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Opening for HR Analyst Intern at Google

Check out the posting at http://www.google.com/support /jobs/bin/answer.py?answer =60614.
(May 2007)

Check out the Bay Area OD Network!

BAodn is a not-for-profit organization created and run by members supporting an organization development (OD) community of practice. With over 30 years history BAodn continues to evolve connecting people who are dedicated to expanding their knowledge, skills and experience in the field of OD. Click over to http://www.baodn.org.

Members of BAodn share opportunities for networking, professional development, learning events,
communication and promotional channels. They also have access to resources for news and events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. BAodn connects its members virtually and in addition hosts a number of networking activities, events, and conferences throughout the year in order to support membership needs. (May 2007)

Ex-PeopleSofters Finding Work

According to a recent piece in the East Bay Business Times and carried by MSNBC, it seems that “everybody loves a PeoplePerson.” Since Oracle laid off over 5,000 legacy PeopleSoft employees earlier this year (following a merger), a fairly high percentage have had success finding a new job. Specifically, one survey showed that 62% of former PeopleSofters had found employment by the end of June, up from 37% at the end of March. At least five ex-executives have a found position as a CEO. The article suggests that experience at PeopleSoft has made their qualifications stand out. Meanwhile, some are still living on severance pay, or even starting their own company. Still, not everyone is as lucky: A “Safety Net” fund for displaced workers is still being accessed. For more, check out http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8956557/ (August 2005)

South Bay OD Network Meeting

Check out the next meeting of the SBODN: Transforming the Field of Consulting: Where it's Been and Where it Needs to Go. From the description: The field of consulting is experiencing a decline more severe than it has seen in over 50 years. Many consultants and consulting firms are hanging on to old models of consulting, not recognizing that the models themselves may be the cause of their own decline in effectiveness. An alternative way of thinking and approaching consulting is necessary for a renewal of the profession to occur. For more information, click over to http://www.sbodn.com/index.html. (July 2005)

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Ready for Cyberspace?

Please join us on Wednesday, May 11, in San Francisco for some hands-on
experience and a dialogue about using virtual collaboration and learning
technology to support large-group interventions.

Claude Whitmyer and Gail Terry Grimes from FutureU are sponsoring this
dialogue with John Findlay from the University of Melbourne, who will
demonstrate a research-based collaboration tool that's being used all around
the world. This cool tool will serve as a stimulus for our dialogue.

You will be joining other internal and external consultants to ask questions
and share experiences around the social and technical challenges of working
virtually.

Price of Admission: Your good ideas.
Time: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: The offices of Paul Terry and Associates
185 Arkansas Street (between Mariposa and 17th Streets)
Refreshments will be provided.
R.S.V.P. to ellen@dialoguegroup.com or claude@futureu.com or by calling
415-648-2667.

Please confirm no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 10. (May 2005)

Bay Area Practitioners Conquer SIOP 2005

A bevy of BAAPers descend on the annual SIOP conference this year. Held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles, this year's event features the most sessions ever for a SIOP conference.

Bay Area-based presenters include Lynn Ware, CEO of ITS, and Michael Lehman of Right Management, presenters on the Competency Modeling as a Tool for Change practioner forum. Dale Rose, CEO of 3D Group, discusses 360-degree feedback as part of the I-O or I, Robot? The Intersection of Science and Technology practitioner forum. Michelle Donovan participates in a discussion of SIOP's TIP publication. And many more BAAP members will be making the trek down south to attend sessions, crash parties, and soak up that LA sunshine.

Will YOU be there? (March 2005)

3D GROUP PARTNERS WITH COACHING.COM TO PROVIDE 360-DEGREE FEEDBACK TOOLS TO COACHES

Berkeley-based 3D Group (www.3Dgroup.net), industrial/organizational psychologists specializing in 360-degree assessments, recently announced that their leadership development tools will now be available to graduates of CoachInc.com, a coach training program that trains and certifies personal and business coaches nationwide. More than 14,000 people are involved in CoachInc.com’s programs, many of whom have received certification in both personal level and corporate level coaching.

According to Dr. Dale Rose, President and Co-Founder of 3D Group, the partnership with CoachInc.com is a good fit because the two organizations have similar philosophies. “We feel that matching the tool to the long-term goals of the organization and the individual is essential, even for an off-the-shelf product. Assessment questions should be tuned to the desired outcomes, education before and after should support personal and organizational objectives, and the assessment process itself should fit into a larger development process. CoachInc.com’s approach and our own work both reflect this.”

