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I Met with a client a while back and got into a debate about what it was like to be a client of their firm. As I kept banging my head up against their story , I persuaded them to humor me and try something new….
I asked the President of the company to go outside and come in as if he was a client arriving for an appointment. Within 5 minutes of sitting in his own reception area he didn't like how uncomfortable the chairs were, hated that he could see a bunch of old boxes in a cubicle down the hall, didn't like how dark it was and we stopped right there.
Stupid exercise?...perhaps. Definitely simplistic. But it was a start.
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"You will believe your service is great until you experience it yourself" as HOWARD said. I would say:
"You will believe your service is great until THE FINAL COSTUMERS don't call you, don't buy yours, don't visit you… until the results talk by themselves."———
"he didn't like how uncomfortable the chairs were"
As a President of a company then he is alone, working without people with values! That Boss got to think about the people who work with him, it means the people who works with him is not working in Pro- to the company interests. As a President of a company, does he got to check all that details? there's no people working with him? does he can attend some targets on his company whithout think about it 'cause, there's somebody preventing somethig fails?
If the chair is not comfortable, or there's no water in the reception: the BOSS got to care about it, as the "excercise" says it. 'cause an small firm can do that. yes. ** but iF you have employees working with you, then somebody would be fired!!! Imagine to David J. O'Reilly Chairman and CEO Chevron Corp. checking if the reception is comfortable. There are specialized people working there to check all that !!
Penlix – perhaps you are correct but the experience allowed my ideas to penetrate the story he was telling himself about their service. You will believe your service is great until you experience it yourself. Blaming it on everything else is always easier than the truth.


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General membership meetings provide an opportunity for societies to inform, entertain, and motivate members while attracting new members from those who are first-time visitors.
General membership meetings provide an opportunity for societies to inform, entertain, and motivate members while attracting new members from those who are first-time visitors.
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[edit] Ten Seasonal Program Ideas
General membership meetings provide an opportunity for societies to inform, entertain, and motivate members while attracting new members from those who are first-time visitors.
Most societies find the business portion of the meeting is best concluded prior to scheduled activities or program. The business meeting should be kept to a strict minimum and attention should be paid to allowing enough time for the program portion of the meeting. If necessary, a business meeting can be interrupted for the duration of the program and resumed at a later time or date.
[edit] Spring Ideas
Spring programs can address the coming vacation season, when researchers will be chasing ancestors far beyond their local area. Instructions on visiting courthouses, on interacting with records custodians, on note taking and abstracting, and on planning ahead, will help your members make the most from limited research time.
[edit] Idea #1: Courthouse Visit
Move the program to the courthouse for an evening or a Sunday. Negotiations with county clerks might open the door to a "members' only session" at which a county representative discusses general record keeping principles and locations of oft-used materials. Follow this with a society member who gives a brief introduction to specific records — from a researcher's view. Then allow time for members to use the records.
NOTE: It is a good idea to limit attendance at this program to members only as your society will be responsible for their actions in the courthouse and in the use of records. The signing of a code of ethics statement, required for membership in many societies, identifies members who are committed to the preservation and conscientious use of records.
[edit] Idea #2: Research Trip Planning
Spring is also the season for a serious discussion of the courtesies and formalities necessary to conduct research in records repositories: appropriate dress; calling or writing ahead for directions and procedural information; studying a guide to the collection you intend to use; limiting what you carry into the repository; copy-right restrictions; etc. Intersperse the practical with the frivolous — how to pack "wrinkle-free"; easy-care haircuts for men and women on the go; clothes and equipment for cemetery hunts, etc. The light-hearted approach to these latter subjects will make members more receptive to the "serious stuff" — especially the concept that researchers leave behind a legacy in the repositories they visit — a legacy from which the next researcher will benefit or suffer.
[edit] Idea #3: A New Look At Land Records
Since nearly 90% of American, white males owned land at some point in their lives, the tracing of land is critically important to genealogists. Help members understand the different types of land records and what important clues can be located in them. A program which details not only the types of deeds, but helps members recognize the methods by which family members transferred land title, can be very important. Maps can add flavor to the program and the speaker can be asked to demonstrate how to locate a piece of property on a map which illustrates section, township and range.
