2009 Best Firm To Work For Summit comes to Chicago

CHICAGO – In the current challenging economy, motivating the best and the brightest talent requires firm leaders to continue to take the extra steps to create a great workplace – from compensation, benefits, recognition programs, training, social atmosphere, and firm culture that continues to inspire ongoing commitment.

The 2009 Best Firm To Work For Summit will deliver compelling keynote presentations and intensive focus sessions designed to provide the cutting-edge tips, strategies, and tactics today’s architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firm leaders and human resource professionals need to survive in the current competitive environment.

Confirmed presentations include:

• Getting Comfortable on the Edge: Exploring Culture, Leadership Development, and Decision-Making in Tough Times, by Bruce Haldors, president, Transpo Group
• The Big Disconnect: Why Most Leaders Miss Out on Engaging the Next Generation, by Bill Benjamin, CEO, Institute for Health and Human Potential
• Employee Engagement and Your Firm’s Success, by Debbie Norris, MA, SPHR, vice president of human resources, Merrick & Company
• In addition to the learning sessions, the 2009 Best Firms To Work For Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to announce the firms that earned a place on this year’s list.

Join us on Sept. 22-23, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Chicago. Visit www.bestfirmsummit.com to learn more details and to view the full program.