Dear Friends,
How are you?
If you strictly want information about the next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration.
Many thanks to last month's speaker, Jeanine DeBacker, who presented "Classifications of Employees: Exempt v Non-Exempt, Contractor v Employee." She provided us with a download for our Previous Speakers page. Thanks to our volunteers Trudy Schapansky and Tatyana Dorokhova for planning this event and Jenny Vonderwerth for creating the nametags.
Do you notice the kindness of people around you? Sometimes I'm distracted and I don't notice, and other times I sit up and pay attention. I wrote more about kindness on my other blog but am presenting a few thoughts here.
It could be that someone holds the door open rather than let it close on me. I appreciate that. Kind remarks, a sincere "How are you?" or "What can I do to help you?" are nice. I recently led a workshop and one attendee stayed and complimented me, then asked if there was anything he could do to help me. Did I have any business goals or needs where he could be helpful? I was so surprised as that kind of thing rarely happens. Usually people just thank me or want to connect on LinkedIn. I noticed that kindness.
It could be a small matter to you but it means a lot to the person on the receiving end. A friend told me he was feeling terribly low during an extended period of unemployment. One of his friends took him out to lunch every few weeks, followed up to see if anyone in his network could be of assistance. He offered friendship and emotional support, and 11 years later, my friend remembered to pass this on to another unemployed friend.
The first question is this: what can you do, what small or large kindness or help can you offer to another person? And of course the next question is: are you doing it? We get so involved in our own lives and worries that it's easy to overlook others, but once our awareness is raised, it's time to take action. Go out and make it a great day for someone!
We have a page on our site for advertising. I have updated links to Amazon products at present and may add other affiliates. You'll notice our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. The focus is on HR and Business, but we are human beings and need relaxation, too!
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HRCI POINTS: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of this volunteer work, family, friends and paid work, unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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.
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, June 20 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Professor Terri Griffith, Ph.D. will present "Think Power - Negotiate Well." Click here for event details and the response form.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
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.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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/
http://www.tellmeaboutyourself.info/
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
Happy March!
Before I go on, we have a discount to the HR Symposium and it's posted on our Discounts page. Be sure to check out the other discounts listed.
Many thanks to last month's speaker, Jenny Kahn! Her presentation about using LinkedIn was deeply informative and she provided us with a download posted both on the Previous Speakers page and on the page with Job Seeker Resources. Our volunteers did a fabulous job of organizing the event. Thanks to Jenny Vonderwerth, Christine Young and Belina Pignataro for your hard work.
I read two articles recently that spoke to me. The first was by Peter Shankman, a media guru who has a mailing list in the thousands and sends email to his list three times a day. His topic is "Auto-Responder Email replies: Ur doin it WRONG." Our mailing list has over 1500 names, and each time I send a group message, I receive auto-responders and bounced messages. I encourage you to read Peter's article and re-think your messages.
The other article was René Shimada Siegel's "5 Reasons You Need to Meet in Person." She had some great reminders about why meeting people in person (in addition to online) is so important. Do you find you're depending more on LinkedIn and Facebook in order to avoid meeing people in person? You're missing out on some relationship building.
We now have a page on our site and for advertising. I have links to Amazon products at present and may add other affiliates. You'll notice our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. I am going to customize this when I have time to reflect different categories: HR and Business, Entertainment and Shopping. The focus will be HR and Business, but we are human beings and need relaxation, too!
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HRCI POINTS: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of this volunteer work, family, friends and paid work, unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more
thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m. Workplace Investigations: The Essential Law & Best Practices for Handling Employee Relations Issues and Conflict Resolution with Mary Wang, a Partner at Hixson Nagatani LLP. Click here for event details and the response form.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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 Community Event: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m. Workplace Investigations: The Essential Law & Best Practices for Handling Employee Relations Issues and Conflict Resolution with Mary Wang, a Partner at Hixson Nagatani LLP. Click here for event details and the response form.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
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.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
Happy March!