[edit] Idea #4: Getting Organized
Spring is a great time to do housekeeping chores. It is important to establish priorities and determine what to keep and what to throw away. Yes! Sometimes items can be discarded! Outdated correspondence can be abstracted, addresses saved, but some actual letters tossed. Several methods of arranging material can be discussed including the positive and negatives of each. Members should be encouraged to arrange material in small categories and keep paper in each file to a minimum so that material can be easily located. After family folders have been created, material can be grouped according to category such as military, probate, school, church, deeds, etc. If there is great deal of material for each of those folders, they can be divided again into groups such as "Military Records 1850-1900" and then "Military Records 1861-1865" until the categories are small enough to be contained in a single file folder. Costs should be discussed with an emphasis on viewing the sacrifice of hours spent attempting to locate a document.
[edit] Summer Ideas
Turn program time into project time. Or just use this season as an opportunity for members to unwind and exchange information.
[edit] Idea #5: Cemetery Picnic
A fun-event with a serious goal. Organize a cemetery recording session (with a rain-check date firmly in hand) and follow it with a family-style picnic at a nearby park or volunteer's residence. Members who prefer not to participate in the walking and recording of the cemetery may be willing to prepare or shop for food. A multi-purpose event in which everyone can play a role.
[edit] Idea #6: My Favorite Ancestors
A time for sharing (but a limited time!). Ask members to identify their favorite ancestor and why s/he deserves that title. Explain that each discussion will be limited to five minutes. The President should appoint a timekeeper, provide a watch with a second hand and a noise maker to signal time is up. One clever idea to monitor this is to have an oversize sand-filled hour glass that requires five minutes for the sand to change sides. Give it to the speaker and when the sand is gone — so is he. Or, use a portable oven timer — one with a buzzer that cannot be ignored! This program can be great fun and interesting as members learn the qualities that make some ancestors more fascinating than others. The group may even want to vote on who has the most intriguing forbearer.
[edit] Idea #7: Preserving Fragile Documents
Invite an archivist or an individual who sells preservation materials to speak. This individual does not have to be a genealogist. Ask the individual to discuss preserving several different types of paper, documents, photographs etc. Your group may have a type of document in which they are particularly interested, such as newspapers. If the speaker is given this information before the talk, the focus will be more specific and thus more helpful.
[edit] Fall Ideas
For most societies Fall is a "back-to-business" season and programs are geared to the more serious aspects of research. This is the time to utilize speakers from other disciplines whose expertise can enhance that of the genealogist. It can also help people from other disciplines learn to appreciate genealogists.
[edit] Idea #8: Non-Traditional Guest Speaker
Engage a speaker from a related field, such as a title searcher or an expert in historical photography or map making. Consider the specialties of nearby university or high school instructors: anthropology, geography, oral history, regional studies, archaeology, etc. Prepare this individual by describing how you think his or her specialty can strengthen the study of genealogy. Many will feel they cannot help genealogists because they know little about the field. The program chairman should have ideas about how these related fields do pertain to genealogy and what the members can gain by knowing about similar, but not identical areas of research.
[edit] Idea #9: Sharing Session
Employ three or four society members who are experienced speakers and let them chose their own success stories. Or, permit any member to share — just be sure to limit the sharing to a definite time frame! Similar programs, but with a slightly different twist are "Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions." Not all of our ancestors were virtuous, of high principle, trustworthy and loyal to mother and country. In fact, some of the most interesting are those who managed to get into a little — or a lot — of trouble! If the program focuses on this type of ancestor, no one will feel s/he is the only one with an ancestor who came as a convict instead of a Mayflower passenger. Related programs are "A Special Woman in My Family, or "Have You Found An Immigrant Ancestors' Home? How?" This last program gives those with late arriving ancestors an opportunity to share their experiences with passenger arrivals, foreign research and perhaps foreign travels. Be sure to note the time-keeping devices under Idea #6.
