date |
meeting
topic |
speaker |
handouts |
| Feb 2, 2012 |
Creating a High Performing Team |
Karen Black, Insight Edge |
High Performing Teams |
| Jan 11, 2012 (St. Paul) |
Seeing Red Cars: Driving to a Positive Future |
Laura Goodrich, change expert and author, "Seeing Red Cars" |
|
| Jan 5, 2012 (Minneapolis) |
Strategic Planning at the Carlson School of Management |
Carolyn Chase,
Assistant Dean, Carlson School of Management |
Strategic Planning |
| Dec 14, 2011 (St. Paul) |
Heads-Up Pennies: Using Simulation to Develop Employees |
Barbara Keinath, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, Joyce Paxton,
Academic Quality Improvement Program Coordinator, Metropolitan State University |
|
| Dec 1, 2011 (Minneapolis) |
Managing Succession: Creating Sustainable Leadership Bench Strength for An Uncertain Future |
Dr. Donna DiMenna, Vice President & Principal, Right Management, a Manpower Company |
|
| Nov 9, 2011 (St. Paul) |
Strategic Quality Management: Using Baldrige to Sustain the Teachings of Gurus |
Gary Floss, Director of Quality Assurance, Marvin Windows & Doors |
|
| Nov 3, 2011 (Minneapolis) |
Building a Personal Brand for Yourself, Your Team, Your Unit |
Sharon Hanson, Associate Executive Director at Advance IT Minnesota, Metro State University |
No handouts available |
Oct 12, 2011
(St. Paul) |
Born Brilliant: The Mindset of a World Class Innovator (Like You) |
Dennis Stauffer, Founder, Insight Fusion LLC |
No handouts available |
Oct 6, 2011
(Minneapolis) |
Planning Is Not Dead: How Great Organizations Overcame the Great Recession |
Ted Vecchio, President, PerformWare, Inc. |
No handouts available |
| Sept 14, 2011 |
Prosperity or Recession: What Should My Business Focus on to be Ready for Both? |
Roberta Fernandez, Director of Business Development, AtKisson Group USA |
No handouts available |
| Sept 8, 2011 |
Measurement: It All Starts with the Right Questions |
Jean Bronk, Senior Quality Manager, MA Mortenson Construction |
Measurement |
| Aug 10, 2011 |
Tap the Hidden Power within Your Organization |
Vikas Narula, co-founder, KeyHubs;
Mark Tanning, Senior Director at University of Minnesota Physicians |
KeyHubs |
| Aug 4, 2011 |
Social Media: How to Win Friends and Grow Your Organization |
Jennifer Fink, Marketing & Visitor Services Manager, Anoka County;
Paul Burtness, Webmaster, Anoka County |
Social Media |
| June 8, 2011 |
The Trust Edge: What Top Leaders Have and How to Build It Yourself |
Dave Horsager, author, business strategist, keynote speaker |
|
| June 2, 2011 |
Fear: A Boulder in Your Path or a Pebble in Your Shoe? |
Dave Cornell, the Big Bald Guy with a Big, Bold Message |
|
| May 11, 2011 |
The Asking Formula -- Ask for What You Want...And Get It! |
John Baker, owner, READY Thinking |
AskingFormula |
| May 5, 2011 |
Innovation: Threat or Opportunity? |
Kris Ahlquist, Innovation Catalyst |
Innovation |
| April 13, 2011 |
Leading Enterprise-Wide Change |
Norm Schultz,
President, TASC Management Consulting |
Change |
| April 7, 2011 |
Baldrige: Much More Than an Award |
Paul Grizzell, Core Values Partners |
Baldrige Slides
Baldrige Six Values Article |
Mar 9, 2011 |
Employment Trends: Hiring, Training, & Retaining Workers |
Anita Dwyer, Division HR Manager, Manpower, Inc. |
|
| Mar 3, 2011 |
The Road to Sustainability at Aveda |
Dr. Chuck Bennett, Vice President, Aveda Earth & Community Care |
|
| Feb 9, 2011 |
Managing Project Risks |
Keith Hornbacher, Affiliated Faculty, University of Pennsylvania, and Principal, Hornbacher Associates |
Project Risks |
| Feb 3, 2011 |
The Harder Side of Change |
Sara Lykken, Business Consultant, Change Management, Delta Air Lines |
Notes forthcoming |
| Jan 12, 2011 |
Using Lean in Education
|
Theresa Waterbury, Asst Professor, Education Leadership, Winona State University |
No slides available |
| Jan 7, 2011 |
