Archdale Renovation and Move Update Brown Bag Lunch [Please note new date and location:]
December 10, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Large Training Room at 2728 Capital Blvd. , Room 1H120
Come here the latest about upcoming changes at Archdale as employees prepare to move in from other buildings after Green Square is completed. Will also be offered as a webinar.
Open to all employees – no registration required. Webinar info below.
Please note: you must have speakers on your computer to hear this webinar through VOIP. If listening through computer speakers will disturb your coworkers, please use headphones. If you do not have speakers or headphones, please attend the event in person.
DENR Leadership Forum Oct. 29, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Jordan Lake Educational State Forest Training Facility, Chapel Hill, NC Managers and supervisors are invited to join us for the annual leadership conference, a chance to hear updates from DENR’s top management and network with other managers from across the state.
Legal Issues and Tools Series : Depositions Sept. 28, 11:15 am – 1:00 pm Archdale Ground Floor Hearing Room Learn about types of depositions and how to prepare when you are asked to give a deposition.
Open to all employees – no registration required. Mary Penny Thompson’s slide presentation on testimony tips
Green Square Update
Sept. 1, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
2728 Capital Blvd., Large Training Room
Come hear the latest about Green Square and meet the DENR team working to finalize the building.
Open to all employees – no registration required
DENR Diversity Forum – April 28, 2010
Hosted in conjunction with the Diversity Team
N.C. Museum of Natural History, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
The Diversity Forum on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act was a huge success. One of the first forums offered via webcast, the forum had approximately 900 DENR viewers from across the state. Speaker presentations are linked below, and were followed by a panel discussion with Tom Walker of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Alton Perry, Outreach Coordinator for the Division of Forest Resources.
Terry Hodges, Attorney, NC Dept. of Health and Human Services
March 24 - Brown Bag Lunch on Social Marketing
Archdale Ground Floor Hearing Room
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube…these are all a part of social media, and a new way of communicating for individuals, businesses and government agencies. Gov. Perdue has encouraged her cabinet agencies to start using social media to reach out to the public in a new, transparent fashion. DENR Communications Director Diana Kees talked about social media and its uses, and policies about using social media to communicate DENR’s messages.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 Media Relations Brown Bag Lunch
11:30am – 12:30pm Diana Kees, DENR Director of Communications
Location: Raleigh – 2728 Capital Blvd. Large Training Room (next to EEP)
DENR Communications Director Diana Kees gave an excellent presentation on helpful media concepts. Her PowerPoint slide can be viewed here.
DENR Managers’ Annual Leadership Forum - November 6, 2009
Secretary Freeman and Chief Deputy Secretary Manly Wilder will be working with Divisions across the Department on evaluating how goals are being accomplished.
Everyone is encouraged to be familiar with the planning documents and how your work fits into the overall goals of the Department
Click here to view Manager's Forum 2009 Leadership Videos.
Tuesday, Sept. 22 Legislative Update Brown Bag Lunch
11:30am – 12:30pm Elizabeth Biser, DENR Legislative Liaison
Location: Raleigh - Archdale Building Ground Floor Hearing Room
Hear the status of legislation affecting DENR as Elizabeth recaps what has happened so far in the 2009-2010 session and future issues.
Presentation to be added soon.
"Do the Right Thing!"
DENR Managers Forum - Ethics and Integrity
Navigating Through Ethical Dilemmas...
Click here to view Manager's Forum 2009 Ethics Videos.
Tuesday, August 11, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Archdale Ground Floor Hearing Room
As state employees, we are met with ethical challenges on a regular basis. Trust and transparency serve as the foundation for DENR's core values. How can we as state employees best ensure that we act in an ethical manner in the course of our daily work?
Dr. Jim Brunet, Professor at NCSU Department of Public Administration, will present tools, philosophies, and approaches to consider before we make our decisions. Dr. Brunet will also facilitate a discussion on our real world ethical dilemmas.
We hope to answer and discuss the many shades of gray we encounter in our state work.
"Please note: this forum does NOT replace the required DENR ethics training for managers."
