ASQ SD Membership:

We are off to a great start this 2009 calendar year thanks to Manijeh (our arrangements chair) who negotiated a significant reduction in our yearly contract with the Country Inns and Suites.  Therefore, we will be returning to the Country Inns & Suites again this year!! ... starting next week.     

Other Announcements & News

• New Linked-in Group: A few of our members have started a Linked-in ASQ San Diego Group.  Join us if you like to chat about quality or our section.  See http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1234957&trk=anet_ug_hm 

• Feedback:  ASQ wants your feedback before Jan. 31 at: http://www.asq.org/mr/09-sect-sat.html . To participate please enter your e-mail address and password when prompted.

• Sign up Now:  for the CSQE, CQE, or CQA course NOW so we do not have to cancel them!! If you are unemployed or unable to pay for the course you want to take please contact our Education Chair for more details at david.clinard@gmail.com. We offer these courses to you as a service to our members to help them get certified as an ASQ Professional.  The pdf file for the sign up application and the course schedule for 2009 is at  http://asqsandiego.org/attach_files/ASQCertCourseSched_111908.pdf  Please call (619) 244-2797 Dave Clinard or e-mail david.clinard@gmail.com if you have any questions.

• ISO News:  In case you missed it, ISO 9001:2008 was released. See Vinod's article at http://www.isoguru.com/news.html or order a hard copy from ASQ 

• Local Business News: A merger between scientific instrument makers Invitrogen Corp. and Applied Biosystems Inc. will create a new company named Life Technologies Corp. See article at http://www.mpo-mag.com/news/2008/11/25/invitrogen_to_operate_under_life_technologies_name 

• Region 7 New Year Message from Director Holly Duckworth:  ASQ is a professional society with over 100,000 individual and organizational members. We are also a member-led organization, with over 1,700 member leaders. For each position on the leadership team for your section, elections are held each year. Nominations for these positions can begin very early in the calendar year as ASQ's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. If you've never considered running for a section leadership position, you may want to check it out. Some positions require minimal involvement, others require significant time and support. Some positions are easy to learn, others are more complicated. In all cases, your professional skills will enhance the member leader role, as well as the volunteer leadership enhancing your professional skills! There are also several perquisites for being on the leadership team. Each year, a Leadership Training Conference is held for those on the section executive committee. This coming year our conference will be in Palm Springs, California on April 18, 2009. The section can sponsor your attendance at this event. There are also deep discounts for member leaders at the ASQ World Conference, including free pre-conference training and networking sessions. Member leaders are often called upon to volunteer help at divisional conferences often offering the benefit of free attendance for helpers. So there are many Society benefits to becoming a member leader, beyond the sharpening of your own leadership skills. Would you please consider raising your hand this year to try a member leader role? Start with an easy role. You'll soon experience the pride in leading this prominent professional society.

• Other society news:  American Electronics Association (AeA) and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) have merged to become The Technology Association of America.

• Fellow News:  Time for you to upgrade to ASQ Fellow.  As a newly elected ASQ Fellow, our webmaster Kim Niles will be given complimentary registration for ASQ's World Conference on Quality and Improvement plus banquet tickets, lunches, etc.  See more about the conference Monday May 18 - 20, 2009 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota at http://wcqi.asq.org/index.html 

• We recently had our 700th job ad!!  See http://www.asqsandiego.org/jobs.htm ... and keep sending them in.  

• Don't forget to check out our sponsor pages.  Great courses and products being offered!!  See links at the bottom of this email. 

• Don't forget to check out other local events on our local event calendar. 

This Month's Meeting

 

Jan. 13, 2009

"Corporate Politics: The Elephant in the Conference Room; Naming It, Reframing It, and Taming It"

Grace Judson http://www.svahaconcepts.com   760.757.7660   Pre-meeting-clinic this month on "The Nature of Influence"; lead by Gregg Oliver

 

 

Abstract 

 

This talk will focus on three components of corporate politics: Naming It, Reframing It, and Taming It with details as follows:

 

NAMING IT

 

Corporate politics. Everyone loves to hate it. It’s seldom discussed openly. People and organizations claim it doesn’t exist – oh, no, not here!

 

That’s why I call it the "Elephant in the Conference Room" – it’s big, it’s often clumsy and destructive, and everyone tries to pretend it’s not there.

We’ll start out by naming the Elephant for what it is: interpersonal politics. And we’ll talk about why it seems so unpleasant and overwhelming.

 

REFRAMING IT

 

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to choose between your integrity and working within the political system to succeed and achieve. Using case studies drawn from my clients’ experiences and my own 20+ years in the corporate world, we’ll explore an alternate view of corporate politics that helps you act with integrity and compassion, becoming a true leader in your organization and a role model to your peers and employees – and even your managers.

 

TAMING IT

 

Finally, we’ll look at four tools you can use right now to be more effective in your political workplace. These are tools that allow you to "play the game" while retaining your integrity and staying true to your values.

 

You’ll find these tools helpful in shifting the political paradigm for yourself and others – and the surprising thing is, you’ll find that your relationships outside the office benefit as well.

• Learn about the futility of arguing with reality, so you can free your energy and attention and take action.

• Understand the power of surprise, so you can start creating change almost immediately.

