A new year is soon upon us !! Does that excite you or give you dread? For those of us who remember when we were entering the year 2000 – now a quarter of a century ago – we were filled with dread because of the threat of the unknown of Y2K. Nothing happened but that didn’t calm people down. Now we’re 25 years past this and a sentiment has replaced dread. It’s malaise. It’s rampant in the workplace, in society, and in our homes. It seems to be crawling all over us. We need to address this.

So, we’re kicking off the HR Roundtable for 2025 discussing the topic – “Fighting Malaise in our Organizations and our People.”

We’ll meet on Tuesday, 1/7/25 from 8:30am to 9:30am at Scarlet Oaks. (directions are below). We will meet in the Annex (right next to the cafeteria).

This is a critical topic to tackle, and I hope that one of your 2025 resolutions/goals is to attend the monthly HR Roundtables. Please take a moment and RSVP to let me know if you can join us for the January Roundtable. Just email me at: sbrowne@larosas.com

I hope you can !!

Thanks – Steve

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Instructions for the HR Roundtable at Scarlet Oaks:

• The HR Roundtable is open to one and all !!  The meeting has an HR/Business focus each month and we get together to discuss that topic as well as network.  So, if you’re in HR, are a small business owner, are a resource partner who works with HR folks, a professional in transition, etc. – you are welcome to attend the Roundtable !!

• The “dress” for the Roundtable is business casual. We’re not very formal and you’ll be fine however you dress. It’s more important to have you come and attend the forum.

• Please come in and sign in for the Roundtable.  Note that if you go to any other Great Oaks door, you’ll be asked to have a picture ID and you will receive a Visitors badge as part of their security system.

• Chances are I’ll be outside to greet you and welcome you to the Roundtable so you can find the right door to come and join the forum.

• If you’re someone in transition, feel free to bring five (5) copies of your resume to put out at our Resume Table. Make sure to staple them if you have multiple pages.

Directions to the HR Roundtable at Scarlet Oaks:

• From I-71: Take I-275 West to Mosteller Road (Exit #44); From I-75: Take I-275 East to Mosteller Road (Exit #44)

• Turn Left (south) onto Mosteller Road.

• Turn Left at the 1st traffic light onto East Kemper Road.

• The Entrance to the Great Oaks campus is 0.7 miles on the Left at the 3rd traffic light.

• Turn left onto Enterprise Drive and go straight past the gateway entrance.

• Go to the Parking Lot in front of the High School.

• The entrance for the Annex by the cafeteria is to the left of the campus’s Main Entrance.

• The street address is 110 Great Oaks Drive (at 3254 E. Kemper Road).  Here is a link for a map of the Scarlet Oaks campus. - http://mapq.st/2i6LBRD