VIRTUAL CoREM Event for Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009

Please note:

This meeting will be held VIRTUALLY!

You can attend at home or in your own office!!

All you need is a computer with internet and a working phone

SAVE THE DATE – January 13, 2009

Technology and People:
Emerging Trends that are Changing the Way we Work

The software we'll use limits the number of participants, so please use
free registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

By now, you’ve been using email for what seems like forever. Ok, so email is old hat. But what about other technologies that are changing the way people work. CoREM will explore the current use of Blogs, Virtual Meetings, Training and Learning Systems and Social Networking as additional technologies that are quickly becoming a way of life. It’s essential to build an understanding of what and how these new technologies are being integrated into work life as well as the advantages and disadvantages associated with them. We’ll also be inviting discussion of your experiences with these technologies and their application to CoREM as well as the human factors related to the new technologies.

And… rather than deliver this CoREM meeting in the traditional manner – face to face, we’ll be conducting this meeting virtually. So, if you’d like to attend, all you’ll need is to have access to a computer and a telephone line. However, space is limited, so PLEASE SIGN UP and we’ll send you the instructions for logging on. It’s simple and it’s fast and you’ll have plenty of opportunity to participate.

Earl Ash Evens

Earl Ash Evens is our special guest for this presentation. Earl is the president of E-Squared Solutions. E-Squared Solutions, LLC (ESS) provides business solutions to small and mid-sized businesses with a focus within the health care and nonprofit sectors. ESS is a licensed value-added reseller for Learn.Com’s LearnCenter Learning Management System. ESS offers wrap-around consulting services for its clients assisting in the development of talent management solutions and the effective deployment of e-Learning technology. ESS also advises clients on strategy development, business development and sourcing solutions.

§ ESS assisted a 137-bed community hospital revamp its new-hire orientation process through the design and implementation of the LearnCenter web-based learning portal. The web-portal now serves as the central data repository for hospital training and development activity.

§ ESS is building a web-portal for a nonprofit organization that trains teachers in the K-12 market. The web-portal will be leased and fully supported by from ESS – providing a complete outsourced solution that will extend the organization’s capacity to train more teachers with its limited volunteer staff.

§ ESS is serving as interim management of a rural, hospital-based home care and hospice program during a leadership transition arising from the retirement of the long-tenured division director. Primary management objectives involve guiding the hospital leadership through the development of a strategic business plan that will inform process-reengineering efforts critical to long-term growth and success.

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Date: January 13, 2009

Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM

Place: YOUR HOME OR OFFICE
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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Note: Reminder please pay your 2009 membership dues. The 2009 invoice is on the web site at http://www.corem.org/membership.html

CoREM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues.

If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

Dec. 2 Workshop

CoREM takes on the Big Three!

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

MEETING LOCATION CHANGE!
This month's CoREM meeting will be at the Monroeville Library rather than our customary Forbes Road location. The meeting will be held downstairs in the Program Room.

Last week the heads of the Big Three automakers pleaded for emergency government aid to stave off potential collapse, but after four hours of testimony, it appeared they had not persuaded enough lawmakers to move quickly on a bailout. Instead, they were asked to go back home and come up with written business plans on how they would use the bailout money to stave off collapse and become viable over the long-term.

It is well known in quality management circles that the success secret shared by the Big Three’s main Japanese competitors is that they have largely adopted W. Edwards Deming’s 14-points of quality management and that this approach has been mostly ignored by the Big Three. In this CoREM workshop we will be reviewing Deming’s 14-points and asking you to come up with your own plan to present to congress based on adopting the 14-points in your turn-around strategy.

This workshop will be facilitated by Pete McQuillin with the help of other CoREM board members.

Everyone is welcome to come to the Monroeville Library from 4 to 6 pm for this event, and to stay a while after to chat and network.


Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
Place: Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-372-0500

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 Monroeville Public Library
From Downtown Pittsburgh: Go east on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) approximately 15 miles and get off the Parkway in Monroeville at exit 14A (Monroeville) (Rt. 48). Merge onto MOSSIDE BLVD/ ORANGE BELT. Turn RIGHT onto GATEWAY CAMPUS BLVD. The library is at 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard.
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CoREM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Workshop for October 7, 2008

new meeting location:
Monroeville Public Library

Developing Executive Leadership Talent for Today and Tomorrow: What is Happening in the World of Executive Development

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

Today’s complex business environment is calling; make that screaming, for more and better executive talent. Yet according to recent research, companies are having trouble finding and developing the talent to meet their needs.

Join Alice Pescuric, an independent consultant in the field of leadership and executive development and consulting partner with Development Dimensions International (DDI) as she leads a discussion on the current trends in the war for leadership talent.

Alice will review the latest research highlights regarding leadership forecast studies from top companies including Hewitt, the Hay Group and DDI. In addition, Alice will also share DDI’s experiences, trends and current best practices in designing executive development experiences based on today’s leadership development needs.

Join us to add your own experiences, insights, best practices, and discuss what you predict for the future and the implications for practitioners in the field of leadership and executive development.

Our Speaker: Alice Pescuric
Alice Pescuric possesses a wide range of experience in marketing and business development as well as experience in human resources management and general management. She was most recently a member of the senior management team of Development Dimensions International (DDI), a Pittsburgh based, human resource consulting company, where she held positions of Sr. VP/Practice Leader- Workforce Development and VP of Training and Development Technologies. She currently works as an independent consultant in the areas of leadership development, executive coaching, instructional design, large and small group process facilitation and productivity improvement.

While at DDI, Alice’s accomplishments included: increasing revenue from 18 to 50 million, successful development and launch of over 20 new or substantially revised products, design and introduction of the company's first intranet based learning application, direct management and development of a staff of product managers, consultants and support staff. She has recently focusing her efforts on executive level coaching engagements, and designing hi-impact executive development curriculum.

Her work includes associations with companies such as , Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, UPMC Health System, Glaxo Smith Kline, Highmark, Hewlett Packard, Respironics, and many other Fortune 500 and 100 clients. She resides in the Crafton area of Pittsburgh, and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.


Date: October 7, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
Place: Monroeville Public Library
4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-372-0500
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 Monroeville Public Library
From Downtown Pittsburgh: Go east on Interstate 376 (Parkway East) approximately 15 miles and get off the Parkway in Monroeville at exit 14A (Monroeville) (Rt. 48). Merge onto MOSSIDE BLVD/ ORANGE BELT. Turn RIGHT onto GATEWAY CAMPUS BLVD. The library is at 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard.
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CoREM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for August 5, 2008

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

Move from Training to Performance Solutions

How can organizations make lasting improvements and get full participation and leader involvement? Also, how can you implement a culture of continuous improvement? Many times these efforts are seen as just another program. How can you avoid the “just another program” thinking?

The answer is to stop thinking programs and to start thinking performance solutions!

Moving an organization and individuals to high performance through performance solutions requires a systems approach. Five Star’s research has identified the five drivers for high performance:
• Focused and Aligned Leaders
• Skilled and Motivated Workforce
• Integrated Talent Management
• Enabling Technology
• Continuous Process Improvement

Using case studies, this session will define the five drivers of high performance and provide a process for designing and implementing learning and skill-building solutions. These solutions have been proven to increase individual and organizational performance. Also, this session will explore how to partner with others to create lasting change on the job.

About the presenter:

Lou Camerlengo-President/Co-founder, FiveStar Development, Inc.