Before I go on, we have a discount to the HR Symposium and it's posted on our Discounts page. Be sure to check out the other discounts listed.
Many thanks to last month's speaker, Jenny Kahn! Her presentation about using LinkedIn was deeply informative and she provided us with a download posted both on the Previous Speakers page and on the page with Job Seeker Resources. Our volunteers did a fabulous job of organizing the event. Thanks to Jenny Vonderwerth, Christine Young and Belina Pignataro for your hard work.
I read two articles recently that spoke to me. The first was by Peter Shankman, a media guru who has a mailing list in the thousands and sends email to his list three times a day. His topic is "Auto-Responder Email replies: Ur doin it WRONG." Our mailing list has over 1500 names, and each time I send a group message, I receive auto-responders and bounced messages. I encourage you to read Peter's article and re-think your messages.
The other article was René Shimada Siegel's "5 Reasons You Need to Meet in Person." She had some great reminders about why meeting people in person (in addition to online) is so important. Do you find you're depending more on LinkedIn and Facebook in order to avoid meeing people in person? You're missing out on some relationship building.
We now have a page on our site and for advertising. I have links to Amazon products at present and may add other affiliates. You'll notice our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. I am going to customize this when I have time to reflect different categories: HR and Business, Entertainment and Shopping. The focus will be HR and Business, but we are human beings and need relaxation, too!
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HRCI POINTS: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of this volunteer work, family, friends and paid work, unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more
thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m. Workplace Investigations: The Essential Law & Best Practices for Handling Employee Relations Issues and Conflict Resolution with Mary Wang, a Partner at Hixson Nagatani LLP. Click here for event details and the response form.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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 Community Event: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:30-9:00 p.m. Workplace Investigations: The Essential Law & Best Practices for Handling Employee Relations Issues and Conflict Resolution with Mary Wang, a Partner at Hixson Nagatani LLP. Click here for event details and the response form.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
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.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Silicon Valley Women in HR… & Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year!
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down. Before I forget, check out our Amazon Ad Day page.
This ia a big anniversary year for us as our first meeting was held January 1997. We've been around for 15 years!
Our group is powered by volunteers, and I want to honor them. I'm the obvious face of the group thanks to the website and emails, but this is not "Marcia's Group." It's your group and it runs on volunteer power. There is absolutely no way we'd have had the topics and speakers we've had unless we had our group of volunteers.
Over the years we've had many volunteers and if you're watching, you can see some people volunteer a lot over time. I can't tell you how much I appreciate them and I hope you do, too. Each invitation includes the event volunteer's name and I always thank them in our meetings. To see more about volunteering and see the names of our 2011 volunteers, please go to http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/volunteers.html, and if you'd like to volunteer for 2012, please review the information on that page and use the form to register. The meeting is January 11.
Last year was quite the year. I previously mentioned the loss of family and friends, and have done a lot of thinking about that, how precious and unpredictable life is. It was a strong reminder that I have some personal goals that shouldn't wait: time to seize the day!
Bill and I did an extraordinary amount of traveling last year including trips to France and England. We love to travel but we still haven't won Lotto and haven't retired early, so now I'm embarking on a new job search. That's a good goal!
Last year was also a big year for my computer problems, and I had to purchase a new laptop in November. The process was time-consuming and aggravating. I'd love to have a personal IT person, wouldn't you?
Because of my computer problems, unfortunately, some of the speaker suggestions that were emailed to me cannot be found. Please use our form at http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html if you would like to submit your idea.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of this volunteer work, family, friends and paid work, unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more
thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
Thanks so much to Marilyn Messer and Karen Duffy for planning our year-end dinner. It was a lovely evening and a great way to end our year. Thank you!
1. HR Women and Friends Community January Meetings:
------- Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Volunteers Meeting
------- Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Event: Listening and Leadership
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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 Community January Meetings. We have two meetings this month, the Volunteers Meeting and our Community event, Listening and Leadership.
