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Do you know a Veteran soon to be leaving military service? Arizona is a great place for Veterans to live and work! I know, I recently moved to the “Grand Canyon State.” “Arizona has a message for the men and women who’ve served our country in uniform – we value your experience, we value your skills and we want you to come work for our state,” said former Governor, Doug Ducey. “ Ducey launched a plan to nearly double Veterans in the state workforce, building on his commitment to make Arizona the best state for Veterans in the country. He emphasizes the value of Veteran talent in the 2022 State of the State address: https://lnkd.in/e7dh5kB9 Learn more about AZ Hires Vets: https://lnkd.in/eifSZE3r Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #HireAVeteran #VeteranTalentAcademy

Gratitude extends beyond our blessings to those who make such moments possible. Our military members, Veterans, and their families are woven into this tapestry, as their service safeguards the liberties we cherish.? This Thanksgiving, consider expressing your appreciation to a Veteran or military family in your community. Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #HappyThanksgiving #VeteranTalentStrategy

Want to distinguish your company as a Veteran Friendly and attract Veteran talent - as an employer Veteran Champion? If so, a generic career website just won’t do. Add these features to your website to help you get where you want to go: * Make Veteran hiring and recognition awards a big focus * Showcase your contributions to the Veteran Community * Spotlight current Veteran employees * Share your Veteran Mentorship Program * Explain Veteran-friendly Human Resource Policies * Host a Military Skills Translator * Describe Training Programs and Career Path options * Announce your Veteran Employee Resource Group and its activities It’s important to carefully consider what it is about your company that will appeal to Veteran talent and market it. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3y2SP1f Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #VeteranChampion #VeteranTalentAcademy

Finding and keeping talent has only gotten harder for employers since the "Great Reshuffle." You’re competing with every other company in the same boat as you. Industry, employer and nonprofit coalitions are setting and exceeding Veteran-hiring goals in record time. As Veteran unemployment is driven down and stays consistently lower than civilian unemployment, the competition for Veteran talent only gets worse. If you aren’t investing in and creating a Veteran Talent Attraction Strategy, you are missing out! Veteran-hiring done well boosts productivity and reduces turnover. Jump-start your Veteran Hiring program, today: https://lnkd.in/g_npmXGf Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #HireAVeteran #VeteranTalentAcademy

Do your new Veteran hires need encouragement and/or feedback? Because Veterans have a bias for action and tend to be task oriented, your new Veteran hire may lean in too quickly, making recommendations before co-workers are ready to hear them. For example, if they are in a meeting and have a great idea, they might say, “I think we should do this.” More than likely, everyone in the room will either a) shoot him/her down because it has been tried before and failed, b) dismiss him/her because they’re new and don’t know the business, or c) think it’s interesting but still dismiss him/her because you’re new. Please offer your new hire feedback. Veterans are used to receiving it, want to do the right thing, and respond well to coaching. To learn more about military culture, click here: https://buff.ly/2KG2e60 Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #HireAVeteran #VeteranTalentAcademy

During #NationalGratitudeMonth, my husband Ed and I are most grateful for our Lord and Savior, each other, family, friends, and freedom. What are you grateful for? Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #VanguardVeteran #NationalGratitudeMonth #VeteranChampions

Veterans are well-suited to work in many civilian job settings. But, I believe they excel in environments with structure, teamwork and the opportunity to influence/lead others. Environments at the top of my list are manufacturing, construction and teaching. In which environments do YOU THINK Veterans excel most? Check out this article published Nov 11th 2023 at Rutgers Graduate School of Education by @Lindsay Patton, "Why Teaching is a Great Career Path for Military Veterans." “I think veterans can go a long way in teaching youth how to be good citizens and responsible for self,” said Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz, LtCol, USAF, Retired. A veteran herself and a voice for veterans everywhere, Gallowitz is the founder of Vanguard Veteran, which helps veterans have a smooth transition into civilian life." Read the full article here :https://bit.ly/49BUStV Some states, like Florida, are creatively finding ways to get Veterans into the classroom. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3QZL2KY Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #TrustedVeteranHiringAdvisor #HireAVeteran #VeteranTalentAcademy

Did you know that November Happy National #FamilyCareGiverMonth? Are you caring for a Veteran? If so, THANK YOU for providing this critical care day in and day out. So many families across the nation are serving in this important capacity. Pictured here is Major Darren R. Baldwin and his wife (and caregiver) who was a full-time caregiver for over a decade. Darren died from complications of injuries sustained in combat. Learn more about Maj. Baldwin here: https://buff.ly/3WvrrDh How could you, as a neighbor, friend or coworker help ease a Veteran caregiver’s load? Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #VanguardVeteran #FamilyCareGiverMonth #VeteranChampions

? Roger Rickard is a colleague from the National Speakers Association in Arizona. He shares these heartfelt words about the presidential election. Please read! ???????? The day was wet and windy, the city knee-deep in late winter mud. It was a Saturday, about 12 Noon, when upon the introduction and rousing ovation, the tall, well-known speaker strode to center stage – the audience full of anticipation awaiting his message. He began slowly and clearly, much like he always did. He spoke only 698 words – four paragraphs in all! And on this Saturday, March 4th, 1865, at a time of great political anxiety as the end of our divisive, bloody civil war was at hand, the 16th President of the United States closed his second inaugural speech with some divine wisdom saying, “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” I use Mr. Lincoln’s words to set the tone for a healing of our current day political wounds, which increasingly pitted friends against friends, even amongst family. There is a big difference between his words and our current day. Mr. Lincoln dealt with the raw ramifications of war between fellow citizens, and we exercised our peaceful democratic right to voice our leadership choices by way of the ballot box. I’m going to let you in on a secret, you all didn’t vote the way I did. However, we should not think less of our neighbors because of our decisions. As Americans we must learn to agree to disagree when we must, but to do it without being disagreeable. As rooted as our likes and dislikes may seem, the wind of change and tide of time often brings forth surprising shifts in political relations. As I peer into my political crystal ball, I am unable to forecast clear skies or stormy weather ahead. But as citizens, we must hold ourselves to account. Our constitution begins with three simple words, WE THE PEOPLE. It doesn’t begin with - I THE KING or Me the President or even WE THE CONGRESS but rather - WE THE PEOPLE. We, the people, stood up for what we believed in, and on Tuesday we made our voices heard. And yet, according to CNN Election Central the difference in total presidential votes was 6,131,360 less in 2024 than 2020. America needs engaged citizens - citizens not bystanders. America needs you to fulfill an obligation to make our society better than the generations before you. We, as speakers, trainers, and coaches, are uniquely qualified to do this work - as we are the people that offer a helping hand-up, we provide solutions for our clients that make us all better. Let us go out into the world, make a difference every day, and let your voice be HEARD! Salute! ?? ????

During #WarriorCareMonth, I want to highlight and honor my friend civilian Veteran Champion Fran Wesseling, whose Soldier son - Major Darren Baldwin - died from complications of combat wounds after more than a decade on bedrest. Not only have Fran and her husband "Wes" raised over $2+ million dollars for the Green Beret Foundation but they started a scholarship fund in Darren’s name. I learned second-hand how challenging this kind of experience can be for the entire family. The best thing I could do was to try and be a good listener. How can you offer a caring ear or other support to someone in your community who is caring for a wounded warrior? Learn more here about Warrior Care Month: https://lnkd.in/g7aaHWAV Join the Veteran Champion Movement. Be a part of the win! #VanguardVeteran #WarriorCareMonth #VeteranChampions