• Discover the unspoken secret that’s behind uncooperative or troublesome behavior – and what to do about it – so you can remove the roadblocks and get things done.

• Recognize and learn to find the three truths in every situation, so you can shift from "win-lose" to an honest (not just lip service) "win-win" position that engages others and creates results.

 

 

Biography

 

Grace Judson is an executive coach and business consultant with more than two decades’ experience in strategic planning, coaching, business planning, and tactical execution. Her career includes over a dozen years in senior management. A coach, consultant, and teacher, she guides organizations and individuals in making choices and decisions that create powerful, integrity-based results for employees, executives, and shareholders. She specializes in corporate politics and culture issues, and is especially interested in gender politics and the issues of women and gender role expectations in the workplace.

 

 

 

 

Pre-clinic Details 

 

 

The pre-clinic is on The Nature of Influence. In this half-hour talk, Gregg Oliver (Section Vice Chair and Quality Professional) describes how an individual can influence activity in an organization.  

 

 

Meeting details are as follows:

Meeting Details
RSVP Required	Please use the RSVP form on our meetings page.  Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.
Meeting Date	Tuesday January 13, 2009 (normally the 2nd Tuesday of the month)
Agenda	5:15 pm             Registration & Happy Hour Begins 5:40 pm             Pre-meeting-clinic 6:05 pm             Dinner  6:30 pm             Announcements  6:40 pm             Main program   7:45 pm             Raffle and Speaker Prizes 7:55 pm             Adjourn
Menu	Great buffet meal
Price RSVP Form Here
	NEW sponsor subsidized prices	No Food Arrive Late	Early RSVP	Dinner With RSVP	Dinner Without RSVP
	ASQ Student Members	Free	$5	$10	$12
	Regular Members	Free	$15	$20	$22
	Non-Members	Free	$19	$24	$26
Door Prizes	We averaged $185 in door prizes per meeting last year!!
Dress	Nice Casual
Location	This month we're at: Country Inn & Suites By Carlson (formerly Prime Hotel, formerly Wyndham San Diego North).  5975 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego CA 92121.  Their Phone: (858) 558-1818 see map here
Parking	Ample free parking
Other Meeting Support	Announcing the Speakers:  You ...or an officer at large Master of Ceremony:  Brett Carter Manning the Sign-in Table:  Officer Geraldine Domingo Announcing the Prizes:  Officer Arta Motadel Ordering the Food:  Manijeh Farrokhi Coordinating the Speakers:  Abe Wong

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATES

    

Our section proudly sponsors a variety of educational and professional training

opportunities.   See our main education page and our current refresher course training schedule.  

 

 

Current Exam Dates Schedule               (Recently updated table)

 

If you are interested in pursuing any of these certifications, we recommend that you click on the links below that take you to the National ASQ page where you can read the body of knowledge for each certification type.  

 

Certification Types and Links to "Body of Knowledge", & Additional Information	Application Deadline	Exam Dates
CQT - Quality Technician CRE - Reliability Engineer CQI - Quality Inspector CMQ/OE - Manager Q&Org.Ex. CSSBB - Six Sigma Black Belt CHA - HACCP Auditor CBA - Biomedical Auditor	Every January and August Next is January 9, 2009 Then again on: August 14, 2009	Every March & Oct. Next is March 7, 2009 Then again on: October 17, 2009
CQE  - Quality Engineer CQA - Quality Auditor CSQE  - Software Quality Eng. CQIA - Q Improvement Associate CCT - Calibration Technician CQPA - Quality Process Analyst CSSGB - Six Sigma Green Belt	Every April and October Next is April 10, 2009 Then again on: October 9, 2009	Every June & Dec. Next is June 6, 2009 Then again on: Dec. 5, 2009

 

Workshops, Modular Courses, Tech Clinics, Study & Discussion Groups 

Workshops:  No workshops currently scheduled.  Our workshop coordinator is looking for speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location.  Contact our Education Chair Dave Clinard  Modular Courses & Tech Clinics:  No modular courses currently scheduled in lieu of pre-meeting technical clinics.  15-30 min tech clinic speakers needed.  Can you share a model, method, or tool with us?  Perhaps a student paper or a case study from work?  Contact our Ed Chair or Programs Chair as applicable.    Study & Discussion Groups:  Our section supports both ASQ sanctioned and informal study and or discussion groups.  There are currently none of these groups actively going on but there are biweekly planning meetings underway for formal discussion groups in our area soon.  You just missed the Food & Drug discussion group meeting on Sampling Plans and the Six Sigma discussion group on Experimental Design.  Contact Kim Niles if you want to help plan our next Six Sigma DG meeting.

 

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Newsletter Sponsors

 

Our newsletter sponsors this month are:

 

Lean Six Sigma & Green Belt Training Click Here for More Info.

New sponsor QSIC here soon

New sponsor USD here soon

Mail application with check to:  PQS, 6977 Navajo Road , San Diego , CA 92119 For more information phone: (619) 713-6555, Fax (619) 342-2661, www.pqsinc.org or email sharky.watkins@pqsinc.org

See Schedule of Numerous Events!   Lean Six Sigma Class Just Started - Act Now!   University of California, San Diego Extension Six-Sigma Black-Belt     A Black-Belt Professional Certificate Program

Our refresher courses are now held at National University.  See our Education page

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