SVWHRF Year-End Thanks and Upcoming Events

Dear Friends,

It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of the year. We’ve had such an interesting year with great speakers and topics, and I learn from each one. This email will cover the following topics:

SVWHRF Year-End Thanks and Upcoming Events

It’s hard to believe it’s almost the end of the year. We’ve had such an interesting year with great speakers and topics, and I learn from each one. This email will cover the following topics:

          1. Thanks to our 2014 Volunteers

          2. Volunteering for 2015

          3. Thanks to our 2014 Hosts

          4. Thanks to our 2014 Speakers

          5. Location Survey for 2015

          6. Our First Event of 2015

          1. Thanks to our 2014 Volunteers

Our group really does run on Volunteer Power, and I’d like to thank this year’s fine group of volunteers. Our volunteers determine speakers and topics, provide fresh ideas for our group, and make sure events run smoothly.  Please join me in thanking our 2014 Volunteers:
          Amy Bennett

          Belina Pignataro
          Christine Young
          Diane Cusano
          Galina Karpinska, SPHR-CA
          Idit Stefanson
          Jenny Vonderwerth, SPHR-CA,CIP
          Karen Duffy, SPHRMarcia Stein, PHR
          Margaret Almeida
          Marilyn Messer
          Patricia Stokke

          2. Volunteering for 2015 

Would you like to volunteer for 2015? I’d love it! We’re meeting Wednesday, January 14 in Mountain View. Please see details and the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W7O9PQdMQRyjr5bm0Yhh78N5FmpOkWf8xlIRz-8aGsk/viewform. It’s a chance to work with other people in our group and give back to our community.

          3. Thanks to our 2014 Hosts 

I’d like to thank the people who kindly hosted our meetings this year. Our hosts made sure we had a nice meeting space and stayed for the event. We really appreciate their time and space.

DLA PIPER: Stephanie Riedel, PHR

Filice Insurance Agency:  Lori Baerenstecher

JDSU: Arletta Bunnell

Jenny Vonderwerth's home

KeyPoint: Elena Culver

National University: Patricia Del Rio

SETI Institute: Armine Saroian

TechCU: Jeannine "JB" Boettcher, SPHR and Fran Harris

          4. Thanks to our 2014 Speakers

What a great group of speakers and topics we’ve had this year. Many thanks to the people who came to our meetings at the end of their workday and shared information with us. Several of the speakers provided downloads, so be sure to check out our Previous Speakers page. http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/previous-speakers.html Here are the professionals who presented to us this year:

• Allison West, Esq., SPHR: The Bully and the Bottom Line - Understanding and Preventing  Workplace Bullying
• ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D.: Effectively Handling Workplace Conflict - through Mediation and   Conciliation
• Barbara Gottesman: How to Slay a Pirate: Lessons on Success from Sailing the Pacific
• Jane Kow: Managing Employees with Disabilities and Medical Conditions: The Interactive   Process in Six Easy Steps
• Lynn Kirkham: Your Voice, Your Power, Your Job
• Patricia Stokke, Ph.D.: Integrating a Global Perspective Into the Organization
• Patty Woolcock: Making Sense of Your Company's Data
• The Alzheimers' Association: Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimers: Early Detection Matters
• Trudy Schapansky: Bulletproof your HR Dept - Audit

          5. Location Survey for 2015

We’re a free group and need a free space to meet. Attendance varies from 14-50 and our meetings are in the evening, usually the 3^rd Wednesday. Ideally, this would be between San Jose and Palo Alto near 101. If you have an idea, please let me know at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IQakYY5owxpiXdp7VSSe0sy53BsCDDuY19ordXOo2Go/viewform.

          6. Our First Event of 2015 

Our first event will be held Tuesday, January 20, and will feature Angela Szymusiak of Adobe. Her topic is "Life After the Annual Review ~ Adobe’s Move to Check-in.” The invitation and response form will be posted in January.

Meeting each other in person and forming relationships is so important for professional growth, resources, networking for the future, and meeting new friends. I hope you have the opportunity to come to some events in 2015.

Have a very Happy and Healthy 2015!

All the best,

Marcia

Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/ 

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Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement

Dear Friends,

I hope you're well and that you have a happy and fun holiday season.

