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Carol Bergeron http://www.bergeronassociates.com spoke to the Medical Development Group, Newton, MA on December 19th on the topic “Top Talent Selection: what every employer and job seeker should know.” Ken Lizotte CMC http://www.thoughtleading.com spoke to the CEO Club of Boston on January 17th on the topic “The Expert’s Edge: Become the Go-To Authority People Turn To Every Time,” based on his new book of the same name just published by McGraw Hill and newly available in bookstores and at Amazon.com. Book News From Patricia Moody CMC http://www.patriciaemoody.com Well, it's finally happened. The three books we've been nudging, rolling, pushing and pulling into production are finally here! Whew! And they are great! First, Jimmy Anklesaria's book, conceived during Gene Richter's Memorial Service, is finally out. This is a book that covers what everybody in manufacturing – not just purchasing folks - needs to know about not just managing cost, but making big deep, measured, exact and PROFITABLE cuts in the inevitable costs of production. Companies like Motorola, John Deere, IBM, and dozens of others have all used Jimmy's AIM & DRIVE process - happens to be the title of the book - and they swear by the results. Supply Chain Cost Management, The AIM & DIRVE Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results by Jimmy Anklesaria. The book is available from: Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Write us for an autographed copy Second, Powered by Honda is back! When we noticed that used hardcovers of this out-of-print book were selling at upwards of $155 on Amazon, we knew there was still a demand for this classic story of how Honda, the very profitable (higher margins than Toyota!), very innovative maverick car company, built and manages its award-winning supplier network. If you want to read the seminal book that began the lean revolution in manufacturing and supply management, the one that Jim Womack said created a model for lean, get your hands on this very affordable guide to creating great lean suppliers! Power by Honda, Developing Excellence in the Global Enterprise. Write us for an autographed copy Third, my mission for the past year - Mary Gardiner Jones' biography, Tearing Down Walls, One Woman's Triumph, is out and it's wonderful! Miss Jones is an incredible character - our first woman Federal Trade Commissioner, appointed by President Lyndon Johnson, although she was a registered Republican, the first female editor of the Yale Law Journal, Western Union's first VP of Corporate Affairs, a relentless consumer advocate, an anti-trust, wall-busting lawyer who worked for General "Wild Bill" Donovan, the founder of the OSS, which became our CIA. If any of you out there have a book lurking just below the surface, and you think you can write it, with a bit of nudging, give me a call. I've got a pretty good batting average going into 2008 and I'd be happy to help! Patricia E. Moody CMC 978 526-1278 www.patriciaemoody.com Maine insurance consultant Scott Simmonds, CPCU, ARM, CMC http:www.insurancefixer.com has published his second book, "Simmonds on Workers' Compensation Insurance." Written for business owners and managers, the book covers all aspects of buying and managing workers' compensation insurance. Scott can be reached at . Share Your News Share news about your firm with our community by submitting information on collaborations with other members, upcoming speaking engagements, and new publications. Eligible publications are books or articles that have been published recently by a print or on-line magazine. We are happy to post a copy of your article on the IMCNE website if you send us a Word or .pdf document with the full text. |
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Thursday, January 24, 2008 Pick a Pack of Perfect Panelists: Engaging, informative panel discussions – online and in-person – require planning, pacing and control. It’s an honor to be asked to moderate a group discussion, and it can be an effective business development tool. But it’s critical to determine what the audience needs and ensure they get the information they want and not a sales pitch or rambling war stories. The difference between being a host and an effective communicator means profiling your panelists, managing their agendas and reining in some strong personalities. This program presents the keys to successful preparation and delivers a “panel of panelists” to show how it’s done. Moderator Bob Feldman Speaker Bios Carol Bergeron Kevin Carroll Jeff Govendo Dick O'Brien Details on Pre-Dinner Seminar (5 – 6 p.m.) What Lies Beneath: Uncover the real truths to boost business results
