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Click the  icon to add an item to your Personal Schedule. Please check back often as we continue to add items. Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
| Cascading Infrastructure Failures | | Analyze how cascading infrastructure failures occur, and learn what steps to take to review your existing facilities and future designs to minimize system impacts. Be sure that your Emergency Response Plan addresses this issue. |
| Leverage Your Municipal Dollars to Improve Your Urban Forest Program | | The Sacramento Region’s Greenprint Initiative partners twenty-two cities and six counties in efforts to collaborate in urban forest planning and development. There has been improvement in air quality, greater community involvement, and new funding and grant opportunities. |
| Optimization of Pavement Overlay Systems | | Examine how concrete overlays provide a cost-effective, long-term durable surface composed of industrial by-products that reduce negative effects on the environment. |
| Recruiting for the Future | | From the elementary grades to the college level, it is never too soon to plant the seed that public works is a desirable and viable career option. Learn tips for starting your own program. |
| Roadmap to "Greening" of Existing Facilities | | Transform existing facilities into green facilities. Case studies will illustrate practical applications and demonstrate the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of greening existing buildings. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Opening General Session: Take the Risk! | Speaker: Benjamin S. Carson, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon and Inspiring Storyteller
Ben Carson asks: “By avoiding risk are you also avoiding the full potential of your life?”
His own life dramatically portrays the connection between great risks and greater successes. Out of a perilous childhood, a world-class surgeon emerged precisely because of the risks he was willing to take. Join Dr. Carson in this exploration of the real costs and rewards of risk, how to assess and accept risk, and how risk reveals the purpose of our lives.
A world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and a mentor to countless individuals of all ages, Ben Carson carries with him a message of hope for and faith in the human spirit. His life today is far removed from its beginning in the inner cities of Detroit and Boston. It has been his own making—thanks to his mother and a host of individuals who expected the very best from him. Dr. Carson is coauthor of four best-selling books: Take The Risk, Gifted Hands, THINK BIG, and The Big Picture. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
| Learning to Lead - Making the Transition from Manager to Leader | | Is the avalanche of day-to-day public works issues keeping you stuck in management mode, overwhelming your ability and desire to “lead"? Discover actions that can reenergize you and your organization, while not neglecting your management responsibilities. |
| Rethinking Pavement Management after 30 Years | | Pavement management has come a long way since the 1970s. Examine a system that integrates directional video capture cameras, pavement crack scanners, smoothness profilers, grounding-penetrating-radar, GPS, and inertial navigation devices. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | How to Kick Start Asset Management in Your Community | | Examine how-to-tools and guidance for implemeting basic infrastructure asset management, featuring examples from Australia and state and local governments in the United States. Sustainable infrastructure management is key to providing exceptional levels of service and performance. |
| Top Trends From The Trenches: Empowered Leadership For Today's APWA Professional | | For every leader who sometimes has to navigate through criticism and negative feedback to get the job done, this presentation is for you! Discover how to articulate your vision to others, and get tips for quick ways to assess trouble spots on your team and resolve conflicts and problems. Get insight into how to lead in a diverse environment, how to set team expectations, and open more lines of communication. Finally, it all begins with you – you’ll leave this session armed with a 10-point action plan for leadership success and the know-how for making the connection between intention and action. “Empowerment begins when you believe in yourself.” |
Back to Top 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
| Great Streets: Opportunities for Sustainable Change | | It’s been said that “Great cities have great streets.” Review guidelines for new street design and old street retrofit that provide for a balance of activities, social interaction, pride of place, safety, attractiveness, and responsiveness to environmental issues and regulations. |
| Photo Enforcement with Street Sweepers | | Washington, D.C. uses photo equipment and license plate recognition technology to automate the disbursement of tickets for vehicles parked illegally on street sweeping routes. Maybe a similar program will work for your city. |
| Risk-Taking: Don't Be Disappointed by the Things You Did Not Do | | Have you ever looked opportunity in the eye and turned it down? Have you thought about why? Be inspired by a public works leader who has achieved personal and professional fulfillment and made a difference in the communities he has served by identifying "intelligent" risks and embracing them! |
| Tools to Assist in Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Programs | | The Rehabilitation Decision Support System (RDSS) is a computerized data collection and decision-making system that quickly and efficiently converts sanitary sewer CCTV inspection data into prioritized rehabilitation projects. See how coordination of multiple stakeholder tasks is accomplished. |
Monday, August 18, 2008 Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Monday General Session: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything | Speaker: Joseph Grenny, Business Communications Expert and New York Times Bestselling Author
Some studies indicate that many of today’s organizational leaders have little, if any, influence over the way employees behave. Joseph Grenny says that “If leaders can learn to diagnose the sources of influence that are responsible for the current behavior of their employees, they can create an influence plan for replacing bad behaviors with good ones and ultimately, make change inevitable.”