As President of FiveStar, Lou is responsible for day-to-day operations and supervises the company’s management team. Lou also works with FiveStar’s CEO to set long-term company strategy. In that capacity, over the past eleven years Lou has evolved FiveStar from a niche interactive training design and development company to a full-service performance improvement consultancy. Lou has extensive experience in account and project management for Fortune 1000 companies including H.J. Heinz, Ford Motor Credit Company, The Limited Brands, Nationwide Insurance, The United States Army, U.S. Steel, and Visa International. He speaks regularly at local, regional, and international conferences; most recently at the 2007 CompTIA International Symposium and ASTD International 2008. Lou holds a B.A. in Communications Studies with a minor in British history from the State University College of New York at Oswego. He also is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Management and Technology Commercialization programs at the Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration. Lou is currently on the Multimedia Advisory Board of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
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Date: August 5, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

July 8 CoREM Meeting

For free registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

Web 2.0 and Beyond: How New Internet Technologies and Trends are Shaping Our World

Social Networking. Instant mobile communications. Unprecedented worldwide information accessibility and organization. Massive political outreach. These are today's internet.

In this session we'll explore, in an interactive setting, how the internet is affecting our lives and our businesses at an ever-increasing pace and in an ever-increasing number of ways. We'll examine how businesses are embracing the new outreach opportunities the internet is providing, and where they're failing. We'll discuss how communities are utilizing the internet to fight crime, and how one company is taking on the world.

Our Speaker: Robert Faletti is a Principal at Blue Archer, a Pittsburgh-based application and website development group.

Mr. Faletti has over 12 years of management, consulting, and entrepreneurial experience. Prior to Blue Archer, Robert founded two successful ventures and spent two years with Arthur Andersen where he participated in building the national practice for E-Commerce Strategy.

Mr. Faletti is Past President of ACG Pittsburgh, President of BNI of Western Pennsylvania’s Circle of Excellence chapter, and regularly speaks regarding internet strategy, marketing and website development.

Robert is an active volunteer, a Duquesne University graduate, and currently resides in Gibsonia with his wife and two daughters.

Date: July 8, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for June 10, 2008

Great news: we were able to reschedule our June CoREM event to Tuesday, June 10. We hope that you will be able to join us.

Free registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

Improve Leadership Skills with Whole Person Learning

Becoming an effective leader can not be accomplished “in five easy steps” or “with my proven program.” It involves an on-going process of developing one’s personal mastery and deeper self-knowledge.

Neuroscience now tells us 95% of the brain’s information comes from all five senses, and the brain learns best with the body’s help. Whole Person Learning (WPL) is one way to shift from linear, one dimensional thinking to more dynamic, whole brain/whole body knowing. WPL is a lifelong journey of growing our awareness of:

• Knowing how we know so that we can get out of our own way
• Discovering our individual learning styles
• Deep listening
• The balance between right and left brain strengths
• Our creative process
• Being wholly present

At this CoREM session you can begin your journey through WPL and start develop practices that empower you to respond with greater awareness and choice instead of merely reacting. You’ll find yourself better able to lead through periods of uncertainty and chaos, and connect with possibilities for creativity and innovation. This session is an experiential introduction to WPL and its practices. We will:

• Discuss background and theory
• Experience prescience, slowing down, body awareness, and the creative process
• Practice active listening and reflection

We hope this session will ignite a spark in you to channel this reconnected energy toward a more integrated work-life balance.

Our presenters will be Camille Baldassar and Merv Antoni

Camille Baldassar has been an artist and interdisciplinary designer for 20 years. Through teaching and establishing local organizations, she has used a whole person learning approach to help groups and individuals move forward. Camille is a graduate of Seattle University’s OSR program with a degree in Organizational Design and Renewal. She volunteers with Manchester Craftsman's Guild and Conservation Consultants Inc., and is beginning work with Bethlehem Haven this month.

Mervin P. Antonio designs processes that integrate whole person awareness, the arts, and systems thinking to improve personal, community and organizational learning and performance. As a member of Louisville’s Community Change Incubator, he works with enthusiastic change agents, social entrepreneurs, and community leaders to support, nurture, and facilitate transformational change in communities throughout the city. Mr. Antonio holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Systems Design and Renewal from Seattle University

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Date: June 10, 2008

Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM

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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for May 6,2008

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

Ethnographic Research


Ethnographic Research is a mixture of anthropology and industrial engineering, applied to learning what your customers really need, independent of what they say they need. It is a great way to generate patents and blue ocean opportunities. Julie Gulick and Ned Uber will share their techniques and experiences refined through multiple projects at MEDRAD.

