Briefings Audio Conference

January 8, 2009

2:00-3:00PM Eastern

Effective employee recognition is tricky enough on its own…add in a disappearing budget or a spending freeze and you can find that you are out of ideas. Poorly designed programs can send mixed messages, and despite the best intentions you can end up de-motivating employees. Programs that were perfectly designed for your workforce a year or two ago may now be too costly and missing the mark. Which means that at best you’re wasting money; at worst, you’re hurting yourself.

Bottom line: Although employee recognition and non-monetary/low-cost rewards are absolutely mission critical for maintaining morale, productivity and retention, they’re high risk, requiring thought, planning and insight. The easy way out – just throwing money and rewards at people or taking a “one-size-fits-all” approach – just doesn’t cut it. You’ve got to get it right This 60-minute conference will show you how. Valerie Grubb, a top-ranked B21 speaker, will lay out the most common mistakes companies make with employee recognition. And she’ll give you a blueprint for creating a recognition program that’s aligned with your company goals and in sync with the needs of your workforce in today’s economy.

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Valerie previously served as the Vice President of Strategic Operations & Initiatives at NBC Universal. In this capacity, she oversaw business development opportunities within the Media Distribution Services group, including the sale of several NBC properties. In addition, Valerie oversaw quality initiatives in preparation for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Valerie was promoted to this position after NBCU purchased Oxygen Media where she served as the Vice President of Operations. At Oxygen, Valerie had a wide array of responsibilities including Human Resources, Risk Management, Training, Facilities, Security, Travel and Real Estate Operations for all Oxygen offices across the United States. Valerie was directly involved in the initial formation, growth strategy and wild success of Oxygen which eventually led to the sale to NBCU. Prior to joining Oxygen in 1999, Valerie was the Vice President of Operations for Barry Diller during the inception of InterActive, Corp. While with IAC, Valerie was a significant contributor to the company’s aggressive acquisitions strategy; managing the integration of newly acquired companies in to the corporate umbrella.

Valerie was a featured speaker at the Society of Human Resource Management’s Annual Conference in 2007 and 2008 along with SHRM’s Leadership Conference in November 2008. She was also a featured speaker for both RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.) and the National Association of Insurance Women. Valerie is a member of Women in Cable Television (WICT); serving as a Prime Access Mentor in both 2007 and 2008. Valerie is an also active member of the Dean’s Council at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. She sits on two other boards at IU: MBA Sports and Entertainment Academy Board and the Supply Chain and Global Management Academy.

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