{"id":283910,"date":"2018-09-06T06:10:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=283910"},"modified":"2018-09-06T06:10:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T20:10:58","slug":"shrm-president-makes-his-first-visit-to-marianas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/shrm-president-makes-his-first-visit-to-marianas\/","title":{"rendered":"SHRM president makes his first visit to Marianas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Society of Human Resource Management CEO and president Johnny Taylor Jr. graces SHRM NMI chapter with his presence during the chapter’s monthly meeting yesterday. (Kimberly A. Bautista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Society of Human Resource Management\u2014a human resources organization\u2014focused on three points that would elevate the profession and human resource professionals in his keynote speech during the NMI Chapter\u2019s meeting yesterday at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan.<\/p>\n

At the monthly SHRM meeting that was held at PIC\u2019s Charley\u2019s Cabaret, Taylor touched base on the importance of having a point of view and opinion, the importance of certification, and the importance of courage when dealing with people issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe three things that we really talked about was one, having a point of view and an opinion on policy and advocacy matters; two, making sure that we are all certified and that we understand the body of knowledge and what is means to be an HR professional\u2026and thirdly, we need to\u2026take on issues of the day and most issues are people issues, not just business issues. Most issues that business people run into are people issues\u2026 so what we\u2019ve encouraged our people is to focus on those three areas to elevate their profession,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taylor added that good H.R. isn\u2019t only found in bigger companies in the U.S. mainland; good H.R. can be found in small business in small islands like the Marianas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing that happens is, too often, we only look at the major companies in major parts of the country. \u2026Good H.R. isn\u2019t just found in the mainland U.S., it\u2019s everywhere, including right here on Saipan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Taylor arrived early yesterday morning and left late yesterday evening to visit the SHRM Chapter in Guam.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Taylor, he said he was excited to present in front of the NMI Chapter due to how active and welcoming the chapter members were.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an active Chapter here; it is one of the two islands whee we actually have SHRM Chapter members on so I\u2019m really excited to be here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked about his first experiences on Saipan, Taylor said the island is reminiscent of his home in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely my first trip here and I frankly didn’t even know where Saipan was. I knew of Guam because my daughter is half-Guamanian but I didn’t know where Saipan was and it has been wonderful. It reminds me so much of home, Fort Lauderdale, because it\u2019s humid and tropical\u2026and the people are nice so I\u2019m very pleased to be here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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