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| June-December 2008 | PSMA California Management Roundtables – 2008 Calendar SUMMER 2008 THURSDAY LUNCHES
Individual program details below! PSMA (Professional Services Management Association) www.psmanet.org is a long-standing, not-for-profit, national organization that offers roundtables, seminars, and other forums for top executives and managers in all areas of professional services (A/E/P) consulting business, as well as opportunities to compare notes with and learn from peers. Discussion and instruction topics include corporate governance, company operations, leadership succession, finance and accounting, talent acquisition and development, marketing and sales, knowledge and data management, and project delivery/client service. There is no other association that offers specifically to executives and managers of A/E/P and related professional services consulting firms our range of opportunities to network with, and learn from, their business peers. If you are responsible for developing your emerging leaders’ -- and your own!-- business and management skills, bring them to one of our upcoming programs. You’ll learn of current industry business practices—as implemented by big and small firms serving all market sectors—and discuss directly with other practitioners common leadership and management issues and solutions. PSMA California Chapter’s events are developed to support our industry’s leadership development and continuity efforts. THANK YOU TO OUR HOSTS FOR THIS SUMMER’S LUNCHES: PSOMAS www.psomas.com HMC ARCHITECTS www.hmcarchitects.com WINZLER & KELLY www.w-and-k.com Management Roundtable – Thursday, 26 June – San Diego MANAGING MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE Presented by Laurie Dreyer-Hadley, Principal, Anshen + Allen www.anshen.com Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Location: HMC Architects, 1010 Second Avenue, Studio 810, West Tower, 619.744.4077 Increasingly, in the face of dwindling talent pools, company leaders and managers are paying attention to social differences among boomers, gen x, gen y, and the generations before and after. Understanding the range of perspectives in the work force and what motivates different age groups supports more effective firm communication, skills development, and retention programs. Throughout her 20-year career in human resources, Laurie Dreyer-Hadley has tracked generational demographics in the workplace and applied what she learned in her roles as human resources director with The Ratcliff Architects, Gensler, Psomas, and currently as a Principal with Anshen + Allen. In this recently “standing-room only” presentation, Laurie presents current data and her own industry observations to stimulate our discussion of talent management strategies. Roundtable fees: $30 PSMA and SMPS members / $40 non-members Lunch is provided. RSVP to kathryn@sprankleleadership.com Management Roundtable – Thursday, 17 July – San Francisco SURVIVING A DOWN MARKET Facilitated by Phillip G. Edwards, Edwards Management Group www.edwardsmgmtgrp.com Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Location: Winzler & Kelly, 417 Montgomery Street, Suite 700 Phil is an expert in the management procedures that are critical to success in a professional practice. He knows how to introduce improvements in a way that will maximize performance while retaining a firm's character and level of technical excellence. Phil will lead us in a discussion of various approaches to both anticipating and responding to a “down market,” as well as provide his observations and suggestions based on his own experiences working with industry firms. Established in 1983, Edwards Management Group has worked with more than 600 professional design and creative service firms, providing management, ownership transition, operations and financial consulting. Roundtable fees: $30 PSMA and SMPS members/ $40 non-members Lunch is provided. RSVP to kathryn@sprankleleadership.com
Jul 31 LA Fehr & Peers Preparing for and Managing Crisis Sep 18 Sac Lianakis Beaumont Design Group Organizing for Growth (Steve Quiggle) Sep 25 OC Taylor Organizing for Growth Oct 16 SF BAR Architects TBD Oct 30 SD Geocon Inc. TBD Nov 20 Sac ICF Jones & Stokes TBD Dec 4 OC ICFJonesStokes TBD Other scheduled 2008 programs: · West Coast CEO Roundtables on 13 November (SF) Questions? Please contact one of the Northern California Chapter directors: Elizabeth Halton, CFO and Principal, Forell/Elsesser liz@forell.com 415.837.0700 Kathryn Sprankle, Sprankle Leadership kathryn@sprankleleadership.com 415.307.9799 |
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