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SUMMARY:MC Leadership in Changing Times: A Conference for All & Best Places to Work
DESCRIPTION:For 2021\, our Leadership Conference and Best Places to Work Luncheon have been combined.\n\n\n\nLeadership in Changing Times: A Conference for All is designed for leaders and emerging leader representing companies of all sizes in our community. The focus is to improve our company cultures to meet the demands of our customers and balance the needs of our talent pool. You will learn from existing organizations how they have changed their culture to incorporate more open and transparent communications engaging more employees and working together to better the community. You will also have the opportunity hear from our keynote speaker\, Ross Mecham with Deloitte.\n\n\n\nAdditionally\, our Best Places to Work program recognizes organizations who are changing and embracing new employment and leadership practices. Investing in this program positions your company in front of business leaders of all sizes\, and says you care about this community and wish to support those leaders making a difference in the lives of your customers and employees.\n\n\n\nSchedule for the day:\n\n11:30-12:30         What the Pandemic Changed in the Cultural Arena: Ross Mecham\n\n12:30-1:30           What Makes a Best Place To Work: Ross Mecham & Best Places to Work Recognition\n\n1:30   2:00          Celebrating 40 Under 40 and 2021 Hall of Fame\n\n* Tickets for our Best Place Luncheon ONLY (12:30 - 2:00 PM) $35.00\n\n** Tickets for the Best Places Luncheon and Leadership In Changing Times Conference ENTIRE DAY (11:30 AM - 2:00 PM) $59.00.\n\n\n\nParticipating in Best Places to Work provides your company AND YOUR TEAM BRAGGING RIGHTS AND A SENSE OF PRIDE.  You will also gain insights into how your organization is doing culturally and strategically. You can also see areas such as communication\, alignment of mission\, and more\, that you can improve upon and develop a plan to improve.  There are two components of this survey. One is for the Leadership team to complete. The second survey is for the team members/employees to complete.\n\nThe computer-generated results measure the gaps between the two groups. The higher the score\, the more substantial the employee alignment is with that of leadership. We recognize those companies with high alignment scores. Your Chamber never sees who responded\, although we encourage you to open this to all employees. Chamber membership is not required.\n\n\n\nBest Places to Work\n\nTeam members or Employees complete this one:\n\nEmployee Survey (due by July 30\, 2021)\n\n\n\nCompany or Organization Leaders complete this one:\n\nEmployer Survey  (due by July 30\, 2021)\n\n\n\n40 Under 40\n\n40 Under 40 (deadline extended to August 6\, 2021)\n\n\n\nHall of Fame\n\nHall of Fame  (deadline extended to August 6\, 2021)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">For 2021\, our Leadership Conference and Best Places to Work Luncheon have been combined.<br />\n<br />\nLeadership in Changing Times: A Conference for All is designed for leaders and emerging leader representing companies of all sizes in our community. The focus is to improve our company cultures to meet the demands of our customers and balance the needs of our talent pool. You will learn from existing organizations how they have changed their culture to incorporate more open and transparent communications engaging more employees and working together to better the community. You will also have the opportunity hear from our keynote speaker\, Ross Mecham with Deloitte.<br />\n<br />\nAdditionally\, our Best Places to Work program recognizes organizations who are changing and embracing new employment and leadership practices. Investing in this program positions your company in front of business leaders of all sizes\, and says you care about this community and wish to support those leaders making a difference in the lives of your customers and employees.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Schedule for the day:</span></span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;" />\n<span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;float:none\;word-spacing:0px\;">11:30-12:30&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What the Pandemic Changed in the Cultural Arena: Ross Mecham</span></span><br style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;word-spacing:0px\;" />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;float:none\;word-spacing:0px\;">12:30-1:30&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; What Makes a Best Place To Work: Ross Mecham</span> &amp\; Best Places to Work Recognition</span><br />\n<span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal\;font-variant-caps:normal\;orphans:2\;text-align:start\;widows:2\;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px\;text-decoration-thickness:initial\;text-decoration-style:initial\;float:none\;word-spacing:0px\;">1:30 &ndash\; 2:00&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Celebrating 40 Under 40 and 2021 Hall of Fame</span></span></span></span></span><br />\n<em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">* Tickets for our Best Place Luncheon <strong><u>ONLY</u></strong> (12:30 - 2:00 PM) $35.00</span></span></span></span></em><br />\n<em><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">** Tickets for the Best Places Luncheon and Leadership In Changing Times Conference <strong><u>ENTIRE DAY</u></strong> (11:30 AM - 2:00 PM) $59.00.</span></span></span></span></em><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Participating in Best Places</strong>&nbsp\;<strong>to Work</strong>&nbsp\;provides your company AND YOUR TEAM BRAGGING RIGHTS AND A SENSE OF PRIDE. &nbsp\;You will also gain insights into how your organization is doing culturally and strategically. You can also see areas such as communication\, alignment of mission\, and more\, that you can improve upon and develop a plan to improve.&nbsp\; There are two components of this survey. One is for the Leadership team to complete. The second survey is for the team members/employees to complete.<br />\nThe computer-generated results measure the gaps between the two groups. The higher the score\, the more substantial the employee alignment is with that of leadership. We recognize those companies with high alignment scores. Your Chamber never sees who responded\, although we encourage you to open this to all employees.&nbsp\;<strong>Chamber membership is not required.</strong><br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>Best Places to Work</strong></u><br />\n<em>Team members or Employees complete this one:</em><br />\n<a href="https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00aqJBkpiJQwQiW"><u>Employee Survey</u></a><u>&nbsp\;(due by July 30\, 2021)</u><br />\n<br />\n<em>Company or Organization Leaders complete this one:</em><br />\n<a href="https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_412R7jMuMAMqHMa"><u>Employer Survey</u></a>&nbsp\;<u>&nbsp\;(due by July 30\, 2021)</u><br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>40 Under 40</strong></u><br />\n<u><a href="http://www.montgomerycc.org/form/view/23021">40 Under 40</a>&nbsp\;(deadline extended to August 6\, 2021)</u><br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>Hall of Fame</strong></u><br />\n<u><a href="http://www.montgomerycc.org/form/view/23019">Hall of Fame</a>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;(deadline extended to August 6\, 2021)</u>
LOCATION:The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center 901 Prices Fork Rd. Blacksburg\, VA 24061
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URL:https://business.montgomerycc.org/events/details/mc-leadership-in-changing-times-a-conference-for-all-best-places-to-work-7715
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