Spring Education (half) Day

CEL Education (half) Day
Thursday February 25, 2016
HARBORCENTER

8:00 - 8:30 am                     Registration and light breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 am                     Opening Remarks

• Dean Paul Tesluk, Dean Of The School Of Management - University at Buffalo
• Tom Ulbrich, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, University at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Michael Olear, President, Olear Realthy Group Inc. and CEL Alumni Association Chair

8:45 - 9:00 am                     CEL Alumni Association Updates

• Michael Olear, CEL Alumni Chair - Association updates
  

9:00 - 9:15 am                     Coffee break & Alumni Reconnection

9:15 - 10:30 am                   Goal Clarity - Tony DeSimone, President, You're the Expert Now

It's easy to set goals, this presentation will teach you how to finish them.  92% of all Americans fail at completing their goals. Tony DeSimone will take you through a step by step process and give you the tools you need to properly set goals and more importantly teach you how to create the habit of achieving them. 

10:30 - 11:00 am                 Coffee break & Alumni Reconnection

11:00 am - 12:00 pm           Becoming an Employer of Choice and a Great Place to Work - Liz Warren, Executive Vice President of HR, Employer Services Corp.

"Great vision without great people is irrelevant"...Jim Collins.  What makes a great employer?  Join us as Liz Warren shares best practices to create a Best Place to Work.  Liz's HR career spans over 30 years, including 12 years at Wegmans as part of the team that developed the culture that led them to be consistently recognized as a national Best Place to Work, and 16 years in her current role as Executive Vice President of HR at Employer Services Corporation which has been recognized at a Western New York Best Place to Work for the past 10 years.  Learn how these and other top companies developed their cultures, why your people are your greatest asset, and how you might start this journey at your own company by attending this engaging and interactive seminar!

12:00 - 1:00 pm                    Lunch & Class Reunion