Be able to brag that you offer Satisfying Employment Opportunities, not just jobs. All of your competitors have jobs to offer. Proudly state that you have positions that people will enjoy doing and that you have a preferred corporate culture, plus you pay people what they’re worth.
We supply speakers or facilitators for your association, agency or company. All of the topics offered by K.B. & Associates can be conducted in Speaker format or Workshop format. K.B & Associates has been extremely successful providing resources for Professional Associations (local/state/national levels) in regards to their members.
Speaker format introduces or presents the concept(s) and addresses creative or nontraditional approaches to the issue(s)
The interactive Workshop format is the next step in the process and provides the “how to” plus application/implementation of possible solutions to the issue(s). The professionals at K.B. & Associates are active practitioners of their craft and lead by example.
K.B. & Associates conducts a needs assessment so that we can customize all topics for the sponsor’s needs or requirements.
Program Name:
Don’t Get Tangled in the Web
This new program focuses on the development of a company’s Web site and the effective use of the Internet in their recruiting plans. K.B. & Associates’ vast background in recruitment and extensive experience in and with small or start up companies provides their clients with the resources to find those candidates who are in demand. The professionals at K.B. & Associates approach the effectiveness of a Web site through the eyes of the high demand/low supply worker. The diversity within K.B. & Associates provides for all parameters to ensure an effective Web site.
Topics covered
- Set up and layout of your Web site to attract the desired candidates
- Tracking systems to obtain and retain information on your site’s visitors
- Application of sales/marketing techniques to recruitment
- Use of niche job boards for special needs
- Developing the most user friendly site for your needs
This program is critical for all organizations which recruit a truly diverse workforce. These concepts and implemented formats/layouts will allow an organization to attract a diverse workforce, develop effective on-line employment applications and utilize the visitor’s responses to obtain vital information ethically. Organizations that practice a team approach with their current workforce will adapt to this approach the best.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/Breakout session; unlimited
Workshop format; 10 per group session
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 1 hour, 90 minutes, or 2 hours
Workshop format; 3-4 sessions (depending upon internal Internet/Intranet resources)
at 2 hour increments.
Organizations that have benefited by K.B. & Associates;
- WisconsinDiversity.com
Program Name:
Hiring Helper
These customized programs are for entrepreneurs hiring their first employee (s) and start up (or start over) businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The owners and/or top management will be given the tools to apply the basic principles of sales and marketing to finding and keeping good employees. Many of the techniques that external recruiters use for their success in locating and qualifying candidates will be utilized.
Topics covered:
- Can you supervise and develop people?
- Basic hiring do’s and don’ts
- Assessment tools to use for both parties
- Attracting, interviewing and selecting the best candidates
- Effective orientation and development of employees
K.B. & Associates has developed and implemented this program for owners of start up or acquired businesses, first time CEOs or second generation management. Chambers of Commerce, Legal and Financial Consults can use this program to provide value added resources to their membership or clients. The professionals at K.B. & Associates know from personal experience the benefits of good hires, plus how to avoid expensive mistakes. Owners and managers will be able to develop and implement self-perpetuating systems for their ever changing hiring needs.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 10 participants per session
Length:
Speaker/breakout session format; 90 minutes to two hours
Workshop format; 6 sessions in three hour increments
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates;
- Independent Business Association of WI
- WWBIC (Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp.)
- WisconsinDiversity.com
- MilwaukeeJobs.com
- Rock County Entrepreneurs (UW-Whitewater)
A quality workforce is better than any machine or system that can be purchased. Learn how to find and develop an alpha workforce who understands the business side of your business.
Program Name:
Developing Your “Alpha” Workforce
This program focuses on developing your current workforce. Attitude and aptitude can determine how far an employee can progress and contribute to the success of the employer. Those employees who have the desired traits must be provided with the tools in the best environment to achieve the goal of mutual success.
