Schedule yourself and a co-worker to experience again:
Deming’s Red Bead Experiment
Free Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at
bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com
or 724-733-5007.
June 5, 2007
-Presented by the CoREM Board, this is an event rescheduled from last February. That’s when extreme cold forced a cancellation (though a small group of intrepid CoREMers came
anyway).
Who should attend: Owners, executives, and frustrated managers from all types of rganizations, from service to manufacturing, to retail, to non-profit, to health, education and government. Every organization has red beads.
This is CoREM’s own version of the classic demonstration by W.E Deming of the role of variation in the typical American style corporate culture, using a small tub of red and white beads. The workshop will literally require hands-on participation by the CoREM audience. Those attending will take away with them a deep, visceral understanding of American business practices, and how they can be improved.
CoREM will bring in The Allegheny Albino Bead Co. (AABC) to the Forbes Road Technology enter to recruit workers for their new plant, to make white beads for their very selective customers. The recruits will undergo thorough training, and be given precise instructions on how to operate the equipment, and specific goals for production, all in accord with the principles of Peter Drucker’s Management by Objective (MBO). AABC will hire only those few applicants who show in actual product runs that they have what it takes to produce white beads, and not red ones. AABC will give everyone present an opportunity to try out the equipment, and to sample the motivational slogans and posters that AABC is famous for.
At the end, the AABC cordially invites the members and friends of CoREM to a de-briefing, to obtain feedback on hiring practices, performance appraisals, and any other advice on how to identify, attract, and retain those rare exceptional workers that they need.
This workshop is being presented by the CoREM Board (in alphabetical order):
Arthur Davidson, President
Adele Lynn, at Large
Brien Palmer, Public Relations
Marilyn Reeder, Vice President
Dennis Snedden, Treasurer
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 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 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.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
May 1 2007 CoREM Workshop and Election!
CoREM Presents:
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Presented by Douglas Rosensteel, BHD Technologies
On May 1, put on your armor, bring your broadsword, and prepare to do battle. CoREM is presenting Sun Tzu's Art of War, the epic work that has been translated into the language of management. Sun Tzu said, "Your skill comes from five factors. Study these factors when you plan war. You must insist on knowing your situation." Our presentation will begin with a discussion of the five factors and how they apply to leadership. It will end with a battle -- Deming vs. Sun Tzu. Come ready to choose sides. There can be only one! Or can there?
Douglas Rosensteel, a CoREM cofounder and President of BHD Technologies, Inc. is an organizational consultant with extensive experience as a practitioner. Specializing in Executive Assistance, his approach to organizational improvement is a unique combination of statistical method, human psychology, and systems thinking. He is certified through the
Date:
Time: Program -
Place: Forbes Road Career and
Sponsor: CoREM (the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management)
Cost: free
Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.
Directions to
The Center borders Boyce Campus of CCAC. Address:
From Downtown
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Monday, March 26, 2007
CoREM Event for April 3, 2007
Plan on attending our next CoREM event, and bring a friend!
Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.
Is it a Bad Boss or a Psychopath in the Corner Office?
When Leadership Goes Awry
“Charismatic, innovative, risk taker who gets things done” – Many organizations can fall victim in their hiring practices to hiring surface traits that produce outstanding results. But how do you know if these same individuals can harbor a dark side that can prove very harmful to the organization. There is a huge difference between a bad bosses who micromanages and drives you crazy because he or she is too controlling and a boss who displays psychopathic behaviors. Interestingly, the boss that displays psychopathic behaviors may at first be displaying highly desired leadership qualities that organizations require for success. Join us in this discussion about how to distinguish leadership qualities that are desired from some of the same qualities that mark a psychopath. In fact, anyone who hires talent at any level of the organization will consider this discussion highly informative.
For a completely different view of leadership behavior, join us as a highly experienced criminologist discusses the psychopath’s charm, energy, and ingenuity and his or her very dangerous dark side.
William L. Lynn
Bill Lynn has been in law enforcement with the state of Pennsylvania for 35 years. In his career, he has first hand experience with psychopaths - both on the street and inside the prison system. Bill has a Master’s degree in Criminology and another Master’s degree in the Administration of Justice. He has been trained to understand psychopathic behavior from the foremost expert in the country, Dr. Stanton Saminow.
Date: April 3, 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 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).
- - - - -
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 Vice President, marilyn Reeder, or send it to her at 4044 round Top Road, Murrysville, PA 15668.
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.
Registration: Contact Brien Palmer at bpalmer@interlinkbusiness.com or 724-733-5007.
Is it a Bad Boss or a Psychopath in the Corner Office?
