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Featured Coming Attraction
Join Engage Charlotte after hours and network with other area young professionals in a relaxed, carefree atmosphere. There is no cover charge, but drinks are on you.
Engage Charlotte After Hours Wednesday, September 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., The Attic Bar, 200 N. Tryon St. >>register on Facebook or e-mail your RSVP to engage@charlottechamber.com And save the date: Engage Charlotte luncheon, Wednesday, October 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Charlotte Chamber's Belk Action Center to learn the basics of negotations. Upcoming Charlotte Chamber Events
Networking is crucial to your career development, especially given the state of the economy. Bring your business cards and prepare to build your contacts at upcoming Charlotte Chamber events.
Visit www.charlottechamber.com/events for information on other Charlotte Chamber events.
Interview of the Month This month Engage Charlotte interviewed Tim Belk, chairman and CEO of Belk, Inc., to find out how young professionals can help Charlotte continue to be a great place to live and work. Mr. Belk outlined four major areas of focus for future civic leaders: build a stronger footprint in the areas of energy and health care (in addition to the strong financial footprint); build stronger relationships with Raleigh, N.C., and Washington, D.C.; find funding solutions to our transportation needs; and encourage diverse leaders and companies to help our community prepare for the future. Diversity can be an important recruiting tool and an important dimension to our community’s quality of life. >>read more News Nominations for the 2009 Belk Innovation in Diversity Award are due on September 17. The Charlotte Chamber aspires to recognize a business organization deserving of the prestigious Belk Innovation in Diversity Award. This award is given to a business that exhibits outstanding leadership in the Charlotte business community by enhancing and achieving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Diversity Champion will be recognized during the Charlotte Chamber’s Annual Meeting on November 16, 2009. In order to be eligible, nominees must:
For more information click here or contact Keva Walton at kwalton@charlottechamber.com.
Did You Know? Driving around Charlotte it’s easy to see the city’s growth manifest in terms of high-rise condominiums and retail developments. Not so readily visible, however, is the expansion of Charlotte’s economy that enables this growth. As part of its core mission, the Charlotte Chamber actively recruits new businesses to Charlotte, and you can see a continuously updated list of its recent successes here. You’ll be surprised at how many companies decide to grow their business in the Queen City. Event Recap On Wednesday, August 19, 2009, young professionals gathered at the Charlotte Chamber to learn how Deloitte has revamped the relationship between today’s workforce and the workplace with the use of a new concept, Mass Career Customization. Wendy Taylor, Cindy Fritz and Dawn Lowery of Deloitte described how this new concept can help professionals evaluate and integrate career and life plans and goals. The speakers described how the traditional view of corporate structure as a vertical ladder has been replaced with the idea that the workplace is a lattice – you can move vertically (higher into management), laterally (into a different role, similar responsibility), or remain stationary (with similar or reduced responsibility). Gone are the days when failure to move up in the organization implied you were on your way out. This nontraditional approach has allowed Deloitte to enhance employee retention and satisfaction, while matching the best person to a particular job. You can learn more about this new approach to manage your career at www.masscareercustomization.com. Engage Charlotte Annual Sponsors
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Contact Engage Charlotte for more information P: 704 378 1350 | E: engage@charlottechamber.com
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