President's
Corner
The President's Corner
presents the Midyear Report from Dave Vance
August 6, 2010
Cheyenne, WY
Leverage Your Time with
Lorraine Bosse-Smith
August 19, 2010
Program
Using Today's Technology with Gina
Schreck
September 30, 2010
Breakfast
Network and share ideas
October 14, 2010
How to Avoid Boring Webinars with Sue Fody
February
2-4, 2011
ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference & Exposition
San Jose, California, USA
Partner Events
Upcoming ASTD-NRC partner events and other events of interest.
Welcome to the July 2010
Newsletter!
Lorraine Bosse-Smith will be presenting Leverage Your Time: Get More
Done in Less Time at our August 6th program in Cheyenne. Join us at
LCCC to discover ways to improve your efficiency. Registration is also
now open for our August 19th program - Tech Tools for Today’s Tech-Savvy Learners with
Gina Schreck. Learn how to really engage learners using the latest
technology.
We just had another very nice informal networking breakfast at the Egg &
I on July 8th. We are getting 7-8 people for these, and everyone enjoys
the opportunity just to talk with their friends and colleagues over
breakfast. The cost, including breakfast, is only $10 for members/$15
for non members. Our next one is planned for September 30.
We
also would like to call your attention to the Northern Colorado Human
Resource Association's (NCHRA) fall conference on diversity scheduled
for September 21st. Some of you have heard Ava Diamond speak at our
programs. We have included the full announcement after the President's
Corner.
New members include Stacey Kelso (Integware) in Longmont and Jayme
Parker (Blue Labs Inc) in Loveland. Welcome! We look forward to getting
to know you.
The Midyear Report to Members is included in the President’s Corner. We
are doing well but could use more volunteers. As a volunteer
organization we rely on our members to provide leadership and ongoing
support to the chapter. We need your help with the following
• Staffing our booth at the September 16th Bixpo Conference
(business to business event) at the Embassy suites in Loveland. We are
looking for volunteers for 2 hour blocks from 9.30- 5.00.
• Membership (like greeting new members and contacting lapsed
members)
• Publicity (like sending announcements of our events to
newspapers)
• Social media (like updating our presence on facebook and linkedin)
• Videos. We would like to make some short videos for the web site.
• Meetings (like greeting and registering attendees)
• Programming. We would a few people to help us plan programs for
next year.
• Membership Survey. We would like to do a short membership survey
in October
• Volunteer Coordinator.
Can you help us with any of the above? Please let Dave Vance or any
board member know if you could help out occasionally with any of these
activities. We think you will find it interesting and worthwhile, and it
is a great way to meet people and get involved without a major
commitment or energy or time. Now, if someone would like to make a
greater commitment, we do have some open board positions including VP
for Membership and VP for Communication. We also have several board
member-at-large positions which do not have any formal responsibility
although members-at-large are expected to attend the majority of our
monthly board meetings. (We meet monthly for 1-2 hours either
telephonically or at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland.) The
existing board would really like some help!
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Lorraine is known for her performance on and off the stage. She has the
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is a dynamic speaker who is energetic and delivers incredible insights
with actionable information for all. Lorraine is the author of seven
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Leveraging Your Leadership Style (and workbook), Fit Over 50, Finally
FIT and A Healthier, Happier You). Lorraine has written for several
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several magazines. She has shared her heart with radio listeners across
the country and has been on live television shows.
Click here for Lorraine’s detailed Bio:
Date: Friday, August 6th,
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
LCCC, Training Center Building, room 121 (1400 East College Drive,
Cheyenne, WY 82007)
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25
Nonmember
Register Here
We must change the way we
teach! Students sitting numb, with the “expert” up front, is no longer
relevant, and it's no longer working! Learn ways to use today's tech tools
to engage the learners BEFORE they ever walked into the classroom. Get
learners actively participating and learning through simple game-like
strategies and have them wanting to learn MORE. Extend your learner’s
experience by offering fun tech-nuggets that allow them to continue
sharing and learning far beyond a day of training.
In this action
packed session you will discover ways to use today’s popular tech tools
like Augmented Reality, Flip video cameras, Blogs, YouTube, even virtual
worlds like Second Life to create game-like learning in ANY program. These
ideas are easy to implement and most cost NOTHING to add into your next
learning event. Click here for Gina's
expanded bio.
