International Association of Administrative Professionals, City Center Chapter
Monthly Business Meeting to be held on Thursday May 20, 2010, 12:05pm – 1:00pm
Tampa Club, 101 East Kennedy BLVD, Downtown Tampa, RSVP for lunch is required.

Cost:  $17.00/person and $2.00 for parking with validation.

Speaker:  Donna Burnette who partnered with CoveyLink to build a discovery learning simulation based on The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey.  She will present a portion of this dynamic and interactive workshop, where you will learn of the 13 behaviors common to high-trust leaders and individuals and their impact on relationships, speed and cost.

Please join us!

RSVP TO:  Susan Dame, CPS, Membership Chair at susan.dame@hok.com

For more information and a list of our upcoming meetings, programs, and events, please visit the chapter’s website at www.iaap-citycenter.org .

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“90 percent of the information employees take action on comes from people in their network.”
Rob Cross, professor of management at the University of Virginia and Research Director of The Network Roundtable

If Mr. Cross is correct then the question becomes how readily available is that information to your employees?

In today’s fast-paced and rapidly changing business environments, effective information flow is the life-blood of the organization. How quickly and efficiently information can flow through your organization determines how quickly you can innovate, respond to new customer demands, spot emerging opportunities, and leverage your human assets.

Many companies initially implemented intranets as a way to disseminate information and keep employees informed. Unfortunately, most intranets are top down approaches where information flows in one direction, or at best provides for comments, or occasionally surveys to gather employee input. This one-way communication structure fails to tap into the power of the network, which more and more research is showing to be crucial to both individual and organizational success.

Fortunately, the accelerating pace of change is also bringing us new tools and technologies to accelerate the vital flow of information through our organizations. The challenge today is not in finding a tool for sharing information, but in finding one that is easily accessible, readily adopted by your employees, and secure. And once you’ve found such a tool, you’re at the mercy of an overwhelmed IT group to implement and manage it, which often results in extended delays.

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Statistically, only about 20 percent of those of you who were born before 1970 are predisposed to computer games.  The rationale is simple.  You, like me, had to save your quarters and hitch a ride to the arcade to enjoy the thrill of Asteroids or Pacman.  Whereas, about 80 percent of those of you born after 1970 love computer games — many believe that it is because you grew up with a Nintendo game player (or Atari) in your home.

Let’s see if the statistics apply to you.  Try your hand at Frosty’s Holiday Challenge.

Despite 6 or 7 efforts over a (deliberately undisclosed) period of time, I never got to see Frosty’s special holiday message.  But an interesting thing happened, for that short period, I lost sight of the myriad of stresses that the end of the year brings and got lost in Frosty’s virtual reality.  I invite you to take a few minutes to do the same.

My 14 year old son defeated the game in 2 minutes 35 seconds… which is the best reported time to date.  Please share it with your friends and family and comment on your results.

Wishing you and your family a safe and blessed holiday season!

David

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When I was at a session for learning professionals recently, Mike Barger, the CLO from Jet Blue, was asked by a young man in the audience about the best way to advance within his company.  His response spoke volumes: “Too many of us are Learning Professionals working in the field of business.  We need to rethink our roles and become Business Professionals in the field of learning.”

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