Speakers:

Julie Gulick is a Product Planner in Marketing Department of the Molecular Imaging Group at MEDRAD leading product definition of new injector products via voice of the customer (including ethnographic research, interviewing, and surveying customers). Over her 15+ year career in the medical device industry she has held positions as design engineer, sales and marketing manager, product manager and product planner. Julie has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Ned Uber is a MEDRAD Fellow in the Corporate Innovations Department. In this role, Ned works with others to develop and patent ideas that represent entirely new product lines for Medrad. He provides technical expertise, team facilitation, and conducts ethnographic research for projects throughout the company. Ned has 25 years of experience in product development and research. He is an inventor on 40+ issued patents, with several more under examination. Dr. Uber has B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Date: May 6, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to ?CoREM?.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for April 1, 2008

Free registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.

Lessons in Leadership in the wake of Katrina



In August, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, testing the compassion and generosity of all Americans. In the aftermath, it was difficult for any of us to envision a recovery for that area.

Americans responded by giving money, sending supplies, and signing up to volunteer. Lisa Scales, COO, and Larry Hokaj, CTO, both of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank were called upon by America’s Second Harvest, The Nation’s Food Bank Network, to aid in the relief effort. Although their initial impressions led them to believe their work would be similar, they returned to Pittsburgh with great contrast in experience.

Lisa was assigned to work with FEMA and representatives from American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other social service organizations at the Joint Field Office (JFO) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This group functioned as a coordinating committee for the delivery of Mass Care services throughout Louisiana. They were responsible for assessing current service delivery mechanisms, identifying gaps, responding to requests for assistance, and making recommendations on service priorities and needed service development. They reported up to the Mass Care Area Command on policy issues and solicited service support resources.

Larry was assigned to work with those remaining staff members at the New Orleans Food Bank in New Orleans, LA, in rebuilding computer infrastructure and redefining the core procedures for recording the millions of pounds of food coming in and going out. His experience there was undoubtedly divided between an organization lacking direction and leadership and the same organization transformed to one back on track with a purpose and a mission.

Together, Lisa and Larry will lead a discussion of good management (and its absence) relative to what they observed during those trying circumstances.

Speakers:

Lisa Scales has been involved with food security issues since 1993. She is the Chief Operations Officer for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Prior to this, Lisa was a Co-Director for Just Harvest, a community-based, anti-hunger advocacy and education organization located in Homestead, PA. While there, she served as Director for the Women’s Leadership & Organizing Project, and as Field Supervisor for the Hometown Hunger research project on childhood hunger. Lisa obtained a B.A. from Seton Hill University and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. She serves on the Board of Three Rivers Community Foundation, which provides grants to a variety of social justice organizing efforts in Southwestern Pennsylvania, as well as on the Board of the Funding Exchange, a national membership organization of progressive, social justice community foundations. Lisa has been an active member of the Community Food Security Coalition and the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. She has also served on the Boards of Sharp Visions, Inc. and GLSEN.

Larry Hokaj is the Chief Technology Officer of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Since 2000, he’s led the organization’s IT initiatives and has worked to align the IT strategy with the business strategy of the Food Bank. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from West Virginia University and has attended training course in project management, network administration, and application development. Larry is the owner of Computer Allies, a sole proprietorship specializing in computer consulting and repair.

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Date: April 1, 2008
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM
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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

March 4 CoREM Event!

Free Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007

Mission Driven Leaders – Is there really a difference?

Come and meet one to find out for yourself

We all talk about mission driven organizations. Most leaders work hard to drive the organization’s mission. But what is the difference between driving an organization’s mission and being a mission driven leader? When a leader fiercely believes in his or her organization’s mission, and his or her personal values align with that mission, the leader adds new depth to the concept of mission.

