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  • Overview

    Overview

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    TEST DRIVE MRA’s Premier Training Programs

    In-Person or Virtually

    MRA's Training Test Drive sessions are the best way to experience MRA’s training and our dynamic instructor-led classes. You'll get a firsthand look at a variety of courses to see how engaging and interactive our virtual and in-person trainings are and how our instructors conduct their classes.

    Note: This is an interactive training experience. Working cameras and microphones are required to participate.

    Register for ONE date and ONE time. All sessions cover the same topics.

    Dates Times Locations
    April 8, 2022 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Muscatine, Iowa
    April 7, 2022 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ankeny, Iowa
    December 3, 2021 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Virtual
    December 3, 2021 8:15 - 10:30 a.m. Virtual
    November 12, 2021 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Virtual
    November 12, 2021 8:15 - 10:30 a.m. Virtual
    November 5, 2021 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Virtual
    November 5, 2021 8:15 - 10:45 a.m. Virtual (for Minnesota area members only)**
    October 15, 2021 8:00 - 11:30 a.m. Moline, Illinois
    October 1, 2021 8:00 - 11:30 a.m. Waukesha, Wisconsin

    **Special session for MN area members. Experience MRA’s virtual Training Test Drive and learn more about our NEW LOCATION in Golden Valley.

  • Agenda

    Agenda

    Four topics featured per session; choose one date.

    Register for ONE date and ONE time. All sessions cover the same topics.

    In-Person Sessions:

    Time Session
    8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Check-in, networking, and continental breakfast
    8:30 - 11:15 a.m. Welcome and opening
      Building Trust and Positive Team Foundations
      Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
      Recruiting Right Now: Getting Good People in the Door
      Resign? Re-sign! Getting Good People to Stay
    11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Wrap up and raffle prizes

    Virtual AM Session:

    Time Session
    8:15 a.m. Arrive in Zoom/Check-in
    8:15 - 10:30 a.m. Welcome and opening
      Building Trust and Positive Team Foundations
      Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
      Recruiting Right Now: Getting Good People in the Door
      Resign? Re-sign! Getting Good People to Stay
    10:30 - 10:45 a.m. (11/5 session only) What’s new at MRA? Learn more about MRA’s new location and facility updates.

    Virtual PM Session:

    Time Session
    11:15 a.m. Arrive in Zoom/Check-in
    11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Welcome and opening
      Building Trust and Positive Team Foundations
      Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
      Recruiting Right Now: Getting Good People in the Door
      Resign? Re-sign! Getting Good People to Stay

    Note: This is an interactive training experience. Working cameras and microphones are required to participate.

  • Sessions

    Sessions

    Register for ONE date and ONE time. All sessions cover the same topics.

    Building Trust and Positive Team Foundations

    Trust, the foundation of all relationships, may feel harder to build in today’s workplace when teams are in separate locations, working different hours, and juggling shifting priorities. Today's managers must be intentional about building trust to achieve positive relationships and results, both in person and virtually.

    In this session, you will learn strategies to build a stronger, more trust filled environment including identifying behaviors that promote trust in all areas of your professional life and creating a plan to intentionally build trust across your team. The stakes are high: Trust is hard to win and easy to lose.

    Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace

    It is more important now than ever to be having conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Instead of shying away, leaders—and all employees—can listen and learn about others, model openness and understanding, and engage in conversations that will lead to greater inclusivity.

    In this session, you explore the differences between the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion, discuss real-life instances of how to demonstrate each, and shares examples of how to build empathy within your team. The impact of our actions on others is critical: learn what actions are needed to value others in a diverse workplace.

    Recruiting Right Now: Getting Good People in the Door

    The Great Resignation, the Turnover Tsunami, or the Big Labor Reshuffle—no matter what it’s called, in a post-pandemic world, many workplaces are looking for one common thing—staff! What are you doing to find and attract job seekers, so they choose you?

    In this session, you will explore what has and has not changed in recent months and uncover tips for attracting candidates for your open positions including finding potential hires in new ways, selling your organization to stand out, and turning candidates into top recruits. To be a successful recruiter, think like a marketer!

    Resign? Re-sign! Getting Good People to Stay

    The past 20-months have brought many challenges, and in the workplace, retention has certainly been one of the most challenging. With many labeling this current work environment “The Great Resignation," employees seemingly everywhere have looked for new places of employment. Talented people have options, and they’re taking advantage of them.

    In this session, you will learn some best practices managers can use to maintain, engage, and retain employees, including having career path conversations, implementing stay interviews, and adopting leadership skills that drive employee engagement. It’s time for your talented workforce to re-sign rather than continue to resign.

    Note: This is an interactive training experience. Working cameras and microphones are required to participate.

  • Sponsorship

    Sponsorship

    Sponsoring MRA events is a tremendous opportunity to bring your message of business value to our growing membership of organizations HR professionals and business leaders. Our members represent all industries including manufacturing, service, distribution, finance and health care! 80% of event attendees are new at each event offering you the opportunity to network with new contacts. We are very excited about the event this year and hope you can join us!

    For more information on sponsorship and exhibit booths, call Kim Mitschke at 262.696.3505 or [email protected].

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