Join C-Level Executives* at CBIC’s Next CXO Roundtable on June 28:  

F YOUR EMPLOYEES – Are you ready to ride the wave?

DATE:  Tuesday, June 28, 2011

TIME:  8:30 – 11:00 AM

LOCATION: Virginia National Bank, Pantops Branch (404 People Place, 2nd Floor Board Room, Charlottesville, VA 22911)

COSTS:  CBIC and Chamber Members $0 (no cost); non-members: $50

SPONSORED BY: Robbins Staffing Solutions

Some are saying the Great Recession really is over. If that’s true, how are employers being affected?  Are employees jumping ship to other opportunities?  What kind of retention strategies are organizations using?  What about compensation trends? During the recession, many companies tightened every screw. They froze pay, reduced benefits, eliminated perks, and even laid off employees. Have the tables turned? Are employees exacting revenge?

Come join The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council for its next CxO Roundtable and discuss strategies, techniques and tools to “F your employees”…that is:

• FIND – radical recruiting techniques to help you locate and attract talent;
• FUEL – methods for setting goals and providing feedback that keep everyone’s career on track;
• FIT – learn about the new competency models and individual success drivers that define and create high performers.

The roundtable will be led by Michael Latsko, Director of Human Resources for Silverchair Holdings, the parent company of Silverchair Information Systems and Silverchair Learning Systems. Michael is quite the seasoned HR professional, and this promises to be a very productive and informative meeting.

We are grateful to Robbins Staffing Solutions for sponsoring this event. Robbins Staffing Solutions brings the perfect blend of a fresh approach and proven experience to meet today’s employment needs in Charlottesville and the Valley. Both companies and job-seekers alike will benefit from our hands-on involvement to ensure that the most qualified candidates are placed in positions and environments that are right for them.

About CBIC CXO Roundtables

CBIC’s CxO Roundtables are offered quarterly as a CBIC member benefit at no cost to members of CBIC and $50 to non-members. This peer-based forum is designed to bring C-level individuals from entrepreneurial and technology-based companies together to discuss topics of interest.  This intimate format is designed to share and stimulate ideas specifically amongst entrepreneurs and those who operate their businesses.; therefore, these events are only open to those individuals who hold a C-level position (or equivalent).  All registrations will be reviewed and only those individuals who meet these requirements will be authorized to attend. 

About Michael Latsko

Michael Latsko is Director of Human Resources for Silverchair Holdings, the parent company of Silverchair Information Systems and Silverchair Learning Systems, where he oversees all aspects of talent management and HR for these two fast growing companies. His work as a human resources professional has followed a non-traditional path. He earned his BA (with honors) in English from the University of Virginia and his JD from UVA’s Law School. After practicing corporate law in New York City for three years, he returned to Charlottesville and worked at LexisNexis, ultimately becoming head of its niche publishing unit and its operation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He then joined educational software start-up ExploreLearning to lead human resources, finance, and customer service and helped negotiate its sale to ExploreLearning to ProQuest (now Cambium Learning). Following the sale, he served as Director of Business Development for ProQuest before joining Charlottesville-VA-based SNL Financial as Chief Talent Officer. In that role, he led a team with responsibility for worldwide human resources as the multinational company grew from 700 employees in 7 locations to 1200+ employees in 11 locations over three years. He has consulted for UVA, serving as project lead for a university-wide change management effort involving the implementation of compensation management software. At Silverchair, Michael will focus his efforts on recruiting, onboarding and retaining talent; employee and leadership development; and creating a powerful employer brand.  Michael is a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia and is a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute. He also serves as President-Elect of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Human Resources Association. He has been organist-choirmaster of Grace Episcopal Church in Cismont for 5 years and a volunteer music announcer at WJTU Radio (91.1FM, wtju.net) for the past 18 years.