 Mondays tend to get a bad rap, but not this week! We have so much in store for you today in Grapevine, that it might even be the best day of the week. Today is the last full day of #ASHHRA16, and it’s a fantastic start to the week ahead.
Begin your day with Sunrise Yoga, then join us for a Health Care Strategy Breakfast with lean health care expert Mark Graban. Afterwards, attend Learning Sessions where you can earn CEUs, then join us in the Exhibit Hall for lunch and the last chance to fill your Passbook to Prizes. Two blocks of Learning Sessions round out the afternoon, then the evening is free to explore Grapevine with colleagues and friends.
So let's get out there and make today an unforgettable Monday!
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Please take a few minutes to evaluate the sessions that you attended yesterday. You can use the link below, or use the link within the mobile app.
Thank you!
Sunday Session Evaluations
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
- 6:00 – 7:00 a.m.: Sunrise Yoga
- 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Registration / Cyber Café / Resource Center / Charging Station
- 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.: Health Care Strategy Breakfast and Keynote Speaker: Mark Graban
- 9:45 – 10:15 a.m.: Learning Sessions
- 11:00 a.m. – noon: Learning Sessions
- noon – 2:45 p.m.: Exhibit Hall / Lunch
- noon – 2:45 p.m.: Poster Sessions
- 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.: Learning Sessions
- 2:00 – 5:15 p.m.: Executive Symposium (by invitation only)
- 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: Learning Sessions
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It’s Monday, and that means those work emails are already starting to roll in. Take advantage of the Cyber Café to check email, and charge your electronic devices at the Charging Station so you can stay connected all day. Both are available in the Registration area today from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thanks to our generous sponsors Voya (Cyber Café) and Pixel (Charging Station)!
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 Come to the CHHR Lounge in the ASHHRA Exhibit Hall to network with other CHHRs, learn about the process to become CHHR certified, enjoy a snack and some great HR entertainment!
CHHR Lounge Entertainment will be provided by Bob Walters, MS, CHHR, SHRM-SCP, SPHR! A former country and bluegrass road musician, who has performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and career HR professional, Bob has found a fantastic way to combine his love of HR and his love of music with an extensive compilation of HR tunes!
Kim Wright from the American Hospital Association Certification Center (AHA-CC) will be at the CHHR Lounge to answer any questions you may have about becoming certified, renewing your certification and the examination. Stop by, greet your colleagues and learn how to distinguish your future.
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 You won’t want to miss Mark Graban's talk this morning, as he shares his expert insights on the increasingly relevant issue of "lean health care." Mark is an internationally recognized expert and author of the books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as a regular blogger and producer of hundreds of podcasts featuring lean leaders from myriad industries.
Connect with Mark via Twitter, @leanhospitals, so you can live-tweet and tag him during his presentation!
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Ann Rhoades kicked off #ASHHRA16 yesterday with a dynamic and compelling presentation in which she extolled the value-based strategies that she has guided organizations through for much of her 25-plus year career as a consultant and author.
"You have to consciously design your culture, don’t just let it happen," she advised attendees. "It’s not about the values that you post on the wall, but about what you do every day. It’s not about the words, but about the associated behaviors."
She shared her Five Keys to a Built on Values Model:
1. Organizations need to figure out who they want to be and make those values their blueprint.
2. Spend time and effort to hire "A Players" who have the competencies and the values.
3. People want to be held accountable — not just for outcomes, but for getting them the right way. And want to be recognized for it.
4. You cannot be better on the outside than on the inside. Organizations have to care about every caregiver that works for them, because they’re the ones building the brand every day.
5. You must have continuous improvement.
Ann shared numerous funny, touching and insightful anecdotes from some of her most well-known clients in the airline industry, JetBlue and Southwest, as well as examples a bit closer to home from Hill Country Memorial health care system, right here in Texas. These companies embody consciously designed cultures where behaviors matter, not words. They also share the essential trait of being led by a CEO who truly lives the values that the company believes in.
Storytelling, in fact, is essential to creating a values-based culture, said Ann: "Culture is the collection of behaviors in an organization. You need to collect the stories of people living your values and people will remember those stories and emulate those behaviors."
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We had great enthusiasm in the Expo Hall yesterday where attendees had the chance to network with vendors, enjoy a wonderful lunch and an afternoon Grapevine Get Together. There’s a lot of buzz out there on the floor with many opportunities to win prizes and enter drawings, so get out there today and give it all you’ve got! Also be sure to take advantage of your last opportunity to fill your Passbook to Prizes.
