Hire Margaret

Why Margaret….Why Now?

If it’s your goal to inspire your organization to new heights – then hiring Margaret to train your staff, deliver a powerful keynote speech or run a workshop is a must.

Margaret’s Key Focal Areas:

  • Workers Compensation  and Return to Work Program Implementation
  • Diversity and Inclusion for Disabled Employees
  • Entrepreneurship and Women Leadership

In Workers Compensation:

Margaret single goal: to help your organization create buy-in and a result driven injury management and return to work program. Margaret helps organizations/attendees define their exposure to litigation, identify cost drivers and decipher the technical jargon into real-world examples that will change your perception of workers compensation injury management.

Margaret is the proverbial – “Workers Comp Educator” – she knows how to skillfully navigate the workers compensation system, highlight the pitfalls and most importantly link HR with Prudent Workers Compensation Strategies.

Even in this economy – Return to Work Programs are Still a Must – Yes, they are viable and necessary. Margaret is passionate about helping employers understand that injured employees can be contributing members of their team – Yes, even after an injury. She shows companies how to drown out the voices that demand settlements and highlight the voices that create return to work options for injured employees. She is also skillful at showing employers how to avoid the “I’m in too much pain to work” syndrome that can affect the return to work process and learn how to work with a “value added team” to create successful return to work options.

“I have worked with Margaret on the SHRM Employee Health, Safety & Security Special Expertise Panel for the last several years. I have gained a deeper understanding of Workers Compensation pitfalls and risks to organizations as a result of her openly sharing and educating others in same. As an author, speaker and business person, you just don’t get any better than Margaret when it comes to managing organizational risk related to Workers Compensation. I highly recommend her as a business colleague to any organization or client seeking to reduce their financial risk.” June 7, 2010 – Dawn A. Haag-Hatterer, SPHR, CEO, Consulting Authority, LLC

Beyond Workers Compensation – Diversity and Inclusion for Disabled Employees:

Inclusion and Diversity is essential to any workforce – but diversity includes hiring and retaining injured, ill and disabled employees. Margaret skillfully navigates that ROI of creating retention strategies for disabled employees. What happens when an employees has a permanent injury? Should we offer the employee continued work options?

The Business Side of Consulting and Leadership

Margaret is a successful business owner and she enjoys sharing her road to self-employment.