2021 VIP2 Workshop: Hiring “VIP” Employees & Generational Differences

Whether you are a seasoned “manager” or a new entry-level employee, Jon Harrison will challenge you to look at the workplace through a very different lens; one that can pay huge dividends for society as a whole.
 
 
Workshop 1: Hiring “VIP” Employees
10:00-11:30 AM
A common complaint of employers is that “there are no good people out there” when it comes to hiring.  Jon Harrison will discuss a proven philosophy and tactics to attract “stars”; those employees who consistently behave in an exemplary way but achieve excellent results as well.   A team of people driven by values, information and passion is the key to long-term success.
 
 
Workshop 2: A Different Look at Generations
12:30-2:00
The year you were born can play some role in how you think, view the world and how you approach your job/work, but Jon Harrison discusses three different and important factors that have a much larger impact. This workshop offers a unique perspective about engaging, leading and communicating with the different “hearts and minds” in your workplace. 

Jon Harrison Bio:
Jon Harrison is a former executive at Caterpillar Inc., who, at the peak of his 25-year career, left due to a calling to serve people who are often overlooked and under-appreciated. Jon’s responsibilities as a global leader included several domestic and overseas leadership assignments including managing director roles in Australia and Japan. Jon was most often tasked with leading teams to turn around underperforming large entities within Caterpillar. In his last assignment for the company, Jon led the startup of the newest and largest manufacturing facility of the company at that time (located in Little Rock, AR).
 
Jon’s definition of success has always been unique, both in his personal and professional life. To Jon, “success” goes well beyond improving the bottom-line success of an organization — ensuring that the lives of the people in the organization also improve (at work and at home).  He refused to believe that a positive, values-based work environment and a successful bottom line were mutually exclusive. In fact, he discovered the opposite was true. Jon has proven that long-term sustainable success is driven by establishing high expectations (both behavioral and performance) for everyone, hiring and investing in a team of values-driven, informed and passionate (VIP) people who align with those expectations, holding everyone accountable to the expectations, and measuring the impact of the work culture on an ongoing basis. Jon now refers to this simple, but powerful approach as the “VIP Way,” and it has proven successful in organizations which have adopted it with his and his team’s assistance.  
 
People spend the majority of their waking life at work, yet studies show that roughly two-thirds of our society is “disengaged” at work. The negative impact this has on the economy, on communities, on individual organizations, and especially on families is incredibly significant. Jon has dedicated the rest of his life to boldly surface this issue, but more importantly, to help individuals and organizations make the VIP Way a reality in their lives at work and at home