January ISPI Meeting

ISPI Meeting Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007

Meeting topic:

“People Sigma© Process: Combining the Power of Six Sigma and HPT to Win the Performance Game - Part II ”

Presented by: Dr. Tom Land, Six Sigma Master Blackbelt, Florida Sterling Examiner

Meeting Topic

Six Sigma has been one of the great management innovations of the past quarter century, yet when leaders try to deploy Six Sigma or other business improvement initiatives In their organizations, their plans often fail to deliver on their ROI or create sustainable change. Why? Primarily because of people problems– leadership gaps, managers that don’t coach execution, ineffective teams, uncommitted employees, and organizational headwinds. You can’t win the performance game with a 6 Sigma business process and 2 Sigma People processes, yet many organizations ignore the people side of performance improvement.

This is exactly where Human Performance Technology (HPT) with its focus on improving the performance of people compliments Six Sigma.

People Sigma© Process combines 6 Sigma and HPT methods to reduce variability in teams, leaders, organizations, and individuals to improve organizations.

Tom will discuss the lessons learned why some organizations succeed and others fail and how the People Sigma© Process creates a robust people performance model and integrated tool sets for leaders and performance improvement practitioners.

Is this Topic for You?

If you are an organizational leader or someone who works with leaders to improve business and organizational performance, this topic is for you.

What You Will Discover

Identify reasons why business improvement efforts “Hit the Wall”

What the People Sigma© Process is

How the People Sigma© Process helps you achieve better performance results by combining 6 Sigma & HPT

How People Sigma© works

How leaders can get reliable, easy to use toolsets to improve people performa

Presenter BIO

Dr. Tom Land

Dr. Tom Land:

Dr. Tom Land has over 25 years experience partnering with Senior Level Business and Human Resource leaders in private, public, and academic settings to improve organizational performance by designing and implementing training and performance improvement solutions.

His expertise includes leadership and organizational development, instructional design and delivery, e-learning, 6 Sigma Blackbelt, and Florida Sterling Quality Board of Examiners.

Tom is Dean of Workplace Learning at Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education and Human Services, worked 20 years for Motorola University, is Past-President of the South Florida Gold Coast Chapter of ISPI, President of the Ft. Lauderdale ASTD Chapter, and President of GOLD Learning Solutions, Inc.

Agenda

6:30 p.m. – Register, Network and Dinner.
7:00 p.m. – Opening Remarks, Introductions, Chapter Business
7:30 p.m. – Presentation Begins.
8:30 p.m. – Presentation Ends / Q & A.
8:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks.
9:00 p.m. – Adjourn.

Meeting Date, Location, Time and Cost

DATE:	Thursday, January 18, 2007/ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
LOCATION:	Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue Horvitz Administration Bldg. 2nd Floor Davie, Florida 33162
COST:	Current Members: $25.00 ($20.00 if paid by 1/16/07. FT students: half price Non Members: $30.00 ($25.00 if paid by 1/16/07). FT students: half price
REGISTER:	Click here to register now!

Directions to the Meeting

Directions to Horvitz Administration Building (NSU Main Campus) for the ISPI Meeting

Take I-595 to Davie Road (between University Drive and SR 441) and go south to Nova Drive. Turn right to the first light and turn left on College Avenue. Go about two blocks to the main entrances to NSU. Take the East Main Entrance (the second entrance) to the right and then take your first right to go to the Horvitz Administration Building.

The Horvitz Administration Building is a two-story building near the center of campus.

There is parking available on either side of the Administration Building.

Enter the building and go up the circular stairs (or take the elevator) and go to the Executive Dining Room.