Just as much as we love to plan events, we enjoy being a part of the audience. We too desire to be one of the many who gather to connect, think, explore, and challenge ourselves. Check out the summer events that we are attending. Registration is open if you’d like to join us. TEDx Fargo OnPurpose Thursday, July 24, 2014 8:00 am to 5:30 pm - Fargo Theatre How do you define purpose? Do you live with intent? TEDxFargo focuses on the purpose that we as individuals have and how it plays a role in our lives. Each speaker will talk about how purpose is relevant to their lives and the path that they have taken. Mingle with others who, along with you, are interested in their role in building community. Speakers from around the country, and the Cass/Clay County, are coming in to inspire our community. Connect with TEDxFargo on your favorite social platform HealthPitch Thursday, August 14, 2014 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm at The Stage, Fargo ND Hosted by Family HealthCare, Health Pitch will feature 15 regional leaders who will have three minutes each to pitch ideas for innovation in the field of healthcare and wellness, including mobile healthcare apps, wellness initiatives, and new medical technologies. OTA: Fargo 2014 On September 12, 2014 Radisson, Fargo ND (We are OTA. as in MinnesOTA, North DakOTA, South DakOTA. Clever, eh?) The connections and collisions of people and ideas have impacted our largest and smallest businesses, organizations and communities. Visiting speakers are making second and third visits to this region because of their connections to our people and communities. Organizations are reporting changes in customer service strategies and staff culture building. And, the people of OTA are starting to expect more of OTA and themselves. Connect with WeAreOTA on your favorite social platform
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We all need mentors, mentors of all different kinds. We need business colleagues, who are also friends, someone to call or text when something wonderful happens or something not so wonderful occurs.
I challenge you to mentor someone or find someone to mentor you. Expand your inner circle. What do you have to offer? Can you listen to other’s concerns? What area in your life do you want to grow? I challenge each of you in the next month to reach out and take a colleague to lunch or ask an acquaintance or someone you volunteer with out to coffee. Then, I want to hear from each of you. I want to know how that felt to connect and form deeper relationships. I want to personally hear about my challenge to you to expand your inner circle. I look forward to your phone call or email. Seriously. I send my congratulations to Michelle Killoran, CFO of Scheels who was the Woman of the Year recipient in the category in which I was nominated. Also, thank you to the YWCA for providing the space to honor remarkable women of our community year after year. I can’t wait for the next one. Anita, Reach Partners
All of the ideas in the world won't change the balance of leadership without action. But sometimes action seems daunting without guidance. As suggested within the Woman's Fund conversations, a mentor is a powerful relationship that can be a place to explore, learn, and foster a budding leader.
Jenni Luke, CEO of Step Up Women’s Network provides a broad definition of what a mentor is and does. Each of us at Reach Partners certainly have the traditional archetype of a mentor in our lives but also have people who come and go who have helped process career choices and decisions. Having a mentor and being a mentor are invaluable experiences. Become a mentor or find a mentor. As Ms. Luke states, don’t go in with, “will you be my mentor?” start by asking someone you admire for a coffee date or if you see potential in a person reach out to them to grow the relationship. Rachel, Reach Partners The focus of the Women’s Fund April 2014 grant is Women in Leadership and has over $40,000 to award in this area. Groups and organizations without a 501 (c)(3) may use a fiscal sponsorship for a short-term project. More info...
“Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.” Kathleen Kelly, You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Today I was reminded about the importance of connecting with people at a social media boot camp with speaker, author, trainer, adviser Kevin Knebl. Of all our interactions the most important are those that build, lift and strengthen relationships whether in business, friendships, family or community. To that end, Kevin reinforced the subtle power of the handwritten note and how that simple gesture, when done with sincerity can have a powerful effect a sentiment that mirrors Reach Partner's very first post.
Rachel, Reach Partners Wait. Do you have a short list?
Do you have a short list of vendors, subcontractors, and amazingly talented people? Not a legion of everyone you know, but key go-to-people who know how to produce just what’s needed and can save your butt. Maybe some have been referred by stakeholders, tested and approved. Perhaps you’ve been in the trenches together, developed workflow, synced a short hand and can skip the formalities to get to the goods. You are connected. What if you need walls built in a day? Promotional items ordered yesterday What if your hair dresser moves to Texas? Who are you going to call? Lawyer. Editor. Fix-it Gal. Restaurant. Graphic Designer. Printer. Masseur. Yogi. Accountant. Cook. The Perfect Venue. Web Specialist. Writer. Publicist. Talent Agent. Rachel, Reach Partners My goal for vacation is to be present. No matter what situation my family of four is in, I work to be totally there. Not to say I won’t check an occasional post or peek at email (I’m human!) but overall and with gratitude, I spend vacation present with my husband and two kids. As I reflect on recent vacation, I’m reminded of a great presence as Ian, my youngest, and I watched big black beetle move slowly across the sidewalk. At 3, his questions rarely stop: “Where is he going? What is he doing? Why? Why? Why?” Yet it’s his focus on the bug and my focused intent to be with my son at that moment reminds me today to be present. By the time bug crawled-fell down the sidewalk onto the road, my husband and 11-year old had had enough beetle watching. I stayed until Ian decided it was time to leave. Our mutual intent was noteworthy as my husband snapped photo for a rare Facebook post. For days following, Ian continued to ask and wonder about the beetle. My wonder at the beetle continues to follow my intent: when I’m at work, back in life and no longer in vacation mode I will remember our bug and be reminded to be present. If you don’t have time to watch a beetle cross the road during vacation, when do you? Anita, Reach Partners
As stated somewhere on our website, we love our name: Reach Partners. It says so much about our philosophy of care, our meaning and mission in life. It's not us, you or them but the sum of consequential relationships. Our human connections reflect our soul, humanity, our true meaning. Through connections we dive headlong and work to create a genuine and meaningful experience with another human thereby enhancing and growing our own humanity. We learn with and from each other’s wisdom, mistakes and experiences through stories, work and observation. Growing the commonalities between us, honoring the differences enriches our collaborations and our work becomes a calling, a vocation and those of us involved are in partnership, cahoots. Yes, then we are in cahoots. Rachel, Reach Partners Read Good Name Part 2 here |
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