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Dear IMC,
The First Chapter Meeting of the New Year is Approaching Fast!
To star the new year off with a BANG we have GREAT speakers lined up!
The afternoon session, Ethics for consultants: a slam dunk or a moral dilemma? will be brought to you by Gene Siciliano CMC CPA- Founder/President Western Management Associates.
The evening session, Essential Ethics for Survival and Success in the 21st Century will be presented by Linnea McCord J.D., M.B.A. Professor of Business Law
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Afternoon: Ethics for consultants: a slam dunk or a moral dilemma?
Sarbanes-Oxley made the point that more is expected ethically of CEOs and CFOs of publicly traded companies.
- Will its passage make them act more ethically or simply more carefully?
- Will it trickle down to the smaller clients most of us serve?
- After all, ethical behavior is relative to the situation, isn't it?
- Some occupations have a greater duty to act ethically than others, don't they?
- Should we really expect the same ethics from our lawyers that we expect from our religious leaders?
And what about consultants? Should sales training consultants and public relations advisors be held to the same standard as financial consultants and CPAs? Where is the line we shouldn't cross? How do we recognize it when things are moving fast and the client wants us to "keep up?" Does IMC's Code of Ethics really do the job?
In this interactive workshop and warm-up act for Professor McCord, we want to get your mind thinking about ethics in the real world we live in, where the choices may seem like shades of grey more often than black and white.
What circumstances in your practice have led you to draw that line and possibly confront a client? And how did you do it and retain the client’s confidence? Bring your stories and your issues. Bring the questions you couldn’t ask when the ethical quandary was upon you, yet you couldn’t proceed without knowing the answer.
Evening Session: Essential Ethics for Survival and Success in the 21st Century
Contrary to popular belief, the rules of ethical conduct in the United States are:
- NOT situational
- NOT relative
- NOT unclear
- NOT hard to teach, and
- NOT optional!
Another dangerous myth is, “it’s unethical, but legal”. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to land in prison for more than 25 years for unethical conduct even though the best accounting and law firms in the country said it was “legal”.
In the current era of stepped-up enforcement, criminal indictments, prison sentences, public scandal and damaged reputations, consultants and their clients cannot afford to be confused about ethics. An ethical lapse in today’s environment may be fatal.
In this session, you will learn (1) the true meaning of ethics, (2) why ethical conduct is not optional, (3) what the simple and clear rules of ethical conduct are, and (4) why ethical conduct is your best competitive advantage in today’s hyper-competitive global economy.
Time & Location
Place: Note New Venue!
Ayres Hotel
405 Fwy & Rosecrans (at exits)
Hawthorne, CA 90045
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Time: 4:30pm - 8:30pm
4:30- 5:30 Workshop
5:50- 6:00 Networking
6:00- 8:30 Dinner and Presentation
Price: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Payment by Check: Mail checks payable to "IMC SoCal" to Kim Athmann-King, IMC Treasurer, c/o 2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 3325, El Segundo, CA 90245. Checks must be received prior to the event.
Contact for further details: mark@velosgroup.com
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President's Message |
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Welcome Back to IMC SoCal!
I look forward to seeing you. It’s been a long summer break (except of course for the die-hards in Orange County, who kept up the good work all summer).
For those of you who aren’t quite sure what the organization’s about, the Institute of Management Consultants is the educational and certifying body for those in the United States who provide consulting services to managers and executives, no matter what your technical specialty. We provide courses on managing a consulting practice and providing consulting services through conferences, teleseminars, workshops, classes, and dinner and breakfast seminars. We have a rigorous certification process that provides international recognition for the qualifications of senior consultants. And we provide terrific opportunities to network with other consultants to find resources, and build relationships that can lead to referrals.
If you’re a member, IMC does part of your sales and marketing for you. Your capabilities are showcased in our national Web directory (www.imcusa.org – For Managers – Find a Consultant). Flash Opportunities arrive by email – requests by prospective clients or other consultants for IMC members with particular expertise. Work on committees or on the local or national boards builds friendships and professional credibility. The Members-Only sections of the national Web site are full of resources that address our needs and those of our clients.
