Hear More from your Favorite SHRM17 Presenters

Hear More from your Favorite SHRM17 PresentersHear More from your Favorite SHRM17 PresentersHear More from your Favorite SHRM17 PresentersConnie Blaszczyk, Managing Editor, Resource CenterWere you among the 15,000 HR professionals who attended SHRM17? If so, you deserve an engaged-employee award You braved the torrential rains and winds of Tropical Storm Cindy driven by a tenacious desire to expand your knowledge and career. Weather aside, the city of New Orleans proved a delightful host to attendees from across the country and around the world. Keynote speakers for the 69th Annual Conference and Exposition for the Society for Human Resource Management included The Table Group Founder and President Patrick Lencioni, Focus Brand, Inc. Group President katalysator Cole, former Google HR head Lazlo Bock and entrepreneur and TV personality Laila Ali.The number of concurrent sessions was downright dizzying as was the distance between sessions. (Good thing all those steps helped walk off my beignet consumption)Whether you couldnt make the conference, or you just wished it could have gone on for another week, you are in luck. Many of the inspiring presenters at this years SHRM have contributed their expertise to the Resource Center in the past. Weve compiled the links below to help you continue your education.So SHRM17 may be over, but the joy of learning continues. Stay all in (And if youre still in NOLA, can you please send me some beignets?)Patrick LencioniSHRM17 Keynote Speaker The Ideal Team PlayerLencioni is Founder and President of The Table Group, a firm that is dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products and services that improve teamwork, clarify and employee engagement. His 11 best-selling business books have traktement over 5 million copies around the world with translations in 30 different languages. His latest book is The Ideal Team Player How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues (Jossey-Bass,2016)Read more from him at Mo nsterCultivate a Healthy Business Culture for your Small BusinessA Prescription to Increase Productivity and Employee Morale Follow him on social PatrickLencioniBruce TulganSHRM17 Session The Great Generational Shift Preparing for the Emerging Post-Boomer WorkforceTulgan, founder and CEO of Rainmaker Thinking, Inc., is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. A best-selling author, his most recent book is the updated and expanded edition of Not Everyone Gets a Trophy How to Manage the Millennials (Wiley/Jossey-Bass, 2016).Read more from him at Monsterhttps//www.youtube.com/ Podcast The Importance of Soft SkillsA Six-Step Hiring Strategy to Identify Soft SkillsFollow him on social BruceTulganBob KelleherSHRM17 Session Building the Case for ROI that Employee Engagement Drives Business ResultsSHRM17 Smart Stage Empathy is the New Black Learn Why Empathy is the Single Biggest Engagement DriverKelleher is a best-selling author, international keynote speaker and consultant who travels the globe sharing his insights on employee engagement, leadership, and workforce trends. He is the author of the recently released I-Engage Your Personal Engagement Roadmap.Read more from him at MonsterEmployee Engagement and Creativeship Lessons for Leaders10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps that Drive ResultsEmployee Engagement for DummiesFollow him on social BobKelleherDan SchawbelSHRM17 Session The Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2017Schawbel is a New York Times best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, Fortune 500 consultant, Millennial TV personality, weltumspannend keynote speaker, career and workplace expert. He is Research Director at Future Workplace, Founder of Millennial Branding and author of two career books Promote Yourself (St. Martins Griffin, 2014)and Me 2.0 (Kaplan Publishing, 2010).Read more from him at MonsterHow Millennials Can Succeed An Interview with Dan Schawbe lFollow him on social DanSchawbellCy WakemanSHRM17 Session The Drama QuotientWakeman is a dynamic national keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling-author who has spent over 20 years cultivating a revolutionary approach to leadership and work. Her Reality-Based Philosophy helps leaders and their teams ditch the drama, turn excuses into results, and find opportunities in every challenge they face. Her latest book is The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, Will Make You Happier (Jossey-Bass 2013).Read more from her at MonsterHow Employee Accountability Drives EngagementAfter a Restructuring, Focus on Employee MotivationFollow her on social CyWakemanSrikumar RaoSHRM17 Session Achieving a Breakthrough in Personal Excellence LeadershipDr. Rao has helped thousands of executives and entrepreneurs all over the world discover deep meaning. His methods have enabled them to achieve quantum leaps in effectiveness. Dr. Rao has authored nu merous books, including Happiness at Work Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful No Matter What (McGraw-Hill Education, 2010).Read more from him at MonsterHelp Motivate Employees with these Ten TipsFollow him on social Srikumarsrao

