Chamber News & Updates - 11 October 2021

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11 October 2021

"Winning is more fun, than fun is fun"

- Ed Mylett - Live2Lead October 8th

Featured Events

Community Brainstorming for Lake Fest TONIGHT

Tonight Monday 6-8pm

Library Rotary Meeting Room

Do you have some ideas on how to improve the Community Festival? Lake Fest planning is kicking off with a brainstorming session. If you have an interest in arts, entertainment, kids activities, things to do around the entire 48111 ... Come in, now is the time to get an idea out there!

Let us know you are coming

Chamber Chat - ZOOM

Lunch & Learn

Wed. Oct 13th 12:15 - 12:45

Join fellow members as we ZOOM in for a quick lunch and learn. We hear reports from Lansing, Washington DC, local, and the Chamber. You also have a chance to get "your" word out ... new promotion, sale, meeting, event? Spread the word here. Members Only.

Please Register Here

October Happy Hour

Wed October 20th 5pm - 6:30pm

Bayou Grill - Register Now

Are Leaders Now Psychologists and Sociologists?

By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE

The pandemic has definitely changed employee views towards work – including who they work for, what work they do, and where they work (remote, hybrid, office). Employers must respond in empathic ways and find new solutions to keep employees feeling safe and cared for.

I recently found five tips on n WeForum.org that leaders can use to help them reframe their approach to the pandemic and how it affects the workplace and their workers.

Quoted below are the WeForum tips that I find to be very insightful:

1. The individual as a whole

Leaders need to work with ‘the individual as a whole’. An employee's work persona is just one part of their wider life experience, embedded deeply within the community and wider society. Leaders must shift their mindset to acknowledge that employees’ experience goes beyond work. They must focus on designing holistic policies, structures and systems that are fluid and contextual.

During the pandemic some organizations recognized the strain experienced by employees with children during the school break, when holiday camps were not an option. They sponsored activities such as art classes for young children during employee ‘prime time’. These organizations were not only creative in getting the best out of their employees during the most productive periods of the day, but also inclusive as they acknowledged their lives outside work.

2. The leader as a sociologist

There are lessons to be learned from the ‘great resignation’. A recent survey of over 30,000 workers conducted by Microsoft found that 41% were considering quitting, rising to 54% among younger workers. To counterbalance this wave of dissatisfaction, organizations will need to develop fluid structures that are democratic, agile, and versatile. HR and leadership executives should draw upon solutions outside of their usual disciplines, looking to sociology and systems thinking.

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Advocacy | News | Information

Improving Childcare Supply

One of the bills moving thru the Michigan legislature deals with increasing the supply of childcare centers. Doing this thru removal of obstacles that keep prospective child care centers for helping. This bill is both bipartisan, and supported by the Michigan Chamber.

Entrepreneurs find solutions to problems

From the Wall Street Journal:

Last week we wrote about where to find business ideas - and it's in problem solving! Here's yet another great example of this. Look around you, what problems do you and consumers have? What can you do to eliminate them?

5 Key Resilience Traits You Need Right Now

Leadership Blog

Research shows that resilient people think differently. They have a set of skills – sometimes learned, other times innate – that allow them to persevere, manage stress, and triumph in the face of challenges. In the midst of your current challenges, which of the five traits of resilient people is it time to lean on?

The difference between business coach & mentor

One of the most humbling aspects of becoming a new business owner is to admit that you don’t know everything… and be willing to look for aid and advice from someone more experienced. The idea is to learn and apply things you wouldn’t have otherwise thought of yourself. But if you’re looking for someone to help teach you, should you look for a coach or a mentor?

Events coming up

Monthly Member Happy Hour Wednesday Oct. 20th

Bayou Grill 5pm - 7pm

Save $5.00 by registering early! $5 gets you; appetizers, drink coupon, ticket to a 50/50, and networking with your fellow members. You asked for more networking opportunities to increase your return on investment - it's up to you to take advantage ... Ticket prices will go up 1 week prior to the event ... Special deal; bring a non member that becomes a member this month, and YOU will receive 1-month free membership.

Winterfest Activities Schedule Released

Will you be in the parade?

Everyone loves a good parade, and the Chamber's Lighted Parade is one of the premier events of the year. Does your company, group, or organization want to be in the parade? Its FREE ... all you need to do is fill out the application ... We have some surprises in store this you do not want to miss this! Please forward this application to anyone that you feel would be interested!

Download Parade Application

Thanks to our Corporate Members