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ACEC/KS
Emerging Leaders Program is for individuals committed to developing their
leadership abilities. This program imparts specific skills and competencies
identified by top ACEC/KS principals as critical for leadership success.
These highly interactive sessions are taught by experts in the field of
business administration and people management in professional services
firms. Session meeting locations and
times are listed with the session. The Agenda for the 2010 ELP is listed below.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Orientation – Scott Heidner
10:00am – 2:00 pm
Do you think 20 engineers will be too shy to get to know each other in a
short time? Think again! ACEC Executive Director Scott Heidner will deliver
a high
energy presentation, and interactive sessions will have class members
working and laughing together in no time at all. This critical session sets
the stage
for class members to work together for the next six weeks.
Leadership – Patty McManus-Corcoran, Renaissance Leadership Consulting
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Leadership is the process of influencing people by inspiring them to
achieve, by communicating in a manner that they best understand and by
building trust
such that they will embrace risk. However, the power of
leadership tends to distort a leader’s perception. A good leader commits to
a continual, brutal
self-examination to minimize this distortion and to
maintain a realistic pursuit of the organization’s vision.
Human Resources/Managing People – Richard Cybulski, HNTB
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Human resource philosophy and functions are often the basis for company
planning and meeting client needs. We’ll examine systems for performance
management and employee relations strategies. The strongest asset for any
organization is its people. Maximizing that asset is essential to strong
leadership.
Reception at ACEC Office
6:30 – 7:30 pm
This will include a presentation from Steve Hall, ACEC National Vice
President of Government Affairs
and other ACEC Kansas leaders.
Dinner as a group: Paisano’s Italian Restaurant
8:00 pm
Friday, September 24, 2010
Ethics – David Comstock, former Director of KDOT Division of Engineering
& Design, and ACEC KS QBS Facilitator
8:30 - 10:30 am
Being ethical is defined as “Being in accordance with the accepted
principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession.” The
core of
ethics in the engineering profession include: public interest,
truth, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Strong ethics are essential
to leadership.
Without the trust that ethical behavior promotes, an individual’s firm is
destined to mediocrity.
Governmental Affairs – Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt
10:30am - noon
The government’s leadership influences the overall business climate and
an individual firm’s success. Business leaders need to know how to
participate
effectively in the
public arena and build consensus. They also need to understand how
government affairs activities can help their business succeed and
how to
encourage active participation
at the grassroots level in the firm.
Thursday and Friday, October 14-15, 2010
Location: Courtyard by Marriott Old Town, Wichita, Kansas
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Contract Language/Risk - Wyatt Hoch, Foulston Siefkin LLP
2:00 – 6:00 pm
Carefully wording contract provisions minimizes risk to design
professionals. We’ll discuss how contract provisions allocate risks between
parties
and the legal effect
of specific contract provisions. Getting contracts right the first time can
be the difference between a profitable project and
incurring more liability
than your firm can afford.
Dinner as a group: River City Brewery
7:00 pm
Friday, October 15, 2010
Economics of Private Practice – Lee James, Lee James & Associates
8:00 – 12:00 pm
Understanding the role and importance of financial project management is
a critical attribute of emerging leaders. It is equally important that they
understand fundamental
metrics of successful firms, which financial indicators are important and
what they mean for future growth. In this session,
we will discuss these
important financial
management issues.
Thursday and Friday, November 11-12,
2010
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, Kansas
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Business Development – Tom Swenson, TranSystems
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Chuck Owsley, Public
Works Director – City of Lee’s Summit
James Harpool, MD Management, Inc.
Instilling and encouraging a strong business development
culture in your firm makes great business sense. It can prove to be an
important
differentiator and can
positively influence the firm’s project delivery, hiring and recruiting, and
career development processes. Developing
a business development culture
requires understanding the distinction between marketing and business
development, exposing false
common business development myths, recognizing
the many ways in which technical staff can
contribute to the business development process,
and investing in strategies
that yield the highest return-on-investment.
Strategic Planning – Phil Estes, President – Estes Consulting, Inc.
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Strategic planning is an essential process for assessing and evaluating
a business and creating a viable, flexible guide for future success.
The
critical components of a successful planning effort include preparation,
establishing a plan baseline and creating the plan. We’ll examine
the major
elements of a strategic plan, including organizational vision, schedule,
responsibilities, accountabilities and metrics.
Dinner as a group: Garozzo’s Ristorante
7:00 pm
Bowling as a group: AMF College Lanes
8:30 pm
Friday, November 12, 2010
Senior Leaders Roundtable – Christopher Bohm (Ruggles & Bohm, P.A.),
8:00 – 11:30 am
Michael Olson (Kirkham, Michael & Associates, Inc.),
Barry Rolle (HDR, Inc.),
and Rich Smith (Henderson Engineers, Inc.).
From
Management to Leadership – Secrets of Success
Take the opportunity to network with a diverse panel of leading industry
professionals. This session will culminate the Emerging Leaders
Program
experience. The facilitated session gives participants a chance to ask
industry leaders questions concerning industry, practices,
and management.
Conclusion
Graduation Celebration and lunch
11:30 am – 12:30
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