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• Let's Bring the L-Word Back into the Workplace (and No, I Don't Mean Layoffs)

  • When
    10 Nov 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vernon College, Century City, 4105 Maplewood Dr, Wichita Falls, TX
  • Registered
    14 registrants

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  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, November 10th, 2026

  Meeting check-in & lunch service begins at 11:45am

  
  

  Lisa Blanton, MBA, SHRM-SCP

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   "Let’s Bring the L-Word Back into the Workplace

  (and No, I Don’t Mean Layoffs)"

  
  

  Program Description:  In today’s workplaces, stress is high, trust is fragile, and leaders are expected to sustain engagement while navigating difficult conversations and minimizing risk. Yet one of the most powerful leadership capabilities has quietly disappeared from our professional vocabulary: love. In this interactive 60-minute session, HR professionals will explore how bringing the “L-word” back into the workplace—defined not as romance, but as intentional humanity, curiosity, and care—strengthens engagement and retention while also functioning as a proactive risk management strategy.

  
  

  Drawing from executive leadership experience and personal insight into what it means to feel safe at work, the speaker illustrates how authenticity, language, and presence shape psychological safety. Participants will examine how everyday leadership behaviors influence employee engagement, retention, and employee relations outcomes. Through guided reflection and practical application, attendees will learn how to help leaders shift conversations from judgment to curiosity, reducing people-related risks that contribute to disengagement, turnover, and escalated employee relations.

  
  

  Learning Objectives

  • Identify leadership behaviors that increase or reduce people-related risk impacting engagement, retention, and employee relations.
  • Apply practical tools to shift workplace conversations from judgment to curiosity, strengthening psychological safety and trust.
  • Coach leaders to use intentional language and presence to proactively prevent disengagement, turnover, and escalation of employee relations issues. 

  Speaker Bio: 

  
  

  Lisa Blanton, MBA, SHRM-SCP, is a senior executive leader, speaker, and business advisor with more than 30 years of experience as a COO, CFO, and CHRO across entrepreneurial and multi-site organizations. She specializes in helping HR professionals and leaders reduce people-related risk by strengthening leadership behaviors, communication, and psychological safety. As Founder and CEO of Austin Alliance Group, Lisa currently serves as Texas SHRM Co-Director of Certification. She brings both executive leadership experience and lived insight into workplace safety and authenticity, and will be accompanied by her trained service dog, Chloe, during the session. Lisa is also a Certified Virtual Master Presenter, recognized for delivering highly engaging, interactive virtual experiences that foster connection, learning, and meaningful participation. 
  

  
  

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this webcast for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webcast. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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• WFHRMA December: Winter Social

  • When
    08 Dec 2026
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Firefly Bar & Grill 2927 Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
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• WFHRMA January: Developing Equitable and Transparent Compensation Programs

  • When
    12 Jan 2027
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vernon College, Century City, 4105 Maplewood Dr room 605, Wichita Falls, TX

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  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, January 12th, 2027

  Meeting check-in & lunch service begins at 11:45am

  
  

  "Developing Equitable and Transparent Compensation Programs"

  
  

  

  
  

  Tom Wardrip, Managing Director

  Gallagher HR & Compensation Consulting

  
  

  Program Description: 

  
  

  This session examines how organizations can build equitable and transparent compensation programs that balance market competitiveness, internal equity, compliance, and employee trust. Participants will explore current compensation trends, pay equity analysis techniques, pay transparency requirements, and practical strategies for implementing and communicating fair pay practices.

  Learning Objectives

  • Understand current pay equity and pay transparency trends.
  • Evaluate compensation programs for equity and competitiveness.
  • Recognize and address pay compression and pay gap issues.
  • Develop and implement a compensation philosophy and transparent pay structure.
  • Create effective communication strategies that support compensation transparency

  Speaker Bio: 

  Tom Wardrip is a Managing Director in Gallagher's Compensation Consulting and Rewards Programs practice. He specializes in compensation strategy, pay equity, compression analysis, and broader human resources consulting, including FLSA audits, workforce planning, and performance management. Tom serves clients across healthcare, financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, and other industries. He holds a bachelor's degree from Purdue University, an MBA from DePaul University, and is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this webcast for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webcast. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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• Virtual WFHRMA February: Tackling Burnout: How HR Can Support Employee Wellbeing

  • When
    09 Feb 2027
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

  Wichita Falls HR Management Association (WFHRMA)

  Tuesday, February 9th, 2027

  VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

  
  

  "Tackling Burnout: How HR Can Support Employee Wellbeing"

  

  Andrea Miller, MSW, LMSW

  Senior Mental Health Consultant, Population Health Management

  Higginbotham

  
  

  Program Description: 

  
  

  Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or just not yourself lately?

  Join us for an eye-opening webinar where we’ll dive into the world of burnout—what it really is, how it differs from everyday stress or depression (and how it can trigger both), and, most importantly, how you can begin to reclaim your energy, focus, and well-being.

  Whether you’re a professional, a student, or simply navigating life’s daily challenges, this session will offer valuable insights and practical tools to help you move forward with more balance and resilience.

  By the end of the webinar, you will learn how to

  • What burnout really is
  • How burnout differs from everyday stress or depression (and how it can trigger both
  • How you can begin to reclaim your energy, focus, and wellbeing

  Speaker Bio: 

  
  

  Mental Health Professional with 25 years of successful experience in mental health and management. History of working with clients in the mental health and intellectual and developmentally delayed arenas. Skilled in leadership, program planning, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, public speaking and utilization of communication resources. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and producing results. Strengths in communication, decision-making, and leadership backed by extensive experience and graduate level education. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and the motivation to make an impact.

  
  

  Recertification Credit

  SHRM Certification has approved this webcast for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webcast. The program also meets recertification credit standards set by the HR Certification Institute and other HR certifying bodies, but candidates must manually enter their activity into their records.

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