Pan Workforce Engagement Expert to Speak at Human Resource Industry Events in September

In response to the demand for education around workforce engagement, today Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (panô), announced numerous dates and locations during September where employers can learn from Marc Drizin, panís director of Workforce Engagement, an authority on employee loyalty, and a frequent speaker at international, national and regional events. Drizin is also the creator of ìEmployee Holdíemô,î the lively, entertaining, and educational card game for managers and human resource professionals, played in a workshop setting.

panís 2004-2005 National Study on Workforce Engagement, released Fall 2004, highlights the complex nature of the employee-employer relationship and related issues important to employees of various ages, education levels, union affiliation, regions of the country, and industry. Based a sample of U.S. employees, pan found that less than half of todayís workforce is ìfully engaged,î while nearly one-third is ìunengagedî -- meaning more than half of todayís employees are not acting in ways that assist their organizations in creating positive customer experiences and business success.

This finding, among others in panís study, has tremendous implications for employers and underscores the importance of workforce engagement ñ an ongoing process to recruit, retrain, reward, and retain productive and effective employees by enhancing the understanding of organizational practices and employee priorities, attitudes, behaviors, and intentions ñ as a critical business function.

During each of the following educational sessions, Drizin will define workforce engagement against the backdrop of panís national study, and provide strategies that will enable attendees to find, keep, and motivate employees who can contribute to excellent performance:

Monday, September 19: Concurrent session M2-3 from 2:00 ñ 3:15 p.m., at the 27th Annual HR Florida Conference & Expo, to be held at Disneyís Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.hrflorida.org.

Tuesday, September 27: Concurrent session E5 from 10:00 - 11:15 a.m., at the 2005 Northern California Human Resources Association Annual Conference & Trade Show, to be held at the Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland, California. For more information, visit www.nchra.org.

Friday, September 30: Learning session from 9:45 - 11:00 a.m., at the 19th Annual Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management State Conference, to be held at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.wishrm.org.

For more information about panís 2004-2005 National Study on Workforce Engagement, or to schedule a workforce assessment, contact Marc Drizin at mdrizin@panpowered.com or (317) 566- 3270.