IVHRA presents The WOW Workplace!

In an environment marked by intense competition, constant change and business slowdown, how can employers motivate and retain a loyal, committed workforce? Mike Byam, author of The WOW! Workplace, will answer that question and more at a seminar for human resource professionals and business leaders at 11:15 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesday, August 19, at the Uptown Grill 601 1st Street, La Salle, IL 61301. The seminar is hosted by the Illinois Valley Human Resource Association. The cost of the meal and seminar is $13 per person. Reservations can be made online at ivhra.shrm.org. Follow the ?meetings? link to RSVP. More information is available at http://ivhra.shrm.org. Byam, managing partner of the Terryberry Company, an international firm specializing in employee recognition programs, is an expert in the field of employee recognition and retention. In The WOW! Workplace, Byam interviews industry leaders to reveal their approaches to workplace motivation, employee retention and recognition strategies. ?The WOW! Workplace helps company leaders better understand how the development of a culture of recognition can have a positive impact on a company?s overall business goals,? said Byam. ?The results of that culture will be a motivated workforce that is inspired to do their best every day ? and that contributes to a positive bottom line for the business and its employees.? The Illinois Valley Human Resource Association is a SHRM affiliated organization serving human resource professionals and business leaders from Princeton, IL to Ottawa, IL. IVHRA holds monthly meetings on a variety of topics including employment law, labor relations, professional development and more. Most meetings are pre-certified for credit through the Human Resource Certification Institute.