Society for Human Resource Management

2010 HRMAG Summer Session

Thu, 22 Jul 2010

Val Boston III

Managing Partner/Certified Executive Coach
Boston and Associates LLC

Engaging Leadership: The Business Advantages of Diversity and Inclusion (approved for 2.0 Strategic Credits)

Alma W. Hughes

Vice President & Executive Coach
Lee Hecht Harrison

How to Be More Effective Working with Today’s Multigenerational Workforce (approved for 2.0 General Credits)

Sarah Roane

Attorney
Ogletree Deakins

Workplace Trends (approved for 1.0 General Credit)

Boxed lunches will be provided by Pepper Moon Catering. The 30 minute tours of the Civil Rights Museum will be scheduled during the Lunch & Networking Break.

Thanks to our sponsors!

New Member Orientation

Tue, 10 Aug 2010

The next New Member Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, August 10 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.

The invitation to come is open to all new members and those members who might not be so new but want to learn more about HRMAG and how to get involved. We’ll be together for about an hour and a half doing a little socializing and eating, and a lot of getting to know more about each other and our fantastic organization. Please RSVP by Friday, August 6 at www.hrmag.org in the calendar section. Contact Melissa Mills at melissam@goabco.com with any questions. If you are unable to attend in August, we will have another orientation scheduled in October.

HRMAG New Member Orientations are sponsored by Graham Personnel Services (GPS). To learn more about how a relationship with Graham Personnel Services can beneift you, contact Gary Graham (President, GPS) at 288-9330 or 841-2166, or visit them online at www.grahamjobs.com.

MIT August Monthly Meeting

Thu, 19 Aug 2010

Please join us for an exciting MIT meeting!

Nina and Mike Lovett of HRD Strategies will be our sponsor as well as our presenters! They will discuss How to Become the Value-added HR Partner of Choice! This presentation will enable you to assess your skills and competencies crucial for success in today's competitive job market. "Be the Big Fish in a Little Pond"!

Hope to see you there!

HRMAG Board Meeting

Thu, 02 Sep 2010

Monthly Chapter Meeting

Thu, 02 Sep 2010

Approved for Strategic Credit

Thought Leadership: The Application of Neuroscience to Leadership

Neuroscience is driving a renaissance in leadership training, explaining the underpinnings of what we already know about effective leadership and providing new information for developing cutting edge ways to maximize leadership effectiveness. Examining the link between leadership and Neuroscience helps us understand: why listening to others is so important in developing collaboration and influencing others, why problem solving and decision making are most effective when others are questioned about their perspectives, why resistance to change is reduced when those involved in the change have input, why effective emotional regulation is more important than intellectual ability, and why feedback backfires so often.

These strategies and techniques are applicable for all leaders across a variety of fields. Greater understanding of the human brain empowers leaders to maximize their impact.

Here are the four critical insights and strategies you will learn:

Understanding the brain's functioning and its impact on communication and leadership.

Skills and techniques to grow your people-motivate, inspire, influence, and manage resistance to change.

Learn to solve problems effectively- especially those ambiguous people problems.

Increase productivity and maximize your time.

MIT September Monthly Meeting

Thu, 16 Sep 2010

Please join us for an exciting MIT meeting!

Our speaker, Darla Fain-Reed, will speak on Appreciating Our Best Self, You're a lovely fish; get to know others in the pond!!

You will engage in an interview with a peer inquiring into their best selves. After introducing your partner to the larger group, you will identify key aspects of your story to incorporate into your job search communication.

Hope to see you there!

HRMAG Board Meeting

Wed, 06 Oct 2010

Monthly Chapter Meeting

Thu, 07 Oct 2010

HRMAG Board Meeting

Tue, 02 Nov 2010

Monthly Chapter Meeting

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

NOVEMBER SPEAKER INFORMATION:

Michael P. Aitken

Director of Government Affairs

Society for Human Resource Management

Mike Aitken has been the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) since 2003. SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. He is responsible for all SHRM governmental affairs endeavors; including managing and developing the organization’s governmental affairs strategic focus. Prior to joining SHRM, Mike served for 14 years as Associate Director for Governmental and External Relations at the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), which represents the human resource professionals at 1,750 higher education institutions. Previously, he worked on state public policy issues at Bonner & Associates, a public affairs firm in Washington, DC. Mike is currently a member of the Editorial Board of Employee Benefits for Nonprofits and serves on the Board of Directors for Unemployment & Workers' Compensation (UWC), as well as the Board of Trustees for the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.