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on
South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25
Nonmember
Register Here
Eat, learn and share.
Share what you're working on and learn
what others are doing.
Do you have tips and ideas that can help others?
Get ideas from others!
Round table discussion groups as well.
A
great way to start your day.
Date: Thursday,
September 30, 2010 7:30-9:00
am
Egg & I on College Avenue in Fort Collins
$10 NRC Members and
Partners/
$15 Nonmember
Register Here
Oh no! The travel budget is slashed and the directive is to
deliver your class over the web. Now what? Have you taken webinars that
have been so dreadfully boring that you’ve spent the time listening with
one ear and checking e-mails instead of learning?
During this session we will look at ways to convert instructor-led
designs to web delivered designs so your learners will engage,
participate and learn! We’ll look at webinar applications at the generic
level and discuss the features that allow the trainer to engage learners
almost as actively as if they were in the classroom. Expect to come out
with a list of tips and techniques that will help you transition a
course to web delivery. Bring your dreadful stories as well…we’ll want
to examine how not to be a boring web trainer.
Click here
for Sue's bio.
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
The Moot House on
South College, Fort Collins, CO
$15 NRC Members and Partners/ $25
Nonmember
Register Here
ASTD TechKnowledge®
Conference & Exposition
San Jose, California, USA February 2-4, 2011
Email me
when registration is available.
ASTD-NRC
President
Northern Colorado Human
Resources Assn. (NCHRA)
Beyond the Surface – Leveraging Diversity &
Inclusion
September 21, 2010
Embassy Suites, Loveland, CO
Sponsored by NCHRA and BAHRA
More information on website
Colorado
Career Development Assoc.
(CCDA)
August
13, 2010
10:30 am to noon
Boulder Connections: Career Check Up
Click here for details.
Visit
the website.
ASTD Rocky Mountain Chapter
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Summer Partnership Networking Event.
For details, visit the
website.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
11:30 a.m.- 1:15 p.m
"Investing in Human Capital:
A Key to Organizational Success
in Today's Turbulent Times!"
For
details, visit the
website.
Loveland Chamber of Commerce
August 12, 2010
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
"No
Guts, No Gain' Sales Success Seminar w/Sandler Training"
For details,
click here.
Visit the website for more
events.
2010 Midyear Report to
Members
The first six months of 2010 have been busy! We are well on our way to
accomplishing all the goals set out in January. Program attendance is
good, and we had a very successful special event in April with Don
Kirkpatrick. Membership is significantly above plan and our financial
condition is good. The membership directory and special “Members Only”
section on the web site are scheduled to go live September 1. Thank you
to all who have joined, attended programs and shared your suggestions.
And a special thank you to the officers and other board members for
their time, energy and dedication. As a volunteer organization, we
cannot succeed without the support of our members, friends and board
members!
Programming: Goals for the year were to sponsor 14 programs,
maintain the excellent attendance achieved last year, achieve a
satisfaction rating of 80%, and publish programs three months in
advance. Through June we have had eight programs (including two
networking events, one in Cheyenne) and eight more are planned for the
remainder of the year including two more networking events and two more
programs in Cheyenne. Program attendance has remained good with 182
participants so far this year (goal is 313 for the year) and average
meeting attendance is the same as last year. Satisfaction with the
programs has averaged 90%, and we are always interested in your
suggestions and feedback. One area for improvement is advance notice of
meetings. We have met our goal of three-month advance notice only twice
this year with the other months representing two months notice. Now that
we have the VP for Programs position filled we look forward to a better
second-half performance.
Membership: Our goals were to add 35 new members (including 18
joint members with national) and retain about 50% of our existing
members which would allow us to hold membership at the December 2009
level of 67. Through June we have added 31 new members, and six have
been joint members. The retention for existing members is 45%, slightly
under plan. At the end of June membership stood at 88, significantly
above plan due to the number of new members in the first half. Joint
membership, however, has not kept pace, and we will need to actively
promote the benefits of national membership in the second half to keep
our percentage of joint members above 35% which is the national
guideline for 2010. Interestingly, our chapter membership compares very
favorably with other regional chapters, many of whom have a much larger
population. The Denver chapter has 125 members, Salt Lake City 112, Las
Vegas 86 and Colorado Springs 45. We have met our goal to welcome all
new members within 30 days and to provide renewal reminders to members
before and after membership expiration.