[edit] Winter Ideas
Winter scheduling of programs brings concern to those who live in the northern climate and who seldom have advance warning of inclement weather. It is a good idea to have a "fall-back" program that can be produced on an hour's notice if the speaker fails to dig out of the snow but members, closer to the meeting site, do.
[edit] Idea #10: "The No-Frills Fall Back Program"
Show a video or slides of the society activities (social and project-oriented)from the previous year (or years). The success of this program, of course, will depend on whether or not the group arranged for events to be photographed. If done with flair, this is a real crowd-pleaser and is a chance to showcase some officers and volunteers who are deserving of recognition. Draw attendees together with popcorn machines set up around the room and home-made signs saying "only those who are seated will be served hot popcorn!"
Another twist is to have tickets — prepared in anticipation of this event — with row and seat numbers. Assigned seats will bring new people together. Be sure you allow some time for informal conversation so that your mixer will permit mixing! With very little advance work (except for the photography, the editing for the show and being sure your equipment is in working order), this can be a great fall-back program. (And, if this performance is not needed in the Winter, you have a ready-made after dinner show for your Spring workshop!)
[edit] End of the Year Christmas Program
Ask each member to bring a new tree ornament that depicts an event in theirs or an ancestor's life or an ornament to honor the efforts of a society member. As members arrive, they draw numbers and in that sequence they briefly describe the ornament's significance before hanging it on the tree (or giving it to a more nimble person to hang). After punch and Christmas cookies for all, the decorated tree is removed and taken as a donation to a social service agency, children's classroom, or needy family which might otherwise go without a tree. Tip: arrangements for the disposition of the tree should be made well in advance of the decorating event. Call your city or town services administration for ideas on recipients.
Another Christmas idea is a favorite holiday recipe that was passed down through the family. Cookies, cakes, fudge, gingerbread men, apfül küchen, pfeiffer nüise, and other unusual pastries can make a delightful program. Ask each of the contributors to give a brief description of which ancestor was famous for the delicacy and from which region or country they came.
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Most successful programs are the result of good planning. One of the most important aspects of arranging a program is to be certain that the invited speaker appears. Therefore, it is wise to confirm the date, time and place with your guest. If the speaker is invited for a conference or an all day workshop, confirm at least thirty days before the event. If the lecture is to be presented in a regularly scheduled meeting, a week in advance is sufficient.
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[edit] Idea #11: Tombstone Study
The best time to visit the cemetery is early spring. Weeds and varmints are at a minimum and in spring everyone is eager to be outside. This is an ideal time to schedule a speaker who can discuss the best ways to read and copy tombstones and do the least amount of damage. The necessary equipment can be brought for a "show-and-tell" presentation. The time of day to read and photograph stones may also be included.
A variation to this lecture can include how to locate old cemeteries in a given geographical area. Discovering maps, cemeteries, sextons, church burying grounds and city cemetery records are all interesting topics. Most genealogists find tombstone art and the various material used to construct tombstones relevant topics for their research.
[edit] Idea #12: Enlarge the Family Circle
Spring is a time of re-birth and rejuvenation. It is a time to consider the significance of family. An appropriate topic for this focus is the collateral family. Too many beginning genealogists highlight only the direct line and the nuclear family in their research. The importance of studying brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, as well as in-laws, can provide valuable information for society members. Ideas for identifying, locating and studying these lesser known relatives can be part of the presentation. If time allows, success stories and interesting relatives located can be part of the sharing process.
An added attraction to the focus on the broader family is the planning of a family reunion. Stepby- step methods for planning a successful family reunion are available in several current publications and magazines. Genealogists should remember there are many kinds of reunions — other than family — which can be helpful in their research. Organizations, military units, school classes, sororities and fraternal organizations all have held, and are currently holding, reunions. It is a good time to try to locate lost relatives.
[edit] Idea #13: Regional, State and National Projects
With the season of rejuvenation comes energy and creativity. It may become comfortable for society members to focus only on their own organization and community and lose sight of what may be transpiring at a regional, state or national level. Various indexing projects, newspaper retrieval projects, records preservation projects, and primary source identification ventures can all be discussed. These activities are reported by both national organizations and various regional historical and genealogical societies. Ask ten of your society members to each research publications and newsletters and present a five-ten minute summary of their discoveries.
