TENS is a group of Seattle-area executives committed to professional, personal, and community contribution, and the development of lasting relationships. We focus on six different value areas with events that range from monthly speakers to topical programs, round tables and on-going small groups. We are an engaged network that continuously seeks to connect. Read more >>
Calendar of Events
July Meeting Highlights
Did you hear that Dr. Seuss was in the house last Monday? The meeting, produced by the Career Intelligence Round Table, broke new ground and was both innovative and engaging. The program started with a reading of “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss and engaged both the intellect and the emotions. Feedback from this meeting has been very positive. Our three expert panelists, Kirk Anderson/ActionPointe, Rich Doherty/Right Management, and Matt Youngquist/Career Horizons, provided insight after insight in a fast-paced and dynamic exploration of what it means to have career intelligence. Julie Benezet/Business Growth Consulting was an outstanding moderator in navigating the novel program. We used personas (distillations of essential TENS career profiles) as a way to prompt and explore key questions from the audience.
A big thank you to Kristiina Hiukka for coming up with the Dr. Seuss approach, and to Kirk Anderson, Rich Doherty, Matt Youngquist, and Julie Benezet for their wonderful participation. And of course, thank you to the Career Intelligence Round table for producing a memorable program.
The meeting closed with the introductory presentation of the Career Intelligence Assessment (CIA) developed by Scott Parris . We’re going to be using the CIA model to benchmark TENS self-assessment about its level of career intelligence (look for the Survey Monkey questionnaire), and to inform the development of career intelligence programs and services. Stay tuned on this fertile exploration.
Here is a link to some pictures of the event:
http://picasaweb.google.com/116188677992618192997/TENSJuly#
Round Tables
TENS has a series of on-going round table discussions, including the Executive Round Table, Personal Development Round Table, and geographical groups that meet in Seattle, the Eastside, and the South. Additional round tables are in the works for Professional Development, Business Development and Career Management.
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News
Recently, two TENS members have been appointed to head organizations. Bill Swint joined High 5 Sportswear as president and Larry Destro joined Taco Del Mar as CEO.
COMMUNITY SERVICE - TENS recently fielded a group of volunteers for two efforts. We helped remove invasive species at Carkeek Park as part of United Way's Day of Caring held on September 11, 2009, and also on Jetty Island just off Everett's harbor as part of People for Puget Sound's efforts to maintain the ecosystem health of the Sound.
