Topic:
Imagine hearing people say, "This company is where I belong." Or,
"I can’t imagine working any place else." Well, you don’t have to
travel over the rainbow to find the workplace where you
feel comfortable and connected. It all begins with understanding culture. This
session will offer a tool to help you define a company's culture so you can
decide if that workplace will be the right place for you. Discover how to screen
for culture fit so that your next workplace has a Purpose that inspires you, a
Philosophy that uniquely defines you, and Priorities that you value. Learn how
to find the workplace where you will say, "There Is No Place Like
Work."
Learning
Objectives:
You will discover
how to:
1) understand the core culture of an organization
2) evaluate your fit with an organization's culture
Biographies:
Sheila L. Margolis and Ava S. Wilensky hold doctoral degrees in Human Resource
Development and are the founding partners of the Atlanta-based management
consulting firm CORE
InSites. Inc. They provide culture
workshops, culture surveys, and consulting services. Working with job seekers,
they guide individuals in the search for the right
workplace--where there is a fit with the organization's culture as
well as the job. They also help organizations retain valued employees
and build a thriving business using the power of workplace
culture. Since 1996, they have served a
diverse corporate, nonprofit and association client base including Cingular
Wireless, Acuity Brands, Shaw Industries, Lotus Cars USA, Georgia State
University, The Accounts Payable Network, American College of Rheumatology,
Anti-Defamation League, Georgia Society of Association Executives and St.
Judes Recovery Center.
Drs. Margolis and Wilensky are the authors of the practical and innovative
business book There Is No Place Like Work: Seven Leadership Insights for Creating a
Workplace to Call Home (Gibbs Smith, 2006). Based on Margolis' research that
earned the 1998 Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource
Development Research, this book shows leaders how to use workplace culture to
achieve organizational success and find personal meaning through work. They are
featured speakers across the country and
Canada
on topics such as workplace culture, employee retention, managing change, the
cultural aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and strategic human resources.
Drs. Margolis and Wilensky serve as adjunct professors at
Georgia
State
University
where they teach courses in business communication, strategic planning, needs
analysis and qualitative research. They have been published widely in the
professional and academic press including Human
Resource Development Quarterly, Human
Resource Development Review, Performance
Improvement Quarterly, Association Management magazine, American
Venture Magazine and Connections
magazine. They have also written international education programs, statewide
educational curriculum, and corporate and medical training manuals. They are
active on the boards of numerous community and national nonprofits and
foundations.
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