Today’s Exhibit Hall Hours
noon – 2:45 p.m.: Exhibit Hall / Lunch
Are You Filling Your Passbook?
 The raffle drawing is today! Deposit your completed Passbook to Prizes form in the raffle drum (located at the Center for Excellence in the Expo Hall) before 2:20 p.m. today. The official drawing takes place at 2:30 p.m. and you must be present to win.
Finish up your passbook today for your chance to win the following items!
Apple iPad
Apple Watch Series 2
Kate Spade purses
Coach Purse
Xbox One S
Gift Cards
AND MORE!
Visit the Center for Excellence to see all of the prizes you could win!
Rules and legal stuff here.
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Recent National Labor Relations Board Issues of Importance to Health Care Providers
This session provided a true insider’s view of the National Labor Relations Board, thanks to the Honorable Phillip Miscimarra, who joined the Board for a four-year term in 2013. Along with co-presenter G. Roger King, senior labor and employment counsel for the HR Policy Association, he took a closer look at some of the significant decisions issued by the NLRB in the past year.
Miscimarra acknowledged the many challenges currently faced by HR professionals, especially in the health care environment. As the lone dissenting voice in many of the recent NLRB opinions, Miscimarra expressed some regret about the lack of unanimous outcomes. At the same time, he shared some of his quirkier dissents, including references to both Voldemort and Spock. A "Let’s Test the Experts" game made clear that in many cases, "The problem is not with employers, the problem is that the standard is too hard to understand," he explained, providing examples where even NLRB board members did not always agree with the policies.
Among the initiatives outlined in the session were several that will have potentially far-reaching effects for HR professionals:
- Misclassicifciation of individuals as independent contractors as a potential unfair labor practice – employer depriving individuals of Section 7 Rights under NLRA
- Initiative to expand Weingarten" rights, including expansion to non-union represented employees
- Cases involving allegations that "English-only" policies violate the NLRA
- Cases involving the expansion of the right of employees to utilize employer electronic communication systems in addition to email systems – expansion of the board’s Purple Communications decision
- Cases involving access to employer property during union organizing campaigns – "equal access issues"
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 During yesterday’s Opening Ceremony, ASHHRA 2016 President Kristen E. Fox, MBA, SPHR, CHHR, SHRM-SCP, presented the 2016 Outstanding Leadership Award to ASHHRA Immediate Past President Deborah Rubens, CHHR, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP. Congratulations, Deborah, on this well-deserved recognition!
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 Maria Jimenez, PHR, SHRM-SP, MHAHealthcare Network of Southwest Florida
Immokalee, Fla.
Jennifer Leigh, MBA, SPHR
Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, Va.
As first-time attendees, what are your thoughts thus far of the conference?
Maria: I'm impressed by how well-planned and organized it is!
Jennifer: I like that the content is so diverse and there is a lot to choose from.
What are you most excited to experience during your time at #ASHHRA16?
Maria: This is the first time I've been to a conference that focuses exclusively on health care HR, so that is really exciting to me.
Jennifer: I'm really looking forward to the networking opportunities and having the chance to meet folks who are on similar career paths.
What's the one thing that you want to walk away from at the end of #ASHHRA16?
Maria & Jennifer: Learning something new!
Based on your experience so far, what advice would you give to other first-timers?
Maria: Definitely take part in the Ambassador program. [New this year, the ASHHRA Ambassador program pairs first-time attendees with experienced pros.]
Jennifer: Bring a sweater!
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It's easy and fun to win 2017 Conference registration for you and two others (at your organization)!
 1. Post your photo to Facebook with a picture of you completing one of the following sentences:
"I love the ASHHRA conference because..."
"I never miss the ASHHRA conference because..."
"The ASHHRA conference is the best because..."
2. TAG @ASHHRA. We will confirm your entry by "liking" your photo.
3. Get as many LIKES as you can on your photo before 10/5/16!
Have fun!
Rules and legal stuff: ashhra.org/2016fbcontest
And don't forget — keep sharing photos, thoughts, lessons learned and insights on Twitter using the official conference hashtag, #ASHHRA16.
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If you haven't started using the #ASHHRA16 Conference App yet, you're missing out! Download it now and join the conversation! ( iPhone | Android)
In addition to all the must-know info about schedules, events, keynote speakers, exhibitors and attendees, the Conference App features a live activity feed where you can interact with fellow attendees and comment and share photos right from your
phone. For those who like some fun competition, be sure to check the app's Leaderboard, since you can earn points each time you use the app!
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