Upcoming January IMC NCR Program

Topic: Corporate Renewal: The Business and Personal Journeys

Speakers: Jack Moore, Advisor, Family Business Initiative & Wayne Caskey, Executive Coach

Jack Moore: A former director at Benjamin Moore & Co., Jack works with the National Association of Corporate Directors, a 9,000-member association based in Washington, DC. Jack provides director education to the association’s several hundred members who are owners, executives and directors of family-owned businesses across the country. He worked in sales and project management for Electronic Data Systems for 14 years and earned an Ed.D. from The Catholic University of America.

Wayne Caskey: A three-time CEO, he has over 30 years experience at the Fortune 500, mid-size and start-up level. His industry exposure includes manufacturing, service and commercial finance, and his disciplinary background includes operations, finance, strategic planning and acquisitions, administration, personnel, labor relations and law. He holds a B.A. cum laude in economics from Harvard, a J.D. from Yale and multiple certifications from professional coaching organizations. For the past four years, he has written a monthly column, “Caskey’s Corner,” for smartCEO magazine.

Humphreys & Associates, Inc., the management consulting firm, is hosting a Scheduling 3 Day Workshop seminar this month.

This workshop is designed for any individual involved in the scheduling process. Schedulers and all personnel required to provide information to, and interface with, schedulers should attend. The workshop presents an array of scheduling techniques and tools, with emphasis on the critical path method. A fundamental background of scheduling concepts and their specific applications is presented. It explains how to interpret schedule reports, detect early warnings of potential schedule slips, and how to recognize abuses which can invalidate a scheduling system.

IMC NCR 2006 Chapter Officers

Following is a list of the leadership team for this year's administration. Contact us with any questions or suggestions!

President Mallory Starr, CMC (president@imcdc.org)

Past President David Rogers, CMC (d_rogers@clearwater-associates.com)

Treasurer Roy Steel, CMC (rsteel1062@aol.com)

Continuing Professional Development Chair Wai Ling Pong (pong.wailing@comcast.net)

VP Programs Bob Dennis (programs@imcdc.org)

Editor-In-Chief Enuma Onyeukwu, MPS (evo2004@patriot.net)

VP Membership Mark Haas, CMC (mhaas@rominc.com)

Certification Chair Mel York, CMC, PMP (mayork@digitalsafetynet.com)

At-Large Director Tom Gaffuri (tigaffuri@aol.com)

At-Large Director Michael Cohen (mecohen@crosslink.net)

At-Large Director Elaine Cai (elainejtsai@hotmail.com)

At-Large Director Michael Chen (michaelchen@zhixing-us.com)

IMC USA Academy Charter Courses: January 5 , 12, and 19. Two, 3-part, one-hour teleseminars for Professional Members:

• Developing a Successful Practice
• Marketing Your Practice

Our Mission: Year-round professional development and education to help IMC USA members (and those in the broader consulting community) grow, manage, and sustain a high performance practice.

Tracks: Pre-Consultants, Professional Members, Certified Members (CMCs), and Masters.

Key Education Areas: Defining Your Practice, Marketing Your Practice, Selling Services, Delivering Services, and Practice Management.

Instructors will be from: IMC USA Certified Members and Fellows (a member benefit); outside leaders in the profession and industry; previous Confab and National Conference speakers; members of AMA, NSA, ASTD, etc.

IMC NCR QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL by Roy Steel, CMC and R. Mallory Starr, CMC.

IMC NCR is proposing a training and development program to small management consulting firms and solo management consulting practitioner groups in the National Capital Region. Our plan is to eventually offer the program on a quarterly basis to firms with less than 20 staff members. The format would be one day seminars/workshops presented by IMC NCR members. The goals are: to make consultants and targeted consulting firms aware of the value of IMC membership; provide management consultants with quality programs on professional development; become a consulting training and development resource for new associates and consulting firms who are experienced but want more developmental training. As a spin-off, it is expected that IMC will increase membership and that IMC members will receive consulting engagement opportunities.

I recommend the book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins. Mr. Collins asks the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?" This book gives the answer and in the process, teaches you how to transform your own professional performance.

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Collins (October, 2001) ISBN: 0066620996

IMC USA Mission: To promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education and professional resources.

IMC NCR Objective: Help our members Get Smart, Get Known, and Get Business

Join IMC: If you're satisfied that IMC is the right professional organization to help you "Get Smart, Get Known, and Get Business," then join IMC online. You will become a member of IMC USA and may affiliate with any US chapter at no additional charge.