Perspectives
The
2007 Member Survey Results
by
Deborah Avrin
This
spring, your 2007 Dallas ASTD leadership team conducted a member survey.
We thought our membership would be interested in a few highlights that
are listed in this article. Look
for a new improved survey and feedback process from your 2008 leadership team
who will also use information from this
survey for their planning retreat. Your
feedback is very important so please take a few minutes of your valuable time
to complete the survey when it arrives in your inbox next year. Thank you, Deborah Avrin
• 55% of the members completing the survey were training professionals or managers, 24% consultants
• Best time to meet, 68% said dinner, 24% lunch. Look for a few more lunch meetings next year
•
Top 10 meeting topics
members are interested in:
1.
Leadership/Management development
2.
Measuring and evaluating
3.
Presentation/facilitation skills
4.
Organizational change
5.
Designing learning; Visioning future; Talent Mgmt.
6.
Technology in training
7.
Coaching; Accelerated Learning
8.
Delivering training; Organization Development
9.
Aligning HRD with business
10. Managing the learning function
• The Dallas ASTD Website was very important (48%) to our members- Look for a new and improved website to launch early in 2008 with many of the ideas submitted in the survey
• Top benefits of Dallas ASTD Membership: New ideas/information, networking, Job postings, quality programs and professional development
•
Need marketing effort to
raise public awareness of Dallas ASTD---We agree!
Look for a new marketing plan in 2008.
In the meantime, anything any of our members can do to raise awareness
of the great programs and services we provide will be appreciated.
About the Author: Deborah Avrin, SPHR, has been a human resources professional for over 18 years and holds a BBA in Human Resources and an MS in Organizational Behavior. Her company, Management Skills Resource Inc., works with organizations that want to build the confidence, competence and courage of their management teams through creative training workshops. Ms. Avrin holds a lifetime Senior Professional in Human Resources certification and keeps current in training and human resources trends by her affiliation with the Dallas Human Resources Association and teaching the SHRM Learning Systems through the University of Dallas. She is the 2007 President of Dallas ASTD.