Over the past twenty years, Joseph has taught and advised more than 100,000 leaders on every major continent from Fortune 500 boardrooms to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. His expertise in leadership and communication has been called upon by CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and The Today Show. Grenny is coauthor of three best-selling books: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything; Crucial Conversations; and Crucial Confrontations. (Joseph Grenny will also conduct an afternoon workshop on how to apply the Influencer principles to both your professional and personal life.) |
Back to Top 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Accreditation for the Little Guys | | Small agencies have been asking how they can participate in the APWA Accreditation process even though they have less staff and fewer resource dollars. Don’t miss these firsthand accounts from small departments that have met the challenge! |
| Creating Livable Communities and a New Urban Fabric | | Learn about state-of-the-art traffic engineering techniques and smart growth concepts that are aimed at improving a sense of community, enhancing neighborhood safety, and reducing traffic volumes and speeds in traditional neighborhood developments. |
| Dynamic Succession - United States and Australian Examples | | Examine survey results from over 8,000 U.S. and Australian public works professionals about the challenges of hiring the right people, retaining and training team members, knowledge transfer, and making public works an employer of choice for Gen X and Y. |
| Emergency Management Open Forum | | APWA Emergency Management Committee members will participate in an open discussion of current issues and trends in emergency management. Bring your questions or concerns to this networking session to discuss with other public works emergency management professionals. |
| Empowered Leadership through Personal Vision | | The difference between good leaders and great leaders is the ability to capture a personal vision that can expand to new levels of achievement. This highly personalized session is designed to discover the focus and direction you need to achieve personal vision, team collaboration, and organizational cooperation. You’ll walk away with the tools to craft a personal vision statement that will be relevant both personally and professionally for decades to come. |
| Fleet Open Forum | | Looking for an opportunity to network with other fleet professionals attending Congress? Bring your questions to the Fleet Open Forum and pose them to members of the APWA Fleet Services Committee and other fleet professionals. |
| When Public Agencies Collide | | Conflicts between public agencies can get in the way of excellent service. Develop a process for acting, talking, and thinking about encouraging cooperation, communication, and positive politics among public agencies. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
| Design/Build a Leadership Culture | | The Region of Peel, Ontario, is undertaking a major organizational retooling to implement a comprehensive leadership development plan. The goal is to develop leaders at every level and become a magnet organization where employees want to be and stay. |
| Solid Waste Management in Ontario, Canada | | London, Ontario, Canada, has developed waste management strategies based on local municipal priorities while staying consistent with Provincial requirements. Find out how they achieved higher waste diversion levels and lowered system costs. |
| The Role Public Works Plays in Evacuation | | Are you prepared to manage the evacuation of an entire neighborhood, maybe your entire town? Examine how evacuation requires a coordinated effort between public works, public safety, and transportation agencies. |
| Top Ten Pedestrian Right-of-Way Mistakes | | Get insight into why the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards are written as they are and get tips for reducing injuries due to poor right-of-way design and maintenance. |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | Applying the "Influencer" Principles: How to Change Almost Anything | | Build on the concepts presented in Monday's "Influener" General Session and learn how to solve the problems you care about the most --- from the simplest to teh most persistent, resistant, and profound challenges you can imagine. Get tips for: applying powerful strategies for chaning both thoughts and actions; harness the power of peer pressure, opinion leaders, and other social forces; and recognizing forces of influence that will make change inevitable. |
