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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 02:25 PM Post #1 |
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Hello all, my place of business has what is called a “leadership forum” - The Leadership Forum is an employee-run organization established to foster professional managerial development of its members through the exchange of ideas via an interaction among peers and upper management. Every month we hold a formal meeting (at a country club, or reception hall type place) where we dine, mingle, and listen to a presentation from a key note speaker. Our September meeting had Col. Matthew Bogdanos as the key-note speaker, a man who lead the investigation and reprocurement of artifacts stolen form the Baghdad Muslimism. This is the article that ran in our company news letter about his visit and presentation. I thought some might enjoy reading it for what it is worth.
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| Dr. Noah | Dec 6 2004, 02:28 PM Post #2 |
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Does your workplace encourage a certain viewpoint of politics? |
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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 02:38 PM Post #3 |
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No - why do you ask? I will how ever say from what I have experienced their are pockets of dominating political viewpoints depending on what functional group/team one looks at (but dominance does not me over powering, just more so of one view point then another). How about where you work? |
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| Dr. Noah | Dec 6 2004, 02:41 PM Post #4 |
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No, but then again we don't get guest speakers on political subjects either. |
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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 02:52 PM Post #5 |
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Oh yes, our guest speakers range from all over the board, just last week we had a comedian/motivational specked come and speak about laughter in the work place. But being a militarily oriented company we have accesses and reason (politics is where our bread and butter come from) to have politically orientated speakers form time to time . I will say while Col. Matthew Bogdanos did have a view point that was obvious (and not surprising) one of the first things he said was that he was leaving politics at the door and that any one who wanted to discuses it would have to find some one else because he wasn’t going to do it. But why do you find this to be a political subject? |
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| Dr. Noah | Dec 6 2004, 02:56 PM Post #6 |
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Because it has to do with governments. Wow. We have people come and speak with us, but it's all directly related to our work. We certainly never had a seminar on laughter in the workplace. |
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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 03:26 PM Post #7 |
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Granted, but the subject matter wasn’t "Why the Baghdad Muslimism was looted" but the efforts and methods of those who where given the job to recover the artifacts – and a real life account of what it's like in Iraqi at the moment for good masseur. Maybe you should ask for it, its a good benefit to talk about non-work related issues - you expand your horizons. A flow of new ideas and methods is always good for growth and employ moral. "The Leadership Forum" (this program) is not work related (other then the fact that its company provided) we have plenty of work related seminars and classes. This program is a “work community” strengthening program. A place for people who do not normally interact in a normal day to come together and mingle. To share knowledge and experience, to get presented information (Laughter in the work place) that may not be a direct benefit to the company but is a benefit non the less. And we also dine on some really good food and there is always an open bar. |
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| Dr. Noah | Dec 6 2004, 03:49 PM Post #8 |
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An open bar? It's a wonder you guys get any work done!! :lol: |
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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 04:18 PM Post #9 |
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Nope no work - its held after hours. |
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| Fesarius | Dec 6 2004, 07:38 PM Post #10 |
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Scotty, Is this a Forum on this Board?
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| Dandandat | Dec 6 2004, 07:42 PM Post #11 |
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Yes its right under "game trek" - can't you see it? |
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| Fesarius | Dec 6 2004, 08:11 PM Post #12 |
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^^^ Yes, and thanks.
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