-------- Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Volunteers Meeting. Volunteers sift through ideas for speakers and topics and bring their own ideas and plan meetings for the year. To read more about it and register to be a 2012 Volunteer, please go to http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/volunteers.html.
-------- Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Event: Listening and Leadership. Please join us for this interactive event. Please click on links for details and the registration forms. http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/event-registation.html
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
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.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
Happy New Year!
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down. Before I forget, check out our Amazon Ad Day page.
This ia a big anniversary year for us as our first meeting was held January 1997. We've been around for 15 years!
Our group is powered by volunteers, and I want to honor them. I'm the obvious face of the group thanks to the website and emails, but this is not "Marcia's Group." It's your group and it runs on volunteer power. There is absolutely no way we'd have had the topics and speakers we've had unless we had our group of volunteers.
Over the years we've had many volunteers and if you're watching, you can see some people volunteer a lot over time. I can't tell you how much I appreciate them and I hope you do, too. Each invitation includes the event volunteer's name and I always thank them in our meetings. To see more about volunteering and see the names of our 2011 volunteers, please go to http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/volunteers.html, and if you'd like to volunteer for 2012, please review the information on that page and use the form to register. The meeting is January 11.
Last year was quite the year. I previously mentioned the loss of family and friends, and have done a lot of thinking about that, how precious and unpredictable life is. It was a strong reminder that I have some personal goals that shouldn't wait: time to seize the day!
Bill and I did an extraordinary amount of traveling last year including trips to France and England. We love to travel but we still haven't won Lotto and haven't retired early, so now I'm embarking on a new job search. That's a good goal!
Last year was also a big year for my computer problems, and I had to purchase a new laptop in November. The process was time-consuming and aggravating. I'd love to have a personal IT person, wouldn't you?
Because of my computer problems, unfortunately, some of the speaker suggestions that were emailed to me cannot be found. Please use our form at http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html if you would like to submit your idea.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of this volunteer work, family, friends and paid work, unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more
thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
Thanks so much to Marilyn Messer and Karen Duffy for planning our year-end dinner. It was a lovely evening and a great way to end our year. Thank you!
1. HR Women and Friends Community January Meetings:
------- Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Volunteers Meeting
------- Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Event: Listening and Leadership
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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 Community January Meetings. We have two meetings this month, the Volunteers Meeting and our Community event, Listening and Leadership.
-------- Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Volunteers Meeting. Volunteers sift through ideas for speakers and topics and bring their own ideas and plan meetings for the year. To read more about it and register to be a 2012 Volunteer, please go to http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/volunteers.html.
-------- Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Event: Listening and Leadership. Please join us for this interactive event. Please click on links for details and the registration forms. http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/event-registation.html
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
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.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Silicon Valley Women in HR… & Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down. Before I forget, check out our Amazon Ad Day page.
This has been a year of loss for me including several friends and now family members. Sometimes, just when you need something to remind you of important lessons, a friend sends you an article. I was sent “Top Five Regrets of The Dying” and recommend this page.
My husband and I were in Las Vegas and went on the free one-hour culture tour at Zappos.com. They are known for having a great company culture, and they explain that culture in books, tours and even training sessions. It was fascinating to go through their building and meet people who were really excited to be at work. Both shuttle drivers said the pay and benefits were good, but the real reason they loved the company was that they were treated as family. They were valued and cared for. The company even has a coach who can meet with individuals and help them with work or personal goals, and when they reach their goal, it is acknowledged.
I’ve been a long-time listener of KGO Radio, and it’s often going in the background at work or when I’m driving. If there’s a particularly interesting topic, I’ll listen if I can or return to the archives and hear the program. Suddenly this week, they fired most of the hosts and along with those hosts went many producers and others behind the scenes. Claiming they listened to the audience, the station is going to be almost all news. (Do a search and you can find details.)