| Leadership as a Habit of Mind | | Managers become leaders by understanding their formative experiences and using them wisely. While many managers demonstrate strategic literacy, exceptional managers enrich their potential by examining their own lives (the influence of parents, teachers, and momentous events.) With this “inner work” they translate the lessons of a lifetime into meaningful habits of mind that create a foundation for their work. Attend this highly interactive session that will focus on the use of personal narrative and storytelling to explore the source and underpinnings of each person’s unique point of view. (Session will be repeated on Tuesday) |
Back to Top 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. | ACS-Lite | | ACS-Lite is an adaptive traffic signal timing tool aimed at improving traffic signal timing on closed loop traffic signal systems. ACS-Lite accomplishes this with low implementation cost and minimal ongoing operations and maintenance expense. |
| Generations in the Workplace | | Mixed generational teams are often quicker and more creative in finding solutions and completing projects. Learn how to take advantage of the strengths of each generation. |
Back to Top 4:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
| Clearing the Way - Deploying GIS for Emergency Planning | | After three back-to-back hurricanes hit central Florida in 2004, response planning was upgraded to include GIS technology to improve inter-agency communication, determine evacuation, responder, and debris-clearing routes, and to map the locations of hazardous materials sites. |
| Developing Fleet Customer Service Agreements | | The City of Loveland, Colorado’s customer service agreement process is designed to match the specific needs of municipal fleet users. Learn how to initiate and develop agreements and then measure and report the resulting service improvements. |
| How to Deal with a "Bad Boss" | | Is your organization tolerating a “bad boss” -- control freak? initiative killer? and/or dysfunctional communicator? Nip this issue in the bud through better hiring practices and stop enabling current behaviors. |
| Innovative Waste Minimization Framework for New Zealand | | The Timaru District has found a way to convert the community’s best environmental intentions into action. The components of the “3-2-1-Zero” curbside waste diversion and recycling system represents a model that jurisdictions around the world could replicate. |
| Is Train Noise Disturbing Your Community? | | Find out how to define, fund, and construct safety improvements for at-grade railroad crossings and become eligible to apply for and receive the Federal Railroad Administration’s “train horn quiet zone” designation. |
| Save Money and Save Lives | | Find out how you can save money and lives by implementing low cost measures recommended by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to improve transportation safety. |
| The I-35W Bridge Collapse - What Happened? | | Key project personnel will discuss the causes of the structural failure of the I-35W Bridge and what is being done to fast-track construction of the new bridge. Examine recommended inspection and construction techniques to prevent future bridge failures. |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Tuesday General Session: Breakthrough Leadership | Speaker: Brian D. Biro, America's Breakthrough Coach
Today’s public works professionals are being called to new levels of breakthrough leadership. As we prepare now for the types of public works and infrastructure services needed to sustain tomorrow’s economies and social structures, we need leaders at every level of the organization who are flexible, ethical, highly skilled and deeply principled.
So take this time to recharge and ignite the “E” Power within you—energy, enthusiasm, and eagerness! Brian believes that we are all breakthrough leaders with the opportunity to move from fear to freedom, failure to faith, from impatience to patience, from good to great. In this extraordinary presentation, you will be energized and revitalized with a fresh sense of your own unstoppable spirit.
