Meeting Schedule (2005 - 2006)
THURSDAY, April 27, 2006 -- Lorraine Stomski, – Aon Consulting,
Topic: Best Practices in Executive Onboarding
Location: Sewall Hall, Rice University (Room 305)
Time: Social Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 PM; Conversation Hour: 6:00-7:15 pm
Description: Executive Onboarding programs have the potential to make significant contributions to both individual and organizational effectiveness. When investing in new leaders, how can organizations reduce risks and accelerate time to productivity? This session will explore the critical success factors of onboarding approaches that expedite your leaders success and impact.
Topics will include the following: - Methodologies that lead to high-impact executive onboarding programs - Tools and techniques to ensure program effectiveness - Best-in-class models of successful executive onboarding programs
STUDENTS: Take a break from finals and come to this one -- you won't learn about this topic in grad school!
About the Speaker: Lorraine Stomski is a senior vice president and Practice Leader for Leadership Education and Coaching in Aon's Talent Solutions Consulting practice. Lorraine is responsible for the design and delivery of global leadership and executive onboarding programs for top talent in organizations such as Hewlett-Packard, Toyota, Sun Microsystems and Agilent Technologies. Her specialties include leadership development, retention and development of top talent, executive coaching, performance management, multi-rater surveys, and selection and assessment. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of best in class practices within the field of leadership development both in the US and internationally.
March 13, 2006 -- Eden King, Rice University,
Topic: Conversation Hour -- Obesity Stigma and Workplace Discrimination
Location: Hobbit Café, 2243 Richmond Ave- (713) 526-5460
Time: Social Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 PM; Conversation Hour: 6:00-7:15 pm
Description: In the US and other developed nations, there has been an increased focus on obesity as a contributor to higher health insurance costs, absenteeism, and reduced productivity at work. Obese individuals comprise an increasingly prevalent but persistently stigmatized group. Discrimination continues in the contemporary American workplace, and there is significant controversy about this issue. This program will be informal, in a discussion format in a relaxed setting. It will begin with a brief report on the state of practice and research regarding the stigma of obesity. The bulk of the time will be reserved for questions and ideas about the issues in this area, including the organization's role in remediating discrimination.
About the Speaker: Eden King’s research uses social psychological theory to examine current manifestations of discrimination in organizations, consequences of such bias for its targets and their workplaces, and individual and organizational strategies for bias reduction. She has studied discrimination against obese and other stigmatized individuals throughout her graduate career, and has presented and published extensively on these issues. Eden will complete her Ph.D. from Rice University this summer. She will begin a tenure-track faculty position in the Industrial-Organizational Psychology program at George Mason University in August, 2006.
February 20, 2006 -- Stanley P. Santire, JD,
Topic: Globalization and American Civil Rights In The Global Workplace
Location: Social Hour-- Sewall Hall 4th Floor Lounge; Speaker -- Sewall Hall, Rice University -- Room 307
Time: Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:00 PM; Speaker: 6:00-7:15 pm
Description: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 deals with discrimination in the workplace. It laid the foundation for the most sensitive and litigated employment issues in America. A growing phenomenon is the cross border reach of these rights. When a foreign citizen crosses a U.S. border into America, what rights does she gain against sexual harassment? What rights against racial discrimination shield an American working on foreign shores? In the effort of lawyers and their clients to deal with these issues, transnational employment law is being born. Because they help clients implement management practices to avoid discrimination violations, I/O psychologists will play a vital role in dealing with this challenge on a global basis. For example, what is the significance of whether work is located within or outside the United States? Do the obligations of an employer hinge on the home country of that employer? Are the legal protections of a particular employee keyed to citizenship or authority to work in the U.S.? Are legal defenses available to an employer dependent on international treaties or foreign law defenses? These issues present significant challenges to I/O psychologists who advise clients operating in other countries as well as workplaces in the U.S. with employees of divergent citizenship. This presetation will discuss this vital and growing subject.
About the Speaker: Stanley Santire is an attorney specializing in business law, emphasizing employment and construction issues. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, including the Section on Labor and Employment Law and the Section on Construction Law. An active national speaker on employment law for managers and HR professionals, he also lectured at Yale University, University of Alabama, University of Houston, and South Texas College of Law. Stanley is Associate Editor of the State Bar of Texas Newsletter on Labor and Employment Law. His professional articles appeared in journals ranging from the Journal of the American Medical Association of the American Medical Association to The International Lawyer published by the American Bar Association to Pollution Engineering Magazine.
January 23, 2006 -- Dr. Norm Peterson, Satisfaction Performance Research Center, Inc.