It was a brutal shock to those being fired and to the listeners. Articles, blogs, tweets and Facebook entries have been slamming the corporate decision and the way it was handled. If you’re linked to me on Facebook, you know I’m one of those who have posted. Both Ronn Owens and Pat Thurston opened their shows by exploring the topic and both mentioned that the company was giving the public what it is demanding. I’ve been on their mailing list for some time, never saw a survey about it and if you see the postings, you know that many people feel betrayed and angry. The station will lose a lot of viewers and I don’t think that’s temporary.
From my experience and perspective, this was handled terribly. Contrast that with the Zappos culture where employees are valued. In addition to being valued, they are kept updated on their finances and know when they have to work harder, and they understand the importance of customer service, knowing what the customers want by soliciting and reviewing feedback and acting on that.
Consider that great things will be relayed about Zappos but Cumulus Media, the owner of KGO Radio, will suffer a bad reputation for years.
We will continue to use this blog for our website, at least for the time being. I started this site so we could write about HR topics and people could receive HRCI recertification points for that. (Scroll down for more info.) It seemed a convenient place to put our extended mailings, and now we have the event information and registration on the site, too. There is a list of pages on the right hand side of the site, and you can explore and find most of the information we previously had up there. I’m still migrating it, and we still have the old site at www.ourhrsite.com/hrindex.html if there is something in particular you need. This site has sharing buttons on the side of the page. If you’d like to repost on some of the other sites, this is an easy way to do so.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
· You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
In addition to this volunteer work, I have to earn a living. Unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts.
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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.
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Marilyn Messer and Karen Duffy have planned a lovely dinner for us for our annual year-end party. Please see the invitation for details and the registration form.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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, send your old and new addresses to me at mstein@ourhrsite.com.
6. Unsubscribe To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics
Our volunteers select speakers and topics in January. You can still send ideas for speakers or topics with the understanding that this will be considered at the planning meeting next year. If you want to publicize an event you can do so for free on our bulletin board.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down. Before I forget, check out our Amazon Ad Day page.
This has been a year of loss for me including several friends and now family members. Sometimes, just when you need something to remind you of important lessons, a friend sends you an article. I was sent “Top Five Regrets of The Dying” and recommend this page.
My husband and I were in Las Vegas and went on the free one-hour culture tour at Zappos.com. They are known for having a great company culture, and they explain that culture in books, tours and even training sessions. It was fascinating to go through their building and meet people who were really excited to be at work. Both shuttle drivers said the pay and benefits were good, but the real reason they loved the company was that they were treated as family. They were valued and cared for. The company even has a coach who can meet with individuals and help them with work or personal goals, and when they reach their goal, it is acknowledged.
I’ve been a long-time listener of KGO Radio, and it’s often going in the background at work or when I’m driving. If there’s a particularly interesting topic, I’ll listen if I can or return to the archives and hear the program. Suddenly this week, they fired most of the hosts and along with those hosts went many producers and others behind the scenes. Claiming they listened to the audience, the station is going to be almost all news. (Do a search and you can find details.)
It was a brutal shock to those being fired and to the listeners. Articles, blogs, tweets and Facebook entries have been slamming the corporate decision and the way it was handled. If you’re linked to me on Facebook, you know I’m one of those who have posted. Both Ronn Owens and Pat Thurston opened their shows by exploring the topic and both mentioned that the company was giving the public what it is demanding. I’ve been on their mailing list for some time, never saw a survey about it and if you see the postings, you know that many people feel betrayed and angry. The station will lose a lot of viewers and I don’t think that’s temporary.
From my experience and perspective, this was handled terribly. Contrast that with the Zappos culture where employees are valued. In addition to being valued, they are kept updated on their finances and know when they have to work harder, and they understand the importance of customer service, knowing what the customers want by soliciting and reviewing feedback and acting on that.
Consider that great things will be relayed about Zappos but Cumulus Media, the owner of KGO Radio, will suffer a bad reputation for years.
