Perspectives Dallas ASTD Newsletter

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Dallas Chapter

Vision

To be the leader in workplace learning

and performance.

Mission

We provide leadership and resources to Human Resource Development professionals interested in enhancing their

work-related competence,

performance and fulfillment.

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Editor: Dee Dick,

VP Communications

Dallas Chapter of ASTD

January 2008

In This Issue:

Tipping Point vs. Tripping Point

“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.” George Carlin

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President's Pen - Volunteering and You

Happy New Year! A new year…an exciting time for vision, strategy, and goal setting. Your 2008 Leadership Team met on Saturday, December 1, 2007 to reflect on the past year and develop strategic goals for 2008. “Excited, energized and committed to our membership”, describe the mood that day. Valuable discussion took place on the needs of our chapter and our members. A big thank you goes to Dallas HR for letting us borrow a conference room and our host Susan Frear.

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Getting Off the Rabbit Trail

Meetings often get off track when attendees go off on unrelated subjects called rabbit trails. When someone gets on a rabbit trail, they can easily be refocused to the meeting topic using simple meeting management techniques.

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A letter from the editor…

After trying for quite a while to come up with a snappy opening for this article and realizing that it couldn’t be “Dear Editor,” here it is … HI, Y’ALL!

As your new VP Communications I just wanted to say hello and ask for your inputand assistance.

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Training Basics...It's Back!

If you need a refresher, or if you know someone who wants to enter the training field, this is an extraordinary opportunity!

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