Topic: Developing the Next Generation of DOT: Research and Practice with O*Net
Location: Social Hour-- Sewall Hall 4th Floor Lounge; Speaker -- Sewall Hall, Rice University -- Room 307
Time: Social Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 PM; Speaker: 6:00-7:15 pm
Extended Social Hour! This month our social hour will start at 5:00 pm, rather than the usual 5:30. Come early, enjoy some drinks and hors d'ouvres after battling the Houston traffic, and take some time to catch up with your fellow HAIOP members as well as getting to know some of the new faces in our group. Then get ready for a great presentation!
About the Speaker:
Norman G. Peterson is a researcher at the
Satisfaction Performance Research Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was previously a senior research fellow at the American
Institutes for Research (AIR), where he served as Project
Director for the team that developed the prototype version of the
O*NET. Dr. Peterson's research interests include occupational
analysis, development and validation of measures of individual
differences, employee selection and classification systems, and the
prediction of human performance in occupational and training
settings. Prior to joining AIR, he was vice-president of
the Personnel Decisions Research Institute where he directed a
number of validation studies, including a project designed to
improve prediction of job performance for enlistees in the U.S.
Army. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association,
and the American Psychological Society. He earned his Ph.D. in I/O
psychology from the University of Minnesota.
November 14, 2005 --H. Rad Eanes III, Executive Coaching/Consulting Organization, Inc.
Title: Beyond the Behavioral Interview: What More Needs to Be Learned about Leadership
Location: Sewall Hall, Rice University -- Room 303
Time: Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:00 PM; Speaker: 6:00-7:00 pm
Description:
The data are in and the trend line is clear. C-level officers
are enjoying ever shortening tenures in their position. There can
be a lot of explanations for this trend, but one is the difficulty
in determining if a person’s leadership characteristics ‘fit’ with
the new company. Rad Eanes has done and continues to do assessments
of potential leaders in a variety of different companies. He will
share a series of questions that he frequently uses to shape the
assessment interview and what he listens for in the answers.
About the Speaker:
For over twenty-five years, Rad has been intensely
engaged in the dynamics of human resources and organizational
development. He has worked within organizations as the chief human
resources officer in two different Fortune 500 companies and outside
of organizations as an expert consultant. In both the internal and
external roles, Rad has worked extensively with the dynamics of
change management; leadership development; coaching; and, team
optimization. As an executive in several firms, Rad understands
intimately the challenges of running a successful enterprise. Rad
has a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Texas in Austin
and is a licensed psychologist.
October 3, 2005 --Dr. Marshall Schott, University of Houston
Title: E-Learning for Organizations
Location: Sewall Hall, Rice University -- Room 309
Time: Social Hour: 5:30 - 6:00 PM; Speaker: 6:00-7:00 pm
About the Speaker:
Dr. Marshall Schott is the Executive Director of
Educational Technology and University Outreach at the University of
Houston. In his nine years at UH, Schott has managed off-campus
facilities, created and managed the university’s faculty development
program associated with the use of instructional technology, and
worked to develop collaborative relationships with regional,
national and international partners. In addition, he is responsible
for the university’s distance learning program and for providing
student support to distance learners. Dr. Schott has won several
awards for innovative programming and programs of excellence. In
2005, the University of Houston’s Distance Learning program ranked
among the largest in the nation with over 20,000 enrollments
annually.
Dr. Schott received his Ph.D. in history from Louisiana State University and continues to teach regularly using educational technology.
September 8, 2005 --FALL BANQUET
Speaker: Dr. Michael Beyerlein, University of North Texas
Title: Collaboration as a Core Competency: Opportunities for Organizational Success
Location: University of Houston Hilton, Waldorf-Astoria A& B
Time: Social Hour - 6:00 PM; Dinner & Speaker - 6:45 pm
Cost: Non-members: $30; Members $25; Students: $10
Description: Collaboration appears in various forms at multiple levels within and between organizations. This competency is essential for enhancing development of intellectual capital by creating conditions for sharing, using, and generating knowledge. I/O psychologists and other HR professionals can help organizations enhance their collaborative competency. These opportunities are becoming more frequent and more substantial. Examples of “best practice” in this area are growing as more organizations include collaboration as a key strategy. Criteria for designing the organization to support collaboration must include ways of building intangible resources; they allow organizations to compete more effectively. The scorecard for organizational performance also needs to include intangible forms of capital. This presentation will focus on application of current practice and theory in collaboration. Examples of various aspects of collaboration in actual organizations will be discussed.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Michael Beyerlein is
Director of the Center for Collaborative Organizations and Professor
of I/O Psychology at the University of North Texas. He has been
involved in team/organizational projects with such companies as
Boeing, Shell, NCH, AMD, Intel, Raytheon, First American Financial,
Westinghouse, Xerox, and government agencies. Research interests
include all aspects of collaborative work systems, organization
transformation, creativity/innovation, knowledge management and the
learning organization, and science education. He has published in a
number of research journals and has been a member of the editorial
boards of such journals. Of his 18 books, his most recent are
Guiding the journey to collaborative work systems: A Strategic
Design workbook (2004) and Collaborative Capital (2005).