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Wellness Committee Spotlight
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are turning the spotlight to FMP’s Wellness Committee. This committee is dedicated to planning organization-wide activities related to all types of wellness, including mental, physical, and financial. We asked a few members of the Wellness Committee to share some thoughts about Mental Health Awareness Month and practices…
FMP’s Four Questions Podcast with Carolyn Kurowski
In the next installment of our Four Questions series, Lisa Prather interviewed FMP Managing Partner Carolyn Kurowski. With a focus on Mental Health Awareness Month, Carolyn discusses how she de-stresses and stays balanced during busy seasons, life as a working parent, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of mental health. Work-Life balance plays a role…
Post-SIOP Reflections from FMP
Last month, the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) wrapped up its 2022 Annual Conference, an event that brings a diverse community of I-O psychology practitioners, educators, researchers, and students together for an enriching few days of knowledge sharing, networking, and ideation. Throughout the conference, FMPers connected with each other, facilitated highly attended sessions, presented their…
Employee Spotlight: Jacob Deaton
Hello everyone! I am thrilled to be joining the Employee Spotlight team along with Dominique Rothrock and Zoe Nerantzis as a Co-Coordinator to help highlight the great backgrounds and stories of all our employees. My Background I grew up in Mechanicsville, Virginia just north of Richmond. I come from a family of big University of…
FMP at SIOP 2022: What We’re Looking Forward To
What are you most excited for at this year’s conference? I’m most excited to re-engage with professional networking and various workshops. Virtual learning can be great, but I gain a lot from being in an environment that is totally immersive. Angelica Garza This will be my first SIOP, so I am excited to be able…
FMP is Headed to SIOP 2022!
I am preparing to attend my first in-person professional conference in almost 3 years, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) Annual Conference. The conference is the highlight of the professional year for many I/O Psychologists, from both academia and practice. My mind reels with a mix of excitement and nervousness. My apprehension does…
Employee Spotlight: Zoe Nerantzis
Hello, everybody! I’m super excited to be joining the Employee Spotlight Team as a Co-Coordinator. Last Friday, we introduced Nique Rothrock and you’ll soon meet our other Co-Coordinator, Jacob Deaton! I’ll be using this edition of the Employee Spotlight as a chance to share a little bit about myself before we introduce you to the…
Employee Spotlight: Dominique (Nique) Rothrock
Hi everyone, I would like to introduce myself as one of FMP’s Employee Spotlight Co-Coordinators! As you may know, we’ve been interviewing and writing employee spotlights for years (here, here, and here are examples!), but given the growth of our workforce, we’ve needed to add a few more spotlight writers to keep pace. We’ll be…
FMP’s Four Questions Podcast with Marni Falcone
To prepare for Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) annual conference, Lisa Prather chatted with Marni Falcone, FMP’s resident competency expert and assessment & selection guru. Check out FMP’s Four Questions Podcast to hear more about assessment & selection and get a sneak peek into Marni’s upcoming SIOP panel! Lisa Prather is a Strategic Communications, Marketing,…
Humor in The Workplace
I bet when you read the title to the article, the last person you would expect to be writing this is the CFO of FMP —a boring, old Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Well, I’m here to tell you that lawyers aren’t the only ones who tell bad jokes; we accountants have plenty of our own….