We will continue to use this blog for our website, at least for the time being. I started this site so we could write about HR topics and people could receive HRCI recertification points for that. (Scroll down for more info.) It seemed a convenient place to put our extended mailings, and now we have the event information and registration on the site, too. There is a list of pages on the right hand side of the site, and you can explore and find most of the information we previously had up there. I’m still migrating it, and we still have the old site at www.ourhrsite.com/hrindex.html if there is something in particular you need. This site has sharing buttons on the side of the page. If you’d like to repost on some of the other sites, this is an easy way to do so.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up this site so you can be an occasional blogger. You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
· You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
Join us on LinkedIn.
In addition to this volunteer work, I have to earn a living. Unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts.
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Bulletin Board (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 Community Event: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Marilyn Messer and Karen Duffy have planned a lovely dinner for us for our annual year-end party. Please see the invitation for details and the registration form.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum) When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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, send your old and new addresses to me at mstein@ourhrsite.com.
6. Unsubscribe To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics
Our volunteers select speakers and topics in January. You can still send ideas for speakers or topics with the understanding that this will be considered at the planning meeting next year. If you want to publicize an event you can do so for free on our bulletin board.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
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
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com
Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Silicon Valley Women in HR… & Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
The National Cancer Institute has clearly written information about all kinds of cancers. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics Information that is reliable and updated can make all the difference. I’m speaking to you as an 11 year survivor. I put together a page with tips for people who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and some of the tips are also useful for other surgeries. Several people in our group have contacted me over the years regarding their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one, and this information can be helpful. http://www.ourhrsite.com/hrw_cancertips.html
When I told others about my cancer, some reacted with kindness and compassion and others said really stupid and hurtful things.
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum)
4. Spam Filter Alert
5. To change you email address
6. Unsubscribe
7. Additional Links and Information
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum)
Potential speakers/topics. Our volunteers select speakers and topics in January. You can still send ideas for speakers or topics with the understanding that this will be considered at the planning meeting next year. If you want to publicize an event you can do so for free on our bulletin board.
All the best,
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down.
Unfortunately, we had to cancel our October event. The next event will be held November 16 and our year-end dinner will be held December 21. Notices will be sent about 2 weeks in advance.
I’ve got a few topics to cover in this mailing. First up: it’s breast cancer awareness month. There are many factors that create risk for breast cancer, but the main reason women and men are at risk is that we have breast tissue.
The National Cancer Institute has clearly written information about all kinds of cancers. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics Information that is reliable and updated can make all the difference. I’m speaking to you as an 11 year survivor. I put together a page with tips for people who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and some of the tips are also useful for other surgeries. Several people in our group have contacted me over the years regarding their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one, and this information can be helpful. http://www.ourhrsite.com/hrw_cancertips.html
When I told others about my cancer, some reacted with kindness and compassion and others said really stupid and hurtful things.
One of the best things I heard came from the wonderful Gail Boddy who was my manager at the time. Bill and I had planned a vacation. Linda Lopez, my wonderful friend and a terrific recruiter, was to sit in for me during my vacation. The timing was such that we’d take our trip and then I’d go right into surgery and chemo.
Gail told me I was going to be fine, and knowing I’d be out for surgery and treatment following the trip, we secured Linda for a longer period. Gail said she would be sure to hold a spot for me when I was ready to work, and she was true to her word. I was a recruiter / staffing manager but it was a contract and she had no obligation to help me as she did. It meant and still does mean the world to me that she reassured me and let me know I’d have work, too. Thank you, Gail!
Next topic: many people have been upset about the extra fees banks are charging or considering charging. I am a businessperson and believe banks have the right to make money. I also believe that when customers should evaluate business relationships and determine if they’re still working well for you. If you don’t like the new fees, consider moving your account. I use two credit unions: KeyPoint Credit Union and TechCU, and have been very happy with them. [NOTE: I saw an article after I posted that if approved, TechCU will change to a mutual savings bank next year. Stay on top of the news as this may or may not happen. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2011/10/07/tech-cu-ready-for-big-change.html]
And finally…I’ve written two books and sell them in person, via Amazon, Scribe and other sites, and the “Strained Relations” book is also available to order through libraries and any bookstore. I had a surge in sales in September and don’t know why, but if you bought a book, thank you!