15 Job Seekers Share the Best Job Search Advice

15 Job Seekers Share the Best Job Search Advice15 Job Seekers 4Market yourself.Be proactive- market yourself as if you were marketing a business (brand you). Take time to quantify your talents and learn to speak comfortably regarding accomplishments. Create a job search system for introducing, applying, and following up on leads/interviews. Plan your work, work your plan- a job search IS a job. Treat yourself to free or low-cost perks to reward effort, you earned it CindyApply even if youre not fully qualified.Just apply. You may not be the best candidate or have all the requisite qualifications, but youll never get a job if you dont try. NargisJob search like its your job.Approach your job search like it is a 9 to 5 job. Put in the time each day. Think about yourself in terms of skill sets, not as a title teacher, lawyer, etc. Mary LouUse informational interviews to network.Schedule informational interviews as a means to really assess whether a given field/position is right for y ou and to expand your network. Also, pay it forward. Become a go GIVER and by doing so, you will be able to pour into someone elses life in a positive way and get the focus/stress off of concentrating on yourself all the time. A great way to begin this type of proactive giving is to send job listings to others who you think would be a good fit for positions you come across in their field. BrittanySet yourself apart with letters of recommendation.Something I learned applying for jobs that I would advise other people applying for positions is try to set yourself apart from the other applicants. Ive been successful at doing this by sending letters of recommendations or letters written by my clients that Ive saved in all my jobs where they wrote about my work. This is a way to market yourself without you being the one talking about yourself and it speaks volumes when you have evidence of what customers had to say about you. ChrystalKnow yourself and what you want.Be authentic, know yo urself- strengths and weaknesses. Be aware of the kinds of job responsibilities and tasks you enjoy and those that you dont enjoy so much. Know what you are looking for in an employer and position. Focus on opportunities that are a good fit. Be congruent in expressing who you are and your accomplishments on your cover letter, resume, and during the interview. The whole while, be yourself KarenPump yourself up and stay positive.Bring positive energy and do something ahead of time that makes you feel invincible when interviewing. Always be able to talk about the situation, your actions, and the results. Its always good to write down your answers and practice in front of a mirror or even record yourself. CyndiFollow up on applications.Consistent follow-up and a sample business plan for new position. JohnShowcase your abilities.Never turn down an opportunity to show your ability. Often times, someone will not make themselves available or turn down a new project because it is not part of their current job description. Dont be afraid to out-do expectations. Eventually your title and pay will catch up KaraTake care of yourself.Keep things in balance and make sure that you are taking care of yourself. Dont get discouraged and remember that most jobs come when you least expect them. PatryceFocus on the employers needs.Its not about you and your needs, its all about them and their needs, so sell yourself accordingly Do your research, and not just about the company, but also the industry, the salary, the history of the role, current and former employees in similar roles. Network, network, network You could be talking to your next employer at your local hair salon, grocery store, or gym Most importantly, have fun Yes, searching for a job can and should be fun DanielleNever stop job searching, even when youre employed.Always be looking. Give your employer full effort and respect that relationship, but dont put off updating your resume until youre out of a job. Resume s should always be accurate and up-to-date, and you should know what is available in your area. Nothing is a guarantee, so be ready for anything JuliRemember to laugh.Keep a sense of humor. It lets you bounce back more readily for rejection and provides relief from the stress of looking for a job. JeannineCustomize your resumes and cover letters.Stand out by including a unique and concise cover letter with your resume for each and every job write the cover letter so it can stand on its own. This is your chance to tell the hiring manager how you would be the best fit for that specific job. If someone were to only read the first few sentences, write what you would want them to know about you and be specific when it comes to accomplishments and/or reasons why they should hire you. This is essentially a way for the person reading it to gauge who you are as a person through what you write and how well you write it AshleyLook em in the eye.Always make eye contact with the person interv iewing you. Be confident in yourself and what you have to offer the company StephanieGo through the whole interview in your mind.Mentally think through your interview. Research the company and prepare some intelligent questions in advance. Anticipate questions they may ask, including the open-ended ones that require you to give examples of how you handled work situations. Practice an interview with a friend or family member. Even if it is a phone interview, sit up straight and pretend you are in the room. Your confidence and thoughtful preparation will be evident. ChristineReaders, whats the best job search advice you have to offer? Leave a comment below