If you strictly want information about our next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration.  Before you go, please check out the links at the bottom of this page.

Our last presentation was "Effective Leadership for a Thinking Environment" with Sara Hart. She made some great points about how we listen and how we lead conversation by our responses, and the exercises were very useful. Many thanks to Belina Pignataro for volunteering to plan this event.

Thanks to our friends at JDSU for hosting our group. We really appreciate your help and it was a great location and room. Thank you for treating us to some delicious pizza, too!

Our volunteers planned some great events this year, and there will be a separate note in a couple of weeks about volunteering. If you already know you'd like to help, please view details and respond here.

This time of year brings up all kinds of emotions for people. When I was looking for a job, the added pressures and concerns did not make for a happy season. If you know someone who is looking for work, helping them out would be a great kindness. You can change a life!

I enjoy holiday music but don't like feeling overwhelmed by choices of presents to buy, the pressure to do and get the right thing. I also find it challenging to feel great the whole time. The holidays can stir up sadness and loss for some people, and it's a time of reflecting on that, too. I used to get depressed at this time of year, longing for my mom and our family, and as time has gone by, I feel it a lot less but I have my moments.

Then we have the additional pressures of how to greet other people. I'm Jewish and I'm not upset if someone wishes me a "Merry Christmas" as I'm glad someone is thinking of me, but it's something to keep in mind in our diverse communities and work world. We can't know everyone's religion or preferences, and I also have no problem saying "Happy Holidays" or have a great "Holiday Season." It's all good!

This is a reminder that I am going to move us away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  This will be a gradual change on the technical side.  More people are using LinkedIn than the forum at this point, and it has been challenging to register people, help them through password problems and other maintenance issues.  It served a great purpose for a long time, and it was all my husband's idea.  Bill is an Electrical Engineer but he learned some code, set up our board, and taught me how to update and maintain it.  Many people have posted resumes, jobs and events over the years, and I know a lot of people found work as a result.  It honestly makes me very happy and proud to know it was so successful.  Thank you, Bill!

1. EVENTS
    a. HR Women and Friends Event 12/13/2014: Year-End Party at The Vonderwerth's Home!
    b. Volunteers' Meeting 1/14/15

2. Discounts

3. Using our Forum

4. Spam Filter Alert

5. To change you email address

6. Unsubscribe

7. Potential Speakers/Topics

8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts.

1. EVENTS
    a. HR Women and Friends Event 12/13/2014: Year-End Party at The Vonderwerth's Home! Please click on the registration tab for details and the RSVP.  I hope you're able to attend!
    b. Volunteers' Meeting 1/14/15: details to be posted soon but if you know you want to volunteer, please click on this link to RSVP.

2. Discounts and Offers – view them on our discount page. Thanks to everyone for extending the discounts to our group!

3. We have a Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. I am moving away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  On the Forum, you can view messages without registering. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
4. SPAM Filter Alert: please add mstein@ourhrsite.com to your address book.
5. To change your email address, click here and go to the correct form.
6. Unsubscribe: To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or go to the form. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information.  This will be reviewed during the January 2015 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to our LinkedIn Group. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html

We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.

I hope to see you soon.

All the best,

Marcia

Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/ 

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Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement

Dear Friends,

How are you?  Happy November! How did this year go by so quickly?

If you strictly want information about our next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration.  Before you go, please check out the links at the bottom of this page.

Our last presentation was "Effectively Handling Workplace Conflict - through Mediation and Conciliation" with ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D. ArLyne is such an accomplished woman with a wide variety and depth of experiences, I could listen to her all day. Many thanks to Idit Stefanson for volunteering to plan this event.

Thanks to our friends at SETI Institute for hosting our group. We really appreciate your help and it was a great location and room.

This year brought some changes for me as I've left my last company and am contract recruiting and training. I enjoy this work and it's always interesting to see different organizations. At my last job, I created and delivered a 10-week, 1 hour per week management and leadership course for the management team. I had some great comments, and one of the most valuable things I observed and heard was that this course gave them the opportunity to be away from the phone, email and interruptions. In other words, it gave them a chance to think, and due to the topics, to think deeply. 

Reflecting on my work experiences, I can see this is an issue in many organizations, and not only there but in our personal lives, as well. Have you ever been unable to carry on a relaxing conversation because the other person picks up each text or call? Do we give ourselves time and permission to set other things aside and just think?

