• We held our first chapter webcast on Tuesday, April 1st as part of our CPLP Certification Support Program. The webcast eliminated travel time and location challenges, while reaching out to members from all over Central Indiana who are looking for assistance as they prepare to begin the CPLP Certification process. We look forward to more webcasts in 2008.
  
• We held our first monthly program at the new Holiday Inn North location on March 28th with an elaborate simulation of a 4-day work week with various tasks, employee levels, and communication issues. The level of participant interaction, multi-room setup, and use of shoes and pocket change was innovative and effective. We hope to offer more simulation experiences in the future!
  
• We are hosting our Chapter Coach, Geoffrey Woliner, from ASTD on April 17th to brainstorm ways to partner with nationals to bring you even more resources. We’ll be focused on scheduling a “State of the Industry” presentation later this year and hope to offer it as a webcast lead by ASTD Research personnel. In addition, Geoffrey is encouraging us to plan a regional conference with other chapters in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky in 2009 or beyond. Chapters in Texas and Tennessee have been very successful with regional conferences in the past. With Geoffrey’s help, we’ll be exploring this possibility and connecting with those chapter leaders!
  
• We are submitting our VIP Bucks Campaign and Monthly Program RFP Selection process for national recognition as part of ASTD’s Share Our Success (SOS) program. SOS is a way all chapters can share best practices and be recognized for their creative approaches. We were encouraged by nationals to submit these two programs to SOS after describing them at last fall’s ASTD Leadership Conference.

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CPLP Study Group Now Forming!

 

By Kris Taylor

Study groups for members preparing the CPLP certification will begin on April 16th and will meet for nine consecutive Wednesday evenings at the Hamilton East Public Library, Noblesville Branch. Sessions will run from 5 to 8 PM, and participants may chose to either attend in person or call in via a conference bridge. Sessions will cover each of the 9 competency areas and will be led by a senior practitioner in each subject. Study sessions are offered to CIASTD members for a fee of $135 for all 9 sessions. In addition to the study groups, members who purchase a CPLP study package for $350 will be able to use the ASTD study guides and have their work product reviewed prior to submission. For more information or to register, contact either Kris Taylor (kris@ktaylorandassoc.com) or Andrea Moore (amoore@flashpoint.com).

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Date and Time:	Wednesday Evenings: April 16 - June 11, 2008 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:	Hamilton East Public Library - Noblesville Branch One Library Plaza Noblesville, IN 46060 Geneaology Room - 2nd Floor
Cost:	$135 to attend only the study groups $250 to use study kits $100 for Work Product Review and Coaching	or purchase the CIASTD CPLP™ Package for only $350 and receive all 3 options for one low price!

 

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Don't Forget - New Location for Monthly CIASTD meetings!

 

Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids I-465 & Michigan Road on Indianapolis’ Northwest side 3850 DePauw Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46268 Hotel Front Desk: 317-872-9790

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March Meeting Recap

 

By Samyra Fulton

Speaker Phil Novick presented Creating Partnerships Across Boundaries which focused around communication amongst all levels of an organization and effectively working together to reach a common goal.

During the presentation he facilitated a realistic scenario most of us face in our own organizations. The activity included the roles of customers, top level representatives (executive level), middle representatives (middle management), and bottom representatives (entry level). Working together in twelve minute increments, each representing a day, groups were given a specific task to complete beginning with no real direction. This caused confusion amongst the different groups and left each group unsure about their ability to deliver on their assignment. Additionally, customers became irritated and unsure the organization would be the right one to work with.

Every participant had a reflection log, and every 12 minutes each person took a couple minutes to document how they were feeling about their group and the other groups.

Midway through the activity Phil stopped the groups to debrief how each group was feeling about each other. There were many commonalities among the four groups such as, overwhelmed, uninformed, etc.

Groups then got back together to complete assignments with more direction and interaction amongst all four groups which resulted in a better product for the customers and more satisfaction for the organization.

Participants gained a whole systems view of the organization, enabling them to…

• Understand more and blame less
• Work more effectively with people at all levels and in all positions
• Experience less stress while making greater contributions
• Develop and lead energized, effective, powerful organizations
• Produce better results for themselves and their organizations

Friday, April 25, 2008
Igniting Gen B and Gen V: The New Rules of Engagement for Boomers and Veterans
Nancy S. Ahlrichs, SPHR, EOC Strategies, LLC

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Program Description:
While others focus solely on Gens X and Y, your competitive edge will be your organization’s ability to consistently draw out the best ideas, best performance, and longest retention of not just “up and comers,” but of “A Players” among Boomers and Veterans. Incorporating successes from Google, Days Inn, and many others, learn how to release full engagement, capture knowledge, train skills, and leverage the talents and experiences of Boomer and Veteran employees.

Program Objectives:
1.) Using corporate examples and the very latest research, this presentation shows how to assess your demographics, re-define retirement and the job, provide flexibility, mandate performance, and make engagement part of the culture of not just “up and comers,” but of “A Players” among Boomers and Veteran employees.

2.) Participants will receive research as well as strategic questions to use to motivate senior management to redesign current recruiting, work arrangement, performance management, and reward and recognition systems to significantly enhance innovation, creativity, and contributions from long-termers in the workplace.

3.) Participants will receive a detailed handout that includes the presentation, strategic questions, resources, and bibliography.

Speaker Bio:
Nancy Ahlrichs is the Vice President of Workforce Development and Diversity for United Way of Central Indiana. Most recently, she was president of EOC Strategies, LLC, an Indianapolis-based human resources consulting firm specializing in increasing client profitability and customer satisfaction through Employer of Choice strategies and branding. Nancy knows the secret that separates organizations with high turnover and lower profits from those with high individual productivity, quality of services, products and financial performance. The secret? The most profitable organizations are both customer–centered and employee-centered. Visit her website: www.ecostrategies.com.

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DON'T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR 2008!

Visit www.CIASTD.com for the entire year's calendar!

DID YOU KNOW?? You can purchase program tickets at a discount!
Attend each meeting for only $22.50…when you purchase in groups of:
4 Tickets: $90.00
6 Tickets: $135.00
9 Tickets: $202.50
12 Tickets: $270.00
20 Tickets: $450.00

To order online, click here. You can also contact Mark Records at (317) 841-8202.

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Visit www.ciastd.com for more information.

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