Pure Michigan Business Connect will be hosting a supplier tour with The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington on June 9th. If you would like to apply for an invitation, please complete the application below stating your company's qualifications per the needs provided.

Each application will be sent to The Boeing Company for review. Although the priority deadline to apply is May 27th, please apply as soon as possible. It is vital that your information is received as quickly as possible. Once the information has been reviewed, you will be notified if you have been selected for a presentation.

Needs: Augmented Reality, Hazardous Inspection Devices, and Automation-Robotics.

Link: http://www.michiganbusiness.org/grow/pure-michigan-business-connect/b2b/?page=%23summit%2FBoeingSupplierTour

Please reach out to Mike Christ (Christm@michigan.org) or Bobby Chasnis (Chasnisr@michigan.org) if you have any questions.

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency is pleased to announce the addition of Fiat Chrysler North America and Kellogg Company as their newest silver-level Veteran-Friendly Employers.  Both of these employers are headquartered in Michigan, and work closely with the MVAA and other Veteran-Friendly Employers to attract veteran and transitioning service-member talent to our great state. 

The MVAA Veteran-Friendly Employer program was instituted in 2013 to assist employers in attracting, employing and retaining talented veterans from across Michigan and the nation.  Since its inception, 53 Michigan companies have been certified at either the bronze, silver or gold level.  Employers like General Motors, US Foods, Spectrum Health, Roush Industries and the Michigan State Police have all developed veteran hiring programs that meet the rigorous certification requirements, and each MVAA Veteran-Friendly Employer has made a commitment to not only recognize our veteran’s past performance, but also their future potential.   

Interested in learning how your company can become a Veteran-Friendly Employer? Click here for more information.

"Attracting, Retaining and Motivating Millennials - How They are Unique & How to Engage Them"

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Shriners Silver Garden Event Center

24350 Southfield Road

Southfield, MI 48075

This session will focus on an overview of the millennial generation within the workforce. The millennial generation is identified as individuals who were born between 1980 and the mid 2000s. Millennials offer different perspectives in the workplace than their preceding generations. When properly engaged, millennials can not only effectively engage within a workplace, but they can also assist an organization reach unprecedented heights.

Upon completion of this session, participants will:

• Understand the unique characteristics of millennials as compared with Gen X and Baby Boomers.
• Understand how to deliberately engage millennials to further organizational goals.
• Have an awareness of cultural product and/or artifacts that may inhibit an environment where millennials are stimulated to contribute.

Click here to register for this event, or contact the Detroit Society of Human Resource Management by e-mailing info@detroitshrm.org.

De-Escalate Conflict

From presidential politics to our Facebook feeds, sometimes it seems like there's conflict everywhere.

But the most challenging conflicts of all can be found in our own organizations - where the stakes often involve our daily boss and co-worker relationships, our customers, or even somebody's bottom line.

Even if you think it's easy to identify and manage feelings - whether they are your own or those of others - there's always room to improve.

Learn to measure your emotional intelligence, develop clear thinking skills and apply techniques for engaging positively, effectively, and with amazing results.

Key Takeaways

• Develop strategies for giving honest, safe feedback and bringing bad news.
• Learn to tone down, reduce, or even eradicate personal conflict.
• Build the skills you need to manage office interactions when emotions are hard to manage.
• Develop strategies for speaking with someone whose beliefs, values, religion and/or point of view are diametrically opposed to your own.

Who Should Attend

Do you have colleagues, friends or family members with whom you occasionally disagree? If so, this training is for you! Whether you're a C-suite executive or a front-line worker, you'll gain important personal skills to help you advance personally and professionally.

Fees

• Member - $120.00
• Non-Member - $158.00

Date/Location

May 18, 2016

Michigan Works! Service Center

15100 Northline Road

Southgate, MI 48195

Registration: 8:30 to 9 a.m.

Training: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Click here to register for this training session.