Greening DENR from the Inside - Part I: Webinar on Electronic Resources for DENR Managers
A new DENR Managers Forum Webinar Series
How will you successfully complete your work in the face of the current budget crisis? Come learn about the options available to you at low to no cost for meeting scheduling, conference calls, online meetings, and webinars. Speakers will focus on the available options and tools each software offers, how many attendees it can host at various cost options, what would be needed to use it to host a webinar (conf call lines, microphones, etc.), if it can be hosted by multiple people in various locations, and cost to purchase or current licenses already held in DENR that could be shared. Free or low cost options will be emphasized.
Questions about the Forum? Send email to Julie.Woosley@ncdenr.gov (current Workgroup Chairperson)
Feb 26th, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
DENR Manager’s Forum on Budget Issues
NC Museum of History, Daniels Auditorium 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC27601
Museum phone number: (919) 807-7900 No need to register – just arrive at the location between 8:30 – 9:00 am to sign in.
Agenda
9:00–9:10 Welcome Sec. Dee Freeman
Introduction Julie Woosley, Chair
DENR Manager’s Forum Workgroup
9:10–10:00Keynote SpeakerEconomic Outlook: Ruin or Recovery
Dr. Michael Walden, NCSU
10:00–12:00 Panel Discussion on the State Budget
Panel members will answer a few pre-set questions about budget issues as they relate to DENR. Attendees will then have the opportunity to ask questions.
Panelists: Bill Laxton, NC DENR Deputy Secretary
David Brown, State Budget Office
Cathy Hardy, DENR Budget Office
There will be a 15 minute break during the program.
The objective of this budget forum is to provide DENR Managers with an understanding of national and global
economic conditions and impacts to the State budget and DENR's mission.
Mark your calendar for another fun event with DENR Management!
The Forum's mission is "to provide a learning community that sustains, educates, and supports DENR managers."
Questions about the Forum? Send email to Julie.Woosley@ncmail.net (current Workgroup Chairperson)
Oct 16th - DENR Leadership Forum at Lake Wheeler Park
6404 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
Park phone number: (919) 662-5704 Mark your calendar for another fun event with DENR Senior Management.
The Forum's mission is "to provide a learning community that sustains, educates, and supports DENR managers."
August 5th - Diversity Awareness Part II: Managing Multiple Generations at Work
1:00pm – 5pm, Museum of Natural Science Auditorium, Raleigh
Learn more about managing multiple generations at work. Generational diversity in the workforce
is greater today than it has ever been, and the ability to understand, relate and work effectively with
all types of people is essential.
August 28th - A Greener DENR (Brown Bag Lunch)
11:30am – 1pm, Archdale Ground Floor Hearing Room, Raleigh Come learn what’s going on inside DENR to make it “greener”!
An update on the progress of the Green Square Project, including a review of the Green Square website
Current progress of the building, including site preparation
Plans to date for “green” materials and features in the building
A presentation on the new NC Project Green, which is currently being revitalized and revamped to be a resource for all government agencies (municipal, state, federal, schools) in North Carolina. The presentation will include:
The new NC Project Green website – info on water, energy, waste, buildings, transportation and purchasing
NC Project Green workshops being offered across the state in 2008
The GreenGov listserv – a new way to share information
There will be time after the presentations for Q&A.Please join us to learn more about what’s happening in DENR and what you can do to help make DENR “greener”! Carpooling is encouraged ! Email julie.woosley@ncmail.net for carpool info. from the 2728 Capital Blvd. Bldg., and email linda.culpepper@ncmail.net for carpool info. from 401 Oberlin Rd.
April 16, 2008 - NCÕs Certified Public Manager Program and DENR
Featuring: Anthony Nelson - project "P.R.O.W" (Marine Fisheries)
and
Micheal Pjetraj - project on Document Imaging (Air Quality)
Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building, Raleigh
DENR annually sponsors about a dozen of our promising managers to be enrolled in the NCÕs Certified Public Manager Program (PMP). To receive this certification, the employee attends courses over a period of 18 months followed by a project where the participants apply concepts learned to a real project faced in their work setting. The Managers' Forum wants to capture these projects so that lessons learned or strategies can be shared with other DENR programs that may have similar needs. A Brown Bag Forum was hosted to hear about two projects: Anthony Nelson (Marine Fisheries - P.R.O.W.) and Michael Pjetraj (Air Quality - document imaging). We will also discussed how past and future PMP projects benefit our department. We are encouraging all of DENRÕs currently enrolled PMP'ers to participate by sharing their ideas on what project topics they are considering, or using the Forum to help bring their project concept into focus.