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[edit] Idea #14: Locating and Using Research Repositories Within A Day's Drive
Summer is the time for traveling — both near and far. It is amazing how many genealogists restrict themselves to research in their local library and do not venture even 50 or 100 miles from home. Often this is because they are intimidated about using a new and unfamiliar repository. This fear can be alleviated by discussing some of the basics of using the state library or archives. The program can detail not only the sources which are available, but even more important for the timid researcher, the best route to take, the parking facilities, restaurants or food dispensaries, open or closed shelves for research, photocopying mechanics, helpful and accessible staff members and other basic concerns of the audience. If the members know what to expect before the trip, they will feel more comfortable venturing out. It may be possible for a more experienced member to accompany the novices for a field trip. These trips can provide rewards for everyone involved.
[edit] Idea #15: Plat Maps
Learning activities which take place indoors are always needed during summer heat. While challenging, learning to plat metes and bounds land surveys is a skill needed by many genealogists in their research. Many are surprised to learn that drawing a plat is not nearly as difficult as they were afraid it might be. For this lecture, the program chairman needs to find a good teacher. Helping the students learn step-by-step how to read the deed and follow the directions is essential. However, after the initial steps are learned and the students become proficient, they can help each other!
When the event is announced, request that each member of the audience bring a ruler and protractor. Pencil and paper can easily be furnished. It is a good idea to have several people in the audience who already have acquired the skill, so that they can circulate after the instruction and help members of the audience as they apply what they are learning.
Every genealogical researcher should be able to locate 40, 80, 120 acres on the section, township, range system. Once the survey system is explained and a few examples demonstrated, each member of the audience can be provided with a map with township and ranges marked. The leader then gives a land description and asks each member to place a "r" in the quarter section where the land is located. In the next description, the members of the audience, can place a "#" in the quarter section. Be sure that each member can perform the assignment. If not, the lecturer needs to review the material until each can accomplish the task. Land records are simply too valuable for the genealogist not to acquire this skill.
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[edit] Idea #16: Religion and Family
America's history is replete with the rise and fall of various church denominations, branches, sects, and persuasions. Although lectures which discuss the record keeping methods of various denominations such as Quakers, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics, are helpful, they are not all the genealogist needs to know. Knowing the tenets of an ancestor's faith may be more helpful to understanding him than learning the date of his baptism. Learning about "the New Lights," the "Great Awakening" and various waves of missionary and evangelistic fervor may help the genealogist understand why an ancestor migrated as he did, behaved the way he did and raised his children the way he did. This topic has the potential for several excellent programs and will interest those researchers eager to add "meat to the bones" of their ancestor's lives.
[edit] Idea #17: No Question Is Too Dumb To Ask
Arrange a panel of the more experienced researchers in the society. They will be available to TRY to answer questions from the audience. Too often genealogists do not adequately use the knowledgeable resources in their own community. There are reasons for this. None of us want to appear stupid, we may not know the "right" questions to ask, or we may not even know what it is that we don't know. In preparation for this panel, the leader should have some "plants" in the audience who will start the ball rolling with good, general, appropriate questions. This will encourage others to participate and will model the most helpful type of questions.
Incidentally, the panel should be encouraged to admit when they don't know the answer. No expert knows it all. However, the question asked should not be ignored. Encourage someone to research the question and return to the group with an answer. Beginning genealogists will soon discover that even the experts must learn how to locate the information they need rather than be able to retain everything in memory.
If the society's membership is particularly timid, and you are concerned no one will rise to the occasion, ask the panel to develop their own questions as well as answers. The panel title will thus change to "Questions Most Frequently Asked," or "Haven't You Always Wondered About ... "
The important thing is that the program address real, practical, and sometimes very basic questions, that often go unasked and therefore, unanswered.
