Career Corner: “Work-Life Balance…Are We Missing A Trick?”

  What is work-life balance? by: Gemma Leigh Roberts There’s plenty of research out there to suggest an unhealthy work-life balance can affect our health. The Mental Health Foundation found that an unfavorable balance between work and life can increase stress, negatively impact us physically and create tension in our personal relationships. From a psychology perspective, there’s…

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Mark Your Calendars: PIHRA Holiday Mixer – Wednesday December 5th, 2018

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PIHRA South Bay’s Annual Holiday Mixer PIHRA South Bay’s Annual Holiday Mixer is an opportunity to network with peers (bring plenty of business cards), support our community partner, 1736 Family Crisis Center, and toast another fabulous year with your South Bay HR and Business Community. Invite friends and show them what a great group we are!…

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New PIHRA Event! November 8th 2018 – Employment Law Preview: A Look to 2019

Employment Law Preview: A Look to 2019 Presented by Jonathan Fraser Light   Please join PIHRA South Bay on Thursday, November 8th from 7:30am – 10:30am in Hawthorne at the Ayres Hotel for Employment Law Preview: A Look to 2019. Each year the California courts and legislature are busy altering the landscape of California employment laws,…

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Career Corner: The Psychology Of Sales: Creating A Sales Edge*

The Psychology Of Sales: Creating A Sales Edge by: Gemma Leigh Roberts What’s the one characteristic successful sales professionals share? Resilience. Well actually more specifically, a resilience edge. Let’s start at the beginning, what is sales success? The three levels of sales success Sales success of course depends on the business environment and the individual, but generally…

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The Success Perspective*

The Success Perspective*  written by: Gemma Leigh Roberts The personal development industry is built on helping people create ‘success’. Whether that be health, wealth or happiness, it’s all about helping you get further ahead by following a set of instructions or a particular method. All totally logical, except it’s a flawed process. Welcome to the…

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PIHRA Event: Contemporary Methods for Violence Prevention and Response

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Please join PIHRA South Bay on: What: Special Presentation by Glen Kraemer “Contemporary Methods for Violence Prevention and Response When:  Thursday, October 11th  from 7:30am – 9:45am Where: The Ayres Hotel in Hawthorne Contemporary Methods for Violence Prevention and Response Presented by Glen E. Kraemer* Presented by lead legal counsel for several Fortune 500 threat management teams,…

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PIHRA Event: Litigation Trends in California

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Presented by Nicole Minkow Please join PIHRA South Bay on Thursday, September 13th from 7:30am – 9:45am in Hawthorne at the Ayres Hotel. Human Resources Professionals in California are faced with tremendous challenges daily in managing their workforce and keeping up with the ever-changing laws facing employers. This program will highlight on the current litigation trends that…

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Four Strategies to make Data Driven HR Leaders

By Rich Cober To stay competitive in today’s constantly evolving landscape, companies find themselves at various stages along the path to being what I call an intelligent enterprise. That is, they’re navigating between how to collect data and how to broadly use that data for day-to-day operations. This is especially true for HR professionals who…

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PIHRA EVENT: Managing Civility in the Workplace

PIHRA South Bay logo and pier over ocean. Upcoming event: Managing Civility in the Workplace on June 14.

With the focus on harassment training mandated in CA and bullying initiatives cropping up all over the nation, it’s time to consider formal education and training for our employees on best ways to maintain a civil workplace. This educational & interactive presentation will include good reasons for civility, roadblocks to civility, victories in civility, techniques…

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ABOUT PIHRA | MEETINGS & EVENTS | MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES | PIHRA SOUTH BAY |   South Bay – Happy Hour Mixer on Wednesday, May 16 One of the greatest benefits of being a PIHRA member is the ability to network with other local Human Resource professionals! Join us Wednesday May 16th from 5:30 pm – 8:00…

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