Used appropriately, an assessment can help you improve your client's business quickly while effectively growing yours. But to achieve this you need to be able to dig deeply across a wide range of areas in your customer's business with minimal effort. In What Lies Beneath, you will learn creative ways to use an assessment, to open a dialogue with prospects and clients that leads to real business results. Ronna Cohen, who will lead this seminar, is the founder and president of Business Breakthrough Performance, LLC. She combines over 20 years of success as a small business owner, instructor and consultant on the topics that matter most too small business owners, corporate managers and nonprofit organizations. Her firm has recently launched a new assessment development solution called BreakthroughAssess. Thursday, February 7, 2008 Hidden Bias – How Unconscious Attitudes on Diversity Undermine Organizations And What To Do About It… Regus Here is the question: Why spend any of your energy or attention asking yourself or members of your team what kinds of unconscious biases exist in your organization and what should be done about them? Because failing to do so will inevitably affect your bottom line. Through a four stage module participants will gain the ability to recognize and positively manage their unconscious bias. Participants will also gain an understanding of their conditioning and how it may impact decisions that they make on a day to day basis when managing, hiring and/or promoting employees. Target Audience: CEO’s, Managers, Supervisors and all individual who making hiring, promotional, & termination decisions Gerard Holder, JD http://www.ghc-solutions.com is the president of GH Consulting and has been a diversity strategist for over 10 years. He has enjoyed success as a Corporate Human Resources Manager, Interim Executive Director for the National Association of Minority Contractors, and is recognized as a State of Rhode Island diversity ambassador and the Director of Diversity for the SHRM-RI State Council. Gerard has written Affirmative Action Plans, Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures, and established Minority Recruiting and Retention Programs. He has lead diversity initiatives and facilitated diversity awareness training in several regions across the United States . Gerard is in the process of completing his first book titled Hidden Bias - How Unconscious Attitudes on Diversity Undermine Organizations and What to do about it. He possesses a BA with emphasis in accounting and a Juris Doctorate in law. Walk-ins are welcome. Coffee is available. Food can be purchased in the Café. Mark Your Calendar Friday, March 28, 2008 Featuring Alan Weiss CMC, Summit Consulting Group, Inc. and Lew McCreary, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review and Co-editor of the 2008 HBR List of Breakthrough Ideas. More details coming soon. Roundtables: Next Event Featuring You? Have you read a good business book lately? Do you have a question that you would love to ask a group of consultants? Are you one of our New England members that are tired of all our meetings being held in Boston? Do you have a challenge that you are facing and would like to get feedback? Do you have a case study that would fuel a good discussion? THEN USE THIS RESOURCE. It takes about three minutes to fill out a Roundtable Proposal. You give us a title and description; we’ll publicize it and handle registrations. This program helps our members Get Smart, Get Known, Get Business. What are you waiting for? Download the form today from our Programs page (http://www.imcne.org/programs.htm) or contact Linda Watson at 508-400-3011 or
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| Scott Simmonds, CPCU, ARM, CMC entered the insurance business in 1979. He has provided insurance advice and counsel to companies throughout the US. A graduate of Babson College, Scott earned the Certified Insurance Counselor designation from the Society of CIC, the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation conferred by the American Institute for CPCU, and the Insurance Institute of America's Associate in Risk Management designation. In 2007 the Institute of Management Consultants awarded Scott the Certified Management Consultant designation in recognition of his experience, approach and knowledge. Scott is a member of the Society for Advancement of Consulting, an organization accepting only the top 1% of consultants nationwide. He was the first insurance consultant granted membership in this prestigious organization. The society recognized his accomplishments in insurance by awarding "Board Approved" status. Scott was the 19th consultant worldwide afforded this honor. Scott's articles and comments have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Money, Inc. Magazine, Investors Business Daily, Kiplinger's, the Los Angeles Times, as well as numerous regional and trade publications. Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Scott Simmonds: 1. