Ann Arbor IT Zone Begins the Spring Season With Business Improvement Programs

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Ann Arbor IT Zone begins spring programming with Rob Pasick’s LeadersConnect, Career Focus, Selling Smart, and Hi-Tech Tuesday. All events will be held at SPARK Central, 330 East Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor.

    March 6 – Rob Pasick’s LeadersConnect: “Inside Story of GEMA: How    DaimlerChrysler Has Successfully Created a New Manufacturing Plant in    Dundee MI.” Rob Pasick hosts Bruce Baumbach, plant manager of GEMA/    Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance to discuss GEMA’s success in the    region. Baumbach will explain GEMA’s ability to redefine a winning    culture in a traditional industry, as well as its success with UAW in    building a workplace that employs a 4A (Anyone, Anything, Anywhere,    Anytime) concept. Baumbach will also share his insight into things that    need to change in both the style and structure of management to support    the GEMA model. The event is from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. Sponsored in part by    United Bank and Trust, the pre-registration cost of this event is $10 for    members, $25 for non-members and students. The cost for onsite    registration is $30 for everyone.     March 13 – Career Focus: “Idea Evaluation and Goal Setting at the Start    of a Business.” Kathi Boyle is the owner of a business education firm    aimed at teaching entrepreneurs to run a profitable business. In her 30-    year career, she has helped over 40 companies to set goals and focus on    their purpose. Boyle will share the importance of setting goals, as well    as how to accomplish them once they’ve been set. The event will be held    from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and costs $15 for IT Zone members, $25 for non-    members, or $5 for students.     March 15 – Selling Smart Seminar: “Overcoming Prospecting Paralysis.”    Join Joe Marr of Marr Professional Development Corporation and The    Sandler Sales Institute as he shares proven tactics for overcoming    reluctance and getting to decision makers. The event is from 8:30 to 10    a.m., and costs $15 for IT Zone members, $25 for non-members, or $5 for    students.     March 20 – Hi-Tech Tuesday: “Second Life – a World Like No Other.” An    expert panel will introduce you to Second Life, a means of conducting    “real life” business in the virtual world, teach you how to become a    resident, and explain the concept and future of “immersive media.”    Registration and networking begin at 5 p.m., with the panel discussion    from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is free for IT Zone members and costs $25    for non-members or $5 for students.    About the Ann Arbor IT Zone  

Michigan’s premier non-profit organization dedicated to the development of the state’s information technology environment across multiple market sectors, the Ann Arbor IT Zone fosters and promotes the area’s information technology industry by offering services to established and new information technology companies. Its educational series, Hi-Tech Tuesdays and Boot Camp, help educate, retain and attract the diverse talent required to accelerate Ann Arbor and the surrounding region’s leadership position in information technology. For more information or to register online, visit http://www.annarboritzone.org/ or call 734.615.9310.

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