Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 1, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Becoming More Effective (and Efficient) Managers and Leaders – presented by Hank Grimmick

About This Workshop

Managing and leading in an organization has changed dramatically in the past decade. Organizations have become “flatter;” spans of control have increased; many teams have become “virtual,” with members in different cities, different states, and even different countries. Whether or not our title includes the word “manager,” we are taking on added responsibility by formally and informally managing and leading teams, work groups, and projects. It seems we’re constantly being expected to “do more with less.” This workshop offers concrete tools and techniques that will help us take on those added responsibilities, be more effective in our interactions with others, and be more efficient doing it.

Who Should Attend?

• Individual contributors who want to move into a management or supervisory role.
• New managers who are not getting the results they expect.
• Formal and informal leaders of teams, work groups, or projects.

What Will You Learn?

Using discussions and small group exercises, we will better understand our leadership style and how we interact with others. We will identify ways to more effectively communicate, motivate, delegate, and make decisions, as well as ways to do it more efficiently. We will also deal with the issue of conflict in the workplace and how to best handle it.

The Instructor

Hank Grimmick has over 35 years of management and consulting experience. Prior to founding Grimmick Consulting Services, Hank was Senior Vice President with an international management consulting firm. He has also held a variety of senior level positions in engineering and manufacturing in the electronics and semiconductor industries.

Hank is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco McLaren School of Business where he taught graduate courses in strategic management and business planning. With a focus on results, he has helped a number of organizations, including Aramark Corporation and ECC, develop and implement long-term strategic plans. He has also served on the Board of Directors of a healthcare organization in San Diego, CA.

He has led teams in the analysis of emerging technology markets and in the “productizing” of advanced technologies. He was a founder of two early-stage technology start-ups and has also developed and implemented the product development and product transfer processes at a number of firms, significantly reducing the cost of product development and time to market.

Hank has served on the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for the past fourteen years. He also helped to launch the California State Quality Award and serves on the Board of Judges. He also serves on the Board of Judges for the Ohio Partnership for Excellence, the Veteran’s Administration Carey Award, the Secretary of the Air Force Unit Quality Award, and the U.S. Army Centurion and ACOE Awards.

Utilizing the Baldrige criteria and other approaches, Hank has conducted organizational assessments for a wide variety of companies including Solvay Polymers, Boeing, and several other manufacturing and service companies, both in the United States and internationally.

Hank holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering from San Diego State University and an MBA from the University of San Francisco.