Increasing Employee Engagement at US Bank |
Mary Blegen, EVP, Director of Employee Engagement and Leadership Development,
US Bank |
Engagement |
| Dec 8, 2010 |
Exploring for Innovation & the X-Treme Brain |
Pat Johns, nationally recognized motivational speakers, author, and member of the Society of Neuroscience |
No slides available -- proprietary |
| Dec 2, 2010 |
Using the Internet to Improve Customer Engagement at Target |
Jay Wardle, director of Strategic Planning, Target.com |
No slides available -- proprietary |
| Nov 10, 2010 |
Ensuring Workplace Safety: A Panel Discussion |
Carol Bufton, President, MN Safety Council
(facilitator)
John Ficklin, Corporate Director, Safety and Health, Medtronic
William Heim, Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Seagate
Chuck LeRoux, Director of Safety, Physical Security, Energy and Environmental Management, Andersen Corporation |
Safety |
| Nov 4, 2010 |
Promoting Sustainable Technology: Reducing Cost, Waste of IT |
Ron Fresquez, founder and CEO of The Open Source Technology Alliance |
No slides available |
| Oct 7, 2010 |
Setting Goals with Clear, Aligned Measures |
Tamara Schultz, Superintendent, East Central Schools |
Measures |
| Sept 8, 2010 |
Bulding an Integrated and Sustainable Improvement Infrastructure |
Mark Waldof, systems engineer & improvement expert, Lockheed Martin (retired) |
Infrastructure |
| Aug 11, 2010 |
Ensuring Strategic Alignment with Planning, Balanced Scorecard |
Marilyn Hansmann, VP of Finance/Facilities and Dave Weber, Chief Strategy Officer, both of Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) |
No slides available |
| June 9, 2010 |
Minnesota Employment Outlook |
Linda Reber, Branch Manager, Jacqueline Carpenter, Branch Manager, Manpower |
EmploymentOutlook |
| June 3, 2010 |
The Shifting Paradigm of Entry-Level Talent: Managing the New Generation Y Workforce |
Terese Corey Blanck and Judy Anderson, founders, Emerging Advantage |
GenY |
| May 12, 2010 |
Getting Results Faster: 3M's Lean Six Sigma & Value Stream Mapping Effort |
Bob Mitchell, 3M Corporate Quality & Lean Six Sigma Operations, Deployment Manager |
3M LSS Value Stream |
| May 6, 2010 |
Strategic Imagination: From Imagination to Success |
John Persico, partner, MN Consulting Alliance and professor, Globe College
Peg Peck-Chapman, partner, MN Consulting Alliance |
Imagination |
Apr 1 and
Mar 10, 2010 |
How to Lead Engaged Workers |
Jack Mateffy, principal, PassionWerx |
EngagedPassion |
| Mar 4, 2010 |
Embodied Leadership: Lessons Learned from Ballroom Dance |
Julie Delene, founder, Move As One LLC |
No slides available |
| Feb 10, 2010 |
Combining Lean Six Sigma Methods with OD for High Impact at Thomson Reuters |
Kevin Anderson, Director, Organizational Development and Process Improvement, Thomson Reuters |
LeanSixSigmaOD |
| Feb 4, 2010 |
Building a Strong Foundation for Your Company: Values in Action |
Diane Nettifee, president, Magis Ventures
Todd Voit, president, Immedia |
No slides available |
| Jan 13, 2010 |
The Tipping Point: Solving Complex Issues Like Healthcare |
Michael Zdychnec, CEO; RT Donahue, president, Collaboration Health Care, Inc. |
TippingPointHealthcare |
| Jan 7, 2010 |
Managing, Leading, and Coaching:
Can You Afford to be Ineffective with Your People? |
Sue Hawkes, founder/owner, YESS! |
Coaching |
| Dec 3, 2009 |
Striving for Excellence in a Non-Profit: the Holy Angels Journey |
Dr. Jill Reilly, president and Heidi Foley, principal, Academy of Holy Angels School |
|
| Nov 11, 2009 |
Leading for a Change: Do the Right Stuff |
Ralph Jacobson, principal, The Leader's Toolbox, Inc. |
LeadingChange |
| Nov 5, 2009 |
Courage to Lead: Sustaining Yourself in Times of Uncertainty |
Laura Kinkead, Laura A. Kinkead |
None |
| Oct 14, 2009 |
Blue Ocean Strategies |
Bill Mills, principle, Executive Group |
None |
| Oct 1, 2009 |
Advancing Excellence with Baldrige |
