2011 EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The ACEC of Kansas Emerging Leaders Program is for individuals committed to developing their leadership abilities. This program imparts specific skills and competencies identified by top ACEC of Kansas 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. The dates and locations for the 2011 ELP sessions are shown below.
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Thursday and Friday, September 15-16, 2011
Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka, Kansas
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Orientation – Scott Heidner, Executive Director, ACEC of Kansas 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 – Matt Jordan, Kansas Leadership Center 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 – Tony Comella, SPHR, Hanson Professional Services, Inc. 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. Craig Denny, Ph.D, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Senior Principal of Terracon Consultants, Inc. will present information about the ACEC PAC.
Dinner as a group: Paisano’s Italian Restaurant 8:00 pm
Friday, September 16, 2011
Governmental Affairs – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt 8:30 - 10:00 am
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.
Strategic Planning – Jack Newman, Jr., Jack Newman Advisory Services 10:00 am – Noon
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.
Thursday and Friday, October 13-14, 2011
Location: Hotel at Old Town, Wichita, Kansas
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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: Whiskey Creek Steakhouse 7:00 pm
Friday, October 14, 2011
Economics of Private Practice – Lee James, Lee James & Associates 8:00 am – Noon
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 10-11, 2011
Location: Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, Kansas
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Business Development - Neal Angrisano, AIA, Burns & McDonnell 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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.
Ethics – Herb Tuttle, University of Kansas 4:00 – 6:00 pm
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.
Dinner as a group: Garozzo’s Ristorante 7:00 pm
Bowling as a group: AMF College Lanes 8:30 pm
Friday, November 11, 2011
Senior Leaders Roundtable – David Gaboury (Terracon Consultants, Inc.), Steve Hileman (Lochner, BWR Division), Raja Govindaswamy (Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.) and Kevin Shamburg (KLA Environmental Services, Inc.). 8:00 – 11:30 am
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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If you have any questions about the Emerging Leaders Program or would like to be placed on a waiting list for the 2012 class, please contact Amy Dubach at 785-357-1824 or amy@acecks.org.