The Greater Detroit Chapter of APICS

Professional Development Meeting

 

The Greater Detroit Chapter of APICS invites you to attend the

September Professional Development Meeting

 

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

 

at Sheraton Detroit Novi

21111 Haggerty Rd, Novi, Michigan

(248) 349-4000

 

Please join us to hear our guest speaker:

 

Dr. Lee Meadows, Walsh College

 

The topic of the evening’s presentation is a review of the best selling book:

 

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

by Jim Collins

 

About the Speaker:

Dr. Meadows joined Walsh College as a full time faculty member and director in 2001 where he teaches management courses for both the undergraduate and MBA program.  Prior to joining the faculty at Walsh College, he was the Chairman of the Management Department at Davenport University’s Dearborn Campus.  He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Michigan State University while serving as both a university administrator in the University Housing Program and an adjunct professor in the College of Education. He earned his Ph.D in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in management and organizational behavior.

 

Dr. Meadows has worked in training and organizational change for a variety of companies. As an independent consultant specializing in Change Management, Core Management Skills, Team building, Diversity Training and Corporate Motivational Speaking, he has consulted with numerous police agencies, state and local government agencies, several K – 12 school districts as well as mid-size and large universities.  He has also consulted with General Motors, National Car Rental, Cummins Engines, CIGNA Insurance Providers and the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority.

 

In addition to his teaching and consulting responsibilities at Walsh College, Dr. Meadows also serves as a special columnist to the Detroit News writing in the area of ‘Careers’ and writes a monthly column for the Oakland Business Review on ‘Building Your Business’.

 

About the Book:

Five years ago, author Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?"  In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silver bullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They finally settled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of the conventional notions of corporate success.  Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tuned business strategy.  At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner.  Peppered with dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great, the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that any organization would do well to consider.

 

Time:

Professional Networking:  5:45 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner:  6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Speaker:  7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

 

Registration Fee:

Dinner & Meeting:          Members $25

Non-Members:  $35

Guests of Members:  $5 for the first ten registrants

Fee for additional guests: $35

Students with valid ID:  $20

Corporate Associates:  $30

 

Meeting only:     $5 at the door; free with advanced registration

 

Payable by credit card at time of registration

 

Please RSVP by Monday, September 10th

(248) 443-9630