Instructor David Wahby Mr. Wahby is President of Wahby & Associates, a leading practice management consulting firm working exclusively with engineering and architectural firms nationwide since 1990. Mr. Wahby’s formal education is in finance and management. Prior to beginning his management consulting practice, David served for 10 years as a principal level administrative and financial officer of a large, multidisciplinary A&E firm. A combination of his first hand in-the-trenches experience, formal training and years as a leading consultant combine to offer participants a rare learning opportunity. Back to Top

Course Description As an engineer or principal of a consulting engineering firm how well do you really understand your Human Resource function? At too many firms, beyond basic compliance with complex and often contradictory regulations, Human Resources is frequently viewed as a necessary evil and relegated to the backroom to be ignored and avoided as much as possible. What a waste! It’s time to bring Human Resources out from the backroom and move it into its proper role as a full-fledged, strategic partner helping your firm to achieve its maximum potential as an organization. Through a combination of traditional lecture, case study, and group exercises and facilitated roundtable discussions, this seminar will provide insight into the best practices of small and large firms from across the country. Understand the proper role of Human Relations at your firm. Find out the best ways to motivate a professional staff. Discover what you can do to prevent the best and brightest from leaving. Explore the pros and cons of various forms of organizations on staff morale and overall firm efficiency. Learn how to truly engage your staff by tightly intertwining their success with the success of the firm. Hear and discuss how firms just like yours are mining their Human Relations function, day in and day out, not only to the advantage of their firms, but the betterment of the staff who work there. Our highly interactive format is designed to make sure you have the opportunity to have your specific questions addressed and answered. You will leave this seminar with a blueprint for how you can elevate your firm’s human resources into a valuable firm asset. Back to Top

Seminar Benefits Elevate Human Relations to a key strategic partner in your organization Hire more effectively and efficiently Receive tips on how to staff, recruit and retain great employees Develop learning and training opportunities which will motivate your staff Create incentive compensation systems that produce the right behaviors and generate results Set clear and unambiguous position expectations Become a destination firm attracting the best and brightest talent Understand how accountability will benefit your firm Develop next generation owners Back to Top

Who should attend Engineers, project managers, supervisors and principals with people management responsibilities. Those in Senior Management positions (new or unfamiliar with Human Relations issues) will gain valuable insight into the people end of successfully managing an engineering firm. Back to Top

Learning Objectives Learn to appreciate the differences between leadership and management Understand how to motivate a professional staff Gain knowledge of performance evaluation methods and which ones are most effective Learn how to design an incentive compensation program to compliment the firm's goals Gain insight into how to establish a path for generational succession within the firm Back to Top

Summary Outline Getting Started – Client Considerations and Expectations – Firm Organization and the Key Role of Human Relations – The Management Process – Human Relations Organization and Expectations What People Need – The Twelve Critical Questions – The Keys to Motivation – Why Staff Leaves a Firm – Retain the Best – Lose the Rest Recruiting – Where and How To Look – Making the Offer – Orientation and Integration – The First Day – First Month – First 90 Days Managing – Communication – Growing Great People – Creating Paths to Opportunity – Determining and Using the Correct Organizational Structure – Performance Reviews – The Principal’s Role Compensating And Rewarding – Salary or Hourly Pros and Cons – Creating the Link Between the Individual and the Firm – Position Descriptions – Salary Ranges – Group vs. Individual Incentives Ownership And Management – Distinction Between Ownership and Management – Principal Reviews – Creating Multiple Growth Paths – Internal Ownership Transition – Creating Excitement at Your Firm Back to Top

Locations & Dates Unlocking the Potential of People $1,035 M $1,255 NM Palm Springs, CA, Sep 25 - 26, 2008

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