Dr. Mark Blazey, president, Quantum Performance Group |
None |
| Sept 9, 2009 |
Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Economy through Strength Based Leadership |
Michelle Bonahoom, president/CEO, VisionOne Consulting
Brett Reagan, EVP, Point Eight Power (New Orleans)
Tom Murphy, CEO, CARDSource
Kaye Cusick, Prof Development Coordinator, Bethel University
|
|
| Aug 12, 2009 |
Benefits of Applying SQC Principles to People Management |
John Shade, CEO, Certifi Corp |
SQC |
| Aug 6, 2009 |
S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G the Development $$$ You Do Have…Finding Sources for the $$$ You Don’t |
Bob Hanson, CEO (with Judy Hartley and Judy Berg), Hanson Performance Associates
|
Development |
| June 10, 2009 |
Using Baldrige to Drive Excellence at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center |
Steve Kleinglass, director (CEO), Minneapolis VA Medical Center |
MplsVA |
| June 4, 2009 |
Creating a Culture of Performance Improvement at Rochester Public Utilities |
Sue Parker, Rochester Public Utilities |
RPU |
| May 13, 2009 |
Leadership as a Stimulus Package: Investing in Your Leaders to Drive Business Results |
Maile Topliff, senior consultant, Seabury OCI |
LeadershipOCI |
| May 7, 2009 |
Experiential Learning & Change |
Dr. Rama Hart, Asst. Professor, University of St. Thomas |
|
| April 8, 2009 |
A Technology for Collaborative Innovation: Jazz |
Michael Gold, founder/CEO, Jazz Impact |
No handouts available |
| April 2, 2009 |
The Power of Data in Decision Making |
Dennis Cheesebrow, founder, TeamWorks Intl
Ann McCully,
Executive Director of the Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network |
DataTeamWorks |
| Mar 11, 2009 |
Leading with Energy, Passion, and Urgency |
Jeff Lavers, VP/GM, 3M
ESPE (Dental)
|
3MLeadershipPassion |
| Mar 5, 2009 |
Learning from Adversity: Unprecedented Times Mean Great Leadership Opportunities |
Dr. Sandra Davis, CEO, MDA Leadership |
Leadership |
| Feb 11, 2009 |
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma |
Rick Hardcopf, President, Acceleren Consulting |
Lean |
| Feb 5, 2009 |
Lean Approaches for Getting Good Things Done |
Dr. Art Hill, professor, operations and management science, Carlson School, University of Minnesota |
No handouts available |
| Jan 14, 2009 |
Sustaining Performance in Tough Times: A Panel Discussion |
Panel: Roy Bauer, former President of Pemstar; Jack Ditmore, director OMB, Dakota County; Scott Martens, director office of continuous improvement, U of M; Bob Mitchell, director quality, 3M; Tony Wagner, CEO, Pillsbury United Communities; and Lynn Willenbring, CIO, city of Minneapolis (moderator) |
No handouts |
| Jan 8, 2009 |
Linking Sustainability & Performance Excellence at UM-Morris |
Troy Goodnough,
sustainability coordinator, University of Minnesota-Morris |
UMM Sustainability |
| Dec 10, 2008 |
When Good Is Not Good Enough: Aligning Strategy & Measures at Benedictine Health System |
Jeri Reinhardt, director of quality, Benedictine Health System |
BHS |
| Dec 4, 2008 |
READY Thinking: Five Principles for Action in Times of Uncertainty |
John Baker, founder, READY Thinking |
Handouts not available |
| Nov 6, 2008 |
Communities of Hope: Using Strategic Management Tools to Break the Cycle of Poverty in Detroit |
Bill Barberg, CEO, insightformation |
CommunitiesHope |
| Oct 2, 2008 |
Improving Process Design at BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota |
Tom Bazzarre, Manager, Business Integration-Business Infrastructure Services, and Sands McAlees-Callanan, Senior Process Developer, both of BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota |
Process Design |
| Sept 17, 2008 |
Consensus Building: The Closest Thing to a Magic Pill for Performance Improvement |
Mirja Hanson, Managing Partner, Millennia Consulting Group |
|
| Sept 11, 2008 |
