September 26th, 2008
Working with Humans is truly becoming the workshop that everyone is talking about. Over the past year, I have delivered it to audiences in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island, Nebraska – Des Moines, Ames and Sioux City, Iowa. Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois. The more that I do it, [Read More…]
September 26th, 2008
I am not a good blogger. I think I can be, I think there have been brief periods where I have been good, but overall…not so good. It is important to take stock. It is important to evaluate your situation, to take a look around and get clear on where you are, where you have [Read More…]
September 19th, 2008
Dear Friends of Peace, We send this brief reminder as we stand together this Sunday, September 21 in observance of the International Day of Peace. While Peace is something we cultivate minute by minute, day by day, it is also important to create a field of universal intention. This conscious choice is a living demonstration [Read More…]
September 15th, 2008
Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance was expanded in 1988 to a monthlong celebration (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). America celebrates the [Read More…]
September 11th, 2008
September 11th, 2008
Next Meeting: Who: Greater Omaha GLBT Professionals When: Thursday, October 2nd 5:30 – 6:00 PM – check-in & networking 6:00 – 7:00 PM – regular meeting (For those interested, a small group will be going out to eat after the meeting!) Where: Joslyn Museum (2200 Dodge Street) Parking is available north of the building and is only [Read More…]
September 9th, 2008
Rice: Not enough blacks at State Department From CNN “I have lamented that I can go into a meeting at the Department of State — and as a matter fact I can go into a whole day of meetings at the Department of State — and actually rarely see somebody who looks like me. And [Read More…]
September 4th, 2008
On Friday, September 19th, I am fortunate enough to be one of the presenters for the Society for Human Resource Management-NE Annual Conference, where I will be talking about Innovation for Human Resource folks, in a presentation called “Making Stuff Up.” On October 10th I get to be a part of the Iowa Young Professionals [Read More…]
September 3rd, 2008
An important message from the Fellowship of Reconciliation: Police repression and unjust arrests in the Twin Cities related to the Republican National Convention have caused concern among nonviolent organizers. Youth Against War and Racism (YAWR), a partner organization of FOR, has asked us to mobilize our members and networks to support the rights of youth [Read More…]
September 3rd, 2008
One of my favorite things to do is speaking at conferences and I have been very fortunate this year with several conference speaking opportunities. I have had the opportunity to speak to a variety of audiences this year, including students, educators, human resource folks, managers, healthcare providers and others. Just a couple of weeks ago, [Read More…]