I have a personal request as I'm working on another book and would love your help.  I wrote two books: "Recruiters on Recruiting" and "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens."  (Available on websites or in-person; I've always got books in the trunk.)

I'm starting to work on another book with the topic "you won't believe what happened at work."  These can be funny stories, the "OMG!" events, anything you think would be interesting, surprising and of value to others.  You can participate electronically or by personal interview, and you can use your own name or I can make up a name for you.  Please see my site for details; I hope to hear from you!

This is a reminder that I am going to move us away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  This will be a gradual change on the technical side.  More people are using LinkedIn than the forum at this point, and it has been challenging to register people, help them through password problems and other maintenance issues.  It served a great purpose for a long time, and it was all my husband's idea.  Bill is an Electrical Engineer but he learned some code, set up our board, and taught me how to update and maintain it.  Many people have posted resumes, jobs and events over the years, and I know a lot of people found work as a result.  It honestly makes me very happy and proud to know it was so successful.  Thank you, Bill!

1. HR Women and Friends Event 11/19/2014: Effective Leadership for a Thinking Environment with Sara Hart

2. Discounts

3. Using our Forum

4. Spam Filter Alert

5. To change you email address

6. Unsubscribe

7. Potential Speakers/Topics

8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts.

1. HR Women and Friends Event 11/19/2014: Effective Leadership for a Thinking Environment with Sara Hart. Please click on the registration tab for details and the RSVP.  I hope you're able to attend!

2. Discounts and Offers – view them on our discount page. Thanks to everyone for extending the discounts to our group!

3. We have a Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. I am moving away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  On the Forum, you can view messages without registering. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
4. SPAM Filter Alert: please add mstein@ourhrsite.com to your address book.
5. To change your email address, click here and go to the correct form.
6. Unsubscribe: To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or go to the form. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information.  This will be reviewed during the January 2015 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to our LinkedIn Group. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html

We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.

I hope to see you soon.

All the best,

Marcia

Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/ 

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Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement

Dear Friends,

How are you?  Happy October!

If you strictly want information about our next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration.  Before you go, please check out the links at the bottom of this page.

Our last presentation was "Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters" with Alexandra Morris of the Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter. This was a valuable and important topic and I encourage you to explore their website. They offer a variety of topics for presentations and have many resources for patients and their family and friends.  Many thanks to Marilyn Messer for volunteering to plan this event.

Thanks to our friends at DLA Piper and to Stephanie Riedel, PHR for hosting our group in September. We really appreciate your help and it was a great location and room.

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and since I am a survivor, it's only logical to talk about it with you.  My mom was diagnosed at age 47 and died at 50, and there were not many people talking publicly about breast cancer.  These were words one whispered because if you said it in full voice, something bad might happen.  I'm glad we've moved past those times.

My brush with breast cancer was in 2000 and it was caught early.  I had two types of cancer and one was very aggressive.  Some people might think I was lucky to find it so soon, but it wasn't luck: it was determined testing on my part and excellent doctors I chose to take care of me as partners.

These days, a diagnosis does not necessarily mean you have to march off to your death.  It means surgery and treatment, some of it very difficult and challenging, but it often means you can live.  It thrills me to attend a cancer walk and see all of the survivors.

I know it's scary but plan your own future.  Get informed, get good doctors and proactively be on top of things.  If you are diagnosed, call or email me and I'll provide additional information.  We have many survivors in our group and I'm glad to support them.

I have a personal request as I'm working on another book and would love your help.  I wrote two books: "Recruiters on Recruiting" and "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens."  (Available on websites or in-person; I've always got books in the trunk.)

I'm starting to work on another book with the topic "you won't believe what happened at work."  These can be funny stories, the "OMG!" events, anything you think would be interesting, surprising and of value to others.  You can participate electronically or by personal interview, and you can use your own name or I can make up a name for you.  Please see my site for details; I hope to hear from you!

This is a reminder that I am going to move us away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  This will be a gradual change on the technical side.  More people are using LinkedIn than the forum at this point, and it has been challenging to register people, help them through password problems and other maintenance issues.  It served a great purpose for a long time, and it was all my husband's idea.  Bill is an Electrical Engineer but he learned some code, set up our board, and taught me how to update and maintain it.  Many people have posted resumes, jobs and events over the years, and I know a lot of people found work as a result.  It honestly makes me very happy and proud to know it was so successful.  Thank you, Bill!

