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Past Events
January 13, 2005
The current economic outlook is
one of the most confusing and contradictory in recent
memory. There are signs of a robust economy and other
indications of weakness and serious trouble ahead. Is it
possible to make sense of these inconsistent signals? Mark
Eaker attempted it by laying out a straight-forward
framework for understanding what factors are likely to drive
economic performance in 2005 and venturing forecasts of his
own about growth, inflation and interest rates.
November 18, 2004
Professor Jim Clawson introduced participants to an
unusual perspective on motivating employees through goal
setting. Goal setting has been the most important management
tool since the advent of the Industrial Revolution, yet
recent research shows that it poses a serious problem in
getting the most out of your employees. Professor Clawson
helped us explore the challenges of motivating your
employees.
September 23, 2004
Creating Innovative Business Strategies: Lessons from
the World of Design.
Professor Jeanne Liedtka's presentation.
June 3, 2004
Accounting Scandals:
Breakdowns in Corporate Governance
Professor Richard Brownlee, an
expert in financial accounting and reporting, discussed
the factors that contributed to these accounting scandals,
as well as the steps being taken to strengthen the entire
corporate governance process.
March 25, 2004
All Dollars are not Created
Equal: The Emerging Field of Behavioral Finance
Professor Wilcox discussed how
people make decisions about savings, spending, borrowing,
and other day-to-day financial decisions.
December 4, 2003
Leading From the Middle
This presentation features
Professor Mark Eaker, who will offer insights into the
successes and failures of management organizations.
7:30
AM-10:00 AM, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center.
April 10, 2003
Understanding and Avoiding
Decision Traps
In this session Dr. Dana
Clyman ,an expert in decision making and negotiations, will
speak on the common mistakes that people make in both
personal and professional decision making from two
perspectives: (1) avoiding common traps and easily made
mistakes, and (2) avoiding the intentional manipulation of
others who can use these “tricks-of-the-trade” to influence
your decision making. Do you know why parents buy toys in
January? Come and find out.
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January 16, 2003
Leading Through Learning: An
Engagement Perspective
In this interactive session,
Professor Alec Horniman—who teaches at the University of
Virginia and its Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration and serves as a consultant to firms around
the world—will explore the relationship between learning,
engaging, and leading, and reveal how individuals can frame
personal learning strategies and enterprises can develop
strategic learning plans.
7:30
AM-10:00 AM, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center.
October 10, 2002
The Business of Health Care:
Challenges and Opportunities
As Chief of Staff of the
University of Virginia Medical Center for the past seven
years, Dr. Tom Massaro has helped manage the medical
staff of a large academic center. His presentation and
the ensuing dialogue should provide an opportunity for a
broad audience to better understand the industry that
consumes almost one seventh of the country’s GNP and to
appreciate how entrepreneurs and businesses can participate
in that sector. He will share his insight into the problems
facing health care today. He will outline the opportunities
for innovation and partnerships that now exist in the health
care areas and suggest how thoughtful and aggressive
individuals can make the most out of these difficult times.
7:30
AM-10:00 AM, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center.
June 4, 2002
Ethics
and Leadership in a Turbulent World-Professor Ed
Freeman, Director of the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics
will examine ethics and leadership in today's turbulent
business environment. 7:30
AM-10:00 AM, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center.
March 28, 2002
The New Era of Financial
Transparency: The Rising Role of Marketing Metrics -
Faculty leaders Ken Eades, Paul Farris and Phil Pfeifer of UVA's Darden Graduate
School of Business Administration will address important
issues. 7:30 AM -
10:00 AM, Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center
January
17, 2002
Supply
Chain Management and Strategic Alliances
featuring Professor Robert Spekman. 7:30-10:00 am. Hyatt Regency at the
Reston Town Center.
November
1, 2001
Post-Merger
Integration: Dos, Don'ts and Due Diligence.
Professor Jay Bourgeois discusses why few mergers
succeed. 7:30-10:00 am. Hyatt Regency at the
Reston Town Center.
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