Anthony Nelson - 2007- Nelson PMP Project
Michael Pjetraj -2007 - Pjetraj PMP project final paper
April 9, 2008 - Resignation Blues Part II: Questions and Answers for DAQ on their Position Rotation Initiative Featuring: Brock Nicholson and DAQ staff, DAQ Training Room
At our Resignation Blues Forum on succession planning last year, Brock Nicholson presented DAQ's Position Rotation Initiative.
Since then, Brock had inquiries about this program from DENR divisions. He and others who have participated in the Rotation Initiative
gave their perspective on the program and answered questions on the DAQ initiative. (See PowerPoint presentation
in the original August 22, 2007 event summary.)
Oct 31st - SPOOKTACULAR Leadership Forum with Secretary Bill Ross and Chief Deputy Secretary Bill Laxton
9:30am-2pm at "Boo-tiful" Haw River State Park, Brown Summit, NC (Lunch is INCLUDED!)
Come join us and our "fearful" leaders Secretary Bill Ross and Chief Deputy Bill Laxton to discuss the "frightening" issues that DENR will face in the next year and a half. We are sure to have a scary good time!!! Did we mention LUNCH is INCLUDED???!! More info to come......
August 22 - The Resignation Blues : How to Survive Turnover in your Agency
9:00am – noon; NIEHS, Conference Room 101AB, Research Triangle Park, NC
Have you ever:
Stayed awake at night wondering how you will replace an "irreplaceable" employee?
Worried if your new agency head will know what to do in his/her new job?
Wondered why all those newly hired employees are already leaving your agency after only a few years??
Then come sing the Resignation Blues with your fellow supervisors! Together we will hear and discuss ways you can prepare for and manage turnover and succession planning in your agency.
Joe Stowe, Jr. Bio:
Vice President/Principle Management Consulting Technologist for CH2M Hill, Southeast Region since 1993. In this role, he is responsible for management consulting activities throughout the firm, including Succession Planning, Leadership Training, Master Planning, Business Planning, and Facilitation. Prior to this position, Mr. Stowe was the Director for Utilities for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department for 11 years. He holds a BS from NCSU in Mathematics.
Freda Lockhart Bio:
Chief of the Workforce and Strategic Development Section, Human Capital Management Branch at EPA in Region 4, Atlanta since 2005. She provides leadership in strategic human capital management and expertise and guidance in workforce planning, organizational and employee development, and human capital accountability. She personally orchestrated the development of the Region’s Human Capital Strategy and Action Plan; formation of the Senior Human Capital Officer Council to provide leadership and oversight for the HC Action Plan; and formation of an Executive Leadership Council to ensure a Learning and Development Plan to meets the needs of the Region. She has worked for EPA since 1993.
Francine Durso Bio:
Francine Durso is the Deputy Director for Program Implementation of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, having joined the Fund in December 2001. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Fund and for implementing the funding decisions of the 21-member Board of Trustees. Prior to joining the Trust Fund, she worked as a consulting engineer for 16 years and specialized in the planning, permitting, design and construction of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects for public and private clients. Ms. Durso holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. Ms. Durso is also a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Brock Nicholson Bio:
Deputy Director for the DENR Division of Air Quality since 2003. Prior to this position, Mr. Nicholson was the Chief of the Air Quality Planning Section from 1992 through 2003. He also serves as the co-chair of the Criterial Pollutants Committee of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. He holds a BS from NCSU in Mechanical Engineering and is a retired Commissioned Officer with the US Public Health Service.
August 9 - DENR Emergency Response and Recovery Webcast
11am-noon Featuring Dr. Kenneth Taylor, Barbara Statler and Michael Bryant
This promises to be an informative update on DENR's current emergency response, recovery,
A Practical Approach Dealing with Diversity at DENR
9:00am – 12:00pm
Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Come learn more about developing a work environment that embraces diversity and promotes inclusion, welcoming creativity and contributions from everyone. During this awareness event, managers can gain help in identifying the value of diversity and inclusion and assistance in recognizing the impact of their personal experiences and perceptions.
