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ASTD International Conference in Dallas - Volunteers Still Needed!

2013 ASTD ICE Volunteer Registration

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?481571.

 

Be one of the 400 volunteers needed to make ICE a huge success in 2013!

Meet potential employers, vendors, and clients! Network with learning professionals from all over the world!

If you volunteer for the entire day, you will receive one day at the conference for free. If you volunteer for a second entire day you will receive a second day for free. If you volunteer for three entire days, then you will receive three days for free.

As an ICE Volunteer, if you are only available to volunteer for one entire day then you will receive one day for free. You automatically become eligible to attend the remainder of the conference at the $200 per day discounted rate.

• You don't have to be a member of ASTD to volunteer at the conference.
• The conference volunteers are needed Sunday, 19 May through Wednesday, 22 May.
• You will not need to register for the conference.
• If you only volunteer for one day, you will have an opportunity to purchase additional days at a volunteer discounted rate.
• You will meet other professionals and develop collaborative relationships.
• You will have fun at the $75 networking event getting to know your peers.

Please click on the following link for more information on volunteering for the 2013 ASTD ICE and to fill out a volunteer form: ICE Volunteer Form

 

Dallas ASTD thanks you for your support. For further questions on volunteering please contact:

 

Barbara Ashbaugh, CPLP

2013 ICE Volunteer Coordinator

icecoordinator@dallasastd.org

972-442-9000

Dallas ASTD CHIP Code: CH7107

SHRM's Social Engagement Director Was at Austin's SXSW

Curtis Midkiff, Jr.
Twitter Handle:  @SHRMSMG
Director of Social Engagement for #SHRM, world's largest association of #HR pros. Unofficial #DJ for #HR related events around the globe!


If you were at South by Southwest in Austin, you may have hung out with SHRM's Director of Social Media at 605 Sabine St. and listened to him DJ.

He sent us a fun-filled tweet:

Curtis Midkiff‏@SHRMSMG

Hey @txhrpros I'm DJing at Sabine's tonight at 12AM....free chicken and waffles for #SXSW!

 

He travels around the globe promoting HR, so make sure you join him on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter. Check out his video below.

 

 

March 1st is Employee Recognition Day

Give a Shout Out to your hard-working employees!

Employee Recognition Trends 2013…

by TerryBerry

What's In? What's Out?

Here are the Top 5 Trends in Employee Recognition for 2013. Find out if your organization is leading the pack.

 

Out:Employee Recognition is Nice to Do
In:Employee Recognition is Critical to Business Success

Recognition in 2013 is elevated on many executives' hot list. Chief officers are jolted by figures that suggest at least 7 in 10 employees lack a sense of active engagement on the job. Leaders know that deeply engaged employees are the key to positive customer relationships and business growth. The idea of recognition as an office perk is an outdated one. Developing recognition initiatives that deeply engage more of the workforce has become an essential business strategy.

 

Out:Chasm Between Corporate Goals and Employee Appreciation
In: Close the Gap with Corporate Storytelling Through Recognition

Superficial Recognition is going the way of the dinosaur. Business leaders acknowledge that recognition misses the mark unless it connects the dots back to corporate goals and objectives. Leaders are finding ways to tie years-of-service recognition and other recognition into the attitudes, behaviors, and contributions that move the business toward its goals. Keeping a story-board of the many individual and collective achievements within a business over time is a powerful tool. Find out how Give a WOW and 360 Recognition can help your business build a "success storyboard."

 

Out:Top Down Recognition
In: Inclusive Recognition – Everyone participates

A pat on the back from the gal or guy in the corner office will always mean a lot. But now managers don't have to do it alone. Recognition in 2013 is everyone's job. Anyone from the intern to the CFO can notice someone doing great work. And with today's online platforms, it's easy to give a shout-out in the moment.

 

Out:Unaccountable Recognition
In:Rigorous Tracking and Reporting Insights

If 2012 was the year many businesses embraced "social-media style" recognition. 2013 is the year they will dig deeper to mine the gold in their recognition data. Today's platforms meet the growing demand for data that assists leaders in assess employee engagement, employee performance, business objectives and more.

 

Out:Show me the Money
In: Tangible Rewards with an Emotional Connection

A bonus check will never be refused, but for 2013 leaders are investing their employee rewards that yield a higher return. Cash is an expensive way to change behavior. Not only that, but tangible awards create an emotional connection to the achievement and the organization. A tangible award will give an employee something to remember weeks, months, or years down the road.

 

Want to see the latest and greatest innovations in employee recognition up close? Contact us for a demo.

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Want to Win a Personalysis Assessment on November 1?

Tomorrow, at the Texas HR Pros' mixer at Sam's Place in Houston, attendees will receive a chance to win an assessment compliments of Personalysis.  Angela Stauder, a VP of Personalysis, has donated two assessments with consultation meetings which will enlighten you how to best work with and engage teams by better knowing your communication preferences and genuine style. 

The winners will love their session...because the report is all about you!  I took the assessment and was coached by Stauder, who is also a Texas HR Pros leader, and I discovered how to use my strengths to my advantage and how to influence teams.  The coaching session also can give you insight to manage your personal relationships as well.






Personalysis is a proprietary personality assessment tool that provides you with insights into how people think, feel, deal with others, and cope under stress. Today’s corporate environment requires you to work closely with others to achieve organizational goals, yet the shortened time frames and greater geographical distances no longer allow you the luxury of “hit or miss” relationship building. This creates road blocks to productivity by making it difficult to understand and accommodate personality differences within the workplace.

You can take the guesswork out of understanding people and why they do what they do. The simple, 15-minute online questionnaire results in the Personalysis Report, a written personality interpretation, and the Personalysis Colorgraph, an easy-to-use graphical personality snapshot. The data—depicted as colors, shapes, and numbers—enables you to understand differences, grow, and manage others. The Colorgraph images displayed in your workplace serve as visual clues to help you and others stay on target.

By using our personality assessment tool, you can employ real-world solutions to overcome obstacles, accelerate teamwork, and create productive working relationships throughout your organization. By depicting behavior objectively and graphically, road blocks caused by style and personality differences are eliminated, and people are able to stay focused on achieving goals.

Join us on Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, YouTube or our Blog to receive valuable information on a variety of topics. Expand your working knowledge of being more effective with people—wisdom you can apply right now.

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