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Honored to welcome keynote speaker Mark Perna to the Workforce Summit! His powerful insights on unleashing the potential of the next generation workforce left the room energized and inspired. Thank you, Mark, for sharing your vision, your passion, and your strategies for building a future ready workforce.

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The future of workforce development is strong in southwest Missouri. At today’s Taney County Workforce Summit, @MarkPerna challenged us to rethink hiring and invest in students eager to learn and grow. Panelists, including Shallina Goodnight, highlighted how our job is to connect students and resource them to be successful in their career path. Our region is building purpose‑driven learners and future leaders. The momentum is real.

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Early childhood education can “build a tremendous competitive advantage in their life,” Mark Perna emphasizes. Generational expert and bestselling author @MarkPerna recently spoke to businesses at a joint @chandlerchamber, @GilbertChamber and @QCChamber event to address workforce challenges in the region. Businesses have growing concerns of finding prepared and qualified individuals right out of college. It is proven that kids with quality early childhood education go on to do better in school and in life. They are more likely to graduate from high school and be prepared for college and their careers.

What a powerful shift in thinking! Such a great conference and Keynote! It’s been the best time with these educators at the EFCC2025 @MarkPerna thank you for believing in the next generation of students! @BurtonSchools #BurtonExperience #innovation

How does your workplace support multiple generations of employers? @markperna is a huge fan of Gen Z ambition and will be the first to tell you why it’s important to hire these young professionals! Hire Mark: espeakers.com/marketplace/pr… #keynotespeaker #eventprofs #GenZrevolution

We need to support our educators! #Education #teachers

We hope to see you at our Career Tree workshop with Cindy May at Vision 2024 in San Antonio! With its seamless integration into your existing lesson plans and career development tools, the Career Tree doesn’t create another thing for teachers to do. Instead, it supersizes everything you’re already doing—and ties it all together. Let us show you how to inspire and empower students to complete their course of study—and thrive in their education and career journey. We'll see you soon - be sure to get there early as this popular workshop fills up fast! #CareerTree #EducationWithPurpose #CompetitiveAdvantage

Young people today, by default, are looking for cheat codes, hacks, and shortcuts. They want to shortcut everything they’re doing. As a parent, educator, or employer, you can either help them create these hacks—or they’re going to come up with them on their own. But is that really a bad thing? Or is it simply being efficient and productive? #EducationWithPurpose #EmploymentWithPassion #GenZ

Lattes and Leaders Episode 18 with @MarkPerna youtube.com/watch?v=jFlft5WK…

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2 dynamic pre-conference workshops kicked off #BPCTE24! @RachaelEdu explored AI’s impact on edu & work, equipping leaders w/ tools to guide students into an AI-driven future. @MarkPerna empowered educators to lead w/ human connection in the Smart Machine Age. 💡 #CTE #AI #Recap

While it may seem like a good business practice to monitor every move remote workers make, there’s a dark side. Tracking people so minutely will destroy any sense of trust. Some may argue they need these tools to hold people accountable. In the physical office everyone is being visually monitored, so how is it different online? The reality is, even if workers are physically present, they’re not always getting work done! Merely sitting at a desk in the office doesn’t mean you’re actually working. The truth is, you have to trust your people if you want to build a rockstar team. A remote culture without a sense of trust is just demoralizing. Employees can’t be trustworthy until you allow them that freedom. Rally your team, and trust them as much as you want them to trust you. #EmploymentWithPassion #RemoteWork #WorkCulture #MarkPerna

Is AI really all it’s cracked up to be? According to data from The Upwork Research Institute, 96% of C-suite leaders expect AI will help their company become more productive. Their employees beg to differ: Nearly half (47%) report having no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their bosses expect. Another 77% say trying to implement AI has actually made them less productive, while adding more work to their pile. Come on, AI. What gives? Check out my latest at Forbes for a reset on our expectations of what AI can really deliver—and how to make it work for us instead of the other way around. #EmploymentWithPassion #AI #Burnout #Productivity buff.ly/47UKflt

How are you setting the foundation for success in your community? #MarkCPerna #KeynoteSpeaker #YoungerGenerations