Technology: Our goal was to refine the web site, make it more
user friendly, add videos, and add a membership directory (resources
permitting). We have continued to refine the web site including
improvements to the pages for joining and renewing. You can also now
find minutes of each month’s board meeting, previous newsletters, and
the annual and midyear reports under the About Us button. We have
reduced the number of clicks to accomplish various tasks and automated
event and renewal notices. In the last two months we have made great
progress in designing a membership directory which is set to go live on
September 1. This has been a goal for the last two years and we are
excited to make it a reality this year. Look for more information later
in the month about its features and about editing your profile. (This
will be a member’s only benefit along with access to the latest job
postings and PowerPoints of previous speakers.) We have not added any
videos yet.
Communication: Goal was to publish a newsletter every month and
remind you of upcoming programs two weeks and 3 days before the event.
We have published every month and we continue to notify you of upcoming
events regularly per plan. We also committed to highlighting national
ASTD events and we have now included these in the newsletter. Our goal
was also to establish a presence on face book and LinkedIn, both of
which have been accomplished.
Outreach and Marketing: Our primary goal was to institutionalize
our partnership with RMC, the Denver-based chapter. We partnered with
the RMC to host the very successful Kirkpatrick event in April at the
Embassy Suites and have cross publicity arrangements in place and
working. We look forward to hosting another major event with them next
year. We continue to send meeting notices to all local papers and we
attended the Business to Business event in Cheyenne in May. We also had
a goal of creating a welcome packet for new members which we have not
done.
Financial: We planned for a loss again this year in anticipation
of investments in our chapter’s future (web site, marketing material and
member directory) and outsourcing of back office functions. Through
June, revenue is above plan due to the April event and expenses are
below plan. Loss for the first six months was about $1,500, less than
planned, and our cash balance remains strong. We also had a goal to keep
our loss on programs to less than $1,000. Year to date we have broken
even on our regular programs and realized a profit of $1,300 on the
Kirkpatrick program which helped offset part of our loss for the first
half.
Board: Our goals for the year were to find new board members,
improve board member attendance, begin to conduct some meetings
telephonically, and hold a midyear board retreat. Recruiting board
members continues to be one of our biggest challenges, but we are very
happy to report finding two new board members who bring lots of
enthusiasm, energy and new ideas. Susan Keehley is our new VP for the
Cheyenne GIG (Geographic Interest Group), and Robbi Muniz is our new VP
for Programs. These are two of our most critical positions and we are
really excited to have them onboard. (We have openings for officer
positions and members at large as well as for volunteers. Please let me
know if you are interested!!) We have averaged six members in attendance
for our monthly board meetings which is our goal, and we have held three
meetings telephonically so far this year. Our midyear retreat will be
held July 8.
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NCHRA
Fall Conference
Beyond
the Surface – Leveraging Diversity & Inclusion
September 21, 2010
Embassy Suites, Loveland, CO
Sponsored by NCHRA and BAHRA
More information on website
Morning Session:
Optimize Your Investment: Strategically Designing Diversity and
Inclusion to Match Your Organization
Dr. Anita Sanchez and Dr. Kit Tennis
· What Is My Organization Really Ready For?
· How to Use the Strategic Matrix to Design Custom-Fit Diversity
and Inclusion Initiatives
· The Role of Appreciative Inquiry
Afternoon Session:
Engage! How to Develop an Inclusive Work Culture that Leverages
the Talent and Potential of Everyone in It
Ava Diamond of Diamond Success Group
As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
· Describe the difference between diversity, inclusion and
engagement
· Understand the impact of “non-inclusion” on employee behavior and
the bottom line
· Define the reasons for and sources of engagement
· Demonstrate insight into the impact of perceptions
· Apply seven specific inclusion tools/techniques that shift
behavior
· Identify three major differences in cultural values and their
impact on organizations
· Strategically design an organizational culture that maximizes
inclusion and engagement, and aligns with an
organization’s vision, mission, strategies, values, and goals.
For more information contact:
Pam Allen, MS, SPHR
CENTER | PARTNERS
Director Human Resources
2009 Past President - No. CO HR Assoc.
pamalyn.allen@centerpartners.com
970.212.8866
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