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April 2018		Women’s Leadership Conference and Hall of Fame Over 250 individuals attended the Inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference and Hall of Fame! Keynote Regina Stanback Stroud and the session speakers were rated highly from participants as their “favorite part of the conference.” Participants indicated that they loved the diversity of participants and wanted more time for networking and more sessions. The Hall of Fame was a packed event in honor of three extraordinary women: Erin Tormey, Kalimah Salahuddin and Naomi Patridge (pictured below bottom right). A special thank you to ... Read More
April 2018		Wellness Dividends The County Wellness Program has launched its last year of the 3-year pilot for a $250 Wellness Dividend. To be eligible for this $250 dividend, employees must be covered in one of the County’s health plans and complete both a wellness screening as well as an online health assessment by 6/30/2018. The $250 dividend will be paid in one lump sum on the November 9th paycheck to coincide with the holiday shopping season. There are three options to complete a screening: onsite screening events at various County sites, annual physical with a personal physician, and at our vendor’s (Baysport)... Read More
April 2018		Personnel/Payroll Classification & Organizational Study The Human Resources Department has launched a classification and organizational study of the County’s payroll and personnel function and staff. The study includes a review of 49 positions in 26 departments. Consistent with HR’s commitment to career growth and to improving individual and organizational capacity, the study is being conducted to ensure effective delivery of services, optimization of the County’s resources, and appropriate classification of positions given changes in technology and operations. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, has been retained to assist with the study. They were onsite on the... Read More
April 2018		Performance Pilot – Conference Presentation On March 16, Conrad Fernandes and Ben Dalgetty were invited to present at the 2018 conference for the Northern California Chapter of the International Public Management Association – Human Resources. They shared the program design and initial findings of the San Mateo County Evidence-Based Employee Performance and Development Pilot with an audience of over 50 government HR professionals. The hour-long presentation was well received, and generated significant engagement and questions from attendees interested in duplicating the model. Read More
April 2018		HR welcomes Chaten Berry - Fellowship and Internship Coordinator Chaten Berry has joined Human Resources as the Fellowship and Internship Coordinator in the Organizational Development and Communication Division. Chaten graduated from California State University of Sacramento with a B.S. in Business Administration. He started his county career with the Health System in 2012 and most recently worked as a Program Coordinator for Health Administration. He grew up in the Eastbay and currently lives in Union City. Chaten also enjoys playing basketball, traveling with his wife, and loves watching scary movies.

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March 2018		Jobs for Youth Annual Fundraising Breakfast Calling all Superheroes! We invite you to our 36th Annual Scholarship FUNdraising Breakfast on May 24, 2018! All proceeds go directly towards Al Teglia Jobs for Youth scholarships and your heartfelt contribution is tax deductible. Help us spread the word about this inspiring celebration and use #jfysuperheroes. ... Read More

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March 2018		Gifts of Gratitude Initiative The Employee Wellness Program introduced its 2018 Signature Initiative titled ‘Gifts of Gratitude’. The goal is to demonstrate gratitude all year through interactive activities to enable our employees to be successful, connected, and fulfilled at work and at home. This first quarter was focused on the power of the words ‘thank you’. The Wellness Champions throughout the County coordinated an activity called ‘Thank You Note Tuesday or Thursday’, where employees could prepare thank you cards to someone at work or home. This initiative allowed us... Read More
March 2018		New Online Training Employees now have more online training options! A new Skillsoft online package provides over 90 new learning topics in a variety of areas including: customer service; professional and leadership development, and written communication. Additionally, Leadership Advantage 3.0 is now available to supervisors and managers and provides a variety of leadership self - assessments, pre-tests and post tests, discussion guides and tools. The 30 leadership tracks also available by the Skillsoft learning app also includes videos, presentations by leading business authors, summaries of... Read More
March 2018		Employee Innovation Summit is back for 2018! The County will be hosting the third Employee Innovation Summit on April 26th. This is a day-long event for cross-divisional or cross-departmental teams of 3-5 employees to come together and brainstorm innovative ideas to improve County services. Teams present a 3-minute pitch for their idea to a judging panel of County leaders. At the end of the event winners are awarded with monetary prizes. The theme of this year's event is Vision 2025. Employees interested in participating may register in LMS Career Site. More information about the event is available at ... Read More
March 2018		SMC Serves – Converting Volunteer Hours into LMS Training Credit SMC Serves is designed to incorporate volunteerism into our work culture and encourage employees to engage in causes and activities they are passionate about. In promoting volunteerism, employees can now apply 4 hours of volunteer service (performed in off duty status) towards their annual 20-hour training requirement each year.

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