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Keynote Speaker:
Josh Davies, CEO of Center for Work Ethic Development
Josh Davies is passionate about helping others make a difference in their lives, jobs, and community. Through his work as a speaker, trainer, and mentor he has produced results around the country. He has delivered keynotes and training workshops to a wide variety of organizations across all 50 states, including the American Society of Training and Development and the National Restaruant Association. Training Magazine recently named him as one of the top 10 trainers under 40 in America and the Denver Business Journal tapped him as one of Denver's 40 under 40.
Davies is also a published author and is frequently cited in national publications, including the New York Times and Hotel Motel Managment. He is the past President of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART), served on the American Hotel and Lodging Association's Education Committee, and has been appointed by Governor Hickenlooper to serve on the Colorado Workforce Development Council and as chair of the State Training and Education Steering Committee.
Agenda:
8:15 - 8:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:20 State of the Workforce: Panel Discussion
9:30 - 10:30 Keynote: Josh Davies: Giving Employers What They Want: Work Ethic
No matter what sector or region, employers are increasingly hiring talent based on soft skills like attitude and ambition, with nearly 9 out of 10 saying the most important factor in hiring is the candidate's work ethic. The challenge is that less than 1 in 5 candidates have these skills. While these foundational behaviors are the top traits that hiring managers are looking for in candidates, almost all job training today is focused on academic and technical skills. Learn how work ethic is developed, the work ethic gap that exists today, and how organizations around the country are building these critical skills.
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 11:45 Personal Effectiveness Skills
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch & Presentations:
12:00 - 12:30 KY FAME (Panel Discussion and questions)
12:30 - 1:00 Leader In Me presented by Browning Springs Middle School
1:00 - 1:15 Break
1:15 - 2:15 Josh Davies: Work Ethic: Making Common Sense Become Common Practice
Work ethic behaviors are foundational competencies that are the key to workplace performance, the common sense that employees need to be successful. The challenge is that today common sense isn't common practice. New research shows that not only can these behaviors be learned, they are making a huge difference in employability and retention. Discover the secrets that The Center for Work Ethic Development is using to build the seven behaviors of work ethic, and make common sense become common practice.
2:15 - 2:30 Closing