Most employees today feel overworked and underappreciated. During times of change when we are asking them to do more with less, they report feeling less valued and more stressed for their efforts than ever before.

Bob Nelson, Ph.D., best-selling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees and The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook, will expand your thinking of what recognition means and how you can better and more frequently recognize those you work with -- even with little time, resources, or budget.

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This workshop will explore how you deal with change in your work and personal life. You will learn how to read "the handwriting on the wall" and successfully navigate through the maze in search of "new cheese."

Our speaker for this seminar will be Michele Fantt- Harris, SPHR, Managing HR Director for the National Cooperative Bank, and former President of HRA-NCA.

Please contact Stephanie Simpson at 202-220-0767 or via email at ssimpson@fmi.org if you would like to attend.

This is a full day of interactive learning using proven techniques to improve your test scores and help you pass. "My approach is to learn by doing. I want to give participants ample opportunity to learn, practice and evaluate their own skills at preparing for and successfully taking the HRCI exam." -- Paul Shibelski

About the presenter: Paul Shibelski holds certifications as both SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) and GPHR (Global Professional in Human Resources). He has instructed the SHRM Learning System course since 1995. He is a subject matter expert and past contributor to the SHRM Learning System. He has held a variety of volunteer leadership roles in SHRM and is currently the Maryland State Certification Director.

2007 will soon come to a close and HRA- NCA has all the resources you need to make a smooth transition to 2008. We are proud to offer a variety of surveys to meet your compensation and benefits needs, plus HRA- NCA members receive $25 off each report! Budgeting for upcoming pay increases and projecting staffing plans for 2008 are made simple with the recently released 2007 Salary Planning Survey. The 2007 Compensation Survey, trusted by HR professionals for over 28 years, provides over 800 pages of extensive salary data for every major profession in the area. Government Contractors who need specific salary data broken down by revenue, region, industry and size can use the special cut of the Compensation Survey, the 2007 Government Contractors Compensation Survey. The 2007 Benefits Survey is packed with useful information on topics ranging from Health Care to Welfare and Retirement to Work-Life Benefits.

For more information on HRA-NCA's survey products and to download an order form, click here.

Over the past ten years, the SHRM Foundation has funded more than $1 million in research grants for 79 research projects. The SHRM Foundation promotes the use of "research-based knowledge." What does that mean for you? It means enhanced credibility. Imagine proposing a new program to senior management and being able to cite solid research to demonstrate the benefits of your proposed change. The Foundation is funding practical research every year to help you do just that. Current research projects focus on critical areas such as Technology & HR, HR Measurement, Global HR, and The Changing Role of the HR Professional. Research results will help provide research-based answers to questions such as: How should a mentoring program be structured for maximum effectiveness? How do HR leaders make a strategic impact on their organizations? To review the results of recently completed SHRM Foundation research, visit http://www.shrm.org/foundation/findings.asp.

The SHRM Foundation: 40 Years of Advancing the HR Profession

Come join us for the first chapter meeting of 2008 as the folks from the Society of Human Resource Management give us a New Year's look at what's happening in HR!

Back by popular demand, Mike Aitken, Director of Government Relations for SHRM, will be with us again to talk about the latest legislative news affecting HR Professionals and impacting the way we do our business. Also from SHRM, Jennifer Schramm will give us the latest skinny on HR workplace trends and what to expect in our trade in 2008 and years to come.

Many of the nonprofits across the National Capital Area do not have the resources to hire a human resource professional to manage the needs of their employees. Often various human resource-related tasks are divided up between employees of the organization or are handled by members of their boards. HRA-NCA volunteers will help fill this void by agreeing to be assigned to a nonprofit organization and lend support to their staff for a mutually agreed period of time. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Tyronda Boulden, Community Relations Coordinator, at tylboulden@gmail.com.

Would you like to hone your public speaking skills and at the same time train social workers on how to teach resume writing and interview preparation to the people they serve? For complete details, please contact David Remick, Chair, Community Relations, at (703) 769-3712 or remick@worconline.org.

You may look up these and other members' information in the HRA-NCA online membership directory, using various search categories. Log in through the "Member Login" on the HRA-NCA website home page. Keep your membership record up-to-date so we don't lose touch!

HRA-NCA Welcomes these New Members

HRA-NCA invites organizations to sponsor our newsletter - or any of the following: monthly speaker presentations, our website, special events, etc. Interested? Contact Chris Cramer, HRA-NCA's PR & Sponsorship Chair, or access our information on the website. For this issue, sincere thanks to the following sponsor.

2007 WORCforce Roundtable

What is the health of Greater Washington’s workforce today?
What are the future trends and challenges in workforce training and education?

Find out at the 2007 WORCforce Roundtable

Four Seasons Hotel Washington DC
December 7, 2007

Panelists:

• Steven Pearlstein, Business Columnist, The Washington Post (Moderator)
• Hugh Bailey, Interim Manager & WIB Director, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
• Jim Dinegar, President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Gordon Ellis, Human Resources Director, Sodexho
• David Hunn, President & CEO, The SkillSource Group, Inc.
• Margaret Singleton, Vice President, DC Chamber of Commerce

To learn more, please go to http://www.worconline.org/2007 WORCF orceRoundtable.php