1. Presented by: Amanda Bannister, Beth Donovan, Brandi Hubl, Rebekka Lutes, Krista Miner, and Todd Ouellette

2. Presentation Overview Business Acumen Organization and People Emotional Intelligence Learning Change Agent and Leadership Communication

3. Build Your Business Acumen Board Room Representation HR Advisor = Business Advisor Consultant vs. Free Rider

4. Build Build Your Business Acumen Align/Link the Bottom Line to the People Utilize Business Metrics Take a Finance or Business Course

5. Know Your Organization & People Brand Knowledge Who are you and what are you all about? Vision Where are you going in the future? Competitive Advantage What separates you from the rest?

6. Know Your Organization & People Spend Time in Different Departments Management by Walking Around Use Formal and Informal Networks

7. Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence Defined as: The ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion and thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion in oneself and others.

8. Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence Self Awareness Self Management Social Awareness Relationship Management

9. Accelerate Your Growth By Learning Learning is a Tool to Stay Engaged Build your Intellectual Capital Professional Association Wellness Habits

10. Accelerate Your Growth By Learning Be a Resource Consider New Mentors Think Out of the Box

11. Be Your Own Change Agent Be a Strategic Leader Be a Transformational Leader Be Charismatic

12. Be Your Own Change Agent Invest in Yourself Communicate a Vision Use Metaphors and Stories Embody Trust and Confidence Over - Deliver Take Risks

13. Communication Skils Speak clearie Be confidence Know you subject

14. Be an Exceptional Communicator Know your Audience Be an Ambassador Be Passionate Have Subject Knowledge Be Confident

15. Be an Exceptional Communicator Non Verbal Gestures, Posture, and Facial Expressions Verbal and Written Consistent, Concise, and Knowledgeable

16. The Strategic HR Superstar Business Acumen Know Your Organization & People Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence Be Your Own Change Agent Accelerate Your Growth By Learning Communication

17. Special Thanks Monique Brennan – Founder & Senior Partner, The Coaching Consortium Inc. Gary Foley – CEO, Miramichi Health Authority (Region 7) Keri Geddes – Proprietor, Atlantic Career Transition Centre Inc. Gair Maxwell – Fundy Group Shaun McBride – HR Manager, McCain’s Foods George Raine – President, Montana HR Services Michelle Shannon – Former Corporate Branding & Advertising Coordinator Rick Shannon – Accounting Manager, Asurion Jennifer Wade – Partner, Cenera (Calgary)