1. HR Women and Friends Event 10/15/2014: Effectively Handling Conflict in the Workplace Through Proper Investigation/Evaluation and Mediation and Conciliation.

2. Discounts

3. Using our Forum

4. Spam Filter Alert

5. To change you email address

6. Unsubscribe

7. Potential Speakers/Topics

8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts.

1. HR Women and Friends Event 10/15/2014: Effectively Handling Conflict in the Workplace Through Proper Investigation/Evaluation and Mediation and Conciliation.  Please click on the registration tab for details and the RSVP.  I hope you're able to attend!

2. Discounts and Offers – view them on our discount page. Thanks to everyone for extending the discounts to our group!

3. We have a Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. I am moving away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  On the Forum, you can view messages without registering. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
4. SPAM Filter Alert: please add mstein@ourhrsite.com to your address book.
5. To change your email address, click here and go to the correct form.
6. Unsubscribe: To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or go to the form. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information.  This will be reviewed during the January 2015 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to our LinkedIn Group. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html

We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.

I hope to see you soon.

All the best,

Marcia

Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/ 

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Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement

Dear Friends,

How are you?  Happy September!

If you strictly want information about our next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration.  Before you go, please check out the links at the bottom of this page.

Many thanks to  Patricia Stokke, EdD, PHR for presenting "Integrating a Global Perspective Into the Organization."  I learn so much from these events and this was no exception.  There's always something new to consider along with reminders of things we take for granted.  Thank you to Jeannine "JB" Boettcher, SPHR of TechCU for providing last month's meeting space.  We really appreciate your help and it was a great location and room.

I've been hearing a lot about Alzheimer's Disease from colleagues, friends whose parents are suffering, and I know a two people suffering from Early Onset.  It's a difficult disease and there is no current cure.  Our next event will be about recognizing the early warning signs, and our presenter is from the Alzheimer's Association.  They offer information such as where to get help, myths and clinical studies. I encourage you to visit the site of the Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, and please join us for additional information.

 

I have a personal request as I'm working on another book and would love your help.  I wrote two books: "Recruiters on Recruiting" and "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens."  (Available on websites or in-person; I've always got books in the trunk.)

I'm starting to work on another book with the topic "you won't believe what happened at work" stories from HR professionals and employment lawyers.  These can be funny stories, the "OMG!" events, anything you think would be interesting, surprising and of value to others.  You can participate electronically or by personal interview, and you can use your own name or I can make up a name for you.  Please see my site for details; I hope to hear from you!

This is a reminder that I am going to move us away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  This will be a gradual change on the technical side.  More people are using LinkedIn than the forum at this point, and it has been challenging to register people, help them through password problems and other maintenance issues.  It served a great purpose for a long time, and it was all my husband's idea.  Bill is an Electrical Engineer but he learned some code, set up our board, and taught me how to update and maintain it.  Many people have posted resumes, jobs and events over the years, and I know a lot of people found work as a result.  It honestly makes me very happy and proud to know it was so successful.  Thank you, Bill!

 

1. HR Women and Friends Event 9/17/2014: Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters

2. Discounts

3. Using our Forum

4. Spam Filter Alert

5. To change you email address

6. Unsubscribe

7. Potential Speakers/Topics

8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts.

1. HR Women and Friends Event 9/17/2014: Know the 10 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters."  Please click on the registration tab for details and the RSVP.  I hope you're able to attend!

 

2. Discounts and Offers – view them on our discount page. Thanks to everyone for extending the discounts to our group!

3. We have a Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. I am moving away from maintaining the Forum and encourage you to use our LinkedIn Group for posting.  On the Forum, you can view messages without registering. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
4. SPAM Filter Alert: please add mstein@ourhrsite.com to your address book.
5. To change your email address, click here and go to the correct form.
6. Unsubscribe: To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or go to the form. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information.  This will be reviewed during the January 2015 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to our LinkedIn Group. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html

We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.

 
I hope to see you soon.

All the best,

Marcia

Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/ 

Visit our Associates and Advertising Page