Playing to Win! Go as far as you can, given all you've been given |
Karen Ford, Partner, Pecos Consulting |
Playing to Win |
| August 13, 2008 |
Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People |
Anna Maravelas, Founder, Thera Rising |
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution2 |
| August 7, 2008 |
Written & Directed: Using Cinematic Tools to Improve Communication & Leadership |
Bill True, Partner, SagePresence |
|
| June 11, 2008 |
Achieving Moment of Truth Customer (Patient) Satisfaction at Hudson Hospital |
Paul Sommers, Director of Quality and Mission Effectiveness, Hudson Hospital & Clinics |
Customer Sat |
| June 5, 2008 |
Learning Paths: Applying Quality Principles to Speed Up the Learning Process |
Steve Rosenbaum, President of Learning Paths
Ira Kasdan, President of Performance Builders
Edward Robbins, Consultant |
Quality in the Learning Process |
| May 1, 2008 |
Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People |
Anna Maravelas, Founder, Thera Rising |
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution2 |
| April 9, 2008 |
Developing Human Capital in Your Organization |
Tom Huberty, Sr. Quality Engineer, BAE Systems |
Human Capital |
| April 3, 2008 |
Transforming Your University: Using Scorecard to Improve the U of M |
Scott Martens, Director, Office of Service & Continuous Improvement;
Steve Fitzgerald, Office of Classroom Management; and
Sean Schuller, Asst Dir, Process Development Facilities Mgmt, University of Minnesota |
Scorecard at the U of M |
| March 6 & 12, 2008 |
Using Voice of the Customer at Toro |
Deb Bly, Sr. Marketing Manager, Toro;
Jeri Meola, President, Satisfaction Management Systems |
|
| February 14, 2008 |
Confidence at the Speed of Laughter |
Kate McEwen, Brave New Workshop |
http://www.bravenewworkshop.com/bnc.php |
| February 13, 2008 |
Becoming a Breakthrough Innovator |
Rod Greder, founder, Breakthrough Forum |
Corporate Innovation |
| January 10, 2008 |
Strategy to Action and Back Again |
Gary Floss, director, Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement, Marvin Windows and Doors |
Strategy Deployment |
| December 12, 2007 |
Building High Performance Teams with Effective Leadership |
Peter Germann, Vice President of Organization Performance, MDA Leadership |
High Performance Teams MDA |
| December 6, 2007 |
2008 is the Year! Ideas for Actually Achieving Your Goals & Resolutions |
Jodee Bock, principal and founder, Bock's Office |
Achieve Goals |
| November 14, 2007 |
The Human Side of Lean Six Sigma |
Tom Humphries, president, Quality in Action |
Lean Humphries |
| November 1, 2007 |
Driving Innovation through Lean Enterprise |
Mike Hipsher, Director of Operations, Team Industries |
Lean TEAM Industries |
| October 10, 2007 |
Mayo Health System: Developing 65 Points of Excellence with Baldrige |
Deb Fischer, quality administrator, Mayo Health System |
MHS Baldrige |
| October 4, 2007 |
Strategic Workforce Planning: How Organizations Should Respond to Changes in the Workforce |
Tom Norman, director, University of MN College of Continuing Education |
|
| September 19, 2007 |
Quality at 3M |
HC Shin, EVP Industrial & Transportation; Brian Edwards, 3M UK
Bob Mitchell, Corporate Quality & Int'l LSS Deployment Mgr
|
3M I&TB Quality Revolution
3M Entitlement Quality
3M BringBack Quality UK |
| September 6, 2007 |
Carlson Companies Use of Balanced Scorecard |
Joe Dehler, VP Business Process Improvement, Carlson Companies |
PIN Sept Scorecard |
| August 15, 2007 |
Improving Your Organization's Use of the Internet |
Jon-Karl Klietsch, President, BullseyeMetrix |
|
| August 2, 2007 |
Open Book Management: Transforming a Mid-Sized Company through Improved Management and Employee Engagement |
Steve Sheppard, Chair & CEO (retired), Foldcraft Company |
PIN Aug 2007 Open Book |
| June 7, 2007 |
The Case for Business Ethics |