The partnership has already started to produce results, as more than two dozen CoachInc.com coaches signed up for 3D Group’s informational meeting the first day it was offered. With three more meetings scheduled for next year, 3D Group expects to continue to serving as a vendor of choice for CoachInc.com coaches and facilitators using 360-degree feedback. (September 2004)

Job Boom or Bust?

Is the economy improving or getting worse? Will an economic expansion coupled with a shrinking labor pool result in a lack of skilled American workers? And how soon? Whereas Business 2.0 reported on the "coming job boom" in a recent issue, an article by Alison Overholt in the August 2004 issue of Fast Company suggests that this impending job boom and related labor shortage is just a myth. Every article or column devoted to this topic seems to rely on different data to make their point. Decide for yourself...and stay tuned. (August 2004)

Hey Students!

Experienced people professionals know that staying in touch with important events in their field - and networking with colleagues from all over the world - are critical to a successful career in I/O Psychology, Management, OD, or HR. But students are often unsure of the value of attending a conference like SIOP or the SHRM convention. A good way to break into the fun world of networking and conferencing is to attend the Industrial Organizational/Organizational Behavior Student Conference (IOOB).

Hosted every year by North American graduate programs that submit proposals and compete for the privilege, IOOB ("eye-OOB") features well-known speakers, student research presentations, informational panels, and entertainment. The next IOOB Conference (Feb. 25–27, 2005) has been awarded to the rigorous but fun-loving I/O psychology program at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). This event gets better every year, and I'm told that the folks at Florida Tech are planning the best one yet. Finally, Melbourne, Florida is a wonderful place to visit in the winter.

If you submit research to the IOOB conference, the likelihood of your paper being accepted for presentation is much higher than that of the APA or SIOP conferences. Most importantly, the friendships and professional bonds you form can benefit you for your entire career. So go to IOOB in late February or hear stories about how great it was...the choice is yours. Contact lizmcchrystal@hotmail.com at FIT for more information. (July 2004)

Blogging Around

If you surf the web, have you been to a blog? Also known as "weblogs", a blog is an online journal that looks a lot like a web page that's updated a lot. But as a source of information, blogs are superior to conventional web pages in two ways: 1) They tend to be easier to update and maintain; and, 2) they are more amenable to the inclusion of others' opinions, thereby building a tighter and more dedicated community of interested individuals. Two good blogs of interest to people professionals are the BostonWorks HR Blog and The Occupational Adventure. For some great blogs produced here in the Bay Area, check out Athletics Nation (up-to-the-minute Oakland A's content and commentary), Sydney's Guide to East Bay Fashion, and Donna Lehman's MarketUp site. (June 2004)

Business and Leadership Books all in one Place

"Place" meaning a website, of course! I've just discovered a great new website: 800-CEO-READ. It features the most current business, marketing, leadership, and career development books all in one place. Sure, it's probably there just to sell books in bulk, but it features rather extensive descriptions as well as an ongoing Top 25 list of the most popular sellers. I like it because I always have a (long) list of work-related books I want floating around in my head; this site helps me zero in on the ones I can really use. (May 2004)

Work-Family Balance for You and Me

Lynn McFarland of George Mason University has recently published a useful article addressing the issue of work-family balance. Whereas there have been a great number of mainstream articles on this hot topic, few have summarized the research in this area so succinctly. If you're tired of the overblown hyperbole and weak analysis that characterizes this area of applied psychology and HR, be sure to check out Lynn's article in the April 2004 edition of TIP. (April 2004)

What's Up With 360° Feedback?

Berkeley-based 3D Group has announced the release of their second annual 360-degree feedback Benchmark Study. The latest study is a comprehensive report based on intensive interviews with 90 360-degree feedback program managers in 18 different industries. In addition to the overall results, this year’s study includes 8 industry breakouts (e.g. financial services, technology, pharmaceuticals/biotechnology).

3D Group’s latest Benchmark Study can help 360 researchers and practitioners:

-As a decision making aid for designing and implementing a 360 feedback program
-Uncover important issues that are often ignored in first-time implementations
-Compare actual practice with “best practice”
-Identify the average price for a 360-degree feedback implementation
-Make industry-specific comparisons to tailor a program based on the unique characteristics of programs in a given industry
-Find out where 360 feedback programs are headed – are programs expanding or shrinking?

For more information visit 3D Group’s web-site at http://www.3dgroup.net/bench.html. (March 2004)

Golly`g'

2004 promises to be another excellent year for BAAP events and speakers. First up is Arthur Jensen, the Godfather of modern research and theory on general intelligence. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 2nd, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and meet this legend of psychology. See the Upcoming Events page for more information about this very special evening.