How Nanomaterials Can Transform Manufacturing

How Nanomaterials Can Transform Manufacturing How Nanomaterials Can Transform Manufacturing How Nanomaterials Can Transform ManufacturingNanomanufacturing is the production of nanoscale materials, devices, and systems, which are then used in manufacturing to produce high-performance, innovative, next-generation products. Manipulating materials precisely at the nanoscale can seems hard to believe.Nanotechnology researchers typically operate in the range of 10 to 100 nanometers or less (in comparison, a human hair is about 100,000 nanometers wide). At this scale, materials take on new physical properties that can greatly enhance the performance of manufactured products.Nanomaterials can be engineered to improve properties such as strength, flexibility, durability, lubricity, and also be resistant to numerous environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures and corrosion. When combined with their lighter weight, unterstellung materials can be ideal for automotive and aerospace a pplications.According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a federal program established in 2000 with the goal of making the U.S. a global leader in nanotechnology, there are two types of nanomanufacturing top-down or bottom-up. Top-down fabrication departures with a block of original material and systematically reduces it to the final nanoscale product. With the bottom-up approach, products are created by building them up from atomic- and molecular-scale components, which gives engineers more manufacturing methods to choose from.One of these methods is roll-to-roll processing, which manufactures nanoscale devices on a roll of ultrathin plastic or metal in high volumes. This is a popular method for next-generation consumer electronic devices, especially wearables. Korean scientists have recently developed highly productive roll-roll-process technology that can continuously transfer and package a range of large-scale integrated circuits (LSI), a breakthrough that could he lp realize the next generation of flexible electronics, including application processors, high-density memories and high-speed communication devices, writes Laurie Donaldson. Possible future flexible consumer electronics made with roll-to-roll computers, wearable smart devices, and implantable biomedical devices.Researchers are creating a new class of nanolaminated materials. Image ModumetalAutomotive and AerospaceNanomaterials are critical for improving product performance and creating new, innovative products that enhance manufacturing. For example, an inexpensive nanotechnology process increases the strength of metals such as steel by as much as ten times, making it much more resistant to corrosion. Announced in 2015 by Seattle-based start-up Modumetal, the process uses electroplating to create a multilayered coating, where each nanolayer is only a few nanometers thick and made from a different material. The final coating greatly increases the life span of the original steel, mak ing it ideal for oil and gas equipment, bridges, and other major infrastructure.Nanomaterials are especially in demand in automotive and aerospace top applications are light-weighting vehicles and spacecraft. According to NNI, reducing the weight of a commercial jet aircraft by 20 percent can reduce its fuel consumption by as much as 15 percent. A preliminary analysis performed for NASA shows the development and use of advanced nanomaterials with twice the strength of conventional composites would reduce the gross weight of a launch vehicle by as much as 63 percent.Not only could this save a significant amount of energy needed to launch spacecraft into orbit, states NNI, but it would also enable the development of single-stage to orbit launch vehicles, further reducing launch costs, increasing mission reliability, and opening the door to alternative propulsion concepts.Carbon nanotube sheets are being used in next-generation air vehicles. Their light weight and conductivity makes th em ideal for applications such as electromagnetic shielding and thermal management. Other nanoscale products in the automotive industry include high-power rechargeable battery systems, thermoelectric materials for temperature controls, tires with lower rolling resistance, high-efficiency/low-cost sensors and electronics, thin-film smart solar panels, and fuel additives for cleaner exhaust and extended range.Communication and the IOTThe Internet of Things is based on communication between machines and devices, which requires sensors to collect, transmit, and manage/analyze data. Advances in nanoscale sensors and devices continue to improve the monitoring of equipment, leading to higher productivity. Nanotechnology has also greatly improved computing and electronics, leading to faster, smaller, and more portable systems that can manage and store larger amounts of information. For example, transistors have been greatly reduced in size through nanotechnology.At the turn of the century, states NNI, a typical transistor was 130 to 250 nanometers in size. In 2014, Intel created a 14-nanometer transistor, then IBM created the first seven-nanometer transistor in 2015, and then Lawrence Berkeley National Lab demonstrated a one-nanometer transistor in 2016.Nanoscale sensors are also critical for flexible electronics, especially those embedded in wearables. NNI reports that other nanomaterials like graphene and cellulosic nanomaterials are components in flexible electronics that enable wearable and tattoo sensors, photovoltaics that can be sewn onto clothing, and electronic paper that can be rolled up.Making flat, flexible, lightweight, non-brittle, highly efficient electronics opens the door to countless smart products, states NNI.Limitless PotentialNanotechnology and nanomanufacturing are revolutionizing many manufacturing sectors, including information technology, defense, medicine, transportation, energy, environmental science, telecommunications, and electronics. Per haps the most intriguing intersection of technologies will be 3D printing and nanotechnology. Nanomaterialsfor example, carbon nanotubesare being used in 3D printers. And 3D printers have already printed objects as small as a few microns.In an interview posted on gereports.com, Ray Kurzweil, a noted entrepreneur, engineer, and Google executive, states he believes that the exponential breakthrough in manufacturing will happen around 2030, when nanotechnology and 3D printing are fully integrated.The ultimate revolution will take place when we start printing designs fabricated from individual atoms, he says. Exponential growth is always surprising. Its going to keep happening and its going to be delightful.Mark Crawford is an independent writer.The ultimate revolution will take place when we start printing designs fabricated from individual atoms.Ray Kurzweil, entrepreneur