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2011
Stetson University School of Business Administration where AMI member, Greg McCann, is Professor of Family Enterprise, is searching for a dean. The position announcement and relevant information are at Stetson University School of Business Administration Dean Search.
Greg is a member of the Search Committee, which is co-chaired by Provost Beth Paul, who attended the Fall 2011 AMI meeting hosted by Stetson University. Stetson is seeking a visionary and innovative leader to lead the business school to a new level.
Congratulations to AMI Member Sodexo as the award winner for Excellence in Inclusion Recruiting! Onrec announced the 2011 recruiting award winners during the
November RECRUITING CONFERENCE (sponsored by Glassdoor.com) held at
the InterContinental Chicago-O’Hare – more information can be found at
www.TheRecruitingConference.com. Onrec.com is the world’s leading information resource for Human Resource
and Recruiting professionals and is the accompanying website to Online
Recruitment Magazine. Review the complete list and read about the event at 2011 onrec Awards Presented at The Recruiting Conference.
Related to the AMI Fall 2011 Meeting topic, "triple bottom line," and the environment's role in that, the Summer 2011 issue of Corporate Knights magazine, a recent addition to Stan Gryskiewicz' Credible Fringe Business Periodicals, published its Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world. This list was released in Davos during the Spring 2011 World Economic Forum. The number two company on the list is AMI member Johnson & Johnson. Well done Steve Wiet and Barbara Elbertson! You can find the eleven key performance metrics and the complete list of the Global 100 in the Summer 2011 issue of Corporate Knights.
The University of Malta is pleased to announce the International M.Sc. in Strategic Innovation and Future Creation will re-commence in October 2012. This
is an innovative international Masters Level Programme aimed mainly
(but not solely) at mid-career professionals who wish to improve their
capacity for Strategic Innovation and Future Creation.
This M.Sc programme is being offered by the University of Malta in collaboration with the University of Potsdam (Germany), University of Teeside (UK) and Turku School of Economics (Finland). The programme will be delivered by academic experts from the four European Universities, covering four main subject areas: Creativity and Idea generation, Innovation management, Foresight/ Futures studies and Entrepreneurship. Students will be expected to obtain 120 ECTS over four semesters (two academic years).
This exciting and innovative M.Sc has been specifically designed for individuals who are unable to leave their place of residence/ work for lengthy periods of time due to other commitments they may have. The programme will be delivered mainly by asynchronous e-learning (students may work at their own time). This offers students a great degree of autonomy and flexibility. The online component will be complemented by four intensive residential seminars of one week each, spread over the two years (one week at each partner University). A more detailed course description can be found on M.Sc. in Strategic Innovation & Future Creation.
On World Water Day, Good chose to report on the HydroPack from HTI that uses the cellulose triacetate from Eastman Chemical. Gaylon White, the Director of Design Programs at Eastman,
was interviewed for the article. He took the opportunity to
describe some of the developments of the HydroPack from his trip to
Kenya. Check out the article yourself
here. [Reference: HydroPack Is Like a Capri Sun Pouch for Disaster Relief]
2010
AMI Member Nick Nissley accepts a new position to start by the end of this year as Dean of Business with Cincinnati State,
the region's community college. Nick says, "I was drawn to the
community college mission - and the opportunity to ultimately
contribute to the development of Cincinnati's human resourcefulness
capacity." After living in the Banff National Park for almost five
years, Nick and his family will move back to where his spouse, Elise,
was born and raised and where their two children can share life with
grandparents! Now that's a plan! Congratulations, Nick!
AMI Member Nick Nissley, EdD, Executive Director for The Banff Centre’s
Leadership Development programs, recently joined the International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practices (IJCAIP) Advisory Board.
AMI Member Dennis Quaintance, CEO-President-Owner, Weaver-Quaintance Restaurants and Hotels, was featured in The News & Observer,
June 6, 2010 edition, "'Green' hotel proves saving energy makes money".
"The widely held notion that building and operating hotels with a
commitment to sustainable practices is too expensive is a myth,"
Quaintance said. "We wanted to get to the point where we're not wasting
energy and the guest is still very comfortable - and that's where we
ended up." Read the article from this link.
