Conferences
  Fall Quality
     Conference
  Recognition and
     Award Ceremony

• MAKING CHANGE WORK: This practical one day workshop takes a comprehensive and "hands on" approach to understanding and making change work. By first absorbing the ideas, models, and tools from experts and then applying that knowledge to a real scenario, participants will gain true insight into the change process. Most importantly, each participant will leave with a toolkit of knowledge and resources they can use to successfully implement and navigate change in their own organizations. (One-Day Class - no pre-requisite)
  
  This course covers the following key subjects:
  
  • Organizational change and why it's important
  • Why change fails
  • Strategies for success
  • Measure your organization's readiness for change
  • A model for overcoming human resistance to change
    
    
  Get Valuable Tools for:
  
  • Leading change
  • Shaping a vision
  • Creating a shared need
  • Mobilizing commitment
  • Monitoring progress
  • Finishing the job
    
    
  Materials include: "Making Change Work - Practical Tools for Overcoming Human Resistance to Change", by Brien Palmer.
  
  Date: August 18, 2005 or
  October 11, 2005
  
  Location: VCQ Office, 480 Hercules Drive, Colchester, VT
  
  Registration Fee
  VCQ Member Fee:...$166.00 per person
  Non-Member Fee:....$195.00 per person
  Manufacturer Fee:......$95.00 per person
  
  Register by mail or fax - 802-655-1932.
  
  

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• LEADING QUALITY TEAMS: Join us for this dynamic and informative 2-day class on the essentials of building and leading teams for success. In today's business climate, in order for a team to meet its charter, the individuals must learn how to work together. This class will teach problem solving, tools and methods for forming results-based teams.
  
  Class objectives:
  • Learn team objectives for a Criteria Champion team
  • Form the team by determining the talent you need; set team roles and responsibilities
  • Convene the team; know the ingredients of strong team dynamics; follow "must do's" for team formation; know ingredients of efficient meetings.
  • Outline a short-term plan for the team's work
    
    
  Materials include: "The Team Memory Jogger", a Pocket Guide for Team Members, by GOAL/QPC; and VCQ class binder containing course content. Curriculum provided by Oriel.
  
  Instructor: Merryn Rutledge
  
  September 28 & 29, 2005
  
  Location: VCQ Office, 480 Hercules Drive, Colchester, VT
  
  Registration Fee
  VCQ Member Fee:....$332.00 per person
  Non-Member Fee:.....$390.00 per person
  Manufacturer Fee:......$190.00 per person
  
  Call VCQ to register: 802-655-1910.
  
  Register by mail or fax - 802-655-1932.