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Level Up! The Future of HR is a Game Changer
Arkansas SHRM 2026 HR Conference & Expo • October 14-16 • Hot Springs, Arkansas

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HumoR Begins and Ends in HR

Laughter isn’t just good medicine—it’s a powerful HR tool.During this fun and interactive session, you’ll discover how humor can defuse tension, build stronger workplace connections, and even make tough HR situations easier to navigate. Through practical tips and audience-shared experiences. You'll discover how to use humor as your secret HR superpower. Get ready to laugh, learn, and leave with strategies you can apply the very next day.

Key Objectives

1.Identify how appropriate workplace humor can improve employee relationships, reduce tension, and strengthen communication in HR interactions.
2.Apply practical techniques for using humor professionally and effectively to navigate difficult conversations, conflict resolution, and everyday workplace challenges.
3.Recognize the boundaries and risks of workplace humor while developing strategies to create a more engaging, positive, and connected organizational culture.

Tim Orellano

President at The Human Resources Team

Tim is the President of The Human Resources Team, a Little Rock based human resources management consulting company. His consulting firm provides assistance and resources to clients to understand your EEO and AAP obligations, stay compliant, and mitigate potential legal risk by providing services that will help you better understand your workforce and make educated business decisions positive solutions. He works with a wide and diverse range of industries including banks and financial institutions, utilities, health care, technology, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, nonprofit, construction, and service organizations. He has over 30 years of experience in all areas of functional areas of HR as a Director of Human Resources in manufacturing, service and financial industries and in his consulting firm with client’s coast to coast. He is a frequent speaker for SHRM and other conferences for many other professional associations and conferences across the country. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Member Award from the local SHRM chapter and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. He received the Arkansas Human Resources Professional of the Year Award and was finalist for the SHRM National Award for Professional Excellence, the Jim Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award in Human Resources and the Russell Gunter Legislative Advocacy Award.He is the Chair for the Arkansas Industry Liaison Group and has served the ARSHRM State Council as Professional Development Director and Government Legislative Affairs Director. As a cancer survivor, he serves as a coach for esophageal cancer patients with MD Anderson Medical Cancer Center.

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Date: Wed, October 14, 2026 | 9:45-10:45 am| Add to Calendar

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Location: Room 208

Category: HR Development

HRCI Credits:

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This program has been approved for 1 HR (General) Recertification Credit Hour toward aPHR, aPHRi, PHR, PHRca, SPHR, GPHR, PHRi, and SPHRi recertification through HRCI.

SHRM Credits:

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ARSHRM is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. This program has been approved for 1.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.


Please Note: Speakers and topics are subject to change without notice.

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