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Ben Bowman, VP Programs
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August
RVSHRM Monthly Event
Friday, August 29, 2003
6:00 p.m.
Bring Your
Family or a Friend to Kick off
the Weekend with Your Roanoke
Valley and New River Valley SHRM
Family!
This joint
RV and NRV SHRM event will wrap
up the summer season with a fun,
festive time featuring good food
and a good time. End the evening
with a bang from a fireworks
display after the game. The
cookout begins at 6:00 p.m. in
the special dining area reserved
for SHRM near the first
base. The game begins at
7:05 p.m.
Please
register and pay based on the
costs below with Anita Hassell by
August 22. You may obtain
registration forms at the
following web link:
http://www.rvshrm.org/events.html.
It is critical that you register
by August 22.
Menu: THE
TRIPLE PLAY-All You Can Eat
Chicken sandwiches, hot dogs,
hamburgers,baked beans, cookies,
soft drinks,corn
$16.00
per adult,
$14.00 per child 8 and under
7:05 pm
Avalanche
vs
Lynchburg
IAMS,
Kroger Mugsy Bobblehead Giveaway
Night ~ 94.9 Star Country
Fireworks Night
Come on out
as the Avalanche finish up the
2003 season with our second
Bobblehead giveaway of the 2003
season. It's IAMS, Kroger Mugsy
Bobblehead Night, with the first
1000 fans in attendance recieving
a custom made Mugsy
Bobblehead.
Then following the game, it's
our final fireworks display of the season. Enjoy
one of the best Fireworks Displays around, courtesy
of 94.9 Star Country. Don't miss any of the fun!
Click
here for program detail
Click
Here for special event reservation form
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President's
Message
by
Mike Leach
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August, 2003
It
seems the marketplace is full of answers to our
often-voiced lament, "There just isn't enough
time!"
It also seems to
me the answer is far simpler than most of us are
willing to admit. As a friend of mine is
fond of saying about a lot of things, "We already
know more about it than we are willing to admit.."
At the most pragmatic
level, 99.44% of the demands on our time fall
into one of three categories: Things we have no
control over, things we have some control over
and things we have total control over. Getting
the things done that are important to us does
not have to be more complicated than understanding
which things fall into which category and responding
accordingly.
Things We Have
No Control Over
Most of the pressure we feel when we think of
the demands on our time comes from placing too
many of them in this category. It's true
there are some things over which we have no control,
but there are far fewer of them than we allow
ourselves to believe. The telephone call
from the hospital telling us a child has been
injured and the telephone call from the Boss,
who demands a response NOW, are a examples of
demands that belong in this category.
Things We Have
Some Control Over
Of the three categories, this is where most of
the demands on our time belong. We often
disagree, citing the pressure we are under as
proof that they really are things over which we
have no control. But when we separate the
pressure we feel from the basic requirements of
the situation, it becomes clear that we have more
flexibility than we first thought. It is
a rare customer or demand for which more time
or a different approach cannot be negotiated.
The word "negotiate"
often brings up visions of protracted discussions
filled with intensity and emotion. In most
cases, the actual process of getting someone to
agree to give you more time or allow a different
approach is as simple as asking. It only
becomes difficult if we assume that the initial
requirements are non-negotiable or the negotiations
will be unpleasant, things that are rarely true.
When I first began
HR consulting in the mid-1980's, answering the
telephone was a gut-tightening experience for
me. When it rang, my first thought was "What
if I don't know the answer?" After all,
I was a "Consultant" (My business card said so!)
and as such was expected to have the answers,
or so I thought. The pressure I felt to
perform often led to wasted time as my clients
and I struggled to identify real issues and workable
solutions.
I was several months
into my new HR career path before I realized that
the person asking me for help probably was not
asking the right questions to get the help they
needed. In many cases, they had not even
identified the problem adequately. It was
only after I became comfortable looking past the
initial demand or question, and asking some questions
of my own, that I became helpful.
Most of us become
truly useful to our family, friends, co-workers
and supervisors when we help them define what
they need from us and when they need it.
Things
We Have Total Control Over
We often hear persons say " don't have a minute
to call my own." or something similar. It may
be true occasionally, but for most of us most
of the time, it's far from the truth. More
often, these words reflect our frustration over
placing in "Things We Have No Control Over" demands
that don't belong there.
When we mistakenly
place demands in "Things We Have No Control Over"
instead of where they actually belong, "Things
We Have Some Control Over‚" the category
that suffers most is "Things We Have Total Control
Over." We rob from it the days, hours, minutes
and seconds that rightfully belong there.