===Idea #18: Your Immigrant Ancestor
Ask members to choose an individual or family and request they make a short presentation. When did the family come to this country? Why? Where did they come from? Do you know what port they left and where they arrived? Where did they settle? Why? Did other family members come? How can one locate the answers to these research questions?
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[edit] Idea #19: Migration Patterns
Winter was the season for migration. The crops from the last harvest were in storage; the new not yet planted. The roads were frozen and could be traveled. This is the best season to learn about our migrating ancestors. One could study the avenues of migration — the roads, riverways, canals and railroads. The program could focus on the new geographical areas which opened for settlement at various times — upstate New York, the Northwest Territory, Trans-Appalachia, the Trans-Mississippi, the Gulf Plains, the Frontier West and the Far West. When did they open? Why and what records were produced? How did our ancestors migrate? What were the methods of conveyance? What were the advantages and disadvantages of ox carts, barges, wagons, and trains? Do records exist? Where might one look?
It is important to emphasize that people did not migrate as individuals, but rather in family and community groups. Who were the people who traveled with your ancestors? They may be closely related even though the name is not the same.
[edit] Idea #20: New Year's Resolution - Learn a New Source and Use It!
Winter brings in the New Year and with it new resolves. It is time to learn a new genealogical resource. We each have our favorite sources to explore when tracing family history. Too often we become stumped if our old standbys cannot be located or do not bring the desired results. No individual researcher can possibly be abreast of all available sources. If each society member locates a source new to him or her, uses it and then reports back the results, each member's horizons will broaden. Perhaps the new source did not reveal the exact connection sought, but something new will always be learned. How easy or difficult was access and use of the source? Was it indexed? What kind of information did the source contain? What did it lack? What kind of genealogical problems would it likely solve, etc?
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Creative programs are not difficult to conceive, but they do require planning and organization. And, no program chairman should forget that some of the best potential speakers are within the society itself.


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A. There are lots of things that you can do. An easy solution would be to purchase Apple TV or a Mac Mini. There are lots of hardware and software available that support these products' ability to run in a media server capacity.
On the PC side of the market there's Microsoft's Media Center platform, which is supported by a number of mainstream and specialty manufacturers. These media center computers can be run in tandem with extenders or even products like the Xbox 360, which can act like an extender. Media Center PC manufacturers include companies like HP. The extender category, which allows users to stream content from their PCs, includes products from companies like D-Link and Linksys.
The dedicated specialty Media Center server companies include Niveus, Russound and Exceptional Innovation.
The other category to look at is the entertainment server market. These manufacturers use proprietary operating systems and user interfaces.
Some of the leading brands used by custom electronics pros in this space include Kaleidescape, ReQuest Multimedia and Escient. In addition there are companies like Fusion Research, Sunfire and Colorado vNet that offer products in this space.
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Animal Cells Lesson Plan: The Cell Command Game
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12
In this animal cells lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6 through 12, students use BrainPOP resources to identify the parts of an animal cell. Students will describe what happens to food and energy when it enters the cell and use an interactive game to explore cell structures virtually.
Students will:
- Complete a scientific investigation to explore the layers of a cell.
- Identify and describe the parts of an animal cell.
- Describe what happens to food and energy when it enters the cell.
- One onion
- Several magnifying glasses
- Internet access for BrainPOP and Filament Games
- Red food coloring
- Class set of photocopies of the Graphic Organizer
- Class set of photocopies of the Vocabulary page with the Activity page on the back
- Several microscopes and animal cell slides
cell membrane; regulate; nucleus; cytoplasm; organelle; mitochondria; lysosome; vacuole; protein; ribosome
Preparation:Familiarize yourself with the Cell Command interactive game from Filament Games, as well as the BrainPOP Cell Structures topic page.
In this game, students take the helm of a command center of a "cell ship," working with crew members at their cellular stations. As students embark on different missions, they'll assist crew members with their duties based on whatever cellular crises emerge. Along the way, crew members will increase their stats and earn station perks. Students will initially start the game as a lowly crew member, working on a single station and improving their own station skills. Completing missions will earn cell credits, allowing players to upgrade their cell ship, their own commander skills or the skills of their crew. By completing all missions the player will unlock Exploration mode and win the game, having learned key concepts in cell biology. More background information on the game can be found on the Filament Games website.
