Asians Coming Together

Once you’ve finished the last Harry Potter book, check these other books to spring some magic into your career. If you have other recommendations, please let us know!

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

by Kerry Patterson et al.

Learn how to handle the most intense conversations and drive the most effective results. These skills are not limited to professional conversations, but can be applied to other social situations.

Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don’t

by Ram Charan

We focus too much on superficial things, like raw intelligence or a commanding presence, and don’t pay near enough attention to the skills leaders need. In his new book, Charan identifies the eight skills leaders must develop and refine, and explains how personal traits factor in.�

Managing Multicultural Lives: Asian American Professionals and the Challenge of Multiple Identities

by Pawan Dhingra

This is a study of Korean-American and Indian-American upwardly mobile professional communities in TX. The results are interesting as the author identifies how their lives are cultural hybrids — marginalized and mainstream in a post 9/11 America.

Thanks to our VP of Photography, Bobby Aldea….

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9059022@N06/sets/72157600388128172/

What Is Networking? Why Network? How to Network? Where and When to Network?

5/15/07 11:30am to 1pm

105 Auditorium

Speaker Background: Ernest L. Hicks is manager, Corporate Diversity for Xerox Corporation. He has thirty three years tenure with Xerox Corporation, and has worked with senior managers providing consultation and structured training enablers in the area of quality, change management and diversity. He has consulted with and made keynote presentations to NASA, organizations in China, Sweden, the UK, Canada and Japan. He has lectured at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Buffalo, Harvard University and the Simon School, University of Rochester.

Registration: Please register by 5/13/07 using this online survey tool: http://xww.survey.world.xerox.com/controller.asp?surveycode=SOYEHX. You may bring in your own lunch. If you order lunch, the price is $5/person. Pay at the door. Please note that if you can not make it, you need to cancel by 5/14/07 noon, or you will be responsible for the full price of the meal.

Direction to 105 Auditorium: http://xww.internal.xerox.com/xrx/Images/Maps/0105.pdf

Additional Information: Please contact Yuanjia Zhang at ext. 57107 or Olivia Ouyang at ext. 32407

Improve your presentation skills by following these comedic advices by Don McMillan

http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/04/powerpoint_some.html

From Botao Kocz

Kodak APEX is inviting Xerox ACT members to join their May 10 APAH event, please see the flyer. ACT will be subsidizing half of the cost ($15) to ACT members who are attending. If you are interested in it, please email me by noon, Monday, 5/7/07.