Every organization striving for successful, efficient operation faces a common set of challenges. These challenges include people issues, process issues, and everything in between. How often have you wondered: How have others tackled this same issue? Who can I bounce this idea off of?

MRA's networking groups are monthly, confidential peer-to-peer dialogues conducted by an experienced facilitator at one of our Host Member sites, a public facility, or in our Moline office. Members are experienced professionals who collectively determine topics and actively participate in facilitated discussions. Many participants think of their networking peers as their own professional network and private consulting team.

Past topics have included:

• How do you make the move from functional to strategic HR?
• How is your organization transitioning to a lean culture?
• What are some new ideas to retain high performers?

Roundtable for owners, presidents, CEOs, and partners of privately held businesses:
The President's Roundtable meets the fourth Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration is $300 per season September to June and includes lunch.

Roundtables focusing on human resource issues:
Human Resource Roundtable meets the second Tuesday of every month from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at Quad-City locations.
Muscatine Human Resource Roundtable meets the third Wednesday or Thursday of every other month from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at Muscatine area locations.
Senior Human Resources Forum meets quarterly over lunch in March, July, September, and December. This roundtable is for experienced HR professionals who currently have responsibility for all HR functions in their companies.

Roundtables below relate to safety, quality, and health:
Quality Management Roundtable: This roundtable meets every month on the last Wednesday from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at our Moline office. This is for individuals responsible or interested in quality issues.
Safety Roundtable: This roundtable meets the third or fourth Friday of every other month from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. at our Moline office. This roundtable is for individuals with responsibilities for safety, health, and environmental issues in the workplace.

For organizations that have unions:
Labor Relations Society meetings are held quarterly over dinner with a mixed format of roundtable discussions, featured speakers, and topics focused on labor relations strategies and current issues. An annual fee is required for this group with meetings held on a July to June calendar.