Come and join us for a discussion with one such leader. Vincent Cerasuolo, President of Century Heritage Federal Credit Union ardently believes in the credit union mission. Vin will share with us his passion for his mission. As you listen to Vin, you’ll gain an up-close look at a mission driven leader and you’ll have the opportunity to find out just what distinguishes such a leader. Come prepared to take a five point self assessment to determine how closely aligned your personal mission is with the work that you do. This discussion will prove interesting regardless of the kind of work you do.

About Vincent Cerasuolo

In his 28-year career in the credit union movement, Vin Cerasuolo has held a variety of management positions at credit unions in three different states. He formerly served as CEO of Vermont Development (now Opportunities CU), one of the nation’s most progressive community development credit unions. For the last ten years he has served as President & CEO of Century Heritage, a community-chartered credit union in the Mon-Yough area of Allegheny County.

He was a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Community Credit Unions from 2001-2004 and currently serves on the Regulatory Review Committee of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association. He donates time to the community as Steering Committee Chairman of the Mon Valley Providers Council, Vice-Chairman of the Regional Chamber Alliance, and fundraising co-chair of the Mon-Yough Council of Junior Achievement.

When not at Century Heritage, Vin enjoys renovating his home and participating in his local church in White Oak, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife Cozette raise their ten children.

Date: March 4, 2008

Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM

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 BrienP@adelphia.net 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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for January 8, 2008

Dear CoREM members and friends,

We’re ready to begin our new year of programs and we want you to be a part of our exciting year of learning. The January program is one you won’t want to miss.

Join us Tuesday, January 8th for a special CoREM “action learning” event:

A Quick Course in Quick Coaching

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

In just two hours you will learn some quick coaching techniques to help the people you supervise (or just work with) better define and attain their goals. Whether you work in a business or a nonprofit, or you want to get better results from people you volunteer with, these techniques are universally applicable and highly useful. And you will get enough instruction and practice during this CoREM meeting to put them in place immediately. The training will include a live, unrehearsed coaching demonstration and one-on-one practice coaching sessions for everyone. Come prepared to learn and participate.

Our Presenter: Pete McQuillin is a principal in Fourth River Associates, LLC, a Pittsburgh based consulting, coaching and training firm that specialized in helping businesses and nonprofits—and the people who work for them—handle change with resilience. He has a broad background in business management and sales and, for the past two years, he has been coaching Fourth River clients one-on-one.

Date and Time: January 8, 2008, 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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

CoREM Workshop for October 2

Join us October 2nd for a reprise of a special CoREM “action learning” event:

The Beer Game: A Participative Lesson in Systems Thinking and Supply Chain Management

Free Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at brienp@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.

The audience will play the (in)famous Beer Game: a logistics exercise developed by MIT’s Sloan School of Management. You and the other participants will sit at prepared tables and take roles within the organizations in the chain of commerce between brewery and consumer: brewer, wholesaler, retailer, etc. You will respond to orders for beer by building your inventory, brewing more beer, etc. The effects of your decisions (and those of the other participants) will comprise the “market” for this brand of beer. Can you anticipate and react to events effectively? Can you keep the system running smoothly? Can you keep a straight face in the face of the pressure and the hilarious actions of other teams?

The Beer Game was featured and popularized in Peter Senge’s best-selling book The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization. On a more local scale, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette covered CoREM’s first public presentation of the Beer Game several years ago with a cover story in the Sunday business section.

Art Davidson and other CoREM members will lead the audience in an exciting and memorable event. Please register ASAP as the table space for participants is definitely limited.

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Date and Time: October 2^nd, 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 BrienP@adelphia.net 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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

CoREM Event for September 11,2007

Can you get financial support for your college bound kids? Come to the next workshop and learn systems thinking can help!