Join us for a Brown Bag lunch to hear projects that have promoted DENR initiatives from past and current DENR Public Manager Program attendees.
Oct 18 - Renovations at the Aquarium Brown Bag Lunch with David Griffin, Aquariums Director
11:30am – 12:30pm; Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building, Raleigh
Hear about the recent renovations and associated management challenges at the three Aquariums.
OSP facilitator Jane Bozarth provides tips for overcoming nervousness, preparing and polishing a presentation, and making any speech more interesting and relevant to your audience. Please join us for this interesting and fun Brown Bag lunch event. Ann Cobb, HR Managing Partner will also be on hand to talk with us about upcoming training opportunities through the Office of State Personnel.
March 30 - Workplace Conversations: Insights of Employees and Their Supervisors
8:30am – noon; Raleigh Archdale Building Ground Floor Hearing Room
Join us for a conversation about employee/surpervisor relationships and workplace perceptions.
To help think about expectations and relationships and how work is viewed in DENR, a preliminary survey was conducted with those who registered for the Forum. The results can be accessed from this website. They are separated into three results: total responses, manager response, and employee responses." If you have questions contact Rita at 715-4517.
February 28 - Environmental Education in DENR by Lisa Tolley and the OEE staff
Join us for a Brown Bag lunch with the Office of Environmental Education (OEE) Director Lisa Tolley and her staff to discuss environmental education to help you, as a DENR employee, as a parent, as a health conscious consumer and in your community.
Topic: 2005 and 2006 Legislative Sessions
Featuring: Johanna Reese (Director of Legislative Affairs) & Robin Smith (Assistant Secretary of Planning/Policy)
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Location: Room 1H 120 (Training Room) of the Parker Lincoln Building, Raleigh Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Topic: DENR Contracting Process
Featuring: Michael Bryant, Mike Brendle, and Jane Smith of the Division of Purchase and Services
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 Location: Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, Raleigh Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
DENR Automated Recruitment Management System (ARMS)-Brown bag Forum
Presented by: Beverly Blue-DENR Human Resources Division
Date: Thursday August 18, 2005
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location-Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building, Raleigh NC
"Career Banding" Brown bag Forum
Presented by: The Office of State Personnel and DENR
July 20, 2005
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Ground Floor Hearing Room
Archdale Building, Raleigh, NC
The
State of DENR's Strategic Direction
DENR's
Vision 2005-2009 and DENR's Strategic Plan 2005
featuring : Secretary Bill Ross and Deputy Secretary Dempsey Benton
May
17, 2005
8:30 - noon
Location: Division of Forest Resources Kinston Training Facility
Kinston, NC Managers Forum Summary
"DWQ
reorganization mini Forum" featuring
: Alan Klimek, DWQ Director
April,
28, 2005
11:30am-1:00pm
Location: DENR's Ground Floor Hearing Room
Archdale Building, Raleigh
"Let's
Discuss Results" Observations
and Discussion on the DENR Employee Satisfaction Survey
featuring : Harlan Frye, DENR HR Director
January
26, 2005
8:30 - noon
Location: DENR's Ground Floor Hearing Room
Archdale Building, Raleigh Let's Discuss Results Summary Photo Show of Forum 2004 Survey Results
Information Management
The IT Direction for DENR
June 16th, 2004
8:30 am - Noon
NC Museum of Natural Science
Hosted by
Mark Hughes, DENR IT Director
and Jimmy Carter, DENR Asst Secretary Manager's Forum IT Summary
The State of DENR and its Strategic Direction featuring Secretary Ross and Chief Deputy Secretary Benton
March 25, 2004 - 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
EPA facility, Research Triangle Park, NC Managers' Forum Strategic Plan 3-25-03
October 19 & 25, 2000 The second offering of the DENR Managers' Forum occurred on October 19 at the Four Points Hotel in Raleigh and on October 25 at the Mooresville Regional Office. DENR manager´s discussed motivation.
July 27, 2000
DENR managers respond to call for leadership. On July 27th, 2000, the DENR Managers´ Forum Work Group sponsored its first event designed exclusively for supervisors and managers in the department.