When Leadership Goes Awry
“Charismatic, innovative, risk taker who gets things done” – Many organizations can fall victim in their hiring practices to hiring surface traits that produce outstanding results. But how do you know if these same individuals can harbor a dark side that can prove very harmful to the organization. There is a huge difference between a bad bosses who micromanages and drives you crazy because he or she is too controlling and a boss who displays psychopathic behaviors. Interestingly, the boss that displays psychopathic behaviors may at first be displaying highly desired leadership qualities that organizations require for success. Join us in this discussion about how to distinguish leadership qualities that are desired from some of the same qualities that mark a psychopath. In fact, anyone who hires talent at any level of the organization will consider this discussion highly informative.
For a completely different view of leadership behavior, join us as a highly experienced criminologist discusses the psychopath’s charm, energy, and ingenuity and his or her very dangerous dark side.
William L. Lynn
Bill Lynn has been in law enforcement with the state of Pennsylvania for 35 years. In his career, he has first hand experience with psychopaths - both on the street and inside the prison system. Bill has a Master’s degree in Criminology and another Master’s degree in the Administration of Justice. He has been trained to understand psychopathic behavior from the foremost expert in the country, Dr. Stanton Saminow.
Date: April 3, 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 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).
- - - - -
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 Vice President, marilyn Reeder, or send it to her at 4044 round Top Road, Murrysville, PA 15668.
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.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Please Hold March 6 for the next CoREM workshop
Our usual email is late to CoREM's friends and members, but went out this morning.
Please hold March 6, 4pm at the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center, when Alice Pescuric of DDI, Development Dimensions International, will be our speaker. She will lead in a CoREM interactive workshop on strategies on the battlefield in "the war for leadership talent."
We'll get more information on Alice and the March 6 CoREM event up on this blog on the next post later today.
Please hold March 6, 4pm at the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center, when Alice Pescuric of DDI, Development Dimensions International, will be our speaker. She will lead in a CoREM interactive workshop on strategies on the battlefield in "the war for leadership talent."
We'll get more information on Alice and the March 6 CoREM event up on this blog on the next post later today.
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Despite the Cold, the Red Beads Happened!
I went out to the Forbes Road Tech Center with the idea that I would meet would-be attendees at the locked front door, and apologize for the abrupt cancellation. Imagine my surprise and delight when the door was open and a half dozen eager red bead sorters were snug inside, waiting for enlightenment!
So we went ahead and did the beads for them, not forgetting to get in all the usual information on the origins and limitations of Management by Objective, and Very Kinky Sexy People, my favorite mnemonic for Variation, Knowledge, Systems, and Psychology.
Thanks to Marilyn Reeder who was there ahead of me, and helped get things off to a smooth start.
We will discuss at the next Board meeting scheduling another Red Bead experiment. I'm guessing it would happen late spring or summer.
So we went ahead and did the beads for them, not forgetting to get in all the usual information on the origins and limitations of Management by Objective, and Very Kinky Sexy People, my favorite mnemonic for Variation, Knowledge, Systems, and Psychology.
Thanks to Marilyn Reeder who was there ahead of me, and helped get things off to a smooth start.
We will discuss at the next Board meeting scheduling another Red Bead experiment. I'm guessing it would happen late spring or summer.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
February 6 CoREM Workshop
Schedule yourself and a co-worker to experience
Deming’s Red Bead Experiment
Who should attend: Owners, executives, and frustrated managers from all types of organizations, from service to manufacturing, to retail, to non-profit, to health, education, and government Every organization has red beads.
Please register with Brien Palmer in advance (details below).
This is CoREM’s own version of the classic demonstration by W.E Deming of the role of variation in the typical American style corporate culture, using a small tub of red and white beads. The workshop will literally require hands-on participation by the CoREM audience. Those attending will take away with them a deep, visceral understanding of American business practices, and how they can be improved. They will also learn that W.E Deming was about three decades ahead of Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central.
CoREM, in the spirit of Deming and Colbert, will bring in The Allegheny Albino Bead Co. (AABC) to the Forbes Road Technology Center to recruit workers for their new plant, to make white beads for their very selective customers. The recruits will undergo thorough training, and be given precise instructions on how to operate the equipment, and specific goals for production, all in accord with the principles of Management by Objective (MBO). AABC will hire only those few applicants who show in actual product runs that they have what it takes to produce white beads, and not red ones. AABC will give everyone present an opportunity to try out the equipment, and to sample the motivational slogans and posters that AABC is famous for.
At the end, the AABC cordially invites the members and friends of CoREM to a de-briefing, to obtain feedback on hiring practices, performance appraisals, and any other advice on how to identify, attract, and retain those rare exceptional workers that they need.