Register free by calling Brien Palmer 724-733-5007 or email bplamer@interlinkbusiness.com.

Using Systems Thinking to Plan for College Costs

CoREM Members and Friends,

Our September workshop will deliver a "triple play" for CoREM: a great speaker, a topic of immediate interest for many of us, and the opportunity to learn about a profound thinking tool.
The Topic: Most of us with children look forward to a good college education for them, but dread the costs. This session will directly address effective approaches to planning and paying for that education.

The Learning: Systems Thinking was popularized in management by circles by Peter Senge, W. Edwards Deming and others. It emphasizes how to conceive of events and situations as parts of an inter-related whole, and how to address problems and opportunities by dealing with the systems of which they are a part.

The Speaker: For most of us, Dr. Ned Uber needs no introduction. He has been involved in CoREM and its predecessor organization since its inception in 1991. He has given several memorable presentations and is one of our most popular speakers. Ned has the ability to make complex ideas understandable in an engaging and very participative manner. He currently serves as a MEDRAD Fellow at Medrad, winner of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Come and hear a great speaker address a meaningful topic using innovative thinking tools--a quintessential CoREM seminar! See below for registration details.

Date: September 11, 2007
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM, Social time - 6:00-6:45
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 724-733-5007 or bplamer@interlinkbusiness.com.
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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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.

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CoREM Workshop, July 10, 2007.

To sign up for this free CoREM session, contact Kathi Bretcko
at 412-720-3450
or
KBretcko@InterLINKbusiness.com.

Selling Ideas to Management

So you have an idea. A GREAT idea. Now you have to sell it to your management….

Who hasn’t been in this position? Who hasn’t been frustrated by management’s inability to understand and to do the right thing? How many opportunities have been wasted by lack of approval of a good idea? And how much personal frustration has this caused over a career?

Our next CoREM presentation will offer you an opportunity to learn some immediately-applicable practices and principles to get management’s support for your ideas. In this fast-paced and highly participative session, Brien Palmer will offer you approaches informed by his 25 years as a practicing consultant. Come prepared to be challenged (hint: it’s not all management’s fault).

The workshop is based on a full-day seminar that Palmer has given for hundreds of people from all around the world. He presented a one-hour version of the program last month at the American Society for Quality’s International Quality Conference, and got comments like these:

° Excellent presentation skills; high energy level; good material; audience involvement. Very well attended – Great content with lots of tips for success.
° Very down to earth; good use of humor. Focus on consultative agreement; Good workshop topic
° Entertaining, valuable with excellent delivery AND tools to easily apply. Thank you!!!
° Outstanding speaker!! Motivating, useful information, practical
° Appreciated hearing success and failure experiences. Brien came across as being very genuine/real.
° The speaker has given me hope for myself!


To sign up for this free session, contact Kathi Bretcko at 412-720-3450 or KBretcko@InterLINKbusiness.com.

About the speaker: Brien Palmer is managing partner for InterLINK Management Consulting (www.InterLINKbusiness.com). He is also a board member and co-founder of CoREM, and author of Making Change Work: Practical Tools for Overcoming Organizational Resistance to Change http://www.asq.org/quality-press/display-item/index.html?item=H1202&author=Brien%20Palmer.

Palmer describes himself earlier in his career as the “world’s worst” salesman. His learned comfort in selling ideas to senior executives is proof that anybody can do it.

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Date: July 10, 2007
Time: Program - 4:00-6:00 PM, Social time - 6:00-6:45
Place: Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville (directions follow)
Sponsor: CoREM (the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management)
Cost: free
Registration: Contact Kathi Bretcko at 412-720-3450 or KBretcko@InterLINKbusiness.com.
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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 is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization. All our revenues come from membership dues. If you find our services valuable, please sign up for membership and submit your tax-deductible $35 fee. (Make checks out to “CoREM”.) Give it to our treasurer Dennis Snedden or send it to him at 613 Library Av., Carnegie, PA 15106-2910.

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.