Brian Biro is one of America’s most in-demand speakers and trainers and author of Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of Effective Leadership and Life Based on Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. |
Back to Top 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | A Sound System for Stormwater Management | | The state-of-the-art for catch basin technology is changing. Evaluate the findings of EPA’s project to test catch basin filters installed in East Norwalk, Connecticut, in 2007 and examine ways to retrofit with current systems. |
| Best Places to Work | | How do we get public works agencies on the list of best places to work for the Gen X and Y workforce? Follow these examples of public works agencies that have developed effective programs to retain and attract employees. |
| Dispelling the Myths about ADA Compliance within the Right-of-Way | | Some municipal engineers have been surprised to find out that their cities’ curb ramps do not comply with ADA standards. Get insight for deciding when a curb ramp is actually required, alleviating common design mistakes, and defining “reasonable accommodation." |
| Roundabouts - Be Brave and Be Careful! | | Examine examples of key planning steps, design characteristics and potential pitfalls for proposed roundabout locations. Roundabouts may be your solution for a wide range of intersection and corridor applications. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
| How Much Will My Project Really Cost?? | | More agencies/owners are beginning to require risk-based project analysis to evaluate different project alternatives, reduce overall project costs, and develop risk mitigation strategies. Evaluate whether these techniques have applicability for your projects. |
| ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability | | ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and planning organizations that provides information, consulting, and training services in support of sustainable development. APWA's International Affairs Committee will host this session describing the ICLEI efforts. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Leadership as a Habit of Mind | | Managers become leaders by understanding their formative experiences and using them wisely. While many managers demonstrate strategic literacy, exceptional managers enrich their potential by examining their own lives (the influence of parents, teachers, and momentous events.) With this “inner work” they translate the lessons of a lifetime into meaningful habits of mind that create a foundation for their work. Attend this highly interactive session that will focus on the use of personal narrative and storytelling to explore the source and underpinnings of each person’s unique point of view. (Repeat of Monday session) |
Back to Top 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | MicroPAVER Pavement Management Forum | | Current, new and potential users of the MicroPAVER software are invited to attend this discussion of current and future developments in the software. Scott McDonald, MicroPAVER software trainer, will share the latest innovations in the program. Following the presentation attendees will have an opportunity to ask specific questions pertaining to the software. |
Back to Top 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
| After the Flood: Repairing the Submerged Roads of New Orleans | | It is no wonder that street surfaces failed after weeks of being submerged in 10 feet of standing water. In response, New Orleans and surrounding parishes developed the New Orleans Submerged Roadway Program. See if the lessons learned can be applied to situations in your area |
| Navigating the Section 404 Wetlands | | Learn from this step-by-step description of the Section 404 permit process, get tips for avoiding certain issues, and receive an update on emerging regulatory trends. |
| NIMS: What Is It? How Do I Do It? | | Evaluate how national credentialing and resource typing programs will assist you in developing your disaster response program to comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF). |
Back to Top 3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Creating a Public Works Revolution in Japan | | Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is the latest breakthrough in construction project management sweeping through Japan. Examine its applicability to the North American public works construction industry, its key differences/similarities with other methodologies, and why it is so effective. |
| Disaster Debris Recovery Network | | The Disaster Debris Recovery Network’s goal is to facilitate safe management and increase recovery and recycling of post-disaster debris. It includes searchable directories for contractors and facilities, contractor training on how to work with FEMA, model contract language, and guidance for establishing local debris management plans. |
| Past, Present & Future of Flood Control Policy | | Hindsight was 20/20 after Hurricane Katrina. Go deeper into the environmental, socio-economic, land development, technological, and emergency management drivers that have shaped flood control policies; then look forward by examining emerging trends. |
| Recycling Industrial Materials in Construction Applications | | Evaluate the benefits of using recycled industrial materials (coal ash, spent foundry sand, iron, and steel slag) for construction uses such as bases and sub-grades, asphalt and Portland cement pavements, structural fills, embankment and runoff controls, etc. |
| Regional Improvement with Four Agencies Is Possible! | | Two cities, a county, and a regional transportation commission have formed a cooperative agreement that allows for resource sharing, common systems, and guidelines for work requests and management. Gain from their experience! |
| Working 101: Maximizing Your Full Potential | | Here’s a concept – work to your full potential in the job that you have now, instead of waiting for the job you wish you had. Find out why the path to future fulfillment lies in the NOW! |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Back to Top 7:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP/TOUR: 17th Street Canal Temporary Pumping System and the Interim Closure Structure - Metairie, Louisiana | | Post-Hurricane Katrina, designers and engineers were faced with the challenge of building an interim closure structure at Lake Pontchartrain to close the 17th Street Canal to storm surge prior to the 2006 Hurricane season. Meet the design team and take a tour of both the closure structure and the temporary pumping system. You’ll learn how the pumping system design has evolved to its current capacity of pumping 9,000 cubic feet per second and how it will prevent backflow during a hurricane event. The plans and challenges for constructing a new permanent pump station will also be examined. This is your chance to visit one of New Orleans’ important canal and pumping systems and see first-hand how the process works. |
| WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP/TOUR: Growing a Green Future and Restoring an Historic Past: The Audubon Nature Institute’s Life after Katrina | The Audubon Nature Institute’s family of museums and parks includes the zoo, aquarium, insectarium, research centers, recreational areas, walking trails, and a golf course. Many of the Audubon Zoo's structures and trees were built or planted by the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s.