And if you’re a CMC, you know you have instant credibility with your fellow consultants in 40 countries around the world.
So welcome back! You have a lot to gain from the IMC – and the more you participate, the healthier the organization will grow, and your benefits will grow as well.
Margaret Chock CMC, President |
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Regional Breakfasts |
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LAX IMC BREAKFAST MEETING - September 8, 2006
"The Optimal Thinking Consultant" with
Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
We are thrilled to announce that our first speaker for the new season is the renown Dr. Rosalene Glickman. Hear what she has to say: Interested in transforming a typical client's workplace into an optimized workplace? Our upcoming breakfast meeting will feature Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D., consultant and best-selling author of Optimal Thinking. Hailed by academia and the media as “the successor to positive thinking”, Optimal Thinking is the vehicle to achieve peak performance and continuous optimization.
About Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
Dr. Rosalene Glickman is President of The World Academy of Personal Development, Inc. a Century City, California management optimization consulting firm. She has provided coaching, consultation and training for numerous organizations including BP, Johnson & Johnson, Warner Bros., Mercedes-Benz, Dow Chemical, Young Presidents’ Organization, U.S. Army, Mensa, Internal Revenue Service, California State University (Fullerton), and Citigroup.
Time & Location
DATE: Friday, Sept. 8, 2006
TIME: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: LAX Renaissance Hotel, 9620 Airport Blvd. PRICE: $22 for IMC members and $26 for non- members. Cash or checks payable to: Barbara Mather/Mather Consulting Group. Sorry, no credit cards accepted.
RSVP By: Wednesday, September 6, 2006 Contact & RSVP for further details:
Barbara Mather at (310) 348-1959
Barb Mather |
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Member News |
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APICS Announces E-Learning - Six Sigma Initiative
Pete Crosby, CMC, will be speaking on the topic "Pricing & Billings for Success" on Oct 29 at IMC Confab Reno
Overview: “Pricing & Billings for Success”
Pete Crosby, CMC will also be speaking on "Successful Supply Chains I have Known" at the Financial Executives Institute (FEI), at the downtown LA Jonathan Club on Figueroa Street on Th Sep 21 at 5PM
Edith Bodnar from The Mona Lisa Code, Inc. Nominated for World Technology Award
Strategic Value Creation- Achieve a successful exit by planning in advance and staying flexible
Raymond Urgo will be teaching Introduction to Policies & Procedures Communication, a web- based course available internationally beginning October 5, through UCLA Extension.
The IMC Academy for Professional Development will offer the Consulting 200 series of teleseminars again this fall. Consulting 201, “Starting the Business: Research and Development Strategies and Tactics for Establishing and Positioning a Consulting Business” will be offered on Tuesdays, October 10, 17, and 24 from 10:00 – 11:00 am Pacific Time. The titles of the three sessions are respectively: “How to Analyze and Research Your Consulting Playing Field,” How to Identify and Develop Your Consulting Niche,” and “How to Position Your Consulting Business to Prepare for Marketing.” The Consulting 202 course, “Marketing the Business: Promoting, Networking, and Selling Solutions to Clients Problems to Prospects & a Niche” from 10:00 – 11:00 am Pacific Time on Tuesdays, November 7, 14, and 21, 2006. The third course, Consulting 203, “Managing the Business: Contracting, Fee-Setting, and Financial and Planning Management” will be presented at the same time on Tuesdays, December 5, 12, and 19, 2006. Bill Mooney, CMC and consultant coach, is the instructor for all of the sessions. For more information call Bill Mooney at 310.324.2386 or go to IMC USA.
Bill Mooney, CMC and consultant coach, launches the 19th year of presenting the one-day seminar, “How To Build & Maintain a Profitable Consulting Practice” on September 23, 2006 from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 2701 Main Street (at Jamboree) in Irvine. For more information, call 310.324.2386 or go to ConsultantCoach.com. The seminar will also be presented on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at the Holiday Inn in Woodland Hills and on Saturday, November 18, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Irvine
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