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SUMMARY:Bringing a Consultative Approach to Open Enrollment
DESCRIPTION:Alex Larraga – Benefits Manager\, Mary Schroeder – CHRO\, Melissa Whisler – HR Consultant\, and Jeanne Corey – HR Consultant.\nOpen Enrollment is more than a once-a-year event—it’s a critical opportunity to connect employees with the benefits that support their well-being\, productivity\, and peace of mind. But in an increasingly complex benefits landscape\, simply presenting options isn’t enough. \nIn this session\, we’ll explore how taking a consultative approach can transform Open Enrollment from a transactional process into a strategic conversation. You’ll learn how to guide employees through decision-making with empathy\, clarity\, and personalized support—empowering them to make choices that truly meet their needs. \nWhether you’re an HR leader\, benefits professional\, or advisor\, this webinar will equip you with the tools and mindset to elevate your Open Enrollment strategy and create a more engaging\, informed experience for everyone involved. \nUnderstanding the Open enrollment process\n\nCommon Challenges and why they happen\nHow to build a consultative approach\nUnderstand more of plan set up and options employers have\nHow a consultative approach can engage employees\, use data to reduce cost and time spent\n\n  \n \nMary Schroeder\, PHR\, CHRO \nMary has 20+ years of comprehensive HR management experience. These include senior HR roles heading up corporate HR functions such as process improvement\, conflict resolution\, change management\, recruitment and retention\, and benefit administration. She demonstrates her ability to collaborate with senior management to conduct Human Resource strategic planning to support and cultivate corporate goals. \n  \n \nAlexandra Larraga\, Benefits Manager \nAlex has over 10 years of benefits management experience\, including designing and implementing comprehensive health\, life\, and wellness programs for companies across industries. As Benefits Manager at Flex HR\, she leads open enrollment\, benefits implementation\, and strategic plan reviews\, focusing on cost optimization\, employee engagement\, and regulatory compliance. \n  \n \nJeanne Corey\, HR Consultant \nWith a career spanning over two decades\, Jeanne is a seasoned HR consultant and leader who has built a reputation for transforming organizations and cultivating high-performing teams. She creates tailored HR solutions designed to drive both people and business success. Whether it is identifying and developing talent\, navigating organizational changes\, delivering customized training solutions\, policies and procedures\, or ensuring HR compliance\, her approach is rooted in creating sustainable practices that enhance business strategy\, employee engagement and operational efficiency. In addition\, her ability to seamlessly implement well-defined policies and procedures ensures consistency\, compliance\, and operational excellence across diverse teams and organizations. \n  \n  \nREGISTER NOW
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SUMMARY:Employee Handbook 101
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informative session on all things employee handbook related. Whether you’re a seasoned HR professional or just starting out\, this webinar is perfect for you!\n\nThis program is valid for 1 PDC for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.\n \n\nThis program has been pre-approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward aPHR®\, aPHRi™\, PHR®\, PHRca®\, SPHR®\, GPHR®\, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).  \n  \nDuring this event\, we’ll cover the essentials of creating and maintaining an effective employee handbook that aligns with your company’s values and policies. From your AI questions\, to compliance requirements\, to best practices\, we’ve got you covered! \n\nHow to write a compliant Employee Handbook that will hold up in court\nWhat you should NOT put in an employee handbook\nCompany protection elements in an Employee Handbook\nDocumenting your Handbook\nNew policies going into your Employee Handbook\nWhat is an Operational Handbook\nThe do’s and don’ts in publishing a Handbook\nWhy AI shouldn’t be used to write a full Handbook\n\nDon’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your HR knowledge and take your employee handbook game to the next level. Mark your calendars and get ready to learn! \n  \nMeet Your Speakers:\n  \n \nJim Cichanski\, Founder of Flex HR \nJim founded Flex HR in 2001 by asking “What keeps business owners up at night?” In brief\, the answer is most companies don’t receive the quality of HR service that they should.  Jim has 35+ years of experience in human resources\, holding senior level positions in companies that were privately held\, pre-IPO\, foreign owned\, joint venture\, Fortune 50 and one labeled the “fastest growing F1000 in America.” He has a solid background in high tech\, manufacturing\, services and management. Jim also spent 26 years in the Army National Guard achieving the rank of Colonel\, was inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame\, and received numerous awards including the Legion of Merit. His background in HR includes organizational process evaluation and improvement\, labor laws\, integration of businesses\, cost reduction\, organizational development\, and all functional areas of human resources. These include but are not limited to Benefits\, Compensation\, Staffing\, Diversity\, ERISA\, DOL Compliance\, Immigration\, Learning & Development\, Stock Administration\, Executive Compensation\, Employee Relations\, and over 300 Mergers & Acquisitions. Jim’s experience includes operational HR management knowledge globally in 32 countries and has transitioned companies from 30 to 67\,000 employees worldwide. \n  \n \nMary Ann Haskins\, Senior HR Consultant \nMary Ann is an experienced\, Senior HR professional with a passion to encourage and support a strengths-based culture in a professional\, ethical manner. She uses fresh ideas and proven knowledge to build\, develop and transform organizations and staff for optimum operational success. Mary Ann has over 30 years of HR knowledge and is skilled in creating an employee-oriented\, high-performance culture while emphasizing goal attainment and superior workforce optimization. Having a comprehensive knowledge base contributes to Mary Ann’s success\, which includes implementing HR policies\, payroll procedures\, compliance audits\, employee & management training\, benefits\, HRIS/payroll system selection\, leave administration\, compensation analysis\, recruiting & talent acquisition\, performance management\, and employee engagement. Mary Ann has also built multiple start-up HR departments with emphasis on compliance and systems support. \n  \nREGISTER NOW
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