Jan 14, 2014
Thursday March 21, 2014 8:00- 9:30AM
Presented by:
In HIS Name HR LLC
Hosted by:
Members are $15.00 Non Members $25.00
Continental Breakfast Included
The Links at Hemlock Creek 55 Williamsburg Blvd, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
To register contact by phone at (570) 784-2522 Eleanor Stokley or by e-mail at estokley@ColumbiaMontourChamber.com
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Your Presenter:
Mark A. Griffin – Mark is the Founder and Chief Consultant of In HIS Name HR LLC, a human resources outsourcing and career-coaching firm. Mark leverages his more than two decades of Human Resources expertise to help companies pilot the complex issues of managing HR.
In HIS Name HR LLC has a built a strong web presence with over 2500 Facebook followers, 25,000 Twitter followers and 2600 plus connections on LinkedIn. Mark will inspire you to develop your company and personal web presence through the use of the powerful social media tool LinkedIn.
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Jan 14, 2014
Exodus 22:25
25If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
I once worked for a company who, on occasion, would loan employees money when they were down and out. I thought, this is great! This company cares so much about their employees that they are willing to loan them money to see them through hard times. Well, it did not take me long to find out that they were charging interest to these same employees. Not only is it wrong from a personal, moral perspective, but it is also illegal. This, my friends, was a company that, at the same time, professed Christian values! When challenged, the leadership that made this decision simply said they felt they were helping their people by providing a lower rate than a bank would have, and sparing them the hassle of having to go through the loan process.
Are you treating your employees with honor and respect?
Well, rationalizing it as helping employees might make them feel better but, after spending more time at this same company, I discovered they were cheating their employees in a number of ways. Shameful. So, Christian Leaders, ask yourself today: are you caring for your people? If they came to you for a loan, would you humbly offer it to them interest-free, as if it were God’s money and not yours? If you are, you are truly building a “Kingdom Minded” Organization.
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In what ways have you witnessed organizations helping their employees? If you had the opportunity to make a difference in an organization as it relates to helping employees, what would it look like?
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Dec 11, 2013
Proverbs 14:23
23All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Hard work. When most people think of hard work, they think of manual work, production and agricultural jobs that require physical strength. Many of the hardest jobs that we began this century doing no longer exist! They have been replaced with robotics and automation. But that does not mean that hard work no longer exists. Hard work is now better defined as work that requires multiple skills and multitasking.
Appreciate and be empathetic with your Team
As we advance our businesses, we must never forget that what might seem easier now might not necessarily be easier; it is done instead with less physical strength but greater amounts of decision-making and dexterity. Do you lead with heart? If you are appreciative and empathetic of your employees’ work, if you know what it is like to walk in their shoes for a day, you are building a “Kingdom Minded” Organization.
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What changes have you witnessed and how did you ensure a positive outcome in your workplaces? Share your experiences and make an impact helping others in our reading community.
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Dec 10, 2013
Leading an organization with clarity in mission, vision and, most importantly, values that reflect Christ -makes good business sense. We call organizations that do that successfully, “kingdom minded organizations.”
They experience: lower absenteeism, higher quality products, less employee morale issues, safer work environments, and positive relationships with customers and vendors. After attending this workshop you will be able to:
1) Build a focus on Christ into your organization,
2) Effectively create or reignite your mission, vision and values, and
3) Integrate that mission, vision and values into your HR practices.
Field of Study: Personnel/HR, Intermediate, Professionals leading organizations in positions of influence. Please be prepared to share your current Mission-Vision and Values (If in place).
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Mark A. Griffin, President and Founder In His Name HR
Workshop Session 5 Wednesday, April 16 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
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Oct 22, 2013
Deuteronomy 30:8-10
8You will again obey the LORD and follow all his commands I am giving you today. 9Then the LORD your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The LORD will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
How long must we manage our organizations absent of God before we realize that prosperity comes when we include Him! Having met with hundreds of Christian business professionals, I seem to run into the same common thread: we go to church on Sunday and “turn off” our Christianity on Monday. How long must we all go until we come to the realization that Church is every day?
Christian Business Leaders Are Modern-day Apostles.
