I am an experienced business partner with over 10 years experience in Human Resources. I have a BS degree in Workforce Education and Development, and an MBA in change management.
In my current role, I am responsible for identifying opportunites to add value to the organization by positively impacting the level of employee engagement.
I am always looking for new resources, ideas and suggestions, and am very excited about the resources and contacts that are available through the Employee Engagement Network.
What is your interest or involvement in employee engagement?
Workforce Engagement Manager in the health care industry
Where are you located?
Chicago, IL
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At 4:55pm on September 17, 2009, Patty Jones said…
Hi Ed,
Can you share a quick comment regarding the email I shared on 9/1...does this type of event interest you and can you join us? We would love to have you in-person.
Opportunity for In-Person Networking & Mind Sharing
To: Individuals interested and passionate about Employee Engagement, and local to downtown Chicago, IL area
I sincerely appreciate the information and dialogue found on David Zinger's EE Site! I've spoken with some of the individuals and we have a strong interest in coming together in-person to network, share expertise, and create topic-focused interactive exchanges.
Towards that goal, listed below are details for bringing us together:
Date: Friday, September 25, 10am/CT to Noon/CT
Location: Downtown Chicago Loop location TBD (based upon # responses)
Potential Topic: Given the far-reaching changes across the economy and it's cascading impact to business and people -> Impacts/Opportunities in the EE arena
Cost: None
To obtain an estimate for the number of people, please forward the following by Friday, September 4:
1) Generally, are you interested in connecting in-person? What are some of the desires you would like to achieve from the in-person connection? What value can it bring for you? What ideas/topics are of interest?
2) Can you be there on September 25th at 10am/CT?
I hope you feel as excited as myself for this opportunity! Feel free to pass this along to anyone that would find this valuable.
Patty
Patricia Jones
pjonesinc@hotmail.com
224.305.2911(m)
At 5:37pm on February 18, 2009, David Zinger said…
Hi Ed.
Welcome to the employee engagement network. I trust you will let us know more about your interest and involvement in engagement.
David
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Can you share a quick comment regarding the email I shared on 9/1...does this type of event interest you and can you join us? We would love to have you in-person.
Patty
To: Individuals interested and passionate about Employee Engagement, and local to downtown Chicago, IL area
I sincerely appreciate the information and dialogue found on David Zinger's EE Site! I've spoken with some of the individuals and we have a strong interest in coming together in-person to network, share expertise, and create topic-focused interactive exchanges.
Towards that goal, listed below are details for bringing us together:
Date: Friday, September 25, 10am/CT to Noon/CT
Location: Downtown Chicago Loop location TBD (based upon # responses)
Potential Topic: Given the far-reaching changes across the economy and it's cascading impact to business and people -> Impacts/Opportunities in the EE arena
Cost: None
To obtain an estimate for the number of people, please forward the following by Friday, September 4:
1) Generally, are you interested in connecting in-person? What are some of the desires you would like to achieve from the in-person connection? What value can it bring for you? What ideas/topics are of interest?
2) Can you be there on September 25th at 10am/CT?
I hope you feel as excited as myself for this opportunity! Feel free to pass this along to anyone that would find this valuable.
Patty
Patricia Jones
pjonesinc@hotmail.com
224.305.2911(m)
Welcome to the employee engagement network. I trust you will let us know more about your interest and involvement in engagement.
David