Networking Event Recap: Managing Employees to Success

It’s no secret that businesses want to succeed. It also should be no surprise that their employees want to succeed! Of course, there’s often a strong, positive relationship between the two—when employees succeed, so do the organizations they serve.

A key question, then, becomes: How can organizations most effectively encourage and support their employees’ success?

Mark Griffin, founder of In HIS Name HR and a professional with more than two decades of experience working with high performance organizations, is uniquely qualified to explore this question.

Managing Employees to Success promises to be an interesting and interactive event that will offer fresh ideas and productivity-enhancing insights for employers and employees alike.

Please join us for this important Messiah College Business Alumni Networking Breakfast and make plans now to attend what promises to be a stimulating event!

This event took place on September 16, 2014  at the Eden Resort and Suites in Lancaster, PA. Keep reading for a full recording of the event.

We had another fantastic event with some great discussions! Connie and Gary Ostwald did an amazing job of leading the event and sharing some fantastic knowledge and examples. Watch a video of the event below or at http://youtu.be/6lTXYPAyreM.

Mark Griffin (President and Founder of In HIS Name HR)

Mark began his career serving in the United States Air Force while studying in the evening for his Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Administration from Saint Leo University, proudly finishing his degree at the same time as his four-year military commitment. After being discharged, Mark returned to his home state of Pennsylvania where he entered the MBA program at Bloomsburg University and interned for Congressmen Kanjorski as a military liaison during the first Gulf War. Transitioning into positions at several Fortune 500 companies where he experienced a wonderful, impactful career, Mark ultimately landed the position he had aspired to his entire career: Vice President of Human Resources for an international company. You can read more about Mark’s career in Alan Collins’ 2010 HR Superstars interview.

Mark and his wife, Gail, have celebrated 27 years of marriage and reside in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with their Bichon Frise, Buster. Gail is a graduate of Geisinger School of Nursing and practices as a radiation oncology nurse, while remaining active with her Church family and Life Group. Their daughter Emily attends college, studying business management, and their son Adam, newly married to his wife Melissa, is a graduate of Central Michigan University, and works in IT. Mark takes pleasure in extensive backwoods backpacking, frequenting the gym, and enjoying time with family and friends.

With Mark’s extensive career in human resources, he has witnessed the unfortunate impact that wrong, hurtful decisions made by companies can have on their people, decisions that, sadly, many Fortune-ranked companies make. Having been there and done that, Mark helps guide leaders to act appropriately, guided by their Christian values, and he can do the same for you and your organization.

Mark has had the pleasure to work with a number of Christian-owned organizations. He knows what works and does not work, and, most important, he sees the world through the employee’s perspective. He believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect, because, after all, your employees are part of your company family.

Lead Sponsor

CAP Collective

Table Sponsors

Trout, Ebersol, & Groff LLP
1705 Oregon Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-2900
www.troutcpa.com

Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP
41 E Orange St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-291-1700
http://www.gkh.com

This month (September 2014) Gibbel Kraybill & Hess celebrates 37 years of providing legal services to clients generally within an 80 mile radius of Lancaster. They are a general law practice, providing counsel to individuals, families, churches, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities.  The 16 attorneys who work out of their two offices in Lancaster and Lititz include three Messiah alums, who are here with us today. GKH’s goal is to develop relationships of trust and confidence to achieve superior results for those they serve.