Now back to the mailing.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up a site so you can be an occasional blogger. http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
- Read the HRCI information: www.hrci.org/Page.aspx?id=6442451796
- If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
- You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it.
A few of our pages have a “ShareThis” buttons on the upper left side of the page. If you’d like to repost on some of the other sites, this is an easy way to do so.
In addition to this volunteer work, I have to earn a living. Unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog: http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
Thanks to Jenny Vonderwerth for planning last month’s event with Raymond Hixson a partner and co-founder of the law firm Hixson Nagatani LLP, who presented "Getting Ready for the Prospect of Mandatory Audits: Wage & Hour Law Compliance." His download is available on the past speakers’ page.
1. HR Women & Friends Event: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
2. Discounts 3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum)
4. Spam Filter Alert
5. To change you email address
6. Unsubscribe
7. Additional Links and Information
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1. HR Women & Friends Event: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Details will be provided about two weeks in advance.Please note: any discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum)
When you contact me regarding jobs, events, and other issues, I refer to our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum.
You can view all messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email – it is separate software. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. 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.
6. Unsubscribe
To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Additional Links and Information:
Randy Pausch was dying of pancreatic cancer, and as is the tradition at many universities, he gave a “last lecture.” His lecture was created for his young children but delivered to his class. www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
Don’t have insurance? Breast Cancer Connections in Palo Alto WILL HELP YOU! www.bcconnections.org They’re also great if you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, have questions and need support.
Click daily on The Breast Cancer Site at www.thebreastcancersite.com and help support people who don’t have insurance or money for mammograms. You can send free postcards to a person serving our country. www.letssaythanks.com Build your vocabulary and send rice to hungry people through the United Nations! http://freerice.com If you want to donate to the community, many people need your help. You can evaluate many organizations at Charity Navigator www.charitynavigator.org.
Potential speakers/topics. Our volunteers select speakers and topics in January. You can still send ideas for speakers or topics with the understanding that this will be considered at the planning meeting next year. If you want to publicize an event you can do so for free on our bulletin board.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
I hope to see you at an upcoming event.
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.comRecruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
www.ourhrsite.com Stein Consulting
www.stein-consulting.com Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Silicon Valley Women in HR… & Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
· If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
· You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Let’s get this off the ground!
3. Using our Bulletin Board (Forum)
4. Spam Filter Alert
5. To change you email address
6. Unsubscribe
7. Additional Links and Information
------------
1. HR Women & Friends Event: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Please note: any discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
Randy Pausch was dying of pancreatic cancer, and as is the tradition at many universities, he gave a “last lecture.” His lecture was created for his young children but delivered to his class. www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens
Blog: http://strainedrelations.wordpress.com
Recruiters on Recruiting
www.tellmeaboutyourself.info
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
The first part of this email is dedicated to updates and musings, so if you want to skip to the invitation, discounts, and other information, please scroll down.
Our next event is September 21 and event details are on our website. The event is open to the community, and if you’re bringing a friend, that person must register herself/himself. Please follow directions for responding. www.ourhrsite.com/hrw_RSVP.html I will not be sending a reminder this month so mark the date!
I’ve seen a lot of articles and information about shows commemorating September 11. We all remember what we were doing on that day, how we heard about it and what we saw. For me, watching more shows would not help and would only distress me. It’s a personal decision, and you may feel very it’s helpful. I want to talk about the aftermath.
We had an HR Women’s event scheduled for the next night, September 12. I made the decision to hold the event. Our speaker was there to talk about women and personal self-defense. It was hard for me to concentrate. My feeling was (and is) that no matter what happened, life goes forward, we need to be strong, be brave and carry on even when our hearts are broken.
