Performance Assessment Network (pan) Workforce Engagement Expert to Speak at Human Resource Industry Events in September
- Marc Drizin to Detail Abundant Opportunities Employers Have to Advance Their Critical Knowledge of Workforce Engagement

CARMEL, Ind. (September 14, 2005) - In response to the demand for education around workforce engagement, today Performance Assessment Network®, Inc. ("pan™"), announced numerous dates and locations during September where employers can learn from Marc Drizin, pan’s 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 “Employee Hold’em™,” the lively, entertaining, and educational card game for managers and human resource professionals, played in a workshop setting.

pan’s 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 today’s workforce is “fully engaged,” while nearly one-third is “unengaged” -- meaning more than half of today’s employees are not acting in ways that assist their organizations in creating positive customer experiences and business success.

This finding, among others in pan’s study, has tremendous implications for employers and underscores the importance of workforce engagement – 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 – as a critical business function.

During each of the following educational sessions, Drizin will define workforce engagement against the backdrop of pan’s 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 – 3:15 p.m., at the 27th Annual HR Florida Conference & Expo, to be held at Disney’s 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 pan’s 2004-2005 National Study on Workforce Engagement, or to schedule a workforce assessment, contact Marc Drizin at mdrizin@panpowered.com or (317) 566- 3270.

About pan

Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (pan) is the leading provider of Internet-based testing and assessment solutions, with over 12,000 corporate, government, and education users internationally. pan administers millions of tests, assessments, and surveys annually. Closely held pan is based in Carmel, Ind. For more information, visit www.panpowered.com .

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