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December Monthly Membership Meeting
December 17, 2007
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street, Kansas City MO 64108
(free parking with validation)
Register for this meeting

Annual Awards and Recognition

Join us as we recognize programs created or implemented in the past year that exemplify best practices in Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP).  The award categories are:

Best Practices in WLP Outcomes

Best Practices in WLP through Technology Innovations

Best Practices Establishing a WLP Culture 

Register to participate in honoring the Best Practices award-winning organizations and share in an evening of fun, networking, and learning. Early registration discount available.  Register for this meeting

In the Pages: Group Genius by Keith Sawyer
If you need to build better teams to take your organization to new levels of performance then Group Genius may be of interest to you.  Sawyer acknowledges that it is not news that collaboration is powerful; however, he suggests that research into how to maximize creativity and results has largely taken a “black-box” approach of looking at overall team characteristics – such as personality traits - instead of investigating what goes on inside the box. Read More...

Where's the Value in Certification?
To ASTD, the certification process has critical value since it fulfills two of the five criteria necessary to elevate an "occupation" to a "profession" as established by the DOL.  But ASTD is not alone in recognizing the value of the CPLP... Read More...  

HRD Research Conference Opportunities
Considerable Research is being conducted now related to human resource development.  This includes projects conducted locally and regionally as well as nationally and internationally.  It involves HRD practitioners as well as student and academics.  There are opportunities for everyone.
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Survey: Substance Abusers More Likely to Work for Employers That Do Not Test  
A link between the absence of employer substance abuse testing and the incidence of abusing employees in the wrokforce appears to emerge from a study recently released by the Substand Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration... Read More...

Launching Study Group To Support Professionals Seeking CPLP™ Credential 
The Certified Professional in Learning and Performance™ (CPLP™) offered by the ASTD Certification Institute (ASTD CI) offers workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals an opportunity to enhance credibility and improve value in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
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Did you know that KC ASTD members attend
monthly membership meetings for FREE?

This is what one KC ASTD member said after the July Membership meeting:
"Today's meeting, presented by Dr. Mark Kass on "Managing Change and the Culture of Innovation" was one of the best I've attended. His presentation was full of insight I can apply..."

You really shouldn't miss another KC ASTD Membership Meeting!  Join KC ASTD now!

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The Chapter Incentive Program
Did you know...
For every person who joins ASTD using our chapter code, our chapter earns $20. For every person who renews their ASTD national membership with our chapter code, our chapter earns $10.  Read more...