February 9 - The NBMBAA-Memphis Chapter along wth the National Association of African Americans in HR (NAAAHR) hosted a Black History Event at The National Civil Rights Museum. The event began with social networking, followed by the evening's speaker, Tennessee Discrimination Attorney Dan Norwood and ended with a tour of the museum.

Dan M. Norwood, Attorney at Law, has over twenty-five years experience representing employees and groups of employees who have been unlawfully discriminated against or who have faced retaliation for exercising their legal rights. Attorney Norwood gave a compelling presentation on some of the discrimination cases that he has worked on as well as challenged the audience to stand up for their rights in order to create change and raise awareness of workplace discrimination to our judicial system.

The Black History Program was sponsored by International Paper.

February 15th -Planning Your Personal Strategic Objectives -Part II
(Guest Speaker: Klyne Smith -VP of Diversity Administration - Harrah's Entertainment)

Klyne Smith gave a very informative presentation on his personal experiences about "How to get where you want to go quickly, but patiently!" He also referenced the book, "Medici Effect" by Frans Johansson, which explores how one can connect with different skill sets
to help them develop goals to achieve success.

Klyne also defined the following step by step process that he applied to achieve his goals:
-Know what you want to do
-Determine why you want this goal
-Determine what obstacles you face that  prohibit you from achieving your goals
-Make a list of "assistors" (people that could  help you reach your goal)
-Define 3-5 objectives to reach your goals
-Define your objective operating plans

The following individuals recently joined the NBMBAA Memphis Chapter!

Katharine Brown      Dedrick Rodgers     
Charlotte Hilliard      Richard Wilkes     
Michael Minor          Lottie Minor     
Judith Black            Charles Everett     

Please join us in welcoming them to our chapter!

Congratulations to Novis Bogard who recently accepted a new position as a Senior Financial/Aquisitions Analyst with Blackstone Management, LLC in Dallas, Texas.

His position requires the analysis of potential acquisitions for a private commercial property firm with over 1 billion of assets owned and managed.

Novis has been a member of the NBMBAA-Memphis Chapter for three years and was instrumental in introducing several new members to the chapter.

We wish him all the best!

Eight Resolutions To Enhance Your Career

Careers are easy to neglect. If the paychecks keep coming and the boss is tolerable, most people get into a routine and direct their attention elsewhere.

While that's an adequate way to put bread on the table, it probably won't win you any big raises or promotions. So, whether you're hoping to stay at your current employer or thinking you'll move to another firm at some point, here are eight job resolutions to help you jumpstart your career in 2007.