I remember how united our country was at that time, and I had never experienced such unity. My sister and brother-in-law were abroad and strangers were coming up to them and expressing sympathy for our losses. It felt as if the world stood with us.
And now, 10 years later, look at us. Take a good, hard look and tell me if you like what you see. I still see people who are smart, engaged in activities, getting new skills, creating and ready to build new things, and I also see the divisions in our country and it sickens me.
I don’t really write about politics here and I’m not singling out any one party. I’m disgusted by the way many of our politicians have been behaving, by their inability or unwillingness to act in the best interests of our country. I am a news hound and I listen to many points of view, but the vitriol expressed and lies repeated on both ends of the spectrum are dangerous to our mental health and affects our ability to listen to other points of view and make necessary compromises.
I wrote about our country in 2003 on www.ourhrsite.com/call_to_action.html and even held a rally about unemployment, but I stopped writing a couple of years later. I started a blog called “Repair America” (http://repairamerica.wordpress.com) in 2008 and stopped writing that year. Between other commitments and being totally frustrated with our state of being, I felt I was spending time venting and being annoyed and burning myself out.
Maybe it’s time to be annoyed again and take to my keyboard or camera. In a few weeks, I’ll post about an incident I had with a TSA inspector this summer.
For now, I’m taking a little time to reflect on life, help people at work, help others via our group, and breathe in – breathe out. I hope you’ll join me.
Now back to the mailing.
REMINDER ANNOUNCEMENT: You can earn HRCI recertification points through blogging and I’ve set up a site so you can be an occasional blogger. http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com You are responsible for adhering to their guidelines, and I cannot guarantee your points.
· Read the HRCI information: www.hrci.org/Page.aspx?id=6442451796 · If you’d like to post, write your piece to the HRCI specifications. (My first post is opinion and does not meet their criteria.) Email your post to mstein@ourhrsite.com and be sure to include the subject line, your bio and links to your LinkedIn page and/or website/s. I will not edit posts but will review them quickly if I have time. Otherwise, I’ll simply upload.
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In addition to this volunteer work, I have to earn a living. Unfortunately, I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. I wish I had the time to individually mentor you, but I don’t. With the time I take for this group, my work and my books, I don’t have time left over. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and if I’m recruiting for a position or I’m paid to work on the resume, that’s one thing, but other than that, I’ve got other things on my plate. I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog: http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
Thanks to Karen Duffy for planning last month’s event with Gwyneth Anne Freedman. Her topic was work/life balance and boy did I need that! Thank you both.
1. HR Women & Friends Event: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
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1. HR Women & Friends Event: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Raymond H. Hixson is an employment attorney who has presented to many local groups. His topic is “Getting Ready for the Prospect of Mandatory Audits: Wage & Hour Law Compliance.” See details at www.ourhrsite.com/hrw_RSVP.html.
Please note: any discounts for health related products or services are solely used at your own discretion. The group and I have no responsibility for these services or products. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
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Randy Pausch was dying of pancreatic cancer, and as is the tradition at many universities, he gave a “last lecture.” His lecture was created for his young children but delivered to his class. www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
Don’t have insurance? Breast Cancer Connections in Palo Alto WILL HELP YOU! www.bcconnections.org They’re also great if you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, have questions and need support.
Click daily on The Breast Cancer Site at www.thebreastcancersite.com and help support people who don’t have insurance or money for mammograms. You can send free postcards to a person serving our country. www.letssaythanks.com Build your vocabulary and send rice to hungry people through the United Nations! http://freerice.com If you want to donate to the community, many people need your help. You can evaluate many organizations at Charity Navigator www.charitynavigator.org.
Potential speakers/topics. Our volunteers select speakers and topics in January. You can still send ideas for speakers or topics with the understanding that this will be considered at the planning meeting next year. If you want to publicize an event you can do so for free on our bulletin board.
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. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead.
I hope to see you at an upcoming event.
All the best,
Marcia
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