Christ ordained his apostles and sent them back to work. Their work included fishing, accounting and even tax collection. Christ did not demand that they stop working; they ministered in the marketplace. So, today, all of us who are Christian Business Leaders are modern-day Apostles. If you’re Christianity doesn’t stop on Sunday nights, if you instead build it into your leadership and your organization’s values, you are building a “Kingdom Minded” Organization.
Help our community of readers
What has your organization done to bring Christianity to the daily workplace? What steps must you continue to take to break down the barriers? We would like to know, so that our community will grow.
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Sep 19, 2013
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In an economy that is yielding very little career opportunities, we are excited to be retained by this wonderful growing organization that provides packaging and distribution for the organic and cage free egg market.
Finance Manager
Purpose of Position:
The Finance Manager has the primary responsibility for overseeing the accounting functions; and providing financial reports, advice and support to the President and management team thus enabling them to make sound business decisions.
- Impeccable data entry skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Telephone Skills
- Verbal Communication
- Professionalism
- Self-Confidence
- Customer Focus
- Ability to Multi-task
- Customer Service
- Financial & Managerial Accounting & Reporting
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Team Player
Essential Duties:
- Responsible for 3 direct reports.
- Supervise the staff performing the accounting functions of AR, AP, payroll (in-house), pricing etc.
- Responsible for making sure that the payroll is done accurately and timely.
- Produce accurate & timely financial reports on a monthly basis.
- Provide and interpret financial information for the owners and managers annually, monthly, weekly, and when requested.
- Monitor and interpret cash flows and predict future trends.
- Responsible for monitoring the change in cash levels, AR issues, costs and advise the managers as needed to ensure good business decisions.
- Formulate strategic and long-term business plans.
- Research and report on factors that influence business performance.
- Analyze competitors and market trends.
- Develop and perform cost accounting functions to help track and manage costs.
- Assist in setting prices for products and services.
- Assist in evaluating offers and pricing from contracted vendors such as insurance, utility, investments and packaging.
- Provide tax planning support and input.
- Develop and monitor annual rolling budgets.
- Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
- Keep abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation and advise accordingly.
- Provide staff training in accounting functions to ensure accurate and consistent financial records and reports.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Some Required Skills and Education
- Four – year Business Management Degree in Accounting, or Technical Training, or equivalent experience.
- 3 -5 years related experience and/or training.
- Complete support of and willing adherence to Westfield Egg Farm’s mission, vision and core values. Applicant must hold these standards as his/her own.
Cover letters should include why you should be considered for the position and what would make you the best candidate.
Serious and confidential inquiries: HR@InHISNameHR.com
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Sep 12, 2013
Thursday, September 19th from 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Presented by:
In HIS Name HR LLC
Hosted by:
Members are free $10.00 for guests
Jack Gaughen 8407 Spring Rd, New Bloomfield, PA 17068
– Register by calling the Chamber office at 582-5423 or email pccc@perrycountychamber.org.
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Your Presenter:
Mark A. Griffin – Mark is the Founder and Chief Consultant of In HIS Name HR LLC, a human resources outsourcing and career-coaching firm. Mark leverages his more than two decades of Human Resources expertise to help companies pilot the complex issues of managing HR.
In HIS Name HR LLC has a built a strong web presence with over 2500 Facebook followers, 25,000 Twitter followers and 2600 plus connections on LinkedIn. Mark will inspire you to develop your company and personal web presence through the use of the powerful social media tool LinkedIn.
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Sep 5, 2013
Genesis 2:15
5The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
From the very beginning of time we have been blessed with work! Work is an inevitable part of our lives. When we are not working, we are often thinking about work! Work seems to preoccupy all of us. Work defines us, feeds and prospers us. Work is the foundation of our society and our world. Work, my friends, is not going away. If work is inevitable, and we must take it straight on, why does it have to be terrible at most places of work?
If work is inevitable, why allow it to be bad?
If we are honest with ourselves, we know the reason, and it is leadership, plain and simple. Any workplace that employees feel is destructive will always point back to a lack of competent leadership. Work does not have to be a utopia; of course it has elements of discomfort because of its very nature — you’re not fishing or at the beach! Leaders make sure work is a good place for your employees. But work should be enjoyable and meaningful to those who go.
If you manage your business with leadership that creates a culture of inclusion, prosperity, and a shared vision, while fostering plain old family love and relationships, you are building a “Kingdom Minded” Company.
Help our community of readers
What do you do to make sure your workplace is palatable? If you could make further changes, what would they look like? Share with us and enhance others through your contributions.
