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Read about our State-Wide Texas ISPI Conference on 14 November!
Sorry about the late notice for this meeting -- it was all my fault --- Johnny!
October 27, Meeting
WHO/WHAT: (Click Here for Link to his Support Materials)
ISPI-San Antonio “The Founding Chapter”
OCTOBER MEETING
"FLOURISHING VS. LANGUISHING”
As a Performance Improvement Professional, do you know “well being” when you witness it? Can you help individuals, groups and teams achieve it?
Join us at the next ISPI meeting as Randy Agee, Sr. Scientist at Metrica, Inc., shares some recently published research in the field of positive psychology—“the scientific study of optimal functioning.” Randy will share his insights on a couple recent publications and their implications for individuals, small groups, and organizational teams on the topic of Flourishing.
WHEN: Thursday, October 27, 2005
6:00 - 7:00 PM --- dinner and socializing
7:00 - 8:00 PM --- program
WHERE: Taste Of China Super Buffet, 3711 Colony Dr. (Colony Dr. is one block south of Wurzbach, and 3711 is in the south end of a shopping strip that is about 1/2 block east of IH-10. Click Here for Driving Instructions & Pictures...
HOW MUCH: Dinner, tax, and this fine program is $15 for Chapter members, and $18 for non-members.
PLEASE RSVP TO: Hilton Goldman at 210.344-9818, or e-mail
- goldiehs@txdirect.net
Click Here for New Job Postings (PDF)
Our recurring thanks to
for use of their PC Projector and
to Randy Agee for bringing his Laptop for our Chapter Presentations.
How to Become a Chapter Member
Annual dues for your local San Antonio Chapter will be continue to be
accepted by Treasurer Will Dozier at the door.
Dues are $20 annually, or $15 if you are also a member of the
international organization. Please make your check payable to "San
Antonio ISPI". Sorry, we cannot process credit cards.
We welcome your attendance as a guest at any of our meetings as well.
Something you may wish to consider - if you attend every program at the
higher guest rate, by the end of the year you could have paid for your
annual membership!
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We generally meet the fourth Thursday of the month.
Our next
Chapter meeting for November-December will be on a special Thursday evening
due to Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays, December 8.
Texas-State-Wide ISPI Conference
Exploring SuperPerformance
14 November 2005, Houston Texas
How Do They Do It?You know them.
You've been amazed by them.
Companies that seem to inevitably succeed.
Companies that soar past everyone else in their industry, and still
Toyota Motors
, who for the last several decades has topped the J.D. Power rankings for quality and performance in an industry known for labor troubles and losses.Southwest Airlines
, able to maintain record profits for 31 years when other air carriers look to bankruptcy as their only way out.Sterling Bancshares
, a homegrown Texas company that grew out of a trailer in Northwest Houston to become a "Supercommunity" banking system with 37 office locations, who for three years running has made Fortune's "Best Company to Work For" list.Now is your chance to learn their secrets. On Monday, November 14, 2005, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) is holding its First Annual Texas Performance Conference to share the secrets of these Superperforming organizations.
* Explore the research on Superperformance with Dave Guerra, author of Superperformance: New Profound Knowledge for Corporate Leaders.
* Hear the Sterling Bank story directly from co-founder, former CEO and Chairman, George Martinez, author of the soon to be published book, Let the People Shine.
* Examine the new management science emerging at the front of organizational Superperformance as Holly Lanham and Michelle Jordan of the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas, explore the role Complexity Science plays in unleashing corporate culture.
* Learn about Superperformance in health care as Jason Wolf, Organizational Effectiveness, HCA, shares the characteristics of high-performing healthcare organizations revealed for the first time in a new study.
* Investigate the practices that inhibit Superperformance from Gregg Stocker, Director of Quality, ICO Polymers, author of ASQ Quality Press's Avoiding the Corporate Death Spiral.
* Learn what hard and soft skills create Superperformance blackbelts and assure successful large-scale change from Debra Marinelli, Director of Organization Development at the University of Houston.
* Participate in a Cracker Barrel/Social Mixer as new techniques, methods, and practices are shared by Texas' best performance technologists.
* And much more...
This is a groundbreaking event you will not want to miss. And it's only $129 for ISPI, ASTD, ODN, SHRM, and ASQ members, and $149 for non-members.
Time is short, and seating is limited, so register now to secure your place. Register online now at <http://www.texasperformanceconference.org>
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The ISPI Founding Chapter,
San Antonio, Texas
International Society for Performance Improvement
Web Sites:
San Antonio Chapter Web Home Page: http://www.icodap.org/ispi
International Society for Performance Improvement Web Site: http://www.ispi.org
President: Johnny J. Weissmuller
<johnnyw@codap.com>Past-President: Theresa Sasso -
Secretary:
Treasurer: Will Dozier
Program Chair: Hilton Goldman -
<mailto:goldiehs@txdirect.net> | 210.344.9818Newsletter Editor: Dianne Ramirez:
<dianne.ramirez@utsa.edu>Webmaster and Site Host: Johnny J. Weissmuller -
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