We had a full house last night at Ned Devine's in Milton to hear our guest speaker John Kuypers, President of Performance Shift Consulting speak to us about:

Every entrepreneur dreams of building a fast-growing, profitable business. Given the right offerings, commitment and financing, it will happen. When it does, you need to scale up!  If you do this poorly, quality drops, deadlines get missed and customers get unhappy.  Furthermore, management ends up working 70+ hours a week!  John presented two compelling leadership techniques that high-growth business leaders need to master if they want to scale up without dropping the ball along the way. 

The first leadership technique is how to structure, assign and shift workload clearly and cooperatively in order to build a high-functioning organization.  The second technique resolves interpersonal leadership challenges openly and collaboratively in order to get key people onto the same page.  These techniques are derived from John’s acclaimed leadership book, www.WhosTheDriverAnyway.com

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About the Presenter

John Kuypers is a leadership coach and organizational expert who helps companies expand their leadership capacity to grow.  He is the author of four books, a speaker, trainer and facilitator.  John is a former vice president of sales and director of marketing in consumer packaged goods industry.  He also spent five years in investment banking. 

John’s firm, www.PerformanceShift.com serves leaders with 10 to 500 employees.  He has worked with clients in manufacturing, IT, marketing services, not-for-profits, unions, financial services and consumer products.  John is a golfer, hockey player, family man, old truck enthusiast and serenity geek.  He lives and works in Burlington.

Event Snapshot for Your Calendar

Topic: Grow Your Leadership Capacity and Grow Your Business
Target Audience: Technology entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals
Meetup Track: Business Optimization
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 @ 7pm
Location:  Ned Devines, 575 Ontario Street South, Milton, ON

How much it costs: Nothing but your time.

An Overview of Sheridan College’s Information Technology

In a postsecondary education institution it is an enormous challenge to ensure that students, faculty and staff are ready and equipped with technology tools and skills for their respective education and professional endeavors. The balancing act for Information Technology is to serve the wide range of users from the Tech Savvy to Tech Adverse, with technology solutions that will satisfy both.

Sumon Acharjee, Chief Information Officer for Sheridan College shared insights and strategies for IT that enable Sheridan’s Creative Campus(es). His focus is to make “IT invisible” – intuitive, interactive and robust in which finding the right balance between “lights running IT” and integration that drives a universal experience across Sheridan’s campuses. Sumon and his team are consistently implementing solutions at the forefront of today’s technology themes that include connectivity, virtualization, Cloud, BYOD etc.

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About Sheridan College

Sheridan College is one of Canada's premier polytechnic institutes and is dedicated to exceptional applied learning and graduate success. Sheridan is a leader in providing skills-based educational programming that integrates theory with application, preparing students for careers in visual and performing arts, business, community services and technical fields. Sheridan serves close to 17,000 full-time students annually at its campuses in Oakville, Brampton and Mississauga, Ontario.

About the Presenter

Sumon Acharjee, Chief Information Officer, Sheridan College. Sumon joined Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advance Learning in 2008 returning to Canada after working several years in the United States. He has over 18 years’ experience in planning, developing, and implementing cutting edge information solutions in a diverse variety of industry sector including pharmaceutical , consumer electronics, consumer products, automotive, food, financial services, and now education. As a highly successful leader in Information Technology, he fully comprehends the strategic importance of technology and innovation in achieving and maintaining competitive advantage in today's economic environment. Sumon has merged disparate technologies and personnel into team-centered units using his expertise in motivation, cross-functional team training, innovation and retention of industry professionals.

This event is Powered by The Town of Milton.  They made the MinMaxx Hall @ Milton Centre for the Arts (MCA) available to us. MCA is the Milton's cornerstone for creativity! Officially opened in 2012, this new unique, state-of-the-art facility offering exciting performing, visual, media and literary arts experiences for all ages. It's a big place, so follow the signs (note to self: bring signs).

Event Snapshot 

Topic: Enabling a Creative Campus
Target Audience: Technology entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, educators and students
Meetup Track: Technology Innovation
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 @ 7pm
Location:  Milton Centre for the Arts, MinMaxx Hall. 1010 Main St. East, Milton | Google Map

How much it costs: Nothing but your time.