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Aug 13, 2013
Good news for tumultuous times!
Give your employees hope and a bright future in this upside down world.
Now more than ever, organizational leadership needs to create a platform to help employees succeed. Come and learn how to do this by implementing processes that will lead your organization to High Performance.
Leading an organization with clarity in Mission, Vision and, most importantly, Values makes good business sense. We call organizations that do that successfully, “High Performance Organizations,” or simply HPO’s.
The HPO experience:
- Lower absenteeism
- Higher quality products
- Less employee morale issues
- Safer work environments
- Better perceived by customers and vendors
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Mark will inspire you with his no nonsense approach to developing High Performance Organizations.
Duncannon EMS
16 Shermanta Drive
Duncannon, PA 17020
Friday, October 18, 2013 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM (EDT)
Bring your whole Team!
About The Speaker
Mark A. Griffin is the founder and chief consultant of In HIS Name HR LLC, a human resources outsourcing and career coaching firm created to help companies pilot the complex issues of managing HR.
As a human resources professional with 20-plus years of experience in both public (Quaker Oats Company, Kodak Inc., Merck Inc.) and private companies (Woolrich, Conestoga Wood Specialties, Valco Companies Inc.), Mark is passionate about building high performance workplaces through utilizing best practices while leading companies with strong values.
While serving in the United States Air Force, Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Administration from Saint Leo University. He earned his MBA from Bloomsburg University while interning for Congressmen Kanjorski as a Military Liaison during the first Gulf War. Mark has completed several executive education programs at the University of Michigan and is a certified practitioner of the Myers Briggs Type Instrument MBTI®.
Mark and his wife, Gail, have two children, and recently celebrated their twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. They attend LCBC Church, where he is a career coach and volunteer leader for The Career Network, a ministry focused on assisting career explorers in the community.
A recently published author (How to Build “Kingdom-Minded” Organizations) , speaker and accomplished HR consultant, Mark A. Griffin gives Christian leaders encouragement in building values-led organizations during these difficult economic times.
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Aug 13, 2013
Nothing creates panic in business like massive changes and spikes in expenses, especially when handed down by bureaucrats. Healthcare and benefits are on everyone’s mind. Employers are scrambling to make sense of it all and many tell me they are anxious. And with good reason. The many complicated new regulations, terminology, and alterations in healthcare laws are confusing.
These new changes are forcing companies to manage their finances, and the increased costs and government penalties will limit the quality and kind of care and benefits options available, as the financial facts drive important company decisions.
Here’s a quick summary chart of what’s entailed in the new Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) that unfolds over the next ten years and requires companies or individuals to buy healthcare to avoid stiff fines. Plus, the IRS now has new powers to garnish money from those who do not purchase insurance. Everything is different now!
What can you do?
Get advice. Find a reputable advisor who knows the ins and outs of company benefits. This is a critical necessity now, just like having an accountant is essential during tax season.
Maintain your patience. It will take time for things to settle. Don’t wear yourself out by being an alarmist.
Be transparent. Let your employees know about the increasing costs and that the changes in government intervention and mandates are not within your control.
Express empathy. Let your employees know that the changes in benefits and care are understandably disconcerting and that, in light of the new laws, neither you nor they can change the situation.
Encourage preventative care. Encourage and incentivize healthier living habits and make it easier for your workers to take personal responsibility for their own good health. Reward nonsmokers, healthy eaters, those who get routine health checkups, and those who exercise and maintain a healthy weight. Some government rulings and incentives make this more attractive. More on that here.
Here are some ways to create a company culture that supports a healthier way of living:
- Be an example for your employees, be fit!
- Include a workout room at your company
- Start a lunchtime walking club or company team (softball, soccer, bowling, etc.)
- Pay for employees to complete smoking cessation programs
- Put healthy choices in the snack machines; encourage a salad potluck day
- Support a charity with a walk-a-thon or 5K run, and start a training group to increase fitness levels
- Ask your employees what they feel would help them stay healthy and come up with creative wellness solutions together
While the changes in healthcare may be substantial and expensive, getting the right kind of help will make all the difference for your company.
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Mark Griffin is founder and Chief Consultant at In His Name HR LLC. He has over 20 years of HR experience. Check out his Christian Career Coaching Page here. Follow Mark on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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