NKY SHRM Newsletter - January 2026 
Words from the President
Hello and Happy New Year to the NKY SHRM Community!
I would first like to start by thanking our outgoing President, Holly Duffy, for a wonderful year in 2025. I look forward to serving as your President in 2026 and am pleased that Vicki Crawford will serve as Vice President.
It was wonderful to spend time with you at our Annual Basket Raffle Fundraising Event. We are pleased that, with your help, we raised funds to support Caped Canines Assistance Academy. Now that the holidays are over, many of us are focusing our attention towards the new year.
Our next meeting in January should help you do that. At our next meeting, on January 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM at Receptions, Elizabeth Galperin, CEO of Peak Productivity, will present “New Year, Next Level You: Habits for High-Performing HR Professionals and Teams.” In the session, we will learn the steps to form and maintain good habits. I hope that you will join us for this informative session.
If one of your goals for the New Year is to get more involved with NKY SHRM, I encourage you to reach out. We have a wonderful and experienced Board of Directors and continue to enjoy support from Chapter Administrator, Mary Spadaro, but we are continuing to search for a Treasurer to help us keep NKY SHRM’s financial matters in order. We also always have opportunities to join committees if you want more involvement but are not ready for a Board role. Please reach out to [email protected] if you are interested.
In case you cannot wait for our next meeting or want to prepare for it, I will leave you with a few articles on habit formation for HR professionals:
4 Things HR Leaders Need to Do When Forming New Habits
Building Resilience: Well-Being Habits Every HR Leader Needs
December Luncheon - Basket Raffle
Contact information: Tori and Justine [email protected] Tori: 859-803-6511
Website: https://www.capedcanines.org/
Next Monthly Meeting
Join us on January 27, 2026 from 11:30 - 1:00 at Receptions - Erlanger
1369 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, KY 41018, and hear from Elisabeth Galperin - Founder and CEO of Peak Productivity, on the topic New Year, Next Level You: Habits for High-Performing HR-Professionals and Teams.
High-performing professionals and teams don't rely on willpower-they rely on systems and habits. Grounded in James Clear's Atomic Habits research & Michael Hyatt's No Fail Habits insights, this training explores how small, intentional changes compound to create lasting success.
Participants will learn how habits shape identity both at work and home, as well as how the habit loop and the Four Laws of Habit Formation can be applied to adopting & implementing workplace best practices, processes, and goal setting.
By understanding and leveraging these principles, HR professionals and their teams can build a culture of continuous improvement, consistency, and peak performance.
Learning Objectives
1. Explore the relationship between identity and habit formation, and assess how this connection influences professional behavior, leadership presence, and team culture.
2. Learn about the Habit Loop and the Four Laws of Habit Formation, and apply these principles to strengthen individual and team effectiveness in an HR context.
3. Explore methods for embedding habit-building practices into performance management systems to foster accountability, track progress, and sustain individual and organizational growth.
4. Design strategies for modeling and reinforcing habits across teams, enabling HR leaders to foster a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety, and high performance.
Bio
Founder and CEO of Peak Productivity, Elisabeth Galperin is a well-respected executive coach, productivity trainer & speaker who assists highly-driven business leaders
Her mission is to help eliminate the overwhelm clients feel in their lives, so they can achieve productivity, profitability, and peace of mind.
Elisabeth has worked in the coaching & consulting industry since 2007 and earned the title of Certified Executive Coach in 2024. When she is not working with clients, she can be found enjoying the outdoors; running, gardening, and playing backyard soccer - and trying to keep up with her two sons, Eli and Alex. As a mother, wife, and entrepreneur, Elisabeth relates to her professional clients who strive to make the most of each day and every opportunity.
Sponsor Article
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Certification
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
SHRM recognizes the value of joining the wider community of HR professionals by becoming a member of SHRM or of other HR-related organizations. Professional association membership also earns SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCPs SHRM recertification PDCs.
Here’s the link to the entire recertification guide: Find Activities
Have you recently obtained your HR certification? Let us know. We would love to present you with a gift to congratulate you, as well as feature you in our next newsletter article. Reach out to Erin Thiel at [email protected]
Board of Directors
2026 NKY SHRM
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Claire Parsons, President Vicki Crawford, Vice President Jayden Julian, Secretary OPEN, Treasurer Holly Duffy, Past President Mary Spadaro, Chapter Administrator Sarah Leyshock, Legislative Co-Chair Allyson Cook, Legislative Co-Chair Allison Williams, College Relations Chair Kathy Papp, Diversity Chair Kathy Papp, SHRM Foundation Chair Patty Cochran, Membership Chair Angela Shell, Workforce Readiness Erin Thiel, Certification Chair Bobbie Webster, Special Events Chair Amy Hatfield, Regional Liaison Jennifer Pauly, Social Media Chair Julie Stockman, Technology Chair |