Employee Engagement and Development: Three Low-Cost Strategies
Engaged employees are productive employees. Providing development opportunities is a key tool to sustain and enhance that engagement. And though budgets may be tight, development, like engagement, cannot stop or you risk productivity declines. Regardless of your development budget size, this session will provide you with tools and insights to advance the career growth of your employees and the success of your organization.

Making the Business Case for HR Technology
HR Technology used to have to just be faster and cheaper than what you were currently doing. Today that is no longer the case. HR Technology has to not only be faster and cheaper but it also has to help you be better at what you are in business to do. Join us for 30 and Thursday as Eleanor Falk, SPHR, CPP discusses how HR Technology today can do just that.

Marketing for HR Professionals
Your organization’s marketing strategy is paramount to its success. In much the same way, savvy HR professionals are creating marketing plans to help create resonance about the policies and benefits their companies need to be aware of.  Join Andy Marris, training specialist and former director of marketing at MRA, for a 30 on Thursday webinar on how you can use marketing techniques to promote what you’re doing and to enhance your HR career.

Why Don't Employees Do What They Are Supposed To Be Doing
Leaders, boosting employee productivity starts with you! This program helps supervisors and managers understand that approximately 80% of the time when employees are unable to meet performance expectations, it is likely due to the leader's inability to execute their responsibilities outlined in their job description.

Generational Issues Maximizing Work with Millennials
Are you confused and frustrated dealing with the wide range of generational diversity in your workplace? Join us for this 30 on Thursday to better understand what motivates Millennials and tips for how to engage them in your organization. Takeaway some practical ideas to use immediately to build relationships across generations.

Pain Free Performance Appraisals

5 Steps to Become a Business Partner in your Organization

Let's Look in the Crystal Ball - What's Next for Business
Join Susan Fronk, President of MRA, for a look at what's in store for businesses in 2014. MRA is in the unique position of rubbing shoulders with a large and diverse range of businesses and working with experts in the fields such as economics. For this “business impact” webinar we’ve pulled together all of those perspectives to give you a quick but comprehensive look at issues that should not only be on our radar but on our “to do now” list.

Business Etiquette for Leaders
Business professionalism at times seems like a lost art and lack of it can impact job success. Learn about the 5 W’s and the H of business etiquette. From what are the basics, to where are your “manners”, to who is impacted, to when you are on “stage”, to why it’s important and how to present yourself positively in person, over the phone and via email.

Real Lean: A Manufacturer's Success Story
Hear the success story of a MRA member company that has implemented the use of lean to drive process improvement. Find out what they did for a specific improvement project and the outcomes they achieved. This is a great opportunity to benchmark and learn what you can do to make lean successful in your own company.

Culture Trumps All

Having the right skills for a job doesn’t automatically make someone a great fit for an organization. All organizations have their own culture. A distinct and clearly defined culture can be an attribute that contributes to success. But remember that employee actions and activities are most effective when they align with the company culture. If an employee misreads the culture or does not have clear direction on how to appropriately function within it, this can lead to performance missteps. In this webinar we will discuss how to identify your company’s culture and how to coach employees towards more effective and productive behaviors.