2005-2006 HAIOP Meeting Schedule

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Title: Discussion of recent SIOP conference

Location: Hobbit Cabe at 2243 Richmond Ave.

Speakers: Sylvia Hysong, Annette Spychalski, Patrick Wadlington

Time: Social Hour - 5:15-6:00 pm; Speaker - 6:00-7:00 pm

Description: Three SIOP members will discuss what they recently saw at the SIOP conference. Patrick Wadlington will hit on personality, selection, and test development. Sylvia Hysong will hit on meta-analysis and dignity in the workplace. Annette Spychalski will hit on succession management and leadership.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Title: Making the Business Case for Diversity Climate

Speakers: Dr. Derek Avery

Location: Sewall Hall at Rice University (4th floor lounge for social hour; room 303 for speaker)

Time: Social Hour - 5:30-6:00 pm; Speaker - 6:00-7:00 pm

Description: Although a number of authors (in the scholarly and popular press) continue to argue simply that demographic diversity enhances the bottom-line, several empirical investigations have shown the relationship between diversity and performance to be more complex. Some results suggest a positve relationship, others a negative, and some show no relationship at all. Through a stream of research, my colleagues and I posit that firms should devote their resources to enhancing their diversity climates before attempting to capitalize on the prospective benefits of demographic diversity. In this session, I will review our prior research and present a new work-in-progress examining the longitudinal effects of unit-level diversity climate on unit-level performance.

About the Speakers: Derek R. Avery is an associate professor of psychology and management at the University of Houston. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Rice University. His research focuses on diversity and fairness in the workplace and has appeared in numerous scholarly outlets, such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Concerning diversity, he has examined its interface with a wide array of issues such as recruitment, salary perceptions, leadership, mentoring, absenteeism, engagement, turnover, and performance (individual and organizational). Much of his recent work has investigated the role of diversity climate in effective diversity management.

Title: Strategic Staffing for the 21st Century: Generation-Adjusted Solutions powered by Science.

Cost: Non-members: $40; Members $30; $25 for people who join HAIOP for the first time at the banquet; Students: $15

Description: Strategic Staffing begins with defining what it takes for talent to succeed in the challenging, value-added professional roles that will remain in this hemisphere as we move into the 21st century. Staffing implementation will require new approaches to: [1] Sourcing, [2] Screening, and [3] Selection, with a view to extending the staffing process through the first 180 days of on-boarding new talent. This presentation examines the generational shifts in talent--- from the boomer generation for whom almost all the staffing processes of today were created, skipping the Xers and moving on to the Yers that will form the bulk of candidates from whom talent will need to be found. We explore the vast changes in sourcing that have taken place. Most candidates of today have never heard of “yellow pages” and few ever look at “career ads”. We look at the promises for screening and selection made by the assessment methods of the past and present, finding much in the way of folderol and snake oil that needs to be avoided. We explore (through the medium of advertising) what it means to be boomer, X and Y and how that impacts staffing processes. Finally, we take a look at some new approaches to applying human asset best practices to optimizing the on-boarding success of new hires.

About the Speaker:
Tom graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Ph D in Industrial Organizational Psychology. He taught in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University and the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary.

Then Tom rejoined the consulting firm founded by his Ph D advisor, Personnel Decisions International and spent the next 13 years in Dallas. When PDI sold its selection business, Tom took on Director of Assessment and Chief Scientist roles at Guru International, Unicru, and Batrus Hollweg International. Tom also supported BDT International LTD—a company he co-founded while at the University of Calgary.

Tom joined Lominger International—a Korn Ferry Company, on May 1, 2007, relocating back to Minneapolis to close a career circle that began in graduate school.



		Meeting Schedule (2007 - 2008) Monday, May 19th, 2008 Title: Discussion of recent SIOP conference Location: Hobbit Cabe at 2243 Richmond Ave. Speakers: Sylvia Hysong, Annette Spychalski, Patrick Wadlington Time: Social Hour - 5:15-6:00 pm; Speaker - 6:00-7:00 pm Description: Three SIOP members will discuss what they recently saw at the SIOP conference. Patrick Wadlington will hit on personality, selection, and test development. Sylvia Hysong will hit on meta-analysis and dignity in the workplace. Annette Spychalski will hit on succession management and leadership. Monday, October 15, 2007 Title: Making the Business Case for Diversity Climate Speakers: Dr. Derek Avery Location: Sewall Hall at Rice University (4th floor lounge for social hour; room 303 for speaker) Time: Social Hour - 5:30-6:00 pm; Speaker - 6:00-7:00 pm Description: Although a number of authors (in the scholarly and popular press) continue to argue simply that demographic diversity enhances the bottom-line, several empirical investigations have shown the relationship between diversity and performance to be more complex. Some results suggest a positve relationship, others a negative, and some show no relationship at all. Through a stream of research, my colleagues and I posit that firms should devote their resources to enhancing their diversity climates before attempting to capitalize on the prospective benefits of demographic diversity. In this session, I will review our prior research and present a new work-in-progress examining the longitudinal effects of unit-level diversity climate on unit-level performance. About the Speakers: Derek R. Avery is an associate professor of psychology and management at the University of Houston. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Rice University. His research focuses on diversity and fairness in the workplace and has appeared in numerous scholarly outlets, such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Concerning diversity, he has examined its interface with a wide array of issues such as recruitment, salary perceptions, leadership, mentoring, absenteeism, engagement, turnover, and performance (individual and organizational). Much of his recent work has investigated the role of diversity climate in effective diversity management. Monday, September 10, 2007 --FALL BANQUET Speaker: Dr. Tom Janz, Lominger International Title: Strategic Staffing for the 21st Century: Generation-Adjusted Solutions powered by Science. Location: University of Houston Hilton, Waldorf Astoria room Time: Social Hour - 6:00 to 6:45 pm; Dinner & Speaker - 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm Cost: Non-members: $40; Members $30; $25 for people who join HAIOP for the first time at the banquet; Students: $15 Purchase a banquet ticket Apply for/Renew your membership today! You can pay online for your HAIOP membership via PayPal. Description: Strategic Staffing begins with defining what it takes for talent to succeed in the challenging, value-added professional roles that will remain in this hemisphere as we move into the 21st century. Staffing implementation will require new approaches to: [1] Sourcing, [2] Screening, and [3] Selection, with a view to extending the staffing process through the first 180 days of on-boarding new talent. This presentation examines the generational shifts in talent--- from the boomer generation for whom almost all the staffing processes of today were created, skipping the Xers and moving on to the Yers that will form the bulk of candidates from whom talent will need to be found. We explore the vast changes in sourcing that have taken place. Most candidates of today have never heard of “yellow pages” and few ever look at “career ads”. We look at the promises for screening and selection made by the assessment methods of the past and present, finding much in the way of folderol and snake oil that needs to be avoided. We explore (through the medium of advertising) what it means to be boomer, X and Y and how that impacts staffing processes. Finally, we take a look at some new approaches to applying human asset best practices to optimizing the on-boarding success of new hires. About the Speaker: Tom graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Ph D in Industrial Organizational Psychology. He taught in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, the Faculty of Business Administration at Simon Fraser University and the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary. Then Tom rejoined the consulting firm founded by his Ph D advisor, Personnel Decisions International and spent the next 13 years in Dallas. When PDI sold its selection business, Tom took on Director of Assessment and Chief Scientist roles at Guru International, Unicru, and Batrus Hollweg International. Tom also supported BDT International LTD—a company he co-founded while at the University of Calgary. Tom joined Lominger International—a Korn Ferry Company, on May 1, 2007, relocating back to Minneapolis to close a career circle that began in graduate school. 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