s opening "Farewell to Aunt Betty" to Stuart Jackson’s grand finale "Get Sh#! Done" it was truly an inspiring 2-day event. The energy level and commitment of the NEHRA team, volunteers, speakers, sponsors and attendees propelled me through – despite lack of sleep and sore feet! Tracy Burns, Executive Director of NEHRA |
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