This workshop is being presented by the CoREM Board (in alphabetical order):
Jim Creiman, Secretary
Arthur Davidson, President
Adele Lynn, at Large
Brien Palmer, Public Relations
Marilyn Reeder, Vice President
Dennis Snedden, Treasurer
Check out CoREM’s blog: leadershipcorem.blogspot.com
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Date: February 6, 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 at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.
- - - - - -
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).
- - - - -
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.
Deming’s Red Bead Experiment
Who should attend: Owners, executives, and frustrated managers from all types of organizations, from service to manufacturing, to retail, to non-profit, to health, education, and government Every organization has red beads.
Please register with Brien Palmer in advance (details below).
This is CoREM’s own version of the classic demonstration by W.E Deming of the role of variation in the typical American style corporate culture, using a small tub of red and white beads. The workshop will literally require hands-on participation by the CoREM audience. Those attending will take away with them a deep, visceral understanding of American business practices, and how they can be improved. They will also learn that W.E Deming was about three decades ahead of Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central.
CoREM, in the spirit of Deming and Colbert, will bring in The Allegheny Albino Bead Co. (AABC) to the Forbes Road Technology Center to recruit workers for their new plant, to make white beads for their very selective customers. The recruits will undergo thorough training, and be given precise instructions on how to operate the equipment, and specific goals for production, all in accord with the principles of Management by Objective (MBO). AABC will hire only those few applicants who show in actual product runs that they have what it takes to produce white beads, and not red ones. AABC will give everyone present an opportunity to try out the equipment, and to sample the motivational slogans and posters that AABC is famous for.
At the end, the AABC cordially invites the members and friends of CoREM to a de-briefing, to obtain feedback on hiring practices, performance appraisals, and any other advice on how to identify, attract, and retain those rare exceptional workers that they need.
This workshop is being presented by the CoREM Board (in alphabetical order):
Jim Creiman, Secretary
Arthur Davidson, President
Adele Lynn, at Large
Brien Palmer, Public Relations
Marilyn Reeder, Vice President
Dennis Snedden, Treasurer
Check out CoREM’s blog: leadershipcorem.blogspot.com
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Date: February 6, 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 at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.
- - - - - -
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).
- - - - -
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.
Friday, December 22, 2006
The CoREM workshop for January 9, 2007
Happy New Year!
It's time for the first workshop of 2007, and it's about Six Sigma by a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Please not the instructions further down on how to register for the event.
Six Sigma in Real Life
Mark Marsico
CoREM’s Workshop for January 9, 2007
Most people in the business world have heard of “Six Sigma” and know that it is some sort of improvement methodology based on systems engineering and statistics. Some even know of its roots at Motorola and General Electric, and the stories from business leaders about how it transformed multi-billion-dollar companies.
We will start the New Year off by a “real world” workshop on Six Sigma: what it is, how it is used, and what it does. You will hear what it is like to be involved in a project, how it can bring striking results to a business, and what certification as a black belt can mean to your career.
Start the year off right by participating in this informative workshop. See directions below for how to reserve your place.
About the Presenter:
Mark Marsico has twenty-five years of experience as an engineer, software developer, and project manager. He has worked in a variety of positions and industries including: mobile computing, healthcare, aerospace, defense, transportation and logistics, steel, retail, and automotive. He is a licensed mechanical engineer, a certified project management professional, and certified Six Sigma black belt. He most recently directed programs to measure and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty for a Fortune 500 company.
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Date: Tuesday, January 9, 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 at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.
- - - - - -
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).
- - - - -
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.
It's time for the first workshop of 2007, and it's about Six Sigma by a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Please not the instructions further down on how to register for the event.
Six Sigma in Real Life
Mark Marsico
CoREM’s Workshop for January 9, 2007
Most people in the business world have heard of “Six Sigma” and know that it is some sort of improvement methodology based on systems engineering and statistics. Some even know of its roots at Motorola and General Electric, and the stories from business leaders about how it transformed multi-billion-dollar companies.
We will start the New Year off by a “real world” workshop on Six Sigma: what it is, how it is used, and what it does. You will hear what it is like to be involved in a project, how it can bring striking results to a business, and what certification as a black belt can mean to your career.
Start the year off right by participating in this informative workshop. See directions below for how to reserve your place.
About the Presenter:
Mark Marsico has twenty-five years of experience as an engineer, software developer, and project manager. He has worked in a variety of positions and industries including: mobile computing, healthcare, aerospace, defense, transportation and logistics, steel, retail, and automotive. He is a licensed mechanical engineer, a certified project management professional, and certified Six Sigma black belt. He most recently directed programs to measure and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty for a Fortune 500 company.
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Date: Tuesday, January 9, 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 at BrienP@adelphia.net or 724-733-5007.
- - - - - -
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).
- - - - -
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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