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SUMMARY:Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub: Strategy Development & Implementation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub: Strategy Development & Implementation Workshop Strategy development and implementation is a complex and often confusing topic. It is also one of the few business management disciplines that can truly transform an organization's performance. Learn how strategy development and implementation can help you to develop and achieve a vision for your company\, and gain hands-on experience with strategy tools and templates.  Who Should AttendBusiness leaders who seek to grow revenue\, decrease costs\, and improve their organization's overall performance DiscoverParticipants will obtain answers to the following questions:                        What is strategy development and implementation?                        How can it contribute to my organization's performance?                        How can it positively impact revenue growth?                        Why do strategy development and implementation efforts often fail?                        How can I increase the odds that my organization's strategy efforts will be successful? Why Attend?                        To discover how strategy development and implementation can help you to develop and achieve a vision for your company                        To obtain hands-on experience with strategy tools and templates Space is limited. Preregistration is required. Register at http://bit.ly/strategydevMARCH2016  Sponsored By:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub: Strategy Development &amp\; Implementation Workshop<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.9pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>Strategy development and implementation is a complex and often confusing topic. It is also one of the few business management disciplines that can truly transform an organization's performance. Learn how strategy development and implementation can help you to develop and achieve a vision for your company\, and gain hands-on experience with strategy tools and templates. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Who Should Attend</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa0 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Business leaders who seek to grow revenue\, decrease costs\, and improve their organization's overall performance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=Pa6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Discover</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa0 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Participants will obtain answers to the following questions:</SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.9pt\; TEXT-INDENT: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri'><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>What is strategy development and implementation?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.9pt\; 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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>How can it positively impact revenue growth?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.9pt\; TEXT-INDENT: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri'><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>Why do strategy development and implementation efforts often fail?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-INDENT: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri'><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>How can I increase the odds that my organization's strategy efforts will be successful?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Pa6 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 4pt"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'>Why Attend?</SPAN></B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0.9pt\; TEXT-INDENT: 0in\; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri'><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>To discover how strategy development and implementation can help you to develop and achieve a vision for your company<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-INDENT: 0in\; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext\; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri'><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style='FONT: 7pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'>To obtain hands-on experience with strategy tools and templates<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=Default style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"\; COLOR: windowtext'><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=A6><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#e31736>Space is limited. Preregistration is required. Register at </FONT></EM></STRONG><A href="http://bit.ly/strategydevMARCH2016"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal\; FONT-STYLE: normal"><FONT color=#0563c1>http://bit.ly/strategydevMARCH2016</FONT></SPAN></A><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#e31736> </FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=A6><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#e31736></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=A6><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><FONT color=#0f0f0f>Sponsored By: </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=A6><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><FONT color=#0f0f0f></FONT></SPAN></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=A6><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt\; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"\,"sans-serif"'><IMG style="HEIGHT: 75px\; WIDTH: 176px" border=0 alt="" src="http://members.quadcitieschamber.com/sbaweb/imgs/CIRASRed.jpg" width=249 height=100>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <IMG style="HEIGHT: 145px\; WIDTH: 197px" border=0 alt="" src="http://members.quadcitieschamber.com/sbaweb/imgs/QCC_COLOR.jpg" width=1595 height=1334>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://members.quadcitieschamber.com/sbaweb/imgs/IMEC_sidetag_hires.jpg">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P>
LOCATION:Iowa State University Extension876 Tanglefoot Ln\, Cyclone Room Bettendorf\, IA 52722
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URL:https://member.quadcitieschamber.com/events/details/quad-cities-manufacturing-innovation-hub-strategy-development-implementation-workshop-03-30-2016-1269
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