CoREM Workshop for November 6, 2007

CoREM Meeting Announcement – Tuesday, November 6, 2007

FREE Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

Leadership, Perception and the Bottom Line:
How Our Ingrained Perceptions Influence Behavior


Perceptions are reality. For some people in the workplace who are on the receiving end of negative stereotypes, these perceptions can withhold opportunities, slow career progress, and damage esteem. As a leader or team member, it’s critical for you to be aware of how your perceptions affect your judgments and interactions with others. Perceptions can have profound influence on the outcomes in your organization. Perceptions can also stop you from recognizing talent and fully utilizing the resources within your organization.

Join CoREM for a fascinating and unusual look at the subject of perceptions and stereotypes in the workplace. Come prepared to think “out of the box” about stereotypes and perception and how they influence behavior. Justin Lokay will share a unique perspective about stereotypes based on personal experience that will surely generate discussion and learning. Join us for this provocative session.

Our Speaker: Justin Lokay currently serves as the Government Affairs and Annual Giving Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. As a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Justin has continued to hold a deep connection to the Pittsburgh region. In 2003, at only 23 years old, Justin beat the odds and was elected in an undisputed landslide as the youngest councilman in the history of East McKeesport Borough. He has since worked on the state and national political arena. Justin was named one of Pittsburgh’s 40 most influential and successful young professionals by Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP in 2004. He has since made appearances on the Discovery Channel and ABC’s Primetime to discuss his interesting life story.



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Date and Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Place: Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville (directions follow)
Sponsor: CoREM (the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management)
Cost: free
Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.
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Directions to Forbes Road Career & Technology Center
The Center borders Boyce Campus of CCAC. Address: 607 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA. 412-373-8100
From Downtown Pittsburgh: Go east on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) approximately 15 miles and get off the Parkway in Monroeville at exit 14B (Plum), just past exit 14A (Rt. 48). Proceed north through the intersection with the traffic light to the stop sign at Beatty Road. Van Horn’s Funeral Home will be on the far left corner. Turn right on to Beatty Road and drive to the second stop sign (Community College of Allegheny County--Boyce Campus entrance). Turn right and go approximately 100 feet. Turn left into the Forbes Road Career & Technology Center entrance (Gateway Press building is on the right).
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CoREM provides a forum for the critical study of original and effective leadership methods and principles through collaboration and lifelong learning, to benefit individuals, organizations, and our communities. See CoREM’s programs since the start of 2007 at the CoREM blog: Leading Leaders and Leadership.