There is nothing left to invest in stopping for
a lemonade, standing in the doorway and watching
the rain, reading a paperback, chatting with a
friend, listening to music in the dark or taking
an afternoon nap. We become strangers to
the activities that nourish us at our deepest
level.
As you enter the
latter part of 2003, I encourage you to begin
thinking of the demands placed upon you in terms
of the three categories I have suggested.
Before you put yourself in motion‚ yes, I
said before‚ ask a few quick questions:
Where did I place the demand? Was that the
right category? Do I even have enough information
to make the right choice? Does my "customer"
understand what he/she needs? Can I satisfy
my customer by taking a less time-consuming approach?
Be sure to consider
investing at least a bit of your "Things We Have
Total Control Over" time in fellowship with those
of us who share your passion for the human side
of enterprise. Consider placing the August
"Picnic at the Ballpark‚" the fall "CEO Breakfast‚"
and the remaining monthly Luncheon Meetings on
your calendar.
Good luck |
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Treasurer's
Report
By
Sherry Buckner
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Balance
as of June 28,
2003
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$19,847.74
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INCOME
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Monthly
Meeting
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$966.54
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Local
Dues
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$225.00
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ASTD/SHRM
Conference
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$1,904.03
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TOTAL INCOME
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$3,095.57
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BALANCE
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$22,943.31
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EXPENSES
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Monthly
Meeting
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$1,031.61
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Website
Hosting &
Programming
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$72.50
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Preperation
of 2002 Taxes
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$765.00
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Merchant
Bank Fees
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$35.80
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Membership
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$17.77
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TOTAL
EXPENSES
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$1,922.68
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Balances
as of July,
2003
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Balance
of Checking
Account
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$21,020.63
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Money
Market
Balance
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$2,544.33
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CD
Balance
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$11,920.79
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BALANCE OF ALL RVSHRM ACCOUNTS
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$35,485.75
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Board
Meeting Minutes
by
Kellie Rakes, Secretary
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There was no July board
meeting
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Announcements
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HR WORKSHOP
The Albemarle/Charlottesville
HR Association is sponsoring a half-day workshop
on September 9, 2003, at Charlottesville's DoubleTree
Hotel.
The keynote
speaker is Dr. Michael W. Mercer,
PhD. Dr. Mercer will be
presenting ideas from his popular
books, "Absolutely Fabulous
Organizational Change" and "Hire
the Best . . . and Avoid the
Rest."
The fee is
$75.00 and a $10.00 discount is
available to participants who
register by August 15.
Interested? Send your name,
e-mail address, phone number and payment to: ACHRA
HR Day, c/o Paula Tomko, 32 Forest Drive, Palmrya,
VA 22963.
***Special September Event***
RVSHRM & NRVSHRM Golf Tournament
Friday, September 26, 2003
The Meadows in Christiansburg
(It will be back in the Roanoke Valley next
year.)
Mark Your Calendar Now!
Plan your Foursome Today!
More details forthcoming.
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New
Members & Changes
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Evelyn
Wheeler
Human Resources
Specialist
EchoStar Communications
Corporations Corp.
1554 16th Street
NW
Roanoke, VA
24017
540-394-2648
Fax: 540-394-2628
ewhee82810@aol.com
Melanie
Crenshaw
Human Resources Assistant
Cooper Crouse-Hinds
1700 Blue
Hills Drive NE
Roanoke, VA
24012
540-983-1326
Fax: 540-983-1301
melanie.crenshaw@crouse-hinds.com
Amy
Adams
Human
Resources Generalist
The Roanoke
Times
201 W. Campbell
Avenue
Roanoke, VA
24010
540-981-3436
Fax: 540-981-3194
Amy.Adams@roanoke.com
Janice
Agee
Supervisor
of Business and Information Technology & Marketing
Roanoke County
Public Schools
5937 Cove
Rd., NW
Roanoke, VA
24019
540.562.3900
x203
Fax: 540.562.3985
jagee@rcs.k12.va.us
Bill
Richards
Branch
Manager
Adecco Employment
Services
3035-A Peters
Creek Rd
Roanoke, VA
24019
(540)562-0909
Fax: (540)562-0526
William.Richards@adeccona.com
Gary
Kasza
Director
of Administration, PHR
Parts Depot
2177 Dale
Avenue,SE
Roanoke, VA
24013
540 345 1001
ext 2216
Fax: 540 345
1025
gary.kasza@parts-depot.com
Robert
Preddy
Branch
Manager
ProTemps
5371 Peters
Creek Rd. Suite A
Roanoke, Virginia
24017
540-366-8367
Fax: 540-366-7566
rppreddy@hotmail.com
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