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>> [ASHHRA ADVOCACY] What You Can Do Advocacy is not a one-time event. Don’t think that sending an e-mail or making a phone call means you’ve “done your part.” To be effective, advocacy requires an ongoing commitment to cultivating and maintaining relationships with legislators at the state and federal level. At ASHHRA, we’re trying to make it easier for you to be an effective advocate by continually providing you with information and resources—from Advocacy Alert e-mails to position papers on issues to sample letters you can use for communicating with your legislators. But you need to take the responsibility for raising you own voice. Here are eight ways you can do just that: • Take the initiative to communicate with your legislators (both state and federal), share your knowledge with them, and explain the impact their decisions have on the health care HR practices. You can visit their ofﬁces in person, call, or send e-mails. • Invite legislators to visit your facilities. (Yes, they will accept.) • Respond to ASHHRA Advocacy Alert e-mails. • Watch for new advocacy position papers to be posted on the ASHHRA Web site. • Read the new AHA Legislative Manual. This helpful guide is chockfull of valuable information and tools that will help you become an effective advocate. (Find it on the ASHHRA Web site under the Resources tab—go to Publications, then Published Reports.) • Encourage your state and/or local ASHHRA chapter to organize a visit to Washington D.C. and to your state capital to meet with legislators. • Hold your next state and/or local chapter in your state’s capital city and invite legislators to attend as speakers and/or guests. • While at the annual conference in Austin, attend one of the sessions on legislative and labor issues. 70 HR Pulse Fall 2008 Listening to Our Clients is Our Business Listening closely to your stethoscope is the key to an accurate diagnosis. In the human resource profession, the same holds true. We know how to listen and know the symptoms to look for when prescribing the proper course of action. We’re IRI Consultants, a respected firm with experience in representing healthcare facilities like yours in: * Employee & Labor Relations * Organization Development * Corporate Communications We advise clients how to produce a healthy work environment and help keep issues from recurring. With our proven track record and breadth of services, you can be confident that with each issue we will recommend the best possible solutions – while you get on with running your organization. A Leader in Voluntary Benefits and Benefit Communications Since 1980 Serving hundreds of healthcare facilities and ASHHRA members nationwide An Authorized Representative of the AHA Endorsed Voluntary Benefits Program Comprehensive voluntary benefits portfolio: Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Long Term Care and more Complete voluntary benefit administration, including billing reconciliation, on a single platform Electronic core and voluntary benefits enrollment and communication Resolving organizational problems. Improving employee performance. 440 E. Congress, Suite 400, Detroit, MI 48226 313.965.0350 • Fax 313.965.7545 • www.iriconsultants.com 1-800-621-0067 www.farmingtonco.com 385150_iri_consult.indd 1 6/5/08 5:53:10 PM 377099_farmington.indd 1 4/3/08 7:36:01 PM http://www.irisolutions.com http://www.farmingtonco.com

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HR Pulse - Fall 2008 Contents Pulse Points Executive Director’s Letter President’s Message HR Leader Profile: Irma Pye Sammy’s House: Making a Difference in Austin Working Mother Magazine’s 100 Best Companies Increasing CEO Engagement Pastoral Care Retaining Scarce, Critical Talent The Engagement Dilemma Diversity Considerations…More than AAP & EEO Quashing the Workplace Bullying Bug How to Become a Strong Human Resources Partner Citizen Lobbyists Descend Upon Capitol Hill Conference Highlights Schedule at a Glance Sponsors Exhibitors Advertisers’ Index

HR Pulse - Fall 2008

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