Managing People in a Changing Environment (Camp Hill)

Managing People in a Changing Environment
Tuesday, April 16 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | In-Person Gathering | Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19^th Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011

Offered in Partnership with: Capital Area Library District (CALD)

Facilitator: Janet McNally, D.Ed., SPHR, Team Development Services

Generously Supported By: BCF Group | Commonwealth Compliance Solutions | Maher Duessel | My Benefit Advisor | Presence Bank | Temple University-Harrisburg

Making space for your team to grow and flourish is one of the most fulfilling aspects of nonprofit management. It can also lead to worry, frustration, and even heartbreak.

If you manage people in paid staff positions, this half-day program is for you! The purpose of this gathering is two-fold:

1. To bring people together who share similar responsibilities in their day-to-day work, because we all need “our people” when we face challenges. Come find some of yours at this gathering.
2. To address the huge workforce challenges experienced by nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth. 85% of nonprofits in Pennsylvania have experienced or are currently experiencing job vacancies. And when we think we have landed the best candidate for the job, our sighs of relief are sometimes short-lived because it doesn’t work out – for all kinds of reasons.

Not only will you learn from the conversation facilitator, Janet McNally, D.Ed., SPHR, but also from the experiences of others in the room. And best of all (we hope!), you will have “your people” to call on when the event is over – which is the true value of the PANO network.

So if you have one or people on your team, please invest in yourself and join us! When you register, you will have the opportunity to inform content by letting us know what you need most in this “managing people” space.

BTW, we know that “people managers” are not limited to those who carry the title of HR manager, or those “accidental HR professionals” (like many Executive Directors), but other managers, too. 

With intention, this event is in-person only. We have heard from those coming to post-pandemic events the importance of personal connections made over coffee or meals.  If you are not able to attend this convening, we hope you will be able to attend others coming up.

Our time together will include:

• Light refreshments
• Networking
• A workshop facilitated by experienced management professional and HR consultant Dr. Janet McNally
• Small and large group discussion

Managing people doesn’t have to be isolating – join us and find your people management people!

Agenda:

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Registration & Networking
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Welcome
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM | Managing People: What is it and what does it look like in practice?
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Break
2:50 PM – 3:35 PM | Fun Activity/Exercise!
3:35 PM – 3:50 PM | Managing People: Generations in the Workplace
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | Q&A, Networking, & Adjourn

Cost:

$15 PANO Members | $30 Not Yet Members

By signing up for this event, you authorize PANO to use any photos, videos, or recordings from this event in which you may appear. If you would like to request that PANO not use your image, likeness, and/or voice in publications and communications following this event, please reach out to Christina Spadaro | Christina@pano.org.

Location & Other Logistics:

Cleve J. Fredricksen Library
100 N. 19^th Street
Camp Hill, PA 17011

While we designed this event so that most can travel to the event in the morning, we also understand that some may want to spend the night before or after.  Thus, we are making arrangements for a small block of hotel rooms. Stay tuned for more and please let us know when you register if you plan to stay one of these nights, as this will help us ensure that enough rooms remain available.

Light refreshments – including coffee and tea for those who want (or need!) a little afternoon pick-me-up – will be available upon your arrival at the event.

And finally, this event is in-person only – with intention.  We have heard from those coming to post-pandemic events the importance of personal connections made over coffee or meals.  If you are not able to attend this convening, we hope you will be able to attend others coming up.

About the Facilitator:

Janet McNally, D.Ed., SPHR, Team Development Services

Dr. McNally is the owner and principal educational consultant for Team Development Services, a management consulting firm that works with for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region answering their needs with organization development and human resources solutions.

A management professional with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Organization Development, Janet received her doctorate in Adult Education from Penn State in 2001 and is a Senior Professional in HR (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. She is a member of the Lancaster chapter of SHRM, a member of PANO’s Consultant Collaborative, a Standards for Excellence Licensed Consultant in PA, and a board member of Shalom House, a nonprofit supporting women to regain self-sufficiency after experiencing homelessness.

Dr. McNally is an Assistant Teaching Professor in management at Penn State Abington. In 2019, she received the James H. Burness Award for excellence in teaching at Penn State York. Learn more about Dr. McNally here.

Did you notice that we are trying something a little different? 

Here is why:

• We are celebrating 40 years of PANO by focusing on connections – because relationships form the basis of all that is PANO today. So…in honor of 40 years of PANO connections, we are “shaking up” our in-person programming slightly, using concepts from affinity groups and communities of practice to deepen the connections already in place and to make the space for new relationships to form.
• With this in mind, we are starting with community-building at the core, and then developing content around those connections – rather than the other way around.
• We are leaning into concepts gleaned from:
  • The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker, a keynote speaker at our 2020 conference. Priya planted the seed of what it means to create meaningful gatherings, including but not limited to the idea of “generous exclusion” – meaning that a gathering intentionally designed around a purpose could and maybe should exclude those who may not fit the purpose for which that gathering was designed. By doing so, those invited and engaged with intent may find the best value.
  • Impact Networks: Create Connections, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change, by David Ehrlichman. Specifically, we want to create learning or knowledge networks where information is exchanged, innovation is sparked, coordination is increased, and members are better able to adapt knowledge to their local challenges, and promising practices are spread, resources are more easily distributed where they are needed most, messaging comes into greater alignment, and the actions of those involved begin to reinforce each other.
• We invite you to read either/both of these books with us as we engage on a journey toward more meaningful gatherings.
• This is new for us – so we ask from you, grace, wisdom, and help as we experiment with you.