| UPCOMING
EVENTS | | |
| January
10th Event | | On
January 10th our speaker will be Gary
Harper who will speak on Victims, Villain
and Heroes: Moving Beyond the Drama Triangle of Confrontation.
| Author
Gary Harper's “drama triangle of conflict” will deepen your understanding
of interpersonal disputes and allow you to reconcile widely divergent perspectives.
You’ll
explore “when the knife went in” to identify the root cause of conflict.
This fun, interactive
workshop will also show what The Three Little Pigs can teach us about conflict
resolution. For
more details and registration - click
here. | | |  January
10, 2006
Gary Harper |
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| Spring
2006 Events | | We've
got a GREAT SLATE of speakers lined up for
spring 2006: - February
14 , 2006 - Shannon Kelly - The "Classical Art" of Teamwork: Using Classical
Leadership Texts to Teach Collaborative Communication for High-Performance Teams.
- March
14 , 2006 - Ian Cook - ROI of Leadership Development
- April
11, 2006 - Alex Sharp - Five Common Errors in Process Improvement and How to Avoid
Them
- May
9, 2006 - Gina Vanderham - Five Common Errors in Process Improvement and How to
Avoid Them
- June
13 , 2006 - TBA
- July
11, 2006 - David Cory
Visit
our Events page for details - and stay tuned
for updates. | | 
What
is Machiavelli's The Prince doing on our website?
Hint:
it relates to our Valentine's speaker |
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| CHAPTER
NEWS | | |
| President's
Message | | "It's
beginning to look a lot like …
And if I were  I'd say
that ISPI Vancouver has been home to a great many good "girls and boys"
this year. What an amazing year for us all - and a busy one to say the least.
To quickly
recap, in 2005 Vancouver ISPI has:.." To
read the rest of Weston's Fall/Winter President's message - click
here. |
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| Special
Planning Meeting | | Saturday,
January 7, 10 - 3, The ISPI Vancouver will hold a special executive planning meeting.
Margy Hayden, our President Elect for 2006 is hosting the session - and is
inviting all interested ISPI Vancouver members who have an interest in setting
the direction for the next year and beyond to participate. There
are 2 planned outcomes: - A
Smooth Running Machine (this includes role clarification, workflow for meetings
and dates & deadlines)
- Goals
& Objectives for 2006
RSVP
to Margy.hayden@icbc.com
by January 2. A more detailed agenda will be sent on January 3 along with
the address and directions. Lunch will be served, so in your RSVP please provide
any food preferences. | |  President
Elect
Margy Hayden |
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| GREAT
LINKS | | |
| Pod
Casts for Road Warriors | | When
you are thinking of other ways to reach that difficult senior level managers or
road warriors with learning consider items like these Pod Casts on CIO.com. These
quick 2 minute clips give coaching tips that if you follow up with a reminder
to listen twice about 2 weeks later can plant seeds of behaviour change for many
people.
http://www.cio.com/podcasts/coach_casting.html
Thanks
to Margy Hayden for contributing this resource! | | |
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| How's
Your LogFrame Knowledge? | | Logical
Framework Approach (sometimes abbreviated LFA) is referred to as "LogFrame"
for short. What is it, and why should you care? Here are some great articles to
get you started:
http://www.kar-dht.org/logframe.html
http://lgausa.com/logframe_approach.htm
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ausguide/pdf/ausguideline3.3.pdf
Thanks
to Alex Lax for framing up this topic for us! | | |
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| More
on Balanced Scorecard / Strategy Maps | | Here's
a great follow-up to our November 8th event, "The Strategically-Focused Company:
How to Get the Right Things Done" with Dr. Nancy Mackay: a great 2 part article
on “how to implement the balanced scorecard”. Check it out at:
http://www.organizedchange.com/balancedscorecard.htm Thanks
to Weston MacMillan for sharing this link! | | |
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| EVENTS
OF INTEREST | | |
| Events
Offered by our Members | | Creative
Training Solutions is offering the following: - The
Secrets of Time Management: Tips and Tricks of "Outlook" - Dec.2, 2005
- (9:00 am - 12:00 noon) Professional Credits: 3
- The
Secrets of Time Management - Jan.23, 2006 - (6:00pm - 9:30pm) Professional Credits:
3
- Managing
Stress - Jan.17, 2006 - (Full Day) Professional Credits: 6
- Train
the Trainer - Instructional Techniques - (3 Days ) Jan.19, 20, 23, 2006 Credits:
2 Adult Education Diploma
- http://www.creativetrainingsolutions.ca/news.html
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Offering an Event? Tell us! | | With
the 2005-2006 membership year, we have modified our advertising strategy: - We
will not longer accept any paid advertising, from members or non-members
- Members
will be allowed to advertise events of interest to our membership in e-Spectrum
at no charge
- Interested
in having an event included? Click here
for more details
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New members-only benefit! |
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| HAVE
YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP YET? | | |
|
Membership Renwal Reminder! | | Haven't
renewed your membership yet? Do it today - and get all the events listed
above - including your dinner - for no additional charge! Click
here to read our 2005-2006 membership renewal letter from our VP Membership,
Kirsten Hansen. *NEW*
This year you can renew and pay your membership online using your Visa or MasterCard!
Or you can still mail a cheque if you prefer. | |  |
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| AND
MORE... | | |
| | | Have
something you'd like to contribute? We'd like to hear from you! We
are always seeking articles, book reviews, website reviews and other good stuff
of interest to our members. Send
your submissions to info@ispi-van.org,
subject: ISPI e-Spectrum Content. | | |
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