Three point plan for professionals at SHPE • 03.24.09
My vision consists of a three point plan to assist our professionals advance and realize their full potential. 1. Skills for Success, 2. Technology for Collaboration, and 3. the Power Net.
1. Skills for Success. I will continue to promote PDS/MGT/ELI programs that I have championed these past six years. These programs have proven very effective and I will continue to update and renew them to maintain their relevance for the budding manager/executive. I also have plans to enhance the Professional Development Series with an innovative curriculum focused on helping our members acquire the skills to effectively compete in today’s global economy.
2. Technology for Collaboration. Our members can be a tremendous resource to each other in identifying opportunities, providing career advice, or even bringing job offers to one another. As president, I will provide the technology and infrastructure to be able to connect and collaborate using the power of the internet. I will open SHPE so that our talented members can create the collaboration tools they need to exploit the power of their networks.
3. The Power Net. We, SHPE, need to increase our membership from the approximately 2100 we have today to 10,000 members by 2011. We will attract and retain more and higher level talent by offering improved services, such as job postings via OneSHPE links, podcasts, a nationwide network of professionals, and the opportunity to apply their ideas and make a difference, both to each other and in their community and to America.
