This meetup is intended to support people who manage people sleep better at night! Managing people is one of the hardest things to do at work and this group is here to support you with learning and sharing ideas for doing it more effectively. You will receive training/support on topics and sharing from each others experience too!

The Bay Area Strengths and Engagement team is a non profit think tank and member led group of HR professionals and their business partners. The team is gathered to help HR professionals working for companies with fewer than 1,000 employees find and rate tools for improving employee productivity through the application of strengths and engagement based approaches. The nation's largest companies have organizational development budgets required to afford the outside consulting and technology that …

Tech Recruiter Society's Bay Area Chapter is devoted to creating and furthering a community of technical recruiters for purposes of networking, exchanging best practices, professional development and mentoring, and promoting the field of technical recruiting. We will encourage software engineers to attend our events for insight and feedback as to what they want out of a technical recruiting experience.  Our agenda includes job fairs, seminars, and paid training events.  This is THE group to join …

HR and Tech SF is a new recurring event bringing together actors in the HR industry from startups offering new ways to connect talent and employers to recruiters and HR managers looking for innovative ways to attract professionals. It's for people that want to explore evolutions in the HR field brought about by the Web, social media and social recruiting. HR and Tech SF is an emerging community of experts, innovators, techies and HR professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you are …

GSUMMITx - Gamification in San Francisco/Bay Area is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamifica …

We Are Change Makers: empowering each other with tools that bring peace of mind to professionals currently employed, self-employed or otherwise. You may have learned tools before that were later forgotten; Change Makers are interested in "Change that Sticks." Our methodology is based on transformational learning versus traditional learning. This can be simplified into 3 steps: 1. Critical reflection on one's assumptions. 2. Discourse to validate the critically reflective insight. 3. Action. Who …

Business Executives for Measurable Management is a group formed to welcome Robin Byrne, founder of Measurable Management, to the Bay Area. Mr. Byrne management initiative was recently nominated by the United Nations (UN) to receive their prestigious Positive Peace Award. To celebrate this nomination, Mr. Byrne is touring the country and sharing his management methodology with Corporate America. He plans to stop in San Jose in May 2011 to deliver a free training. ABOUT MEASURABLE MANAGEMENT I …

Cloud based Small Business Management Platform Focused on cloud based Applications to run a business end to end. If you are interested in the Apps listed below either as a business owner for your business this groups would provide you information on how you could run your business with Application to make it easier and accessible to you from anywhere. CRM Project Management eCommerce Fundraising Invoicing Financials Human Resource

Sexuality and Disability Support Group 2nd Wednesday of the Month6:00 - 7:aPMFREE! Sponsored by: Center for Independent LivingEd Roberts Campus, Osher Room A & B3075 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94703• Learn new skills and resources to expand your experience of sexual expression with your disability• Transform your sexuality, boost self-confidence, and develop intimate loving relationships• Feel the power of community with the support of your peers• Open to people with all disabilities and sexual …

… If you are new to this movement, some helpful additional information and resources can be found on the websites of the Prostitutes Education Network (http://www.bayswan.org/), the Sex Workers Outreach Project (http://www.swop-usa.org), Erotic Service Providers Union (http://www.espu-ca.org), and Californians for Privacy (http://www.californians4privacy.us/). Thank you for your interest and participation in this Meetup!

If you are interested in establishing an active Humanist organization in San Francisco, please join this Meetup.  As meetings and events are organized, you will be invited.  We envision discussions, speakers, social activities and events to work for a better world.  For those who may not be familiar with humanism, below is the Humanist Manifesto III, which describes what many Humanists believe. HUMANISM AND ITS ASPIRATIONS Humanist Manifesto II Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life t …

We are a group of like minded vegans, "veg-curious", and those wanting to deepen their understanding of veganism and compassionate living. Our purpose is to provide opportunities to engage with others to learn, share, and receive support to speak your truth. Topics include how to deal with social challenges in a non-vegan world, personal well-being and diet, global concerns, etiquette, advancing the journey, activism, recipe sharing, and resources. The agenda and format for each meetup will be d …

Are you curious about and interested in the current climate change that the Earth is undergoing? We want to understand the Earth and its climate change and how we can live with it and support one another through the worst of times ahead since it is certain to impact all humanity! We want to connect with people who feel the same way -- that climate change is important and necessitates that we understand the Earth and its sustainability requirements for life.  We normally expect to meet Tuesday ev …

… (MATTHEW 10:16) We do not submit to any human or organized religion: “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” (JAMES 1:27) We will expose the direct physical and spiritual connection between the physical evils and the spiritual battle we face: Satanic churches, rituals, child sacrifices, molestation, immoral behavior, human trafficking (white slavery), drug traffickin …

Meet local Architects/building professionals/contractors and any/all others interested in discussing green Architecture and sustainable design. Talk about finished/unfinished projects, materials/LEED certification, energy use and savings, and where to take form, space, and order next! Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, throu …

The Next Level Up: Bobby Fishkin and David Hodgson have been chatting, and have discovered that there are only 24 hours in the day. We have therefore come to a fresh hypothesis as how to meet two objectives. The first objective is that an abundance of humanizing dialogue with diverse fascinating social entrepreneurs, visionaries, futurists, revolutionaries, empathetic humanizers, socially responsible business incubators, social intrapreneurs, culture hackers, social innovation diffusion speciali …