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Imaginative and Effective Benefits
The competition for good employees is fierce, and likely to remain so for a while. Attractive pay and benefits are important components of an effective recruitment and retention program but are expensive. This program will review some of the imaginative (and in many cases, low cost) benefits being used to attract and retain workers.
Objectives:
- Understand the various components of an effective total rewards program and how employee preferences have changed over time
- Know some of the trends in the area of benefits
- Review some imaginative benefit offerings and evaluate their value
Bio: Penny Miller was dragged into the HR field when she entered the Air Force after college with a degree in Biology from Purdue University. She received a Master's degree in Management while stationed in the United Kingdom. Her final assignment was at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX, where she had responsibility for the HR functions for 12,000 employees, military and civilian, as well as approximately 40,000 students who attend technical training at the base annually.
After 21 years in the Air Force, Penny launched her civilian career, first as a headhunter for the construction industry and then as Director of HR for a large multi-specialty clinic. She progressed in that position to co-COO before starting her own HR consulting and outsourcing company in 2007.
Penny has a passion for helping companies become more profitable and she believes the primary leverage point to do that is the first-line supervisor. Penny has authored two books, focused on developing first-line leaders: Winning the War for Profit: Developing Leaders Where It Really Matters and Leadership in the Trenches: Developing Front-Line Leaders.
In addition to her consulting work, Penny is an adjunct instructor at Midwestern State University and Wayland Baptist University, teaching courses in management and human resources.
Penny has earned designation as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
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If you’re passionate about compensation and benefits and want to stay up to date on the latest trends, practices and challenges, consider joining FWHR’s Compensation and Benefits Professional Emphasis Group (PEG).
If you are interested in joining the Comp & Benefits PEG, please email us at info@fwhr.org.
Click here to learn about our other FWHR PEGs.
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