 MHHRA
President’s Message:
December 22, 2004
Dear MHHRA Members:
As another year comes to a close, it gives one time to pause and
reflect on the months past -- our year in review. It has been an
interesting year for us as HR professionals and MHHRA members.
In September, Judge James Tamm (former judge and adjunct professor
for the University of California), presented “Building Collaborative
Relationships in a Pressure Cooker Environment.” Participants
were able to identify and see how their own behaviors could block
their effectiveness in negotiations. Useful concepts to apply at
work came from the “Radiant Transit Exercises.” Members
left the presentation armed with handouts to assist them in cultivating
employee collaboration and to reduce conflict in the workplace.
Senior HR Leaders came together on October 28 at the MIT Endicott
House in Dedham. This was a valuable opportunity to network with
colleagues, interact with one another on “what keeps them
up at night”, and best practices. Brandon Melton, SVP HR,
LifeSpan, was a superb facilitator as we discussed different perspectives
of HR strategies and execution. We are grateful to Mark Manin and
Linda Rappaport, Business Partners Chairs, who took the lead in
organizing this event and obtaining Business Partner Sponsors for
this elegant affair.
In November, MHHRA collaborated with MHA at their 6th Annual Summit
“Into Thin Air: Conquering the Workforce Summit”. This
provided an excellent opportunity for members to learn how to survive
the quest for sourcing candidates and keeping employees in the workforce.
Stephen Salvo, Diane Bono, Mark Manin, and Denise McNulty worked
diligently to update and revise the MHHRA website. We used Flyte
New Media as our website developer. We look forward to celebrating
our website debut in late January. Kudos to the website team!
Congratulations to Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) a nationally
recognized public healthcare system focused on diversity and the
community it serves. CHA, along with Donna Bonaparte, Senior HR
Director, HR Operations, were showcased in the May/June 2004 issue
of Profiles in Diversity Journal.
Donna Bonaparte and Jim Canavan, Program Chairs, along with their
Program Champions, have come up with an exciting slate for the 2005
program year. Be sure to mark these events on your 2005 calendar.
You won’t want to miss the following:
January 13 “The Role of HR Leadership: Responding to the
Challenge”
February 10 “HR Networking & Social, with Best Practice
Update”
March 31 “Aligning HR Closer to the Business from a CEO perspective”
April 21 “Cultivating a Diverse Workforce: A Toolkit that
Works”
May 6 “MHA/MHHRA Labor Forum”
June 7 “Annual Meeting/Award Recognition/Election of Officers”
All programs are presented at The Conference Center at Waltham
Woods, except the February 10th event, which will be held at the
Spinnaker, Cambridge Hyatt Regency and the May 6th event, a the
Sheraton Tara Hotel in Framingham.
It has been a productive year for MHHRA and an enormous undertaking
for the Board. I want to personally thank Board members for their
commitment, time, energy, and involvement.
As the New Year approaches, we encourage our members to become
involved in MHHRA by attending programs and in joining one of our
committees.
Wishing you and yours a world of love and light, where we all
respect life and have it respected in kind, where tolerance encompasses
us all, and peace is not a pursuit but a quiet reality. A quiet,
personal peace to all of you.
Margie Ransom
MHHRA President
Member News:
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Help Wanted: Committee Members - The success of MHHRA
programs and events is impossible without out the help of our
member volunteers. Thank you to those members who have volunteered
in the past! If you have time to once again volunteer your support
for an upcoming program, please contact our program chairs today
or you may contact MHHRA.
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JOIN ASHHRA Today! - ASHHRA is the nation's only membership
organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the professional
needs of human resources practitioners in health care. When
you join ASHHRA, you're investing in your future as a health
care professional, because ASHHRA is uniquely equipped to promote
your aims, interests and concerns. Since its founding in 1964,
the society's development has mirrored that of the dynamic field
it represents: from personnel administration in hospitals to
the multi-faceted function that is health care human resources
management today. ASHHRA's mission is to lead and serve its
members and affiliated chapters by serving as a resource to
them, supporting their professional development and enhancing
the role of human resource management in health care organizations.
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Chicago, IL, 60606
Phone - 312/422-3725
Fax - 312/422- 4577
Email - ashhra@aha.org
Web - www.ashhra.org
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