Lesson Procedure:
- Before beginning the game, use BrainPOP to activate prior knowledge and reinforce the content covered in the game. Explain that during the BrainPOP movie, students should watch and listen for both key terms and the parts of an animal cell, and hand out the Activity page.
- Play the Movie pausing at key points to allow students to take notes, fill out their activity page and cell drawing labels, and complete the vocabulary definitions using their own words. Provide a few minutes after the movie for students to finish this collaboratively and talk about their answers with one another.
- Review the answers as a class. If you notice that many students have misconceptions on the topic even after viewing the movie, take the Review Quiz together as a discussion activity.
- Tell students they will have further opportunities to learn and practice their knowledge about cells using the Cell Command game. Click through Cell Command's instructions and read through with the class. You may want to play a practice round before sending students off to play in partnerships or independently. *You might want to use headphones, or show students how to turn off the background sound! Let students know they'll have multiple class periods to explore this game.
- If students have individual logins through My BrainPOP, they'll be able to take snapshots during game play to capture significant moments and reflect on their work. Clicking on the snapshot tool generates a thumbnail image which is stored on the bottom left of the screen. At any point during game play, students can click on their snapshot(s) and type a caption or response to a prompt, and save or submit it to your teacher's account. Check out Cell Command Additional Features for My BrainPOP for more information and specific snapshot prompts you can give students during [game name] game play.
- After students have a chance to play, allow for some time to debrief. Ask students what they thought the object of the game was, and what they learned from playing. Use the Graphic Organizer as an assessment to find out more about what students have learned throughout this topic of study.
- The following class period, draw on the students' experience from playing Cell Command. Have students explain what a cell is, and ask, "Is it true that cells can only be viewed using a microscope?" Use the Experiment to test students' predictions and show what cells look like.
- Divide students into small groups or partnerships and have students refer to their Vocabulary page from the previous lesson. If students haven't completed these, invite students to work collaboratively and jot down any missing information.Have students share out definitions.
- While they work, invite students to come up to the experiment one group at a time to view the onion cells under the magnifying glasses. Ask questions to encourage students to think about what they're observing: What components of the cells are not visible? What equipment might be needed to see more details?
- Project an animal cell slide on the white board. Tell students you have also put microscopes around the room with various animal slides. Allow students to rotate around the room and draw a couple of examples of the cells they saw.
- Put a labeled animal cell diagram on the board next to the real cell. Challenge students to identify the parts of the real animal cell using the labeled cell to help them. You may wish to have students try to label their drawings at their seats.
- If time allows, have students continue playing Cell Command. Before playing, make sure to debrief on their previous experiences and ask how students think the game experience might be different this time.
- Before the end of the period, invite students to do a quick write on whether they would recommend this game to other students and explain why or why not. Let them know this will inform whether you use the game with future classes.
Extension Activity:Have students construct their own edible cells using different types of candy to represent each part of the cell. Use the downloadable resource (above from Holt Science and Technology to guide students through the activity.
Use the movies and resources in the Cellular Life and Genetics unit to help students further their understanding about cells. You may also want to utilize the other Health Games featured in GameUp.
Downloadable Resources:Holt Science and Technology Edible Cell Activity.pdf
BrainPOP Movies:DNA
Cell Specialization
Passive Transport
Cell Structures (Activity Page Answer Key)
Active Transport (Activity Page Answer Key)


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Diversity Overview
Our Vision We embrace diversity at all levels of the firm and seek out the best individuals to join our team. Our unique culture is enhanced through diversity not only of race and gender, but by members of the LGBT community, generational differences, cultural differences and talented people of varying backgrounds and experiences. Alston & Bird recruits, hires, and promotes for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, handicap or veteran's status.
