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  1. It is really hard to not be motivated by a project that has the possibility of doing so much good April 29, 2010

    Posted in Doug Maxfield, Employee Engagement, Talent Development.

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    This is a classic expression of someone who likely has Challenge as their Career Orientation (see the overview of the Orientations here). We all like meaningful, challenging work (notice that Challenge is right in the middle of our aggregate – not the most dominant, not the least dominant), but Challenge-oriented professionals thrive on excitement, risk and the engaging process of work. They like doing something that no one has done, pushing the envelope, developing and applying new ideas, etc. They want to be in the center of action.

    So, how do you manage someone with a Challenge orientation?

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  2. What We Learned About Affinity and Employee Resource Groups April 7, 2010

    Posted in Authors, Clint Poole, Diversity & Inclusion.

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    Novations recently hosted a webinar focused on maximizing the impact of Affinity/Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Sandra Bushby of biopharmaceautical company Pfizer graciously shared her company’s successful efforts to harness the power of these programs, people, and energy and turn its resource groups into strategic resources.

    We invite you to access the on-demand session and other resources here: http://info.novations.com/affinitywebinar/, and hear about some of the key findings below.

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