Joe Gerstandt | keynote speaker, freedom fighter, freak-flag flier

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…]

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…]

Register Today

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

Brian Smith and some other good folks bringing new perspectives and new voices to town for our benefit.  Check it out.

Who:       Greater Omaha GLBT Professionals When:     Thursday, September 4th                 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 at  the Olive Garden!) Where:     Ted E. Bear Hollow (346 N 76th Street Street) is on the   [Read More…]

Working with HumansDIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND COLLABORATION @ WORK Because the workforce is changing, as is the population overall… Because our organizations are changing as are our communities and schools… Because the nature of competitive advantage is changing… And because the very nature of our work is changing, and the ability to effectively, collaboratively and authentically   [Read More…]