Thursday,
May 12, 2005
5:30-7:30 PM
AGENDA |
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| 5:30 | Networking, buffet dinner, vendor and recruiter access. |
| 6:15 | Chapter business and announcements. |
| 6:45 | Guest Speaker |
| 7:30 | Meet the speaker, continued networking, buffet dinner, vendor and recruiter access. |
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Topic:
Winning the War on Retaining Brain Power
Like many organizations today, the head of technical training of Wyeth Pharmaceutical Information Systems was faced with a dilemma. How could they retain their Best and Brightest project managers, offer them target training programs while not pulling them away from their jobs and most importantly, how would they find the money to pay for it?
One of the most difficult applications within organizations today is the ability for employees to communicate and be heard in the organization. Wyeth listened to the needs of their employees and found a solution that took those needs into account. Through communication, application and education, everyone at Wyeth wins the war with cost effective training that gave employees more credentials and reasons to stay.
Speaker:
Thomas J. Mattus, President and co-founder of Successful Strategies International, Inc (SSI). For over seven years, SSI has been a successful Learning, Consulting and Mentoring organization that specializes in Project Management and Leadership Development.
As a corporate officer of SSI and previously at PCI Global Inc, Tom has worked with such Fortune 1000 companies as Johnson and Johnson Worldwide, Wyeth International, CitiCard, Marriott International, Sony, Standard Chartered Bank, Olympus, Cablevision and many others to help resolve their project management and leadership needs, thus improving quality and performance. As an instructor, Tom has facilitated courses on such topics as Project Management, Supervisory and Sales Management.
Tom is one of the original members of the Long Island PMI Chapter, speaking at several PMI meetings as well as the American Society for Training and Development(ASTD). Tom has been featured in PMI Magazine and most recently was published in Projects@Work and Project Magazine.
Vendor Corner:
Pace University Computer Learning Center hosted by Babette Kronstadt, Consultant, White Plains, NY, 914.422.4328 bkronstadt@pace.edu, http://pclc.pace.edu
Career Corner:
Hyatt Leader hosted by Ileana Garcia, Business Development Manager, NYC, (212) 993-8010, cel (917) 763-4810, igarcia@hyattleader.com