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Professional Development Business Unit (PDBU) News Jessica Jones PDBU Director Christine Spring PDBU Co-Director O “Change alone is unchanging” ~Heraclitus ne of the most unsettling things in life, both personally and professionally, is change. But change is one of the few constants in life. Learning to navigate this in a healthy way is a hardearned skill. Change can be frightening, upsetting, challenging and sometimes fun. I often tell myself during times of change, “be the willow, not the oak”. Meaning, learn to bend with the changes so you do not break. Navigating change means taking a deep breath and taking account of what you know. Most importantly, when change comes to your company, what happens to your position or career? If your position is going to change, now is the time to take stock of your skills and abilities. What can you bring to your new position? Are there new skills that you need to learn? Are there certifications you can get to show your business acumen? If you have a mentor (NIRMA Mentorship can help!), talk to that person. He or she may have some advice on skills that you may need to learn or need to improve. This may help you maintain your employment, or maybe find a similar position in a new company. If the change is about new management, new policies or new computer systems, learn all you can about the new way of doing business. Be open to the changes - be the willow tree. Don’t refuse to budge Be the Willow Tree like the stiff and unyielding oak tree. Show management that you are open to learning the new way and the new policies. Change can be difficult for everyone no matter what position, even managers might struggle with change. You can make change easier on all your teammates by having a good attitude. Be a leader in your department showing others that everyone can embrace the changes. Maybe there will be committees or groups that are spear-heading the changes, join them or ask to be included. Get involved. One way to make change less scary, is to get ahead of the curve and understand what / when / how / why regarding the upcoming changes. Change is not always bad. Change can be invigorating. It can lead to new ideas on how to do business. Be open, be curious, be willing. Once you know a change is on the horizon, be ready to jump in and be a part of the solution. “The secret of C HANGE is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~Socrates 26 Summer 2024 NIRMA.org Back to Content | Inside NIRMA
Membership & Marketing Business Unit (M&MBU) News a purpose of the Membership and Marketing (M&M) Business Unit is building the NIRMA organization by bringing in new members from every avenue. This will make the NIRMA organization robust and diverse. The knowledge each member brings on board is then shared with the whole NIRMA organization. In less than 2 months we have an opportunity to share our knowledge with each other as well as invite potential new members to join us at the 2024 NIRMA Symposium. Please invite your Industry peers to attend the NIRMA symposium. With so many new and innovative technologies that the nuclear industry (both private and government organizations) are delving into, we need to understand and be ready for the impacts to Information and Records Management, so consider bringing a colleague with you to the symposium, such as IT, your boss, procedure writers, auditors, engineers, etc. Many companies have a department dedicated to Innovation. Please reach out to yours and either gather information to share at the symposium or invite them along. We will all benefit from the diversity they can bring to the symposium. M&MBU meets the first Wednesday of every month for one hour at 12:00 PM CST. Please join us. We are a fun group to work with. For additional information or questions on anything mentioned above, please contact nirma@nirma.org. Stephen Fleshman, M&MBU Director Back to Content | Inside NIRMA NIRMA.org Summer 2024 27
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