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As part of our strategic planning process, the leadership team decided to review the chapter's mission, vision, and values statement. A team from the Board of Directors took a collaborative approach and revised the statement this year. The Board and committees will use it to focus efforts, guide decisions, and measure success for the benefit of our members, partners, and employers in the Greater Madison Area. Greater
Madison Area SHRM Chapter Mission, Vision and Values Mission Vision Values
GMA
SHRM Standards
We measure our success in the following ways:
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2005 Wisconsin Business Ethics Award. This award recognizes Wisconsin businesses that demonstrate a firm commitment to ethical practices in their everyday operations, philosophies and in response to crises and challenges. Sponsored by the Madison and Milwaukee Chapters of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and area Southern Wisconsin businesses, the program culminates with the Awards Ceremony which will be held at Monona Terrace in Madison on June 28, 2005. A company may be nominated by a customer, client, employee, consultant, vendor or a private citizen who is impressed with the company's ethics program or demonstration of the same. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2005. For more information about the award, please visit the WBEA website at http://www.wisbusinessethics.org/. It's Never Too Soon to Begin Planning for Your Certification Any GMA SHRM member who would like to learn more about professional certification or is planning to complete the certification exam in the spring 2005 is invited to attend a Certification Orientation meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 2005, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. We'll meet at Capital Newspapers, 1901 Fish Hatchery Road, Madison. Sign up now for the orientation by contacting Debbie Reed at 608-252-6338 or mdreed@madison.com. At the orientation you will learn more about the certification process, including which level of certification (PHR or SPHR) may be appropriate for you, application information, and preparation strategies. You'll have the chance to network with fellow GMA SHRM members who plan to take the spring 2005 exam. And you'll meet with a representative from the UW-Madison School of Business, Small Business Development Center, who will be available to provide information about the 12-week SHRM Learning System Course that will be held at Grainger Hall beginning February 2. For more information about the course, see http://www.uwsbdc.org/shrm.htm. Human Resource Certification is a symbol of professional achievement. The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), as part of the Society of Human Resources Management, maintains a set of nationally recognized standards and body of knowledge set by individuals working in the profession. The PHR or SPHR designation signifies that you have mastered this HR body of knowledge. Check out the HRCI website at http://www.hrci.org/ for more information. Join the other
chapter members who have obtained their PHR or SPHR certification! Welcome 2005 Corporate Partners! By Dave Furlan, Marketing Committee member Please join your GMA SHRM chapter in welcoming our new and renewing Corporate Partners for 2005. The support of these partners allows the chapter to arrange quality speakers at monthly meetings, provide career-building resources for HR professionals, and organize other HR-related activities. There are several ways for members to get to know our Corporate Partners. The chapter lists the names of Corporate Partners in each monthly newsletter and on the GMA SHRM website. In addition, partners are introduced at monthly meetings, and every partner has a special ribbon attached to his or her nametag at the meetings. The chapter also displays a banner at the monthly meetings with all of the Corporate Partner names. Members can also look for some partners to display materials at meetings or give a short introduction of their services. So, whether in your daily interactions or as part of attending a program meeting, please take a moment this year to introduce yourself to our partners and thank them for their support. They are a vital part of the ongoing success of our chapter. Your
Foundation at Work: Making a Difference You know what excellence is. It's people…with talent. People who are dedicated and work hard to continually improve themselves, to be the best they can be. They are able to work with others, to be part of a team and to achieve something bigger than themselves. That's what the HR profession is all about. You work behind the scenes to help your employees and companies achieve excellence. You play a major role in finding talented and dedicated people and you help them develop as individuals and team members. This is an exciting time to be an HR professional. The opportunities to provide leadership in your organization have never been greater, but you must continually increase your professional knowledge and stay one step ahead of the rapid changes taking place all around you. The SHRM Foundation helps you to meet these challenges through its support of research, publications and education. The Foundation enables HR professionals like you to make a difference. The SHRM Foundation: Leadership for Changing Times GMA SHRM News: Could You Use a Night Out? The
deadline for the renaming contest has been extended - Calling all
members - GMA SHRM is sponsoring a contest to rename the HR Link
newsletter! The HR Link has come a long way in the past few months.
Along with that facelift, we are looking for a new name. For additional inspiration, GMA SHRM is awarding the winner a night out on the town - a gift certificate to Marcus Cinemas and dinner for two! (Couldn't you use the break?) The deadline to submit ideas has been extended to January 31, 2005. Please submit your new HR Link name to chapteradmin@gmashrm.org. The winner will be announced in the next edition of the HR Link. Good luck, and have fun! HR Link Guidelines Article
Writing: Why should you volunteer? Top three reasons: 1) To share your knowledge and experiences to educate others. 2) To become more connected in the HR and Dane County communities. 3) To contribute towards the advancement of GMA SHRM and the HR profession. The first step is for you to choose a submission option: you can pre-submit an article to GMA SHRM at any time for us to use in any of the upcoming newsletters, you can sign up to write for a particular month, or we can put you on a list of people to contact in future months whenever we need articles. Article
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