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, it would be… Food is too important to joke about it like this One food I couldn't do it! 2. If I weren't a business person, I would be a… Radio Talk Show Host. 3. Something I would like to do, but haven't had the chance… Sail from Portland around Cape Horn to San Francisco, and then back through the Panama Canal and home. 4. The last concert I went to… American Idol (as a joke). 5. My favorite toy as a kid… GI Joe. 6. When I'm not working, you'll find me… watching TV or walking/snowshoeing in the woods. 7. My favorite TV show is… House. 8. If I could be any animal, I would be a... Bull. 9. The last movie I saw was… National Treasure 2. 10. If I could have dinner with a famous person, dead or alive, he or she would be… Ayn Rand. Learn more about Scott and his business by visiting his firm’s website http://www.insurancefixer.com/ Steve Lipka, owner of Avatar Strategic Partners, offers services in marketing and advertising, high tech, market and business information, metals, electronics, and automobile manufacturing, real estate, and pharmaceutical services. He feels strongly that business technology should enable higher profit, streamlined business process and marketplace competitiveness. Steve received his B.S. in Physics and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has spoken and chaired sessions at several conferences and has taught software engineering and database management at Boston University and Old Dominion University. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors of Jewish Family Services of Metrowest, a non-profit social services agency. Steve is married to a social worker. He says it’s a perfect match for someone born and bred as an engineer. They have two wonderful stepdaughters. One is married and has given Steve a grand-daughter. Sailing is his passion, and he enjoys woodworking and photography also, but never has enough time for them. Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Steve Lipka: 1. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, it would be… pasta 2. If I weren't a business person, I would be a… naval architect 3. Something I would like to do, but haven't had the chance… long distance cruising 4. The last concert I went to… John Mayer 5. My favorite toy as a kid… somewhere between my Lionel trains and my erector set 6. When I'm not working, you'll find me… unfortunately, thinking about work! 7. My favorite TV show is… Boston Legal 8. If I could be any animal, I would be a... beaver 9. The last movie I saw was… Charlie Wilson's War 10. If I could have dinner with a famous person, dead or alive, he or she would be… Any of the framers of the constitution Learn more about Steve and his business by visiting his firm’s website http://www.avatarsp.com The member profile was written by Lewis Green, the Founder and Managing Principal of L&G Business Solutions LLC. (www.l-gsolutions.com). Lewis is the editor of News & Views. Profile candidates are selected from our volunteers, new members and a random selection of attendees at IMCNE events. |
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Strategic Partner February EventsThe following is a Calendar of Events listing upcoming meetings of our STRATEGIC PARTNERS. As a member of IMCNE you may register for ICFNE, NEWBO, SPC and ICCA events at the member rate and for ODLG you may attend for $20. All other Strategic Partner events you must pay the guest fee. To learn about the details of each meeting or to register, click on the web site listed with the event. “Hidden Bias – How Unconscious Attitudes on Diversity Undermine Organizations And What To Do About It,” February 7th – Institute of Management Consultants, www.imcne.org “Members Only-How to Write the Perfect Elevator Pitch,” February 9th– National Speakers Association New England, www.nsanewengland.org “Hidden Tricks & Strategies of Community-Based Web PR,” February 11th– International Coach Federation of New England, www.icfne.org “Best Practices and New Ideas in Six Areas of OD,” February 12th – OD Learning Group, www.learninggroup.org “Valuation, Funding, Scaling Up and Exit,” February 12th – WPI Venture Forum, www.wpiventureforum.org “Telephone Traction: Tips and Techniques to Fine Tune Your Telephone Approach, ” February 13th – New England Women Business Owners, www.newbo.org “Looking for a Different Way to Drink from the Fountain of Learning?” February 14th – Association for Development, Advancement & Productivity through Technology Training, www.adapttrain.org “Referral Marketing,” February 25th – Society of Professional Consultants, www.spconsultants.org “Managing Virtual Teams for Real Results,” February 26th – Independent Computer Consultants Association, www.icca-boston.org “TBD,” – Merrimack Valley Venture Forum, www.mvvf.org |
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Scott’s A Smart Guy—No Bull
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