What an honor to have Alexander Alonso, PhD, Chief Knowledge Officer at SHRM, on our March cover! Dr. Alonso is the author of Talking Taboo: Making the Most of Polarizing Discussions at Work featured in HR Professionals Magazine. He has authored additional books including The Price of Pettiness and Defining HR Success: A Guide to the SHRM Competency Model in Practice. Dr. Alonso is also a columnist forTIP and HR Magazine analyzing major trends in the workforce. Be sure to catch Chapter 4 of Talking Taboo: Electoral Politics on Page 10. Read all about Dr. Alonso’s exciting career in the profile on Page 5.
It is a pleasure to welcome Texas SHRM to our distribution footprint in this issue, which currently includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee. There are 19,000 SHRM members and 33 SHRM Chapters in Texas. We invite you to meet the Texas SHRM Team on Page 8. We look forward to bringing you coverage of the Texas SHRM Conferences in 2023!
A special shout out to the HR Florida and Ohio SHRM attendees on the Celebrity HR Cruise! We are so excited to cover the HR Cruise for our April issue. Hats off to Chad Sorenson, Past-Director of HR Florida, and Karen Fagnilli, Director of Ohio SHRM, for making the cruise happen. We know attendees will love this exciting adventure sailing in the Caribbean while picking up 14.25 SHRM and HRCI credits! Enjoy the networking and “floating” educational experience! We are looking forward to more of these cruise opportunities from Mike Medoro with Aspect Marketing and Communications, Inc.
Hello SHRM-Atlanta! We are also looking forward to covering the exciting 2023 SOAHR Conference in Duluth March 28-29. Please see the note from Jason Cline, CEO of SHRM-Atlanta, on Page 6. Be sure to read about all the upcoming learning opportunities in the Atlanta community. It is an honor to cover this annual event and bring you the highlights in our April issue.
We are excited to present the 2023 Rising Stars in Labor and Employment Law in our March issue. These outstanding young attorneys are under 40 and have been practicing in their respective firms for 10 years or less. They have received recognition from Super Lawyers or Chambers USA or have been recognized for outstanding contributions to their firm. Please take the time to congratulate those you know who have made this prestigious list. Also watch your email for our Rising Stars e-book later this month!
If you are not currently certified, I want to personally invite you to join our upcoming Online SHRM-CP | SCP Certification Exam Prep Class beginning April 12. The deadline to register is April 4. I am extremely proud of our online classes, as our pass rate for our SHRM and HRCI Certification Exam Prep Classes is 90%. It is so rewarding to see these outstanding HR professionals receive their certifications! The difference in our certification classes is that I stay with you until you pass. Our classes are also guaranteed – if you do not pass the first time, you may take our next class at no additional charge. Go to our website at www.hrprofessionalsmagazine to register.
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