The Center for Creative Leadership's Leading Effectively e-Newsletter May 2010 edition featured the AMI 30th Anniversary Spring 2010 Meeting. The "Sustaining Innovation" article includes Stan Gryskiewicz
comments on the AMI membership, "The diverse perspectives, open
dialogue and commitment to confidentiality and trust push the group in
new directions and keep members coming back year after year."
Read more from this link.
Fast Company
featured a reflective piece on "the world's largest organization for
girls" in an article, "A Fresh Identity for the Girl Scouts of
America". Congratulations to AMI Member Diane Oettinger, Chief Learning Office for the Girl Scouts of the USA, for contributing to their success! Read the article from this link.
Congratulations to AMI Members Arie Ball and Jerry Paulison! Sodexo was named Recruiting
Department of the Year by ERE,
the online professional network exclusively for recruiters and HR
professionals, at ERE's Recruiting Excellence Awards ceremony in
mid-March. Ball said that by developing and adopting innovative
approaches to find and attract top talent to the company, such as using
social media tools to maintain contact with candidates, Sodexo has
reduced its recruitment advertising costs by $300,000 annually. The
result is that Sodexo's cost-per-hire is less than half of the average
figure reported by the Corporate Executive Board.
Congratulations to AMI Member Robert Brodnick, learned during the AMI 30th Anniversary Spring 2010 meeting, he is now Associate Vice President at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. Rob formerly held the position of Assistant Provost.
The Humanity 3.0 YouTube link and message from Nick Nissley. "Recently I was asked to give a TED Talk for a
TEDx event in Calgary. I spoke about narrative leadership - how leaders are
engaging with story to be more effective leaders. I also shared a bit of "my
story". You can view the talk on YouTube at the following
link. Regards, Nick" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Be1zcfrN4&feature=PlayList&p=199120E0A8 F4B947&playnext_from=PL&index=3
News from AMI Member Nick Nissley, Executive Director of Leadership Development at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada:
"Surely, you know about TED. However, are you familiar with TEDx?
Simply, TEDx is a new program that enables local communities
such as schools, businesses, libraries, neighborhoods or just
groups of friends to organize, design and host their own
independent, TED-like events. On April 29th, TEDxCalgary hosted: "Humanity 3.0: Leadership the World Needs Now". Nick will share his stories and his own creative talents.
2009
"Kaplan University Professor Spot" apologizing to his student audience for letting them down - Link to Video
"Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides" Link to Video
Jerry Paulison's colleague and AMI members, Arie Ball, interview on "Twitterville Notebook: Sodexo's Arie Ball" Link to Interview
AMI Member, Arie Ball, Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Sodexo, quoted in Forbes.com, July 31, 2009, Daniel Adler article, "Twenty-One Top Twitter Tips" under subtitle, Employee Recruitment. (Colleague and AMI Member, Jerry Paulison, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Sodexo, introduced Twitter to the group at AMI Spring 2009 Colorado Springs Meeting)
Barry
Bayus, Roy O. Rodwell Distinguished Professor of
Marketing & Entrepreneurship, at UNC-CH, Kenan-Flagler Business
School, presented "Crowdsourcing" at the AMI Spring 2009 Colorado
Springs Meeting as a method for market research for "co-creation
with the consumer." You can Google Crowdsourcing or go to this
link to
find out more: http://www.google.com/search?q=crowdsourcing&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLJ
The falling woman video (from AMI Spring 2009 Colorado Springs Meeting).
Pattie Maes demos the sixth sense at TED (from AMI Spring 2009 Colorado Springs Meeting).
Doug Gundlach's class on Managing Smart People (referenced in Banff at the AMI Fall 2008 Meeting) taught by Susan Val Vleet Consultants of Colorado, http://www.svanvleetconsult.com/
Rae-Dupree, J. (2008, November 1). It’s No Time to Forget About Innovation. New York Times, online at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/business/02unbox.html. A version of this article appeared in print on November 2, 2008, on page BU4 of the New York edition.
Haque, U. (2008, November 5). Obama's Seven Lessons for Radical Innovators. Harvard Business Publishing, posted online by Umair Haque.
To listen to Michael Jones selections at Pianoscapes website, click here: http://www.pianoscapes.com/listen.html
The Center for Creative Leadership's work in serving underserved (developing nations, youth, NGO) populations has blossomed: click here to learn more: http://leadbeyond.org/. The Center has been working with Acumen Fund and discussing collaboration with Ashoka.