News & Events     Why join TEC?       TEC Works!       About Me                    Vol. 2, No. 8    August  2005

Welcome to the August edition of the Seattle TEC Leadership eNotes.  This edition provides information on a TEC Special Event in September and three articles on change.  The articles address using change for competitive advantage, pitfalls of organizational change, and when we need to change or prune our customer list. 
Have a great month!    

Sam

 
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Special Event
TEC 189 Member Guest Day
CEOs and Presidents of companies with sales volume greater than $5 million are invited to visit a TEC #189 CEO Group meeting on September 20 in Seattle.  The invitation includes continental breakfast at 8 AM, a presentation titled “You’re Not The Person I Thought I Hired: The CEO and Key Executive’s Guide To Hiring Top Talent” by TEC Speaker Barry Deutsch at 8:30 AM, and a lunch discussion about the TEC group, concluding the visit at 1:30 PM. 

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TEC Group Events
(Event Details)

CEO Group #189 Meeting
- Date:  August 16
- Location:  Woodinville, WA
- Speaker: Mike Murray “Creative
   Problem Solving”

Key Executive #903 Meeting
- Date:  August  17
- Location:  Bellevue, WA
- Speaker: Mike Murray

CEO Group #189 Meeting
   Member Guest Day
- Date:  September 20
- Location:  Seattle, WA
- Speaker: Barry Deutsch “You’re
   not the person I thought I hired:
   The CEO & Key Executive’s
   guide to hiring top talent”

Key Executive #903 Meeting
- Date:  September 21
- Location:  Bellevue, WA
- Speaker: Barry Deutsch

2005 TEC International Leaders
Conference  (for TEC members)
- Date: October 28 – 30
- Location: Grand Hyatt,
   Washington, D.C.
- Keynote: Jack Canfield, author

Top Story
Leverage change to generate competitive advantage
Some leaders seem to assume that tomorrow will be like today, while others embrace continuous change. Regardless of the approach you take, all indications are that the ride is getting wilder, writes TEC speaker Scott Playfair. He presents a simple model for implementing positive and necessary change.
Read more.

Expert Insight
Nine pitfalls of organizational change
Too many companies struggle with changing the organization, says TEC speaker David Chaudron, Ph.D. He looks at how change efforts can derail, and shares some advice on how to keep your organization’s transformation on track.
Read more.

Expert Insight
When is the right time to fire a customer?
Every organization has high-maintenance accounts, says TEC speaker Douglas Gilliss. These customers may provide some level of profitability, but where do you draw the line?
Read more.

Quote for the month

"The purpose of your organization
 is to meet customer needs, that’s
 the game. Profits are the score.”
Clark Wigley, TEC Speaker

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Sam Pederson, TEC Chair     2727 Fairview Ave. E Ste 8, Seattle, WA 98102  206-709-1463    PedersonS@aol.com