February Monthly Luncheon - Don't Run Naked Through the Office with Fred Stawitz

“Don’t Run Naked Through The Office!" offers HR professionals a new and amazingly effective way to view the four types of workplaces in terms of what employees actually experience on the job. It inspires a discussion of how to keep employees focuses on safe and productive activities. And, it provides a clear explanation of what shapes organizational culture. Understanding the employee experience represents the foundational element of employee engagement and the root of creating a sustainably profitable business operation.

Fred Stawitz helps businesses create effective solutions by shaping a culture that engages employees in safe, productive, and sustainably profitable operations.

Recruited to develop a technical training program for the American Space Shuttle Program flight design engineers and produce desktop simulations to train the astronauts in the wake of the Challenger explosion. Created and managed a technical training program plus implementation of an LMS for a Royal Dutch Shell energy venture with Bechtel that maximized safety and productivity while ensuring regulatory compliance. Established the in-house ability to create computer-based training, produced live interactive video streams from remote locations, and created a portable video production studio for the largest natural gas pipeline company in America.

International speaker on successfully managing human factors in the workplace and creating a receptive foundation for successfully implementing disruptive, emergent digital technologies. Featured on CNN Headline News, a PBS special, and quoted in a Special Congressional Quarterly Report. Recipient of several prestigious awards including the Leadership 500 LEAD Award from HR.com and the A+ for Excellence in Education from NASA/NSTA. Author of several highly praised and award-winning books.