HALT: Pause Before Making a Big Decision

Donna Roberts506

Research says that we make about 35,000 decisions a day! In this session, Leaders will examine the decision making process and discover HALT, a management tool that aids in the process of making good decisions. Stop or pausing to process can be a powerful step especially if you are feeling rushed, exhausted, or furious! This session is packed with insightful information in how to make decisions without losing your wits!

Donna has more than 35 years of experience leading people, and developing child care programs with a solid record of accomplishments. Donna holds a MBA and undergraduate degree in Management of Human Resources and has developed over 40 child care programs employing thousands of employees over the past three decades. She served as president and Executive Director of the Association for Early Learning Leaders from 1994 to 2000 (when it was NACCP). She has appeared on CBS New this Morning, published in the Child Care Information Exchange and appeared on Family Net TV.

Sat 9:00 am - 10:45 am

Leadership Develoment

Ron McGuckin

Board President

Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates

P.O. Box 2126, Bristol, PA 19007

Mr. McGuckin is a graduate of Duquense Law School and is the owner of Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates Law Firm, which represents child care agencies in Pennsylvania, and has consulting agreements with child care agencies across the country, including several large Head Start programs. Because of his extensive expertise in the area of law affecting the child care industry, Mr. McGuckin has gained a national reputation as "The Child Care Lawyer". Having done so for over forty years, he continues to train child care professionals on a variety of issues including personnel, administration, and other management and legal issues. In addition, he is the author of three publications designed for child care administrators, "Current Issues in Child Care,” “ Model Personnel Policies for Child Care Agencies 1 st through 6 th Editions," and “Model Parent Handbook for Child Care Agencies,” all which have proven to be valuable assets to the child care industry nationwide. Since 2007, Mr. McGuckin has served on the Board of Directors of the National Accreditation Council (NAC) of the Association for Early Learning Leaders (AELL). Most recently, Ron served a four year term as Board President of the Association of Early Learning Leader’s Board of Directors.

HALT: Pause Before Making a Big Decision

HALT: Pause Before Making a Big Decision

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