Lying in the path of Katrina, nearly all of the Zoo and Park's 4000 trees were impacted by the storm. To efficiently care for its facilities, recover from hurricane damage, and be better prepared for the future, the Institute has adopted a proactive management strategy that uses tools and asset management technologies that document existing conditions and the locations of the Institute’s trees and historical assets.
Enjoy a multi-media presentation that will portray what the grounds and facilities looked like pre-Hurricane and the damage and challenges presented in the aftermath of the storm. Then, board a bus and visit the Zoo's grounds to see first-hand the progress made and learn how they have implemented a recovery plan that is restoring both natural and historical assets creating a sense of place that is valued by all who visit these beautiful grounds and structures. |
Back to Top 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP/TOUR: Watershed Management, Wetland Assimilation, Wastewater Treatment – City of Mandeville, Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Project | Enjoy this opportunity to participate in an extraordinary learning experience! The City of Mandeville, Louisiana is a growing community of approximately 12,000 residents located north of New Orleans on beautiful Lake Pontchartrain. The lake and its surrounding basin play an essential role in the community providing an outdoor lifestyle that many would envy.
Witness first-hand how the City, through its innovative biological wastewater treatment plant and wetland assimilation process, is saving and preserving this essential ecosystem.
The learning will begin aboard the bus as you cross Lake Pontchartrain. Expert instructors will describe the history of the lake and point out the opportunities and challenges it provides Louisiana residents. Upon arrival in Mandeville, you’ll observe the treatment and assimilation processes and examine what the future holds for the Mandeville Ecosystem Restoration Project.
In addition to getting an in-depth look at the wastewater treatment and wetland assimilation processes, you’ll learn about the City of Mandeville Public Works’ award-winning Environmental Interpretive Program where students from grades 3-12 have the opportunity for real-life science field trips. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Innovative Solutions to Root and Sidewalk Conflicts | | Decide if alternative sidewalk construction materials (recycled rubber pavers and pour-in place rubber sidewalks) and unconventional construction methods (meandering sidewalks, cutouts, expanding tree wells) are the solution to your root and sidewalk conflicts. |
| National 811 Update | | Update from the Common Ground Alliance on the 811 awareness campaign. Launched May 1, 2007, the new 3 digit dialing allows anyone who digs to get an instant connection to their One Call Center. |
| Survivor Rural Missouri: Solid Waste Challenges & Elimination | | The South Central Solid Waste Management District in the Missouri Ozarks serves 6,500 square miles with a population of less than 125,000. Examine how to provide effective and environmentally-sound services in a rural setting, while still keeping costs to a minimum. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: How to Green Your Fleet – Practical Approaches to Reducing Emissions | This workshop will begin with an exploration into the federal, state, and local drivers influencing government fleets to proactively find ways to lower CO2 emissions. Examine what legislation is on the horizon and the anticipated timelines for compliance.
Discover why customer and stakeholder education is so important to implementation of a green fleet program. Emphasis will be placed on how to identify vehicle emission targets and implement tracking systems that measure progress.
The Green Fleet Policy program implemented by the City of Olympia, Washington will be featured. This effort included retrofit of the entire of fleet of older diesel trucks and construction equipment with catalytic converters, replacement of 44 percent of the staff car fleet with hybrid-electric vehicles, use of wireless monitoring technology to change driving habits.
Here’s your chance to ask questions, determine what green fleet best practices could be implemented by your agency in both the short- and long-term; and network with other public fleet professionals who are grappling with the same issues that you are. |
| WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: Training the Public Works Trainer | Standing in front of the room and clicking through your PowerPoint® presentation is NOT training!