Our Goals
Alston & Bird is committed to promoting diversity both within our firm and our community. We have worked and will continue to work to create and maintain an open, receptive and nurturing work environment and a diverse workforce of attorneys and staff. We accomplish this internally through various initiatives under the leadership of firm-wide Diversity Committees. Chaired by a partner, the Diversity Steering Committee provides overarching goals and guidance. Each office/region has a Regional Diversity Committee, comprised of attorneys and staff, working to implement programs, events and sponsorships relative to their locations. The Diversity Task Force supports the firm's efforts by providing opportunities for learning through events, recognition and cultural celebration.
Ambassador Andrew Young's Metaphor for Diversity
". . . I read a little book called the Gardens of Democracy. It's a little book that says where we went off-track was when the enlightenment gave us the impression that the economy was to run like a machine. And so we developed a mechanized view of social change. The mechanical view is not an apt metaphor—life is much more like a garden . . . it requires weeding. It requires acceptance of diversity, and you don't put your flowers under the shade of the tree. You've got to accommodate for sunlight and rain. If we look at the democracy and free enterprise with a garden as a metaphor, we come out with a much more humane view of the world and a much more realistic approach to the problems of the world." -- Excerpt from a recent presentation at Alston & Bird
Alston & Bird Rated One of the Best Places to Work for LGBT EqualityNovember 20, 2014 | Diversity
Cari Dawson Named One of Georgia's "Most Powerful & Influential Women"September 26, 2014 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Honored with Dell Legal Diversity AwardOctober 21, 2014 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Ranked 9th in Overall Diversity in 2015 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law FirmsJuly 17, 2014 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Earns Coca-Cola's 2012 "Living the Values" AwardJanuary 10, 2013 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Tops Corporate Equality Index for Eighth Straight YearNovember 15, 2012 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Ranked 12th in Diversity in 2013 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law FirmsOctober 1, 2012 | Diversity
Alston & Bird Named Among Carolina Parenting's 2012 N.C. Family Friendly CompaniesAugust 23, 2012 | Diversity
Lisa Gilford Named Among the "Top Women Litigators" in California for Third Year in a RowMay 14, 2012 | Diversity
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Photo 1: Alston & Bird's Los Angeles Diversity Committee hosted "Is Diversity Still Important in 2014?" Our esteemed speaker for the program was the Honorable Justice Carol D. Codrington, an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two. (L-R: Jesse Jauregui, Partner, Alston & Bird, Co-Chair CA Diversity Committee; Honorable Justice Carol D. Codrington, an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two; Elizabeth Sperling, Partner, Alston & Bird, Co-Chair CA Diversity Committee.) Photo 2: As part of the firm's Celebration Of Women's History Month, the Diversity Task Force and North Carolina Diversity Committee presented "Women Making History: A Conversation With Anne Tompkins", Alston & Bird Alum and U.S. Attorney for the Western District Of North Carolina (L-R: Rick McDermott, Partner, Alston & Bird, Co-Chair NC Diversity Committee; Anne Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District Of North Carolina; Ashley Menser, Counsel, Alston & Bird, Co-Chair NC Women's Initiative, Co-Chair NC Diversity Committee; Pam Clifford, Senior Business Development Manager, Alston & Bird, NC Diversity Committee.) Photo 3: As part of the firm's celebration of Black History month, the Diversity Task Force and the Atlanta Diversity Committee were pleased to welcome an American hero to the firm, U.S. Congressman John Lewis. (L-R: John Latham, Partner, Alston & Bird, Diversity Partner and Chair of A&B's Diversity Steering Committee; John Lewis, U.S. Congressman, Georgia's Fifth Congressional District; Cari K. Dawson, Partner, Alston & Bird, Diversity Steering Committee, Women's Initiative Steering Committee; Richard Hays, Managing Partner, Alston & Bird.) Photo 4: The 2014 National Convention Vietnamese American Attorneys (L-R: Nguyen Vu, Counsel - Consumer & Marketing Practices, Sprint Corp and President of NCVAA; Kim Yen Nguyen, Senior Associate, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster Kantor & Reed, P.A. and Vice President of NCVAA; Daniel Huynh, Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP, NCVAA Board of Governors.)