Conferences
(https://sessions-cron.shrm.org)

Home > The Hidden Language of Organizations – Workplace Politics, Power and Influence

SHRM 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition
This session will discuss strategies you can use to address politics in your workplace while building your influence with your supervisor and colleagues.
PowerPoints/Handouts Available

Accomplishing the goals and objectives of any organization requires more than just smart employees who work hard. It requires savvy employees who know how to forge alliances and avoid animosities in order to be effective. During this session you will identify which of the rules of “positive politics” you are most likely to violate as well as obtain guidelines for being smart about your conduct, your business communication, your relationships with co-workers and your relationship with your supervisor. You will learn how to:

  • Recognize who really holds power and has influence,
  • Tap into the power structure within any organization.
  • Network effectively inside and outside your organization.
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Presenter: 
Margaret N. Morford
chief executive officer
The HR Edge, Inc.
Connect Online with this Speaker
Twitter
Speaker's Website

Margaret is CEO for The HR Edge, Inc., an international management consulting and training company. Her clients have included Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Time Warner, U.S. Secret Service, Sara Lee Foods, Home and Garden Television, Roche, Nationwide Insurance, NAPA Auto Parts, Homeland Security, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell & Columbia Medical Centers), U.S. Marine Corps, Deloitte, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Vanderbilt University, Comcast, Intercontinental Hotel Group, National Institutes of Health, McKee Foods, Skanska, Fox Broadcasting, Schwarz BioSciences, Fifth Third Bank, Verizon, SAS (computer software), The Nashville Predators national hockey franchise, Northrop Grumman, Miami University, Wells Fargo, TECO Energy, AmSurg, Quorum Health Resources, the U.S. Naval Nuclear Submarine Group and various local and state governments. Previous to owning her own company, Margaret was Sr. Vice President, Human Resources Consulting for a national consulting firm out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She has a BS degree from the University of Alabama and a JD degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law. She has worked as an attorney, specializing in employment law as well as been Vice President of Human Resources for three large companies and served on the Board of Directors for Aegis Sciences Corporation. She is often quoted as a business expert in newspapers and magazines across the country including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, CBS Money Watch and Entrepreneur and appears regularly on local ABC, CBS and Fox television affiliates. She is the author of the business books, “Management Courage – Having the Heart of a Lion” and “The Hidden Language of Business – Workplace Politics, Power & Influence.”

SESSIONS:
Location: 
393-396
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
•SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
Mega Session
Competency: 
Relationship Management
Communication
Intended Audience: 
Senior-Level
View other sessions related to this topic: 
Professional Development

Source URL: https://sessions-cron.shrm.org/conference/shrm-2017-annual-conference-exposition/session/hidden-language-organizations-%E2%80%93-workplace