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Management Society Invites You to Attend:
Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together?
John W. Center
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
6:30 pm until 8:00pm
Dunwoody Institute, Room 41
818 Dunwoody Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN.
About the Meeting:
The old wisdom says, "Birds of a feather flock together." Is
that true? What if those birds fill positions and roles in technology and
engineering organizations? What if the key is the feather?
This presentation will consider what feathers are necessary to be
successful in the areas of research, development engineering,
manufacturing-process engineering, and continuation-support engineering.
Then we will look at the birds that will need to have those feathers. With
that information fully in hand, the nature of the flock will be
considered. Come prepared to learn some important things about bird
watching and bird identification.
Those attending this presentation will learn how the organization areas
of research, development engineering, manufacturing-process engineering,
and continuation-support engineering really are different. They will learn
about the challenges associated with providing leadership to this actually
very diverse group. They will learn why there may be difficulties when one
tries to provide leadership in a homogeneous and consistent manner. Once
the differences, difficulties, and challenges are recognized, we will look
at the processes of creativity, innovation, and puzzle solving. We will
learn how the differences in those processes provide a key for leading and
managing the people in those different organization areas.
About the Speaker:
John W. Center is the founder and has been principal
consultant of Center Associates for over 17 years. The firm helps
organizations deal with situations where issues of technology and
management overlap or interlock. It also specializes in the futures and
their impact on management and the workplace. Mr. Center worked at
Medtronic, Inc. for the previous 9 years in various technical,
information, and management oriented positions. He is an Adjunct Professor
in the MBA and Masters in International Management (MIM) programs of the
Graduate School of Business at the University of St. Thomas. There he
teaches courses in strategic management, technology management and
business policy. In his spare(?) time, he shares his energy with the Boy
Scouts where he and his Troop have earned many awards and distinctions. He
has a BS in Physics with a minor in Economics, an MS in Systems
Engineering, and an MBA. His professional credentials include a
Professional Engineer (PE) license from California in quality engineering.
Location:
The meeting will be held in Room 41 at Dunwoody Institute at 818 Dunwoody
Boulevard in Minneapolis. Park in the student parking lot across the
driveway from the Institute, not the visitor spaces immediately next to
the building. You will need to sign in at the front door and get a badge.
Although not absolutely necessary, Dunwoody has
asked that we get a list of attendees to them ahead of time so
please pre-register if you can.
Cost:
Free
Agenda:
6:30-6:45 Welcome, Announcements, Introduction
6:45-7:30 Presentation by John Center
7:30-8:00 Questions, Answers, and Topic Discussion
Feel free come a bit early and socialize
before the meeting starts. If you wish to purchase food, there is a cafeteria at Dunwoody which closes at
6:00pm or you can bring your own food and eat in the student lounge
next to the cafeteria.
Registration:
Dunwoody has asked that we get a list of attendees to them ahead of
time so please
pre-register if possible on or before Monday, November 26th, 2001 using the
online registration form at:
http://www.tc-ieee-ems.org/meetingregistration.htm
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