Employee Small Talk Is More Powerful than You Think by Elaine Cole from Texas Christian University Neeley School of Business
The Hidden Value of Chitchat for Getting What You Want by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. from Psychology Today
Missing Your Office Small Talk? Researchers say it impacts your well-being at work by Caitlin Mullen from Biz Women: The Business Journals
The Surprising Benefits of Office Chitchat by MIT Sloan Management Review
Before making any decisions about leaving, you should make sure you understand what you are seeking that you are not finding in your current work situation. Answer these 12 questions to determine the “why” behind your desire to depart.
Comparably: Good Reasons to Hang Onto Your Job During the Great Resignation
Computer World: No ed in sight for the Great Resignation; workers keep quitting for better pay, benefits
Resources The “Great Resignation’ could be a good time for a career change. Here’s what experts say to do
CNBC: How to Leverage the Great Resignation if you actually like your job and want to stay
Fast Company: Before you join the Great Resignation, consider making these resolutions
Forbes: Need A Career Change? How To Make The Great Resignation Work For You
Getting People Right: LESSONS WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE GREAT RESIGNATION
GMA: How to make a career move amid record number of people quitting their jobs
Grow: The No. 1 reason people quit jobs during the Great Resignation, according to MIT research – and it’s not pay
Harvard Business Review: Who Is Driving the Great Resignation?
REsources 5 steps to snaring new opportunities at work without having to join the Great Resignation
Resources The ‘best in American’ pays $145,000 and has 14,000 job openings-and offers a generous work-life balance
MarketWatch: Opinion: Mid-career? Your job is at risk- here is what to do now
NJ.Com True Jersey: Simple career steps to take before becoming the next member of ‘The Great Resignation’
This is a continuation of Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice:
Part 1: Your Value Proposition can be viewed HERE
Part 2: Your Practice Charter can be viewed HERE
Engagement – How do others access your services?
Deliverables – What products and services are you providing?
Interactions – What are the roles and responsibilities of the people involved?
ABOUT THE PRESENTERMaureen Mathias earned her Master of Arts from Rutgers University, later adding a Certified Business Architect from the Business Architecture Guild and a Business Architecture Certificate from Metro State University in St. Paul Minnesota.
Maureen started a journey in 2008 that led to a career as a business architect. “Through the journey, it seems I have hit every situation you would want to avoid. One thing that stands out, is that a business architecture practice anywhere must fit the culture and the needs of an organization.”
In her business architect role for an insurance company, she has established training for the teams that utilize architecture tools and for those that need to learn what business architecture is and how it relates to their day-to-day responsibilities for several years.
Maureen is excited to share her experience: what works and what does not as well as learn from the experiences of other business architects.
The last few years Badass Bob worked to start the Uncommon League. Their website stated,
“On Monday, September 14th, surrounded by his family and friends, Bob Prentiss ended his battle with cancer. Bob faced cancer the same way he faced every challenge in life: he met it head-on, revised his plans, and did everything he could in the time he had left.”
Bob’s knowledge, time, and energy was integral in growing the profession of Business Analysis in Minnesota. Bob was a founding member of the Minnesota IIBA Chapter. His devotion to the BA professional community helped to build one of the strongest chapters in the U.S. His impact as Past President of that organization is still felt today as BA remains a strong profession in the Twin Cities area.
Personally, I first heard Bob speak at a conference at the Earle Brown Center – so long ago that I forgot which one. As a newly hired training coordinator, I was scouting instructors to add to “my bench” at North Hennepin Community College. I attended a session taught by Bob that was interactive and energetic, and even as an English major working in higher education, I found take-aways I could use. While the timing was not right for a partnership, over the years, I sought out opportunities to hear Bob speak/teach many times, and I learned something useful each time. I found Bob’s techniques especially useful when I would meet with clients to determine their training needs. And, I continue to use them still.
When I started in my role to build a professional development program at Metro State, I approached Bob to be an instructor with us. The timing worked for us both, and we launched and piloted a non-credit BA Certificate. As a start-up, we used Bob in a very, very part-time capacity – as we did with all our instructors. However, even with our inconsistent deployment, whenever I contacted Bob, he was responsive and eager to make sure our students and clients received an outstanding learning experience.
As I reflect on my biggest lesson learned with Bob, it is to listen. Bob taught me better ways to listen to what people needed- and more accurately, use the listening to help them discover what they needed. At work, the listening could be related to improving a business or training experience, but I find that I use those same listening skills with my family and friends. I may not actually draw the boat to do the Anchor and Sail, but I ask the questions: What is preventing you from moving forward with buying the house you want? What is helping you embrace the idea of retirement?
I will continue to use the lessons I learned from Bob to find more opportunities to listen and discover. And, in today’s world, what better tribute could we all pay to Bob than to listen to those around us?
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If used correctly, ERP moves IT from the Operations domain to being an integral part of an organization’s Business decisions. This one-hour webinar will provide the first steps for you to bridge the gap between IT and Business.
If you are in IT, you will gain an understanding of how you can impact business, and if you are in Business, you will gain an understanding of how ERP software analytics can influence business decisions.
Although this webinar will view ERP through the SAP lens, the broader concepts can be applied to any ERP software.
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