Erin Mies
Erin Mies co-founded People Spark Consulting in 2018. People Spark is a business and human resources consulting company that works with small to mid-size businesses in the ag industry to achieve their goals through their HR strategies.
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- $5,500 - $8,000
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- Business
- Business Growth
- Change
- Coaching
- Employee Retention / Hiring
- Female Speakers
- Inspirational
- Leadership
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About
Erin Mies co-founded People Spark Consulting with business partner Kristen Ireland, in 2018. People Spark is a business and human resources consulting company that works with small to mid-size businesses in the ag industry to achieve their goals through their HR strategies.
Erin has more than 20 years of experience consulting and coaching executives, leaders, and managers in human resources and leadership development, specifically in the agricultural and food industries. In addition to her work experience, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Music (Harp) from Wittenberg University (Ohio), and her Master of Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Erin resides in Minnesota.
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Attracting and Retaining Your Key Talent
Have you experienced labor pains in the last few years? Employees leaving for otheropportunities, employees who seem to walk (and work) in slow motion, and job ads that receive only a few applications. In the session we will share practical tips to engage your teams, retain your high performing employees, and attract the employees you WANT.Relieve Recruitment Pain by Focusing on Retention
The focus of the last several years has been heavy on recruiting – how do we fill our open positions? In many instances, businesses create bigger recruiting issues by not working on employee retention. But where do you start? There are key factors to engage your team (and no, it’s not all about pay!), tools to communicate with your team in a way that INCREASES engagement, and tips to confidently lean into conversations BEFORE an employee leaves.
Leaning Into Difficult Conversations (When It May be Easier to Say Nothing at All)
How often do you walk by an employee and think “something seems off” or “this isn’t like them…”? If you’re like most people, we may wonder about these things and choose to walk past without saying anything. We don’t know what to say or we’re focused on other things. Unfortunately, those moments that we may walk by are the moments our employees may need us most, and the moments that may define whether someone stays or goes. There are simple, practical tools to step confidently into these conversations.
Leadership Life Preserver: Strategies to Have with You When You Are Thrown into the Deep End of Leadership
Sometimes we’re tossed into the deep end to lead a team, or sometimes we throw our new leaders in. The “sink or swim” mentality of leadership is one that’s been around for ages yet doesn’t always give new leaders the best opportunity to be successful. Whether you are a new leader, or have leaders that you are developing, this session is for you. We will cover four strategies to have with you as your Leadership Life Preserver to help your new leader be successful from the beginning.
The Key to Effectively Developing Your Leaders
“70% of the variance between a strong culture and a lousy culture is the knowledge, skills, and talents of the team leader.” (Gallup, 2021). The question is: are your team leaders equipped for that responsibility? Leaders are often promoted into roles because they are strong performers, not because they have the skills to be strong leaders. There are key steps to take to ensure your leaders are successful in creating the culture you want (and need) in the business.
Leading Through Change
“The only constant in life is change” (Heraclitus, Greek philosopher). Yes…and the quote leaves out the most important part. Our response (and our teams’ response) to change impacts our success, as individuals and businesses. As leaders, it is important to understand how individuals respond to change and what actions we can take to encourage our teams to participate in (and make) changes.