DELAWARE QUALITY PARTNERSHIP - CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Delaware Quality Partnership meets the first Friday of even numbered months. Occasionally we may need to change the date because of holidays or other major events occurring in the area. Check back with us as new information is added to this site on a routine basis.
Next Meeting :
August 1 , 2008 - General Meeting/Training
Time: 9:30-12:00
Location: Dover, Barratt Building**
Program Topic: When Opportunity Knocks with A Pink Slip in Hand (Pink is the New Green)
Please join us for this thought provoking and sometimes humorous discussion on career progression...Some reflection required. Participants will be charged with a difficult task - unlearning, relearning, and learning a data driven approach to better discern opportunities for personal and professional growth. The PDCA cycle will be highlighted. Greg Mazzotta has been sharing career profession knowledge since he participated in the formation of a statewide professional networking group sixteen years ago. Greg (MB: INTJ) practices the art and science of management consulting and articulates a system perspective to achieving organizational growth.
**Not able to attend in Dover?
This meeting will also be available by
video conferencing in the 10th floor
Human Resource Management training room of the
Carvel State Building in Wilmington
Directions to Meeting & Training Locations
Mark your Calendars :
- August 1, 2008 - General Meeting/Training - Location: Dover, Barratt Building; Program Topic: When Opportunity Knocks with A Pink Slip in Hand (Pink is the New Green) ; Speaker: Greg Mazzotta
- October 3, 2008 - All Day Workshop - Check Back With Us
Note: In addition to the above agency events, a listing of statewide public meetings are available in the Delaware Statewide Calendar (DESC).
Other Events:
- September 25, 2008 - Delaware Quality Conference - Check Back Soon for Details
Past Meetings:
June 6, 2008 - General Meeting/Training - Location: Barrett Building, 821 Silver Lake Blvd, Dover; Speaker: Dr. John Marinucci; Program Topic: The Essence of Leadership - Join us for this lively discussion presented in an interactive and sometimes humorous style. Participants will be asked to reflect on previous supervisors, both positive and negative, and to share their experiences. During this session you will receive a bottom-line, practical, no-nonsense approach to leadership
April 4, 2008 - Annual Elections & General Meeting/Training; Location: Dover, Barratt Building; 9:30-12:00; Speaker: Dr. Tracey Connolly; Program Topic: Multiple Intelligences - Do you learn better by seeing a picture, or by getting up and doing something? Would you rather figure out a riddle or compose a song? People are smart in more ways than just book knowledge and math skills. Come learn about Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences, how it can be used in the workplace to relate to others better, and how you can develop personally in the various areas.
February 1, 2008 - General Meeting/Training; Location: Dover, Barratt Building; Program Topic: Delaware Quality Award - Baldrige Express; Presented by John Riabov, Executive Director, Delaware Alliance for Excellence; 9:30-12:00;
December 7, 2007 - General Meeting/Training; Location: Barratt Buidling, Dover 9:30 - 12:00; Program Topic: "Getting Folks to Accept Change" presented by Pam Waters, Team Leader of the DTI Organizational Change Management Team, and Cindy Bray, DTI Change Management Specialist.
Change Management is the organized, systematic application of knowledge, tools, and resources of change that provide organizations with a key process to achieve their business strategy. After attending the DQP Change Management overview, participants will:
- Learn about Change Management principles
- Learn about the DTI Change Management methodology
- Gain knowledge for getting your peers and customers to accept change, and
- Understand how change management aids project quality
October 5, 2007- No Meeting
October 9, 2007 - Fall Workshop: "Closing the Generation Gap -- Generations Working Together & Using Quality Tools to Solve Problems"; Location: Barratt Building, Dover; Register Today; Deadline 3 October.
August 3, 2007, Paradee Center in Dover, 9:30-12:00; Program Topic: Trust or Performance Appraisals-Choose One (The Continuous Development of People Process).
June 8, 2007 - Barratt Building Training Room, Program Topic: ASQ Delaware Team Showcase presented Sue Miller & Jim Bianchetta by Silver Lake, Dover, DE
April 13, 2007 - 9:30-12:00 - General Meeting - Carvel Building, Wilmington. Program: "Acres of Diamonds" presented by Silvia Zsoldos
February 2, 2007 - No Meeting
December 1, 2006 - 9:30-12:00 - General Meeting - Paradee Center, Dover. Program: "Improving Communication by Understanding Body Language" presented by Sergio Huerta, MD.
October 13, 2006 - Workshop - Blue Hen Corporate Center DHSS Conference Room. Program: “Communicating Up ” presented by Jim Bianchetta.
August 4, 2006 - Carvel State Office Building, Wilmington DE, 9:30-12:00. Program: Leadership; Presented by Jim Brooks (DE-Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control). To answer the age-old question, does a person have to be born a leader or can they learn to be a leader? The answer is that leaders are not born, they are made. The discussion on leadership will examine the Principles of Leadership and Traits of a Good Leader. In addition, things you need and do not need to be an effective leader.
June 9, 2006 - Paradee Center (U of D), Dover DE, 9:30-12:00. Program: Linking Customer Service to Baldrige Criteria; Guest Speaker is Michael Rudis, a Training Administrator with the Department of Health and Social Services. He will present on Customer Service, linking it to the Baldrige Criteria and focusing on the relationship between attitude and customer service. It promises to be lively and upbeat as well as informative.
