Building Dream Teams to Accelerate Your Lean Journey

Agenda

August 14, 2012

Presented By

Joe Barto
Joe Barto has created and led TMG, Inc. to consistent, near perfect business performance since its founding as Training Modernization Group in July 2002.   A values-driven Program Management Services company, TMG’s high level of performance has been recognized by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 for Excellence in Practice with partners across America.  TMG analyzes, designs, develops, pilots, implements and transitions On Boarding, Leader Performance Improvement, and Workforce Productivity systems for companies such as Northrop Grumman, ESCO, Ball Metal Beverage Packaging, BAE Systems Ship Repair, Liebherr Mining Equipment, Lifetouch Studios, Aera Energy, L3 Communications, and North Florida Shipyards. 

A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Mr. Barto graduated and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Armor at the United States Military Academy in 1978 where he was an Army basketball player for Coach Mike Krzyzewski.  During Operation Desert Shield and Storm he was the Chief of Operations for the 25,000 soldier 24^th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and the Executive Office for Task Force 2-4 CAV which led the division into the Euphrates River Valley attacking the Iraqi Republican Guards. He is the author of Task Force 2-4 CAV: First In -- Last Out, a study of leadership in the most challenging, stressful, and demanding leadership environment—combat. He was a Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and the primary author of the June 1996 Joint Training Manual. 

He holds a Master Degree in Public Administration (Organizational Theory and Leadership) from James Madison University, was a Charter member of the United States Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, serves on the Southeast Region Board of Directors for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence and is a long time Director of the New Horizons Regional Education Center Foundation.  Joe is on the Steering Committee for the Hampton Roads Quality Management Council and the Chair, Workforce Development Committee of the Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition. 

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to build a Culture of Continuous Improvement
• Understand the difference between Operational Stability and Team Stability
• Understand importance of Team Alignment and how to organize your team for success
• Learn ways to better develop your most valuable assets… The Leaders
• Understand the linkage between Team Engagement and business performance
• Understand that Recruiting, Trying Out, and Making the Team (On Boarding) are key value added activities
• Understand where to begin in the process of developing a “Modernized Human Capital Performance Program” 
   

About TMG

Training Modernization Group is a registered Veteran Owned Small Business incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia since July 2002. Training Modernization Group is a virtual organization whose core belief is that to truly solve our client’s training and business problems requires that our staff of professionals work where our client’s staff of professionals work. Our corporate office is located in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Training Modernization Group’s professional staff works closely with our clients to ensure our business practices and agreements are responsive to our client’s needs to award work and show results quickly.

Training Modernization Group, Inc is built on trust. Our culture and our business relationships are characterized by collegiality, shared values, and strong inter-personal relationships. We use respectful, passionate, and open communications to maintain a creative and problem-solving atmosphere. Continuous learning, team-work, responsibility, and integrity – on an individual and organizational basis – are keys to the success of our clients. We constantly strive to balance imagination with disciplined business thinking to accomplish our business and personal goals. We are focused on attaining business results.

Location

Newport News Shipbuilding
4101 Washington Ave
Newport News, VA  23607

Registration

Fees
AME Member: $250.00
Non-Member: $350.00

You can become an AME member during the registration process for $150 per year and obtain the discounted AME member rate for this event. Your annual membership will also entitle you to a registration discount for all future AME conferences, seminars, workshops, and webinars for one year. Additionally, you will receive a subscription to the award winning Target magazine and much more.

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