Chapter Updates 

Attention ROC ATD Members and Community,

     The time has come for you to share your expertise, fulfill your creativity desire and lend a hand to impact our community. We need your help to create a relevant, engaging and enriching conference experience filled with thought leadership, tools, resources, experiences and connections to deliver value to talent development professionals in the Upstate Region.  

 Volunteer support needed includes but is not limited to:

• Conference Experience (registration, swag, menu)
• Volunteer Coordination
• Conference Operations (Logistics, Budgeting, Project Management, Contracts)
• Fundraising 
• Marketing
• Sponsors / Vendors
• Programming & Speakers (Request for Speakers, Agenda, track content)
• Technology / Social Media
• General Conference Planning Experience

No matter what your skill set, if you have a passion to help we can find a role for you!! Your support will not only benefit the Rochester Community, this will provide you with an opportunity to get connected, develop your skill set and share your expertise.  

The purpose of this meeting will be to engage volunteers to support ROCATD in hosting the ROC Your Talent 2018 Regional Conference in October. 

 To get us started, this will be an informational and call to action session:

Date: 1/31

Time: 5-7pm  

Location - Logical Operations (WInton Place

Agenda:

5 - 5:30pm Meet & Greet 

5:30 - 6pm Conference Overview (Michelle Campanella)

6 - 6:30pm Content Brainstorming Activity (All)

6:30 - 7pm Volunteer Call to Action, Commitment to Engage, Closing (Michelle Campanella)

 

NOTE: Snacks and beverages will be provided.

We hope you will show your support and continued investment in ROCATD and join us as we make ROC Your Talent 2018 an empowering experience with lasting connections and actionable content enhancing talent development professionals and leadership skills.

Please register by clicking here: 

https://rocatd.wildapricot.org/event-2797549 

Please follow these links to find out more and submit your resume.

Training Manager -  
https://jobs.utc.com/job/pittsford/global-security-products-north-america-training-leader/1566/5074542

Technical Trainer- https://jobs.utc.com/job/pittsford/technical-trainer/1566/5725506

You can also contact Rob Robson at 585-267-8976 with any questions. 

Monroe Veterinary Associates is hiring a trainer for the veterinary hospital support staff. This trainer will be responsible for facilitating the development and implementation of the training for Customer Service Representatives (CSR) and Animal Care Assistants  (ACA). Responsibilities include one-on-one training, group and train-the-trainer instruction, maintenance of training documentation, and facilitation of the development of training materials.

This is a full time (40 hr/wk) position; schedule to include days, evening, and Saturday hours.

A successful candidate must possess word processing skills, 2 or 4 year degree with 2+ years as a trainer/educator or equivalent combination.

MVA offers competitive pay and generous benefits to FT employees including multiple options for health and dental insurance, paid time off, 6 paid holidays, and a 401k plan.

Interested applicants can apply at www.monroevets.com.  Please contact Mary Czech at 585-271-2733 ext. 139 with any questions. 

We had a great meeting today on the sales topic of "pain".  I want to say thank you to our participants for sharing their experiences, challenges and ideas related to building client relationships and providing solutions specific to client needs.  A few bullets from our meeting today included:

• Challenge of selling services vs. items
• Sales cycles
• Referral - to ask or not, your vendors as sources and structured programs
• Value-add marketing content, sharing and identifying what clients "hate" vs. "love"
• Challenge of filling your time with clients vs. friends to build business
• No is OK and better than maybe in most cases
• Focus on teaching - what clients should be doing vs. "pain"
• Be yourself, if it is the right customer they will love you for it

Lenel is hiring a Global Security Products North America Training Leader. Follow the link to see the job description and submit your resume.

https://jobs.utc.com/job/pittsford/global-security-products-north-america-training-leader/1566/5074542\

Congrats to Michelle Wescott for completing her CPLP certificate!

Instructional Designer (posted 6/12/2017)

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. is looking to contract an instructional designer to translate SOPs into simpler training aides.  This position would be on contract but the work is expected to be FT over several months.   Example:  one line has an SOP of 150 pages – multiply that times 15 or so lines…

If you're interested in learning more, contact details are below:

Benjamin “Ben” Vetter

HR Manager

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co

3268 Blue Heron View

Macedon, NY  14502

t.  315-986-2727 x1422

e.  bvetter@brfoods.com

Our Amazing Brains – Adventures in Lifelong Learning

Presentation by Suzanne Choma, SC Performance Consulting

Suzanne described Astro Teller’s Graph about the Rate of Change in Technology over time and the human adaptability.

The thought is that if we put our collective intelligence together, we can change the adaptability curve, and we can achieve dynamic stability at some point.

Some interesting facts about our brains:

• In utero, 250,000 nerve cells are created every minute.

• An 8 month fetus’ brain weighs 1 pound and has two times the neurons of an adult

• In the final stages of fetal development, about half of the neurons die, leaving only the fittest.

• A 6 year old’s brain is about 90% of the volume of an adult brain – that last 10% is a huge part of learning.

• Childhood and adolescence is a prime time for learning, and forgetting.

• Parts of the brain mature at different rates, starting from the back of the brain to the front.

• The adult brain weighs approximately 3 pounds (try picking up a 3 pound bag of rice and you’ll be amazed!)

• Our brains shrink with age – approximately 5-10% in weight and 15-20% in volume between the ages of 20 and 90.

• The good news is that during this time of shrinking, our brains are forming and reforming new neural connections.

Some scientists’ thoughts about the future brain:

• By the year 2030, nanobots will connect our brain cells to the cloud.

• Humans will be a hybrid of biological and non-biological thinking.

• Neural Darwinism – Neural networks compete with each other. Those that get stimulated grow while others atrophy.

• Learning is how you acquire information about the world, and memory is how you store the information over time. `Erik R. Kandel

• Neuroplasticity is the key to lifelong learning.

• Brain Fitness Across a Lifetime – Keys to aging well.

o Eat well

o Exercise your mind and body regularly

o Sleep 7-8 hours a night and take naps

o Spend time in nature

o Play games

o Socialize and make new connections

o Find purpose

o Embrace technology

o Explore new territory

o Develop a magnificent obsession – one that you learn and share with others

Resources

• Brogard, Beritand Marlow, Kristian. The Superhuman Mind: Free the Genius in Your Brain. New York: Hudson Street Press, 2015

• Goleman, Daniel. Focus. New York: Harper Collins, 2013

• Kurzweil, Ray. How to Create a Mind. New York: Viking, 2012

• Medina, John. Brain Rules. Seattle: Pear Press, 2008

• Oakley, Barbara. A Mind for Numbers. New York: Penguin, 2014.

• Restak, Richard. Optimizing Brain Fitness. The Great Courses, 2011

• Friedman, Thomas. Thank You for Being Late. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016

• Sweeney, Michael S. Brain: The Complete Mind. Washington: National Geographic, 2009

Power Member Michelle Westcott of Gillespie Associates recently completed her CPLP. Congratulations Michelle! 

Highland Hospital is hiring a Learning & Development Specialist. Here is the position summary and a link to the site where those interested are able to get more details and apply online.

Position Summary: Collaborates with Department of Education Director to support overall learning and development (L&D) strategy. Identifies development needs, designs, creates and delivers solutions across the organization at every level, both clinical and non-clinical. Responsible for implementing leadership and organizational development programs that support the performance and strategic objectives for all areas of the organization. Acts as a partner in matters related to onboarding, training, management/ leadership effectiveness, organizational design and development, performance management and leadership coaching. This role will also share responsibility for key programs and projects such as succession planning and developing talent pools for hard to fill positions.  

Click here for more details and to apply online.