Annual Employment Law & Leadership Conference

Name: Annual Employment Law & Leadership Conference
Start: 2027-01-14T08:45:00+00:00
End: 2027-01-14T08:45:00+00:00
Location: VirtuaLive Online

January 14, 2027 @ 8:45 am

TPO and Littler guide you through an informative VirtuaLive event, balancing both Legal and Leadership Best Practices to prepare you for the new year and beyond!

8:45 – 9:00am: Welcome and Overview!
Melissa Irwin, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP, TPO Senior Consultant/Training Specialist

10:30am – 10:45am: Morning Break

9:00am – 10:30am: Littler Employment Update – The Most Critical Employment Law Issues for 2027!
Marlene Muraco, Esq., Littler Shareholder

10:45am – 11:45am: HR/Legal Q&A – Balancing Both Legal and HR Prospective!
Marlene Muraco, Esq., Littler Shareholder & Melissa Irwin, SPHR, PHRca, SHRM-SCP, TPO Sr. Consultant/Training

11:45am – 1:00pm: Lunch Break

1:00pm – 2:30pm: Let’s Be Clear – Leading with Clarity and Accountability
Michaelle Stanford, PHRca, M.A., TPO Sr. Consultant/Training Specialist

2:30pm – 2:45pm: Q&A and Thank You

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Date: January 14, 2027
Time:
8:45 am
Website: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/824862877691180886

Organizer

TPO Admin
Phone (831) 647-7292
Email admin@tpohr.com

Venue

VirtuaLive Online

*Not Enough Time in the Day? You Are Not Alone!*
Time waits for no one and being efficient with time management is every busy leader’s dream. Beyond calendars and scheduling, this session provides tips on reducing time wasters, running more effective meetings and delegating without guilt.
Top Time Wasters Boss / System / Self-Imposed Time Time Management Matrix & Tools	Using Strategic Delegation to Develop Individuals and Increase Time The Balance Wheel Conducting Effective Meetings

*Giving Your Best and Betting the Most in Return!*
Are you happy with your Performance Management system and practices? Dissatisfied with their “check off the box” approach, many employers are changing their performance management philosophy to a culture of continuous dialogue and feedback. Through planned goal setting and real time employee check-ins, managers are learning it is easier to provide needed real-time resources for improvement and growth yielding reduced conflict and increased employee confidence and motivation. Want to learn more about what others are doing and how you can too? Join us as we cover:
Performance Planning & Review Cycle Setting Clear Goals and/or Performance Expectations Regular Performance Check-ins	Employee Self-Reviews Completing & Delivering the Performance Review Development Planning

*Changes Happen to Us Everyday… Discover How Handling the Change Will Help You Succeed Through the Transition!*
You’ve heard it before… change is inevitable. In the business environment, it is common to see re-organizations, new leaders, mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force, changes to benefits, and much more. With these changes comes loss in your employees’ productivity (and maybe even your own!) as everyone tries to figure out how they will be affected by the change. Will they have jobs and if so, how will they be able to effectively get their jobs done. We will focus on key elements of managing people through transition so that they can focus on the future!
What you Should Expect from Employees Experiencing Change Understand the Difference Between Change and Transition	Discover Ways to Overcome Resistance to Change Learn Helpful Tips for Managing Change

*It’s Never Been More Important!*
Employees want more and different things and employers need to rethink their retention practices. or their best people will move on. True Engagement is an Employer’s Most Potent Competitive Advantage – but that’s easier said than done. There are endless varieties, requiring a strategic level of approaches to keep your top performers in today’s challenging job market. You will learn some of the innovative ways smart employers are drilling it down and reinforcing a culture of respect and enrichment. They are infusing meaningful value of work and providing flexibility to help retain their employees.
The Great Resignation – a Turnover Tsunami Today’s Top 5 Retention Challenges A Model to Retain Your Best Leveraging Purpose	Essential Leader & Manager Capabilities The Power of Differentiation The “Stay Interview”

*It’s Never Been More Challenging!*
It’s fair to say the labor market has been turned on its ear!Competition is fierce and small to mid-sized employers are struggling to find the right talent. Despite efforts to “Keep Their Best People” employers are facing the highest skill shortage in over a decade. Learn how to take your recruitment and selection process to the next level as we will help you design a structured and reliable hiring “system”. In doing so, we’ll share TPO’s HireRight Systems^sm Strategic Staffing Checklist, our proprietary framework for a structured approach to sourcing and hiring the best.
How to know what you need What’s different about today’s job seekers and new hires	Where to find top talent in this job market How to stand out among other employers of choice getting it right!

Annual Employment Law & Leadership Conference

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Organizer

Venue

Administrative/Communications Coordinator, TPO "The HR Experts"

Director of Investigations

Bilingual/Cultural Consultant

Lead Consultant

Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant/Training Specialist

Principal/Co-Founder

Principal/Co-Founder

Senior Consultant/Training Specialist

Schedule and Registration 9:00am - 11:00am
Member Rate: $245 per participant* Non-Member Rate: $295 per participant

VirtuaLive Schedule:	September 17, 2026

TPO Member ;	*Discount Code: Member (case sensitive)

	Register to Attend a Prescheduled Multi-Client Program ; Purchase 1-Week Video Recording Access Pass of Upcoming Prescheduled Program ; Purchase 1-Week Video Recording Access Pass of Previously Recorded Program (Available Now) ; Schedule Client Exclusive (In-person and/or on-line) ; Request More Information ;

*Not Just Another HR Buzz-Phrase!*
Learn the top strategies for Getting Your Key Employees to Stick Around and Deliver Over-the-Top Performance! Here’s the formula: You’ll discover successful techniques from recruiting and interviewing through the development and promotion stages of the employee life cycle.
Achieve Maximum Contributions for the Business Maximize Satisfaction for Employees Align Top Organizational Goals & Values	Tap into Key Emotional, Behavioral, & Cognitive Drivers Plan to enhance the effectiveness of your team

*What’s Really Going on Here?*
How to figure out what’s really going on through competent (UP-FRONT!) fact-finding. Have you ever thought: “If I knew then what I know now…I would have done things differently!” Every day you are faced with new situations that require you to problem solve and make sound decisions – sometimes that is easy, often it is not. So how do you, analyze the situation and arrive at the best outcome? Learn proven tips and techniques to practice and use right away when faced with both routine and complex problems.
How to “BUY SOME TIME”! What’s the best approach and when? Analyzing the issue.	Who else should be involved (and who shouldn’t)? When is it “fact finding” and when is it an “investigation”? Why does that matter?

*How to Free-Up Your Time While Developing Others*
A significant part of your job as a manager is to develop people, and delegation is the key. To be a truly effective manager, you must be comfortable delegating work and making sure your employees are accountable for delivery. Upon learning how to effectively delegate you will find it gives you the time and ability to focus on higher-level tasks by giving others the ability to learn and develop new skills, develops trust, improves communication and most of all, improves efficiency, productivity, and time management.
Tap into The Power of Delegation: Seven Surefire Steps! Learn to Assign the Right Tasks to the Right People, the Right Way Open up Time in your Schedule	Produce More and Better Outcomes Provide Learning & Development Opportunities