Thursday – June 18, 2009 - Transitioning to Green: A World of Possibilities Northern New Jersey ASTD Chapter of Learning and Performance Professionals - Career Transition Special Interest Group. Meeting details: http://www.nnjastd. This meeting is Free, but REGISTRATION IS required: http://ctnnjastd. NEW LOCATION: DeVry University - 35 Plaza, 81 East State Route 4, 3rd Floor - Room 312, Paramus, NJ 07652 Prior to Program informal Networking at Houlihan's, 65 Route 4 West, Paramus, NJ 07652, 201-291-8850 at 5:45PM. Program Agenda:
Contact: Alicja Lisnow: a_lisnow@yahoo. The Northern NJ ASTD Career Transition SIG provides a professional forum for participants seeking new career opportunities in various professions. Many members of the SIG group are professionals in Training and Development. The SIG's goal is to provide space for networking, exchange of resources, contacts, information, mutual support and learning, and job leads for those seeking new career opportunities.
Program: Transitioning to Green: A World of Possibilities The Green Economy holds a wealth of untapped opportunities waiting to be discovered and seized. How can you navigate this seismic shift to position and market yourself for sustainable success? This session explores what you can do in your career and as an individual to contribute to the transition to a more sustainable economy. Highlights include: · Making the shift to a green/sustainable economy · The many challenges and opportunities in making this transition · Emerging careers paths in sustainability · How you can make a difference. The workshop provides the basic knowledge and frameworks for understanding sustainability, practical insights into how participants can apply themselves to the challenges ahead, both professionally and personally, and the inspiration and motivation to get on board. The session includes insights from our recently published book: "The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When It All Comes Together". Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Don't miss an evening where you can expand your network, make new friends, share knowledge with your peers, and hear highly relevant and beneficial insights and perspectives from an expert in the marketplace. About our speaker: Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D. is co-founder and Senior Advisor, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) in the Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and president of Jeana Wirtenberg & Associates, LLC. Her work at the Institute focuses on bringing people together to learn how to develop and lead thriving, sustainable enterprises that are "in and for the world." Jeana is lead editor of The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When It All Comes Together. She is a designer and lead author on the worldwide study Creating a Sustainable Future: A Global Study of Current Trends and Possibilities 2007–2017 sponsored by the American Management Association (AMA, 2007). She is currently editor of "Transitioning to the Green Economy" an upcoming Special Issue of People & Strategy Journal to be published by the Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS) 1Q 2010. Jeana's consulting firm focuses on building sustainable enterprises through leadership, culture change, collaboration, and learning. Formerly, she was HR director at Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), where she was responsible for a variety of functions to transform the firm and build organizational capacity. Previously she held positions in AT&T and led research programs in the U.S. federal government at the National Institute of Education and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Jeana serves as articles editor for the organization effectiveness knowledge area for People and Strategy (HR Planning Society's Journal). Jeana received her Masters and Ph.D. with honors in Psychology at The University of California at Los Angeles
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