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Horses of Courses

March 18, 2010

Sometime back, we had an interesting discussion on the use of horses in management development and coaching. I have to admit I was on the skeptical side. However, as a follow up, I offer information on this grant opportunity.
Due: May 15, 2010
Agency: Horses and Humans Foundation
Topic: Research Grant
Awards: $50,000 maximum
The Sponsor invites applicants to submit [...]

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Local Public Sector Spring Meeting

March 16, 2010

The Local IPMA-HR group, primarily but not exclusively for those in the public sector, will have their spring breakfast Chapter meeting on Thursday, March 25th at 8:30am at the Smallwood Activities Center (formally the Parma Senior Citizens Center). Dr. Karen Gilliam, Organization and Employee Manager for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, will deliver a presentation on Change [...]

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HR Colloquium at The University of Akron

March 3, 2010

The Psychology Archives invites you to the first installment of the spring colloquium series on Thursday, March 4th from 3:00 – 4:30 pm in Room 310 of the Student Union at the University of Akron. Dr. Cristina G. Banks will present on “Crossing Disciplines and Innovating in Psychology: Making Something New from the Familiar”. 
Dr. Banks holds [...]

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Regional IPMA HR Conference

February 16, 2010

Arrangements are now underway for the 74th Annual IPMA-HR Central Region Conference at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton Wisconsin.   Mark your calendars for June 6-9, 2010.

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Sustaining a Paradigm Shift through Sustainability

February 12, 2010

A quick book review of The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift by Andres Edwards, from new Society Publishers. If you are wondering what the Sustainability fad is all about, then this is a good starting point. Sustainability seems to be all around us, and shouted by every business and group, and this book [...]

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Where Have I Been and Calvin and Hobbes

February 1, 2010

I realize it has been awhile since I blogged. I was exploring other outlets including twitter and Facebook. I was also doing some investigation into the whole problem of googling for employment information and how it impacts communication outlets including blogs. But I am back.
Creativity has always intrigued me, especially the psychology of creativity. One [...]

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Colloquium at University of Akron

November 14, 2009

The Psychology Archives at the University of Akron will continue its fall colloquium series by welcoming psychologist Dr. Florence L. Denmark, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Student Union 312. Denmark’s lecture, “The History of Women In Psychology and the Development of the Psychology of Women,” is free and open to [...]

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Age Bias Response to Mark and Tim

October 14, 2009

For some reason my reply button for responding to comments does not work. So I am replying here to comments received from Mark and Tim to a previous blog.
In response to Tim, my powers of prediction were based more on history than on moral hopelessness. For some reason, the courts have consistently drawn a distinction [...]

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Local HR Meeting for the Public Sector – IPMA

September 11, 2009

The fall series of meetings is starting. Start marking your calendars. The next local IPMA-HR meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22nd at 8:30am at the Brecksville Community Center. The speaker will be Karen Seidman, R.N., M.P.H., consultant to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, who has been working with the various aspects of pandemic [...]

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On Writing Tests

September 8, 2009

From the Washington Post, a short article on the issues in writing employment tests. The article does not say anything new nor does it really spell out the issues, but it does highlight the continuing conflict between the demands of public sector testing for merit and security and the pressures for equal outcomes in employment [...]

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