Networking Way Down in Dixie

Did you know that I/O Psychologists, OD and HR professionals and local academics network in regional groups all over the US? In the most recent TIP, BAAP's own Michelle Donovan devotes her great column to ASAP, the Atlanta Society of Applied Psychology. Find out from ASAP President Linda Hoopes how professionals just like us keep in touch and up-to-date in the land of boiled peanuts and humid summers.

Get the Real Scoop at WorkTrends 2004

The results of WorkTrends 2004, an annual normative benchmark of employee opinions, will be provided at a San Francisco presentation and free luncheon on Tuesday, February 24, 2004. WorkTrends is the largest and most comprehensive workplace database available in the US, with the results used by clients worldwide and highlighted in media coverage across the nation. The survey program provides pertinent data on employee opinion topics including job satisfaction, leadership, and customer orientation. Established by Gantz Wiley Research over 15 years ago to provide a normative comparison to client survey results, WorkTrends uniquely draws from a representative sample that mirrors the U.S. census statistics with regard to key demographics. Summary reports on the WorkTrends 2004 survey will be provided to attendees at the WorkTrends event. Following the event, a webcast of the presentation will be made available.

"WorkTrends not only provides normative data on current workplace issues, it also works very effectively as a forecasting tool, providing leadership with information they can use to preempt problems, perhaps even before they are apparent," suggests Jack W. Wiley, Ph.D., President & CEO, Gantz Wiley Research. "For example, due to persistent high unemployment levels, organizations, in general, are not typically facing difficulty with workforce retention. However, WorkTrends 2004 results show eroding trends in job security and intent to remain. This implies that as the job market improves and there are more employment alternatives, leaders will need to put more effort into retaining talent."

For more information on WorkTrends, or to obtain an invitation to the free luncheon, please call 612-332-6383.

Job Seekers Networking Group!

Looking for employment? The BAAP Networking online discussion group offers a forum for BAAP members to share ideas and resources for networking and job searching. This informal, email discussion group is open to all BAAP members. Please join if you’d like to share job search strategies, tips, resources, and/or frustrations.

To become a member of the discussion group, send an email to:
BAAPNetworking-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Past BAAP Speakers and Expert Panels

2004

  • Arthur Jensen: A Century of Research on Intelligence, 1904-2004: Where do we go from here? (March 2004)
  • Dale Rose, Maynard Brusman, Karen May, and Joe Black: Discovering Your Unique Consulting Niche. (May 2004)
  • CathyLeibow: The Aging of the Workforce: Utilizing and Supporting Older Workers. (September 2004)

2003

2002

  • Scott Cawood, "Creating a Great Place to Work: Lessons from the '100 Best Companies to Work for in America!'" (November 2002)
  • Judy David Bloomfield, "Work/Life Balance" (September 2002)
  • Dr. John Sullivan, "Moving Beyond Employer of Choice" (May 2002)
  • Dr. Shelley Zedeck, "Predicting Lawyering Success: How and why?" (February 2002)

2001

2000

1999

1998

  • Panel Discussion (Dave Van De Voort, Rosemary Manns, Liz Jackson-Simpson), "Attracting and retaining employees in a tight labor market" (April 1998)
  • Mitchell Marks, "The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: A Ten Year Perspective" (Aug. 1998)
  • Michael Gibbs, Gibbs & Associates, "Building Corporate Wealth: Managing Intellectual Capital" (Jan. 1998)

1997

  • Robert Most, MindGarden "I/O Psychology in the Web Age" (Feb. 1997)
  • Michael Spratt, "The Accelerated Transition ®: A distinctive approach to change management" (May 1997)
  • Frank Landy, SHL-Landy Jacobs, "Job analysis of the Position of Expert Witness" (Sept. 1997)

1996

  • Karen May, Terranova Consulting Group, "Leadership… South of the Border" (Oct. 1996)

BAAP 2002 Member Survey Results

Summarized Survey Results

Survey Actions

Archived Newsletters and BAAP Event Summaries
(available in .pdf format)

September 1999, Vol. 2, No. 2
What does "Emotional Intelligence" Mean to You?
Virtual Teams
Member Profiles: Marty Factor, David Mackey, Steffen Layer, Michelle Donovan

April 1999, Vol. 2, No. 1
Bob Jako Talks about Compensation
Member Profiles: Cyrillene "C.C." Clark, Krysten Stepke, Ira Levin, Sara Schmitt

August 1998, Vol. 1, No. 2
Michael Gibbs Talks to BAAP about Intellectual Capital
BAAP Talks: "Attracting and Retaining Employees in a Tight Labor Market"

January 1998, Vol. 1, No. 1
Frank Landy takes BAAP to court!
Member Profile: Edie Goldberg

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