Ron James, President & CEO, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (CEBC); Cliff Goldberg, COO, ELCA Board of Pensions |
PIN June 2007 Ethics |
| May 3, 2007 |
Sharing Insights to Organizational Excellence: Facilitated Group Dialogue on What Works in Improvement |
No speaker (facilitated sessions) |
|
| April 12, 2007 |
A Journey to Excellence in Two Organizations |
E. David Spong, president (retired), Boeing Aerospace Support |
PIN April 2007.ppt
Executive Leadership Luncheon.ppt |
| March 1, 2007 |
(Cancelled due to weather) |
|
|
| February 1, 2007 |
The Challenge of Employee Engagement |
Barb Krantz Taylor, Associate, The Bailey Consulting Group
Angie Howard, Cargill Human Resources |
PIN Feb 2007.ppt |
| January 11, 2007 |
Courageous Leadership |
Michael LaBrosse, president, Leadership Solutions |
PIN January 2007.ppt |
| December 7, 2006 |
Clockwise Patterns of Innovation: The Tools of an Innovative Leader |
Dennis Stauffer, Founder, Insight Fusion |
120706 PIN Innovation.doc |
| November 2, 2006 |
Improving Business & Healthcare |
Gary Floss, Director, Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement
for Marvin Windows and Doors |
No materials available;
special workshop. |
| October 5, 2006 |
Using the Balanced Scorecard to Align Strategy and Resources at
SMDC |
Barbara Possin, VP of System Quality and Strategic Alignment,
St. Mary's Duluth Clinic Health System |
100506
PIN Scorecard Possin Handouts.ppt
IFI
Solution Overview Final.doc |
| September 2, 2006 |
Seven Tips for Shaping a Great Career |
Linda Hoeschler, SVP Dayton Hudson (retired) |
Seven Tips Sept 2006.doc |
| August 3, 2006 |
Leveraging Performance Management to Become World-Class |
Dave Aasen, CEO, Visuel, LLC |
council for
quality website 8.3.06.doc |
| June 1, 2006 |
Using Baldrige to Improve the MN Army National Guard |
Col. April M. Corniea (Retired), Chief, Organization Development
Office |
coming soon |
| May 4, 2006 |
Closing the Gap Between Strategy and Execution |
Mike Braun, Managing Partner of Logic Opera, LLC |
5/4/06 Powerpoint
Presentation (.pdf) |
| April 6, 2006 |
How to Create and Sustain Organizational Alignment to Improve Results:
Mate Precision Tooling's Experience |
Kevin Nicholson, President, Mate Precision Tooling |
Council for Quality
alignment.ppt |
| March 2, 2006 |
Implementing Non-Manufacturing Lean: One Company's Experience |
Tim Bloudek, Quality Manager, Braas Company |
PIN
Presentation 3-2-06 reva handout version.ppt |
| February 2, 2006 |
Think On Your Feet |
Merrill Ronning, President, Ronning Leadership Seminars |
No slides used |
| January 5, 2006 |
The Business Case for Ethics and Social Responsibility |
Stephen Young, Global Executive Director, Caux Roundtable |
No slides used |
| December 1, 2005 |
What Minnesota
Needs to do to Remain Competitive
|
Dr. Fred Zimmerman, Professor of Engineering
& Technology Management, University of St.
Thomas |
MnCouncilQuality2005.ppt |
| October 6, 2005 |
Leadership, Succession Planning, Innovation, and Organizational
Sustainability |
Mr. Bill McCarthy, SVP, LeaderSource |
MN Council 10-6-05.ppt |
| September 1, 2005 |
It's not Lean or Six Sigma - It's Both: Medtronic's Improvement
Strategy |
Dr. John Fechter, Master Black Belt, Medtronic |
FechterLSReview-PIM-01Sept2005GScale.pdf |
| August 4, 2005 |
Improving Your Organization's Use of the Internet |
Jon-Karl Klietsch, President of Bullseye Metrix |
presentation080405.ppt |
| June 2, 2005 |
Using
Baldrige to Drive Excellence: Perspectives from Across Sectors
|
Brian
Lassiter , MN Council for Quality
Ann
Burns, Sunny Fresh Foods (Cargill)
April
Corniea, MN Army National Guard
Dick
Poole, Dunwoody Institute
Angie
Theisen , Central MN Jobs & Training Services |
060205 PIN Baldrigev2.ppt |
| May 5, 2005 |
Coaching: A
Way to Improve as a Manager and Leader |
Sue Lindgren, President of YESS!
