About the Program

Drew Carter, CEO of Whistle, looks at the changing workforce, the myths of employee engagement, and new ways to better engage and retain your staff.

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Session 1 | February 6

Understanding 5 Generations of Staff: What’s Different and What’s The Same in Engaging and Retaining Your People

• The changing composition of the US workforce
  
• The dynamics of 5 generations working side-by-side
  
• Millennials vs. Gen Z employees, expectations and beyond
  
• What Millennials and Gen Z want employers to know
  
• 5 concepts to address the needs of the modern workforce
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​​Gain a better understanding of the experiences influencing each generation, the dynamics important to each and specific engagement considerations that can be applied immediately.​

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Session 2 | February 13

Behavioral Science 101: Using the Science of People to Create A Motivating, Engaging Workplace

• Brief history and context
  
• Behavioral phenomena review
  
• The Newman behavior motivation model
  
• Motivation deep dive
  
• Practical applications of behavioral science to banking
  

​Walk away with a better understanding of behavioral science, the influences and biases of the workforce and practical approaches to deal with those biases.

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Session 3 | February 20

Employee Engagement Myth Busting: Common Misunderstanding in Engagement and Ways To Avoid Them

• Why do staff leave?
  
• What HR thinks vs what employees think
  
• Mixed signals in incentive programs
  
• Failed incentive programs
  
• Retention efforts mistakes
  
• Insights and best practices

​Learn more on why staff stay or leave an organization and common pitfalls of incentive and retention programs.

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Session 4 | February 27

Recognition and Rewards: How to Effectively Create and Execute Efforts that Engage and Keep Your Staff

• 12 Commandments of influential employee rewards and recognition
  
• The challenges of points programs
  
• The underside of rewards catalogs and gift cards
  
• The importance of timing
  
• Philanthropy
  
• Reward cadence
  
• The travesty of branded merch
  
• Best practices in rewards and recognition driving engagement and retention

​Leave with a thorough understanding of recognition and rewards best practices and specific tools to utilize in retaining staff

Registration

$265 for OBA members 
$445 for non-OBA members

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Event Cancellation & Late Fee

The registration deadline is five days prior to a session and no refunds will be offered after the registration deadline; however, a substitute may attend. Registrations received after the deadline will be accommodated, if possible, but may incur a late fee up to 10% of the registration. Cancellation requests should be sent in writing to [email protected]. 

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Questions

Andee Rose
(503) 576-4113
[email protected]