Speaker and Program - January 20, 2027
Kate Adametz Jenkins
Empathy, Accountability, and Bias: Navigating Complex Employee Relations Cases
Kate Adametz Jenkins – Kate Adametz Coaching, LLC
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
8:30 am to 11:00 am - Breakfast
Mound City Bank Motor Branch, Platteville
Program description:
This case study conversation will explore a complex employee relations situation and the personal and professional challenges it creates for HR professionals. Participants will explore how bias, empathy, accountability, organizational responsibility, and legal considerations shape difficult decisions amid competing perspectives, strong emotions, and high stakes.
How can HR professionals balance care for people, fairness in the process, and responsibility to the organization?
Speaker Profile:
Kate Adametz Jenkins helps people live and lead with intention, authenticity, and courage. After building a successful 25+ year career in corporate HR and L&D, she made the leap to solopreneurship with Kate Adametz Coaching, LLC in 2022, and now coaches, trains, and mentors full-time. Kate is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, one of approximately 250 facilitators worldwide trained by Brené Brown as a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, a Certified Crucial Conversations® Trainer, and a Grief Educator trained by David Kessler. Kate specializes in creating customized learning experiences that are practical, personal, and relevant to real life and work. She lives just north of Montfort, Wisconsin, over the knoll from the family farm she grew up on
