September 25, 2008 Dinner Meeting (2 PDUs) September 25, 2008

Presentation and workshop topic of “Leadership, Strategy, and Vision – Are They the Same Thing?”

By William T. Craddock

Agenda:

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm New Member Orientation

5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Networking

6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Leadership, Strategy, and Vision – Are They the Same Thing?

9:00 - Prize Raffle/Meeting adjourned

Feature Presentation and Workshop – “Leadership, Strategy, and Vision – Are They the Same Thing?”



Leadership, strategy, and vision are terms often used in the same discussion. Further, they are sometimes combined to create new phrases, such as visionary leadership or strategic vision. What are these terms, and how do they apply to my professional and personal lives? Are they redundant, or are they different concepts that can be combined to essentially create something like the Triple Constraint? This workshop will briefly explore the foundations for each of these and their current application. Participants will be encouraged to share experiences and specific suggestions that can be pursued after the workshop.



About the Speaker – William T. Craddock

Bill Craddock is an international trainer and management consultant with experience in project change management, systems implementations, training development and delivery, strategic planning, process improvement, and customer care operations. His recent training assignments include various project management topics, leadership, and negotiation skills.



Prior to establishing Craddock & Associates, Inc., Bill held progressive management and senior leadership positions with a major investor-owned utility. His assignments included customer care operations, business and strategic planning, systems implementations, performance metrics, benchmarking, and process improvement. He has also worked for the U.S. Army in both engineering and operations research assignments. In the latter assignment, he was awarded an Army-wide systems analysis award for leading a resource allocation modeling project.



Bill received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Doctor of Education in Higher Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He has served previously in adjunct appointments for the Florida Institute of Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Arkansas Tech University. He currently teaches at the University of Central Arkansas.



He is a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is active in several professional associations, including previously serving as the Chair of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Consulting Specific Interest Group (SIG). In addition, he has made presentations at various PMI Global Congresses, Leadership Institute Meetings, and Chapter Events.

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