I spotted this great article on LinkedIn by Pam Ross.  She offers great tips on how to get better at networking.  A summary is:

Use Twitter:  to join chats about things you are interested in, to search for people locally, follow event hashtags and attend them.

Use her rule of 3: look for odd-numbered groups of people: 1, 3 or 5, set a small goal of meeting 3 people

Think of how you can help people connect with other people in your network.

The full article can  be found at:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140930103316-12715656-how-i-stopped-sucking-at-networking

 

 

I spotted this on LinkedIn, written by Bruce Kasanoff .  He is a ghostwriter for entrepreneurs and executives, see his website at: Kasanoff.com. He is the author of How to Self-Promote without Being a Jerk.  If you haven’t worked for such a boss, you’re lucky.

The full article can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140930184113-36792-quit-if-your-ceo-talks-like-this?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0

Bruce says: Here’s how to spot a CEO who is in over his or her head: they still think business is a zero-sum game in which you try to screw everyone else. You can tell such leaders because they often give speeches according to this crude formula:

Full-time Clinical Project Manager needed for an Oncology/Immunology Project.  The study will last for 6 years.

Also a Project Assistant is needed for this project as well.  Ideal locations for both positions are RTP, NC and San Diego, CA.

If interested in more information send an email and/or your resume to chris@focmnetworking.com and it will be submitted to the organization managing this trial.

On March 26, FOCM held an event at Fortnight Brewing Company in Cary, NC to welcome Martin Cleary.  Martin has been a member of FOCM for many years, but on this particular night, he officially received his membership card.  As you can well imagine, it was a tearful moment, but they were tears of sheer joy.  In the first picture are from L to R, Martin Cleary, Mike Burrows, Kelly O’Brien, Gayle Grandinetti, Carrie Gallagher.  In the second photo are: 1/2 of Bill Newcomb, Ari Cofini, the Chairman and Martin.

FOCM Member and life coach Heather Hollick is writing a series of articles on managing work and life.  Here’s an excerpt from a recent one and the link to the full article is below that. This one focuses on how to look back at a work week gone by.

It’s Friday — and another week has flown by. Cooler weather and shorter days may finally persuade the leaves to burst out in full color any day now.

This is the part of your week where you remind yourself about your intention to live deliberately. Life is flying by at 1,000 miles an hour. The world is changing very fast. The antidote, of course, is to slow down — just for a moment — and let your inner life catch up with your outer persona. Experience is a great teacher, if we will just pause long enough to absorb her lessons.

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On March 19, 2014 at Champps in King of Prussia, PA; 3 people received their membership cards.  As those of you who have witnessed the ceremony when just one person gets their card can attest, it is very emotional.  So just imagine a night when 3 people receive their cards.  The looks of sheer joy on these faces pretty much says it all.

Also attending and witnessing the events that night were: Rickie Stevens, Shannon McDonnell and others that were there but I have lost my notes to that event.  Maybe it’s time for a FOCM keeper of the minutes.

You will see that Debi Maloney, Lynn Tanattanawin and Rosie Filling all received their cards that special night.  As you can see, the best descriptions of their reaction to being inducted are: stunned; thrilled, shocked, confused, dumbstruck, speechless and “who are you and what is this card?”

Full-time CRA Job Opportunity

CRAs needed for an Oncology/Immunology Project.  The study will last for 6 years.  

If interested in more information send an email and/or your resume to chris@focmnetworking.com and it will be submitted to the organization managing this trial.

 

Submitted by FOCM Member Nick Hargaden, Algorithm, Inc

A friend is looking to fill a US sales position for a large certification organization. Details in the link:

https://careers-dnvgl.icims.com/jobs/4332/healthcare-north-america-sales-manager/job

I do not know how I missed these photos of a ceremony that took place on March 12, 2014 in Boston.  While attending the ClinTech Summit, Garrett Smith and Vladimir Pyagay received their membership cards.  I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but they received their cards in a conference hotel bar.  A shock, I know.

Today marks the day that 55 years ago Peter Holthe was born.  Peter and I first met in/around 1998 while working at Quintiles.  We traveled the country talking about and demo’ing web-based electronic data capture systems for use in clinical trials.  As many of you know, FOCM has come to exist because of Peter.  The name, the pronunciation and the logo were his idea.

Words that come to mind to describe Peter: larger than life, bon vivant, gourmand, wickedly funny, witty, sharp as a stick, passionate.

The phrase “larger than life” – I’m not sure I knew what that meant until I got to know Peter.  For me, it means, the way he made life fuller, brighter, bigger and more fun.  His exuberant passion about golf, wine, food, plants, fishing, hunting and dogs (in other words – life and living it to the fullest) would exhaust normal people.  But when you were around him, you were energized by his enthusiasm.  Pranks and practical jokes were so well thought out in the blink of an eye.  After we no longer worked together, most of our contact was by phone.  He would make my day by adding laughter and insightful observations.   Peter lived a very full 50 years.  I miss him.

Happy Birthday my friend.