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S p r i n g 2 0 2 0 • forwardHR | 5 DIREC TOR 'S MESSAGE Letter from John Komosa, 2020 State Director, Wisconsin State Council SHRM Model the culture you want others to follow W elcome to your culture journey. e journey starts the day you decide to join others to achieve a common purpose. Your journey may be the place where you work or volunteer your time. As you interact, you impact the people around you and conversely are impacted by them. Back and forth, these interactions lead to good and bad experiences that shape the culture around you. We use the term "shadow you cast" to call to mind the people you influence at work. To help drive the culture you want, think about the behaviors and attitudes that you would like others to emulate. What positive and negative shadows are you casting that support that behavior? As Mahatma Gandhi said, "be the change you want to see in the world." Consider your daily interactions and the shadow you cast as a leader, an employee and a volunteer. Oen, the HR team is expected to set the example for the rest of the organization. is issue highlights a variety of culture messages to help you on your journey. I'd like to thank our contributors to this issue and our volunteers throughout the WISHRM community. As you plan for 2020, keep these dates in mind: • SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, San Diego, Calif. (June 28-July 1) • WISHRM Volunteer Leadership Conference, Waukesha (Aug. 6-7) • State Conference at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells (Oct. 14-16) • SHRM Volunteer Leaders' Business Meeting, Washington D.C. (Nov. 19-21) For more information on any of these events, visit our website www.wishrm.org. For more information about SHRM events, visit www.shrm.org. If you'd like to get more involved with Wisconsin SHRM or your local chapter, we would love to hear from you. Best wishes! ■ John Komosa, MBA 2020 State Director, Wisconsin State Council SHRM

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