Are you a public works content expert who has been tapped to train your coworkers or share your expertise at chapter-sponsored or APWA National workshops? Maybe you’ve recognized that you have a wealth of technical knowledge and skill but have not volunteered to share it because you lack the presentation skills to get your point across.
Take advantage of this special opportunity to be a better trainer. Learn how to adjust your instructional style and techniques to the needs of your audience, organize and plan your presentation, and present more dynamically so that your point is made and the audience is better able to retain and apply what they’ve learned.
APWA chapters that host conferences and workshops and/or are participating in APWA’s Public Works Institute program should encourage their speakers and trainers to sign up for this opportunity to improve their presentation skills. |
Back to Top 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Public Works Stormwater Summit | Featuring explorations into regulatory/policy initiatives and trends impacting the current state-of-the-art for stormwater and flood control management:
•U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Green Infrastructure Initiative
•U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety policies
•Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance and mapping modernization
APWA’s Water Resources Committee is planning an exceptional learning opportunity about stormwater and flood control issues geared specifically to the interests of public works professionals.
The day will begin with an in-depth look into the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Infrastructure Initiative. The green infrastructure approach uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic nature - to reduce stormwater runoff and protect and improve water quality. Representatives from EPA will describe the Green Infrastructure Policy and the research, funding, and tools available to support this initiative. This overview will be followed by a panel of city and county stormwater managers who will talk about the practical aspects of implementing green infrastructure techniques and strategies.
The afternoon presentations will be focused on proposed changes to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee safety certification/decertification policies and changes to FEMA’s flood insurance and mapping program. Representatives from both agencies will describe the policy changes under consideration. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on how these changes will affect local governments.
The green infrastructure initiative, the levee safety policy changes, and the flood mapping modernization program will be impacting public works agencies for years to come. Join us in this important examination of the challenges and solutions ahead! |
Back to Top 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
| Humor in the Workplace | | Effective leaders can build rapport and facilitate communication with humor, but we all must understand what is appropriate and inappropriate for the workplace. Boost your HQ (humor quotient)! When it is really funny -- people pull together and enjoy the journey. |
| Is Project Change Breaking Your Budget? | | Change orders occur throughout the project delivery process, but implementing change during the construction phase not only erodes the budget and but also public confidence in the overall project management. Attend this session and get a tool box of checklists, forms and protocols to manage project change and costs. |
Back to Top 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Closing General Session: Quantum Leap Thinking: You Can Create Your Future! | Speaker: James Mapes, Founder and President, The Quantum Leap Thinking Organization
Albert Einstein said, “The imagination is everything. It is a preview of life’s coming attractions.” In today’s world, our possibilities are limited only by our imaginations, flexibility in thinking, and ability to be creative. James Mapes will challenge you to take back and apply right away the concepts and strategies presented at the 2008 Congress. Learn to recognize and break the habit of “doing it the way we’ve always done it.” James pledges to give you a shot of enthusiasm and the skills to keep going upon your return home.
James Mapes is dedicated to educating, coaching, and encouraging his audiences to be open-minded about new options. He is author of the book Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind and The Workbook: The Magic of Quantum Leap Thinking. He is presently writing his new book, Love Matters: An Owner’s Guide to Creating the Best Life Possible. |
Back to Top 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | I Can See Cearly Now! How Strategic Thinking and Processes can Achieve Results in your Organization! | Strategic thinking or strategic planning? – Strategic planning assumes a future that is predictable and results that are measurable. Strategic thinking assumes that change is a constant and that organizations need a sense of strategic intent to make effective decisions about developing conditions. The best organizations integrate strategic thinking principles into their strategic planning processes.
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from public works leaders who have guided their organizations through major strategic planning and visioning processes. By strategically approaching the delivery of public works services and projects, they moved not only their organizations, but their entire communities to new levels of well-being and success. Using specific public works examples, they will give you practical advice on how to engage employees and the community into a planning process that leads to greater acceptance, appreciation, and effectiveness of public works services an |
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