|
Managing
Leading and Coaching participant.ppt |
| April 7, 2005 |
New Product Development: Core Concepts and Case Studies |
Vince Farace, Satisfaction Management Systems |
NPD Present v2.ppt |
| February 3, 2005 |
Internal Communication and Employee
Engagement: Key to Organizational Change |
Kelly Groehler, Account Supervisor
with Padilla Speer Beardsley Public Relations (PSBPR) |
MCQ 2-4-05 kjg.ppt |
| January 6, 2005 |
Using the Balanced Scorecard in Government/Non-Profits |
Jeff Leland, Administrative Services
Manager, Rochester
Fire Department |
BCS_MCQ.PresentationJan.2005.ppt |
| December 2, 2004 |
Quality is Power: The Benefits of a
Systematic Approach to Continuous Process Improvement |
Craig Robinson ,
Marketing Consultant, Kopp Financial Advisors |
|
| November 4, 2004 |
Imation's Continuous Improvement Journey |
Colleen Wilhite, VP and General Manager, Imation |
Imation Presentation.pdf |
| October 7, 2004 |
Trimming Down Up Front: Save Time & Money by Applying Lean
Enterprise in the Office |
David Ahlquist , Field Specialist and Lean Enterprise Team Leader
with Minnesota Technology, Inc. |
PIN Network 10-7
Handouts.pdf |
| September 2, 2004 |
It's Never Over
Until. No, Wait, It's Just Never Over! |
Mr. Gary Floss, Managing
Director of BlueFire Partners; Director, Quality Assurance and Continual
Improvement for Marvin Windows and Doors |
PIN Sept 2004.ppt |
| August 5, 2004 |
Six Sigma: What is Required to Make It Successful |
Mr. Scott Martens, Office of Service and Continuous Improvement,
University of Minnesota |
PIN August 2004.ppt |
| August 4, 2004 |
Excellence in Education: Baldrige Winning District
15 ( Paletine IL ) Visits Minnesota
|
Karen Hindman,
Executive Director for School Improvement and Toni Kappel, Principal
of Willow Bend Elementary |
MN_Council_for_Quality_V2.pdf |
| June 3, 2004 |
Creating Successful Change in Organizations: The Role of Leaders |
Mr. Paul Batz, Executive Vice President and Principal with MDA Leadership
Consulting |
|
| May 6, 2004 |
Achieving Performance Excellence with Baldrige: UW-Stout's Story |
Dr. Julie Furst-Bowe, Assistant Chancellor of Assessment and Continuous
Improvement |
|
| April 1, 2004 |
Toro's Problem Solving Process: Closed Loop Failure Analysis |
Ms. Wanda Vorters, Business Process Managerment Office, Toro Company |
|
| March 4, 2004 |
Using Value Stream Mapping to Eliminate Waste and Improve Processes |
Mr. Kim Korn, founder of Business Architects Inc. |
|
| February 5, 2004 |
Building Smart Partnerships to Improve Organizational Information
Flow |
Mr. Stephen M. Dent, Partnering Continuum, Inc. |
|
| January 8, 2004 |
Fast-Track Methods for Baldrige-Based Organizational Assessments |
Dr. Karen Hawley, Hillswick Group, and Brian Lassiter, Minnesota
Council for Quality |
PIN 010804 Baldrige
v2.ppt |
| December 4, 2003 |
Improving Decision Making and Negotiations: Imation's Use of Interest-Based
Analysis |
Mr. John Shulman, Alignor LLC, and Mr. Frank Russomanno, Imation
Corporation |
|
| November 6, 2003 |
Integrating ISO, Six Sigma, and Baldrige at Seagate Technology |
Ms. Mary Paneno, Seagate Technology |
|
| October 2, 2003 |
Six Sigma at Carlson Companies |
Mr. Eric Anderson, Quality Leader, Carlson Companies |
|
| September 4, 2003 |
Using the Balanced Scorecard to Measure, Manage, and Improve |
Mr. Reid Zimmerman, VP - Development, Hazelden Foundation |
|
| August 7, 2003 |
Mastering Project Work: Where's the Juice? |
Mr. David Schmalz, True North pgs |
|
| June 5, 2003 |
Using Lean Methods to Drive Organizational Improvement |
Mr. Phil Jacobson, Hearth and Home Technologies |
