Category Archives: Personal Development

Day 3 Observations – #SHRM13

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Bradley Galin

Day 3 of the 2013 SHRM Annual Conference started with another group of 7:00 sessions. I must admit, none of the sessions struck me enough to fight the shuttle bus lines at 6:15 or 6:30 to get there by the … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – 2013 SHRM Annual Conference

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Bradley Galin

Day 2 of the SHRM conference, which is really the first full day of the conference, started with numerous 7:00am sessions. Reports indicated that many were quite full and the full shuttle bus at 6:30 certainly supported that observation too. … Continue reading →

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Observations from Day 1 2013 SHRM Annual Conference

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Bradley Galin

Yesterday, June 16th was my first foray into an annual conference of SHRM. Yes, it’s huge and Chicago is a fun place to be for a conference. Below are some thoughts from the Opening Session with both Fareed Zakaria and … Continue reading →

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Culture, leadership, and potential

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Bradley Galin

When leading others, it is important to remember that people are greatly influenced by the context within which they live and/or work.  Stepping forward to lead requires us to positively influence the culture of the organization so that it enables … Continue reading →

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A punch of irrelevance

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Bradley Galin

Seeing the destruction in Oklahoma after the devastating tornado brings much to perspective.  While I’ve been preoccupied with selling a house, finishing my job at Stone Belt, and shuttling the kids from one activity to another, it suddenly all seems … Continue reading →

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Hiatus over

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Bradley Galin

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. As mentioned in my last post, there are many changes afoot in our household and as life continues to hurtle forward, I’ve allowed myself to get caught up in things that have … Continue reading →

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Three years and it’s done

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Bradley Galin

After a three year journey taking 10 weeks at a time, I have completed my MBA!  I remember when I decided to seriously consider whether I should take the plunge there was still hesitation on whether I should do it … Continue reading →

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Next!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Bradley Galin

I’m fortunate enough that my family tends to like adventure.  Given the Roller Coaster theme of this blog, you can guess that I am not one to shy away from things that are new and exciting.  Well, the entire Galin … Continue reading →

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Irritation and introspection

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Bradley Galin

This post originally ran on the blog of Louisiana SHRM in preparation of the annual state conference April 8-9, 2013. I am honored to be a part of the conference and hope those of you in the area will consider … Continue reading →

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Hail to the Chief

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Bradley Galin

There is something powerful that goes with the playing of Hail to the Chief when the President of the United States enters a room.  While listening to radio coverage of yesterday’s inauguration, the moment that President Obama came onto the platform … Continue reading →

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