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Work the System Boot Camp Agenda

November 16th and 17th, 2009

(Agenda subject to slight modification before the event)

Location: The Riverhouse (located near the Rivers Edge Golf Course), 3075 N. Business 97, Bend, Ore. 97701.  To register Click here.

 

 Monday Morning: Getting It

7:30-8 a.m. Registration, information packet pick-up.

8- 10 a.m.

  • The Work the System transformation
  • Ockham’s Law and the simple mechanics: Why simplicity is a key to success 
  • The Method
  • The 7 Principles
  • System improvement: your new vantage point; your new life
  • Your personal analogy

10:00 a.m. Break: 20 minutes10:20 a.m. – noon

  • Your circle of influence
  • How to develop a Project Engineer’s vision
  • Introduction to essential documentation

Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch provided (with slide show of Pakistan)

 

Monday Afternoon: Taking It Apart; Rebuilding It

1:00 - 3 p.m

  • The Strategic Objective:
  • Operating Principles:

3 p.m. Break: 20 minutes

3:20 – 5 p.m.

Nancy Hagan Presentation. The Office Miracle:  7 Tools to gain an hour a day

  • Working Procedures

 

Tuesday Morning: Essential Considerations

7:00 Breakfast

8 – 10 a.m.

Colleen Wainwright presentation.You, Amplified: Personal Branding in a Postmodern Marketplace

  • Consistency and congruency
  • You and your employees: Why systems and documentation will free you to do what you love and keep your staff from mind-reading and “winging-it.” No super-powers required
  •  The great people who want to work for you and stay forever
  • Ten steps to hiring and retaining good people: Convincing employees to “climb on board”
  • “A philosophy and a system of employment:” Your overall message to staff and clients
  • “Point of sale”: Why point-of-sale will take you and your staff far
  • Watch yourself closely: Tweaking your everyday actions for steady system improvement
  • Prime Time
  • Quiet Courage
  • Being organized

10 a.m. Break: 20 minutes

10:20 a.m.- noon

  • Why you need to determine your prime time: Mechanical and Biological
  • Errors of omission
  • The good enough rule: Why 98% perfection will save you time, energy, and money
  • Acquiring ”quiet courage” and why it’s vital for any leader to possess

After the program ends,  Sam will be available to talk to participants individually, followed by an informal, non-host luncheon at a local restarurant. At 2:30pm, for those interested, Sam and Andi Freeman, Centratel COO, will conduct a tour of Centratel.

To register Click here. 

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