|
| May 1, 2003 |
Integrating Improvement Frameworks: How Six Sigma, Lean, Baldrige,
and Balanced Scorecard Can Work Together |
Mr. Gary Floss, Business Partner, BlueFire Partners |
|
| April 3, 2003 |
Innovation for Breakthrough New Business Growth |
Ron Kubinski, Managing
Principal, Strategic Innovation Partnerships LLC |
|
| March 13, 2003 |
Quality Improvement Payback: Why Is It So Hard to Make the Case? |
Ron Bardal, Senior Quality Consultant at Medtronic, Inc., and Paul
Grizzell, Business Excellence Manager, Medtronic Cardiac Surgery |
|
| February 6, 2003 |
Selling Organizational Improvement and Change |
April Corniea, Director, MN Army National Guard, Larry Hagen, CEO,
MicroTech, Craig Siiro, Partner, Virchow Krause, Greg Voeller, Director
- Employee Communications, Padilla Speer Beardsley, Tony Wagner, CEO,
Pillsbury United Communities |
|
| January 9, 2003 |
The Innovation Equation: Using Innovation and Creativity to Improve
Organization Performance |
Paul Brown, Director of Organization Development (OD) at Kern, DeWenter,
Viere, Ltd., and Jacqueline Byrd, President of the Richard Byrd Company |
|
| November 7, 2002 |
Using Baldrige to Improve Organizational Performance |
Ann Burns, Continuous Improvement Facilitator, Sunny Fresh Foods |
|
| October 3, 2002 |
The Balanced Scorecard: An Executive's Perspective |
Jon Thompson, CEO, Opportunity Partners |
|
| September 5, 2002 |
Ethics & Leadership |
Ron James, CEO, Center for Ethical Business Cultures |
|
| August 1, 2002 |
ISO 9000:2000 - How Datacard is Beating the 2003 Deadline |
Al Alwin, ISO 9000 Leader, Datacard Group |
|
| June 6, 2002 |
Six Sigma: How Seagate Technology Uses the Tool to Drive Results |
Steve Gunther, VP - Six Sigma Deployment (Retired), Seagate Technology |
|
| May 2, 2002 |
The Give & Take of Corporate Citizenship |
Doris Rubenstein, Principal, PDP Services |
|
| February 7, 2002 |
Business Planning for Twin Cities Organizations: How the Economic,
Labor, and Political Climate Impact Business Strategies |
Denise Stephens, Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce &
Chris Patrick, Functional Excellence, Inc. |
|
| December 6, 2001 |
Managing Supplier Relationships for Improved Results |
Ann Papenfuss, INNOVIZE |
|
| October 4, 2001 |
Corporate Coaching: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Resources |
Annie Bullert, Mark Dyslin, Mike Kulczyk, Cari Vollmer, Beth Woodward |
|
| September 6, 2001 |
The Balanced Scorecard: How It Really Works |
A panel of 6 experts and practitioners |
|
| August 2, 2001 |
Improving Website Performance to Improve Your Bottom Line |
Louis Hill, CEO of Rockwood Capital Management |
|
| June 5, 2001 |
Leadership: How to Use Power and Values to Improve Decision Making |
Rita Webster, CEO of WiseLeader and Amy Sayre, former Boeing executive
and founder of Life Worth Living |
|
| May 4, 2001 |
Bridging the Communications Gap Between Business and Technology |
Al Strauss, Independent Consultant |
|
| April 5, 2001 |
Managing Customer Value |
Vince Farace, CEO of Satisfaction Management Systems, Inc. |
|
| February 1, 2001 |
Organizational Culture |
Barbara Luke, Cargill, Inc. |
|
| December 7, 2000 |
Making Strategic Plans Happen: Hoshin Planning |
Pete Hovde, President, The Possibilities Co. |
|
| October 5, 2000 |
Mentoring as a Tool for Workforce Development |
Betsy Grewe, Program Manager, Global Leadership and Learning, Seagate
Technology |
|
| September 7, 2000 |
Six Sigma: Another Fad or a Legitimate Tool? |
Rip Stauffer, Senior Consultant, Process Management International
(now BlueFire Partners) |
|
