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2018 Spring Management Meeting Keynote: Motivate Your Team!


About the Program


Meeting. The event is scheduled for April 15 - April 18, 2018 at The Fairmount Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA.


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About Josef Martens For over a decade, Josef Martens has intrigued and entertained audiences around the world on topics ranging from innovation and strategy to the future. A scientist turned businessman, Josef shows how to use cutting-edge insights from the field of physics to develop ef- fective strategies and to spark innovation and creativity and to gain a competitive advantage in a changing global econ- omy. Top technology companies such as Daimler Chrysler and Siemens have sought Martens' expertise. Josef understands innovation be- cause he himself is an innovator. During doctoral studies in physics at Cam- bridge and post-doctoral research at the world-renown Cavendish Laboratory, his research led to multiple U.S., European and International patents. Commercial applications of the technology result- ed in OLED displays that are becoming widely used. Josef also has first hand knowledge of the challenges facing organizations in


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What do medieval monks, the Pony Express and innovation have in common? They make for great examples to show us how we as leaders can motivate our teams and organizations to be more successful. This program is a highly interac- tive experience. Despite the serious take-aways, the program will be engaging with great stories of past adventures, real-time experiments and a lot of fun. Launching new products and services, designing more efficient processes or implementing new approaches to leadership are all different types of inno- vation. Frequently, these innovations are developed by subject matter experts: new products are typically developed by R&D organizations, new processes are developed by the departments that own the processes such as IT or finance, and new leadership approaches are developed by HR. The focus on developing the new solutions is usually on the subject matter expertise and the task is delegated to the experts.


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developing strategy and in sparking in- novation to prepare for the future. Josef previously worked for one of the world's leading strategy consulting firms helping clients develop differentiated and inno- vative organizational strategies. Josef has also served as Research Strategist at one of the world's largest international tech- nology companies where he oversaw improvements to innovation processes and practices, including strategic plan- ning, human resources management and the design of work environments. Prior to his graduate studies at Cam- bridge in the United Kingdom, Josef was born and raised in Germany. Currently resident in the United States, Josef brings a truly international perspective to his presentations. In addition, Martens has captured audiences in 28 countries on six continents. Dr. Josef Martens is a Certified Speaking Professional, which is the highest earned designation of the Na- tional Speaker’s Association.


For a complete preliminary agenda of the 2018 Spring Management Meeting, see pg 6.


NEW MEMBERS Investment


Casting Institute Welcomes New Member


APPLIED MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1001 E. Centralia Street Elkhