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Why I’m going to the February Monthly Program
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010I typically go to ASTD Cascadia events because I am motivated to pursue professional development and to build my network. However, the upcoming Monthly Program is a chance to do more than just attend an event.
The program this month takes place February 25th from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Downtown Waterfront. Anna Young, [...]
Help Create Exciting & Cutting Edge Portland Programs in 2010
Monday, November 30th, 2009Portland Program events play a large role in the ASTD‐Cascadia Chapter. The chapter generally conducts 7 to 9 monthly program events covering a wide variety of topics to meet the needs of training and development professionals in Oregon and SW Washington.
The Portland Programs Committee works closely with the VP of Programs to plan, organize, and [...]
Gain Experience and Give Back to the Profession
Friday, July 31st, 2009Are you thinking about a board nomination? As you may have seen in the email communication this week, ASTD- Cascadia is currently recruiting nominees for September’s board member election. The nomination committee is welcoming members to nominate themselves or others whose contributions will help lead the chapter during the next year.
The first question that people [...]
Watch That Garden Grow
Monday, July 20th, 2009Every weekend, millions of people take the time to nurture their home or community gardens. They dig, snip, plant, water and – in a celebration of the senses – savor the results. How fragrant that rose. How inviting that cool green shade. How scrumptious that tomato, still warm from the sun.
Every Monday, millions of people [...]
A Four-Track Mind
Monday, July 13th, 2009“Trainer.” “Executive coach.” “Development Director.” “Facilitator.” Any of these may fit on a business card, but they hardly convey the complexity of what a professional in workplace performance handles every day. Just to make things more interesting, the field of learning and development is evolving at a rapid rate, along multiple tracks.
The Learner: The four [...]
What Are Your Three Rs for Success?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Time was, the three Rs were pretty straightforward: Reading, Writing and ‘Rithmetic were what Tom Sawyer’s exasperated teachers tried to pound into him between extracurricular escapades. Or, as the Mock Turtle has it in “Alice in Wonderland,” the basic course for his own species was “Reeling and Writhing . . . and then the different branches [...]