Helping you recruit and retain employees

in an aging and changing work force

Cathy Fyock, CSP, SPHR, is an employment strategist--a leader in providing insights and solutions for an aging and changing work force. For over 15 years, she has combined her knowledge of work force issues and her talents as a speaker to provide innovative and inspirational learning events, and has helped organizations attract top talent, reduce turnover, and improve productivity in a volatile labor market.

 

Cathy.s speaking topics include:

The Pearls and Perils of Being a People Professional

It's Not About the Money! Strategies for Retaining Top Talent

Get the Best: How To Recruit The People You Want

Strategies for Maximizing an Age-Diverse Work Force

Select The Best: How to Choose The People You Want

Keep The Best: How To Offer Spirit and Balance in the Workplace

Cathy Also Offers:

• SHRM In-House Programs
• SHRM HR Generalist Certificate Program
• SHRM Recruitment and Retention Certificate Program

For more complete program descriptions, see www.mckinneyspeakers.com

Why Book Cathy?

When you book Cathy as a speaker for your company meeting, association meeting, or conference program, you.ll get:

• A customized program for human resource professionals and business leaders with practical examples from inside their organization and industry
• A ground-breaking and easy-to-understand model for recruiting, selecting, and retaining today.s talent in an aging and changing work force

About Cathy

A dynamic speaker and seminar leader, Cathy has provided over 200 national seminars for the Society for Human Resource Management, including presentations at each of their past seventeen annual conferences. As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Cathy has demonstrated her dedication to excellence in speaking.

Before starting her consulting business, Cathy was director of field human resources for Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation, where she was instrumental in the development of many key programs for recruiting and retaining employees, including The Colonel's Tradition.KFC.s national initiative for employing older workers.

A noted lecturer and seminar leader, Cathy is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management. She has served as Chair of the national committee for training and development, as President of the board of directors for the Human Resource Certification Institute, and as President of the Consultant's Forum board of directors. She was a member of the CSP Council for the National Speakers Association, and is a past president for both her NSA chapter and her local SHRM chapter. She has her undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky University, and a master's degree in Personnel Management from the University of Louisville, where she has taught personnel management. The Louisville SHRM chapter honored her with their first annual Award for Professional Excellence.

Cathy has authored numerous articles and is a featured columnist for trade publications. She has recently worked with the McKendree College Center for Business Excellence as Senior Consulting Advisor. The McKendree College Center for Business Excellence provides senior level management services and a host of professional programs to improve organizational effectiveness and profit performance. Cathy is one of six consultants/experts to serve as a Senior Consulting Advisor for CBE.

In her spare time, Cathy loves to sing! She has sung professionally with the Kentucky Opera Company, and in a one-woman show titled, .Dream It! Achieve It!. that was the featured opening keynote for the SHRM Leadership Conference. She solos with her church choir, and can often be coaxed to sing in night clubs, karaoke bars, and most anywhere she has a willing audience!

Cathy volunteers as a reader for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic and as a trainer/consultant for Wesley Manor. She loves to travel with Jim, her husband of over 25 years.

Partial Client List

Alaska Commission on Aging Alliant Health Systems American Financial Skylink* Amer Hotel & Motel Assn Amer Management Assn* ARA Services* Arby's, Inc. AT&T* Austin SHRM Chapter Bally Gaming Inc. Bell Canada BellSouth Bridgestone/Firestone* Bureau of National Affairs* Center for Mgmt Dev, U of L* Central IN Personnel Assn* Certified Financial Planners Chicago SHRM Chapter Circle K Stores Inc. City of Louisville* Club 55, PNC Bank* Clemson University* Dept of Aging and Adult Svc East KY Power Cooperative*

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Evansville SHRM Chapter Federal Express Florida HR Conferences Frisch.s* GA Div of Aging Services* Greater Cincinnati Chamber Greater Cincinnati HR Assn* Hallmark Cards* Hardee's Food Systems* Harrah's Reno Hawaii Office on Aging* Jewish Hospital Kentucky Grocers Assn* KFC* Kroger KY Assn of Health Care Fac* KY Bank Personnel KY Dept. for Voc Rehab* KY Home Health Assn* LA Office of Elderly Affairs Lakewood Publ HR Conf Louisville Chamber* Louisville Board of Realtors*

Louisville Urban Govt Center Mississippi Hospital Assn* MO Restaurant Association MO Training Institute* Natl Auto Dealers Assn Ntl Ctr & Caucus Black Aged Natl Council of Sr Citizens National Council on Aging* National Restaurant Assn* NW Program Dev Center Ohio SHRM Conference Papa Johns Persl Assn of Central Ohio* Providian Corp.* Shoney's, Inc. Soc for HR Mgmt* South Central Bell The Prudential* Toledo SHRM Chapter Urban League of St Paul US Coast Guard US Dept of Labor University ND Vanderbilt University

 

"Cathy Fyock offers a rare combination of mastery of HR knowledge, superior speaking skills, a passion for the HR profession, and warmth and humor that permit her to lead, inspire, and educate hundreds of HR professionals annually. I highly recommend her." --Gary B. Kushner, SPHR President, Kushner & Co. "St. Dominic Hospital has enjoyed a working relationship with Cathy Fyock for the past seven years. Cathy has facilitated a variety of activities that have assisted us in reducing our staff turnover from 34% in 1995 to 18% in 2002. Her expertise in the area of Human Resources, specifically in the areas of recruitment, selection, and retention has enabled us to lower our staff turnover rate and focus on improving employee satisfaction and staff development." --Dianne N. Smith, Dir. Education Service St. Dominic Hospital