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INSTITUTE
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Memo from the Prez |
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 Fall 2003 |
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Many moons ago, E.F. Schumacher wrote an influential book called Small is Beautiful, which touted the benefits of smallness, e.g., small structures, small organizations, small gatherings and groups. In contrast to "bigness" and large-sized counterparts, small formats, Schumacher insisted, lead to efficiency, intimacy, creativity, flexibility and… results! As we embark on another business season, IMCNE has raised the Schumacher flag by reconstituting itself into a smallness-oriented lean mean learning machine. For the first time in years, we will offer fewer big event extravaganzas (6 instead of 8) in favor of more small-size offerings so as to provide more of the benefits that Schumacher depicted. Such structures and programs will allow the fostering of greater collegiality, support, ideas, guidance and partnerships for us to expand our businesses even in the face of these rough-and-tumble economic times. Specifically, we’ll offer to all our members and affiliates small support structures serving the following constituencies: Veteran consultants: contact Maria Thomson at New and developing consultants: contact Vin D’Amico at Healthcare consultants: contact Bill Katz CMC at , or click here to learn more about our Healthcare Professional Emphasis Group (PEG) - http://www.imcne.org/pegs.html#hlthpeg CMCs: contact Ken Lizotte CMC (me!) at , or click here to learn more about the CMC designation - http://www.imcne.org/about.html#cmc Owner-Managed Businesses (for consultants who serve this category of client): contact Harvy Simkovits CMC at , or click here to learn more about our OMB Professional Emphasis Group (PEG) - http://www.imcne.org/pegs.html#ombpeg Breakfast Brainstorm, Burlington MA: contact Vin D’Amico at , or click here to learn more about our Breakfast Brainstorms - http://www.imcne.org/bbma1.html Breakfast Brainstorm, New Hampshire: contact Pam Brown at , or click here to learn more about our Breakfast Brainstorms - http://www.imcne.org/bbnh.html Blue Herons (practice development teams generating ongoing useful feedback and brainstorming): contact Brad Hosmer CMC at , or click here to learn more about the Blue Herons - http://www.imcne.org/programs.htm#blueherons The Nonprofit Project (assigning IMCNE volunteers to pro bono projects for the United Way): contact Jeff Govendo at Formats, meeting times, objectives, expectations etc. vary with each group, so contact the Volunteer Leader directly for further details or to get involved. Or maybe there’s an area we haven’t developed yet, but you feel we should? If so, contact me directly. Our intent is to foster small but effective learning/doing structures so that IMCNE can be more than merely a series of "major" seminars, however useful or stimulating these may be. Since what happens between these biggies is vital too, these structures will help each of us drive our practice development, professional skills and client success. Which is not to suggest everyone just stay home during the "extravaganzas" we have planned for our 2003-2004 schedule (no, we haven’t given up big events altogether!). Trust me: you won’t want to miss even one of them! Click here to learn which such major events are coming up: www.imcne.org Drop in for one of our smaller offerings as well. Through such means, we’ll render the current feeble business climate a non-factor in our professional consulting lives. Ken
Lizotte CMC |
Small
is Beautiful — Revisited!