Organizational Development SIG
Organizational Career Development SIG — a collaboration with the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) — discusses topics related to career planning practitioners and ways to provide career planning resources to employees of organizations.
They meet over breakfast on the third Friday of every month (except December) from 8-9:30 a.m. at the Double Tree Hotel, in the Dover Restaurant (1500 Park Place, St. Louis Park).
Contacts:
Leslie Philmon (lphilmon@netzero.net)
Tom Bodin (tbodin@oipartners.net)
2011 Events:
June 17 – Vision Boards: Mapping to Achieve Career Goals, presented by Mary Jo Cherry
July 15 – Resourceful Thinking: How do you continue career development when you are unemployed / underemployed?
August 19 – Career Lattice: Charting a Different Pathway to Career Growth
September 16 – Trends in the MN Economic and Job Market, presented by Rachel Vilsack
October 21 – Military Workforce: Integrating Veterans Back into the Workforce
November 18 – Annual Book Share and Recommendations
December – No meeting. Enjoy the holidays!
Past 2010 Events:
January 15 – Economic Challenges: What’s the impact on employees – and career coaches?
February 19 – Career Coaching: A lifestyle or a job? What lessons have we learned along our path in career development? Share your personal career path stories.
March 19 – Career Laddering: Are there meaningful strategies available for entry and low-income jobs? What is a company’s responsibility here?
April 16 – Career Assessments: The Best (and Worst) of the free and not so free. Bring samples. Share your opinion.
May 21 – Career Stages: What are the key indications and what do they mean to the emerging and future workforce?
June 18 – “Boomers” and “Millennials”: Strategies to connect with and engage them. Is it a coach’s responsibility?
July 16 – Guest Speaker: Pam Thiltgen-Hester – Competency Card Sorts: How can competencies be utilized for coaching and career development?
August 20 – Guest Speaker: Nick Tasler – Job Crafting: How do you “create” the perfect job without having to “find” it?
September 17 – Technology and Marketing for Career Coaching. Are you leveraging Social Media?
October 15 – How does one serve the company’s interests as well as their own?
November 19 – Discussion: Favorite books / materials / recommendations for Holiday giving.
December – No meeting.
Past Events 2009:
February 20 – State of the economy. How does that affect career development professionals and employee attitudes toward development – taking charge of their own development?
March 20 – Manager as career coach – can it be done?
April 17 – Tools and methods for improving career development and employee engagement? (Bring ideas and samples)
May 15 – How do organizations make sure all employees are included and involved in the career development process?
June 19 – Succession planning – what happens when people don’t leave?
July 17 – How do you define, measure and manage a successful career?
August 21 – Organization culture change – what can an individual do to create a shift?
September 18 – Career options for the career coach. What does the future hold?
October 16 – Onboarding for success in the new position. Who is responsible?
November 20 – Retention in the Emerging Economy. Who? Why?