Topics covered:
- Determining attitude and aptitude
- Effectively using the team approach
- Developing constructive relationships with and within your employees
- Find out what’s important to them and use it for everyone’s advantage
- Substituting internal competition with successful collaboration
This program was originally developed for start up companies and is now applied to any organization, agency or association that needs or wants to develop leadership within their ranks. K.B & Associates incorporates these concepts and methods for succession planning within the existing group and/or building a new team.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session; unlimited
Workshop format; 20 per group session
Length:
Speaker/breakout session; 1 hour, 90 minutes or 2 hours
Workshop format; 4-6 sessions (depending upon group size and composition) at
2 hour increments.
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates;
- The Bottomless Closet (Milwaukee)
- SOMED, Inc.
- TMC of Milwaukee
- InfoSoft Group
- Job Dig
- Association for Women in Metals-Milwaukee Chapter
Give your best employees reasons to stay with you. Use the best practices of great companies. Learn how to use creativity not deep pockets (since you don’t have them) to retain the alpha workforce that you have developed.
Program Name:
Keeping the Best; using win-win concepts
This program focuses on keeping your best employees to continue your business success. This can be considered the final stage of the process; recruitment, development and retention in a self-perpetuating system. K.B. & Associates concepts and techniques on Solutions for Workplace Stress are incorporated in this comprehensive program.
Topics covered:
- Debunking the myths of employee retention
- The importance of listening skills
- How well do you know your employees?
- Using your alpha employees to reinforce your desirable corporate culture
- Replacing money with creativity and Learn how to have fun
- When turnover is not a bad thing
Smaller companies which need to stay ahead of their competition and/or are experiencing undesirable turnover in their workforce need to effectively manage employee retention. Acquired/merged companies that need to avoid/reduce the departure of their best workers during the transition phase will succeed in their goals using the innovative, yet practical solution available through K.B. & Associates. Chambers of Commerce or professional associations whose membership is comprised of employers will be able to provide value added resources for their membership through K.B. & Associates.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; 30
Length:
Speaker/breakout session format; 1 hour, 90 minutes to 2 hours
Workshop format; 3 sessions in 2 hour increments or 2 half day sessions
Organizations that have benefited by K.B. & Associates;
- Society of Human Resources Management – WI
- Ameritech
- YMCA
- WisconsinDiversity.com
- Job Dig
- Association of Women in Metals-Milwaukee Chapter
Program Name:
Street Smart Recruiting (Weathering the “Perfect Labor Storm")
This is an intense customized program for smaller companies who need to be competitive in obtaining a quality workforce in today’s global labor market. K.B. & Associates developed solutions based on the material from The Perfect Labor Storm fact book (Dr. Ira S. Wolff, Creative Communication, 2004). Employers will be given the tools to succeed in their business via a quality workforce in spite of the drastically reduced domestic labor pool.
Topics covered:
- Learn how to develop techniques used by professional recruiters in finding and retaining the best workers
- Develop processes that will have quality candidates coming to you versus you chasing after them
- Effective ways to use your Web site in recruitment
- How to develop alliances for success
Owners or top managers who are willing to “Learn How to Fish” and become successful in hiring the best people will benefit the most from this creative, hands-on approach. Those owners and top managers who value people as the route to their success will be able to implement these creative techniques used by the professionals at K.B. & Associates. Any organization whose product or service delivery is completed by the domestic workforce will learn how to use creativity and active involvement instead of traditional methods that no longer effective due to demographics.
Max. number of participants:
Speaker/breakout session format; unlimited
Workshop format; single organization 10 participants, multiple (noncompeting) organizations 15 participants
Length:
Speaker/breakout session format; one hour, 90 minutes to two hours
Workshop format; 4 sessions in 2 hour increments or 2 half day sessions
Organizations that have benefited from K.B. & Associates;
- Independent Business Association of WI
- Society of Human Resources Management-WI
- WisconsinDiversity.com
