How businesses are planning for the future

A roundtable discussion with Berkley Harmon on employee retention & recruitment during a pandemic

Our next TAP meeting will be slightly different! We will first have our normal opening agenda and then we will have a roundtable discussion with expert Berkley Harmon to answer some of the hard questions that businesses are facing. For example Berkley will address questions like:

  • How are businesses preparing for PPP forgiveness? What are the main concerns surrounding this?

  • What type of challenges are business having with on-boarding new talent, if any?  Are your clients discussing layoffs, hiring, cutting benefits, reinstating salaries, etc?

  • How do you get a feel for the integrity of the recruit on a video call as opposed to in person interview?

  • What are the projected outcomes of the election based on which party wins?

  1. What changes are businesses now making that will remain after an effective Covid-19 vaccine has been administered (i.e., permanent changes that would not have been made but for Covid-19).

  2. Which small business models lend themselves to working remotely rather than from a traditional “office” or central business location.

  3. Working remotely has been the norm due to the pandemic. However:

    • Can it be sustained indefinitely?

    • What is the long range impact on the psyche of the employee.

    • How does a small business monitor the work efforts of employees working remotely?

    • Are employees really more productive?

    • What are the challenges in an environment without in-person collaboration? Is zoom or other technology as effective?

November 5, 2020
8:00 am to 9:00 am

Speaker Bio

Berkley Harmon III, MBA
Certified Business Performance Advisor

Berkley Harmon III Certified Business Performance Advisor with Insperity a Human Resources company, where in his role he helps small & mid-sized companies, schools and non-profit organizations provide cost effective benefits, human resource services & technology to help their organizations compete better and grow for last 6+ years.

Prior to his role with Insperity Berkley being licensed insurance agent with licenses in NJ, PA, CA, NY and DE in Property & Casualty and Life & Health Insurance. He was a business owner himself serving small businesses in NJ and PA, helping them with their insurance and human resource needs for 6 years before he sold his company to join Insperity.

After graduating with a B.A. Degree in Business Management from Eastern University in St. David’s PA, Berkley spent 10 years of his career in the Pharmaceutical Industry with GSK and Merck & Co. During his time with GSK Berkley also received his MBA from Villanova University School of Business in there Executive MBA Program. As part of his MBA program he spent part of a semester overseas in Chile & Argentina studying American business investments in South America and International Business.

Berkley serves on The EMBA Alumni Board at Villanova as VP of Finance & Fundraising, he’s also a Trustee on 2 Non-Profit Boards, The Land Conservancy of NJ and The Legacy Foundation of NJ.

He has a family of nine including his wife Dr. Sandra Harmon, his namesake Berkley Harmon IV and his 6 siblings. Berkley loves what he does and see’s every new day as a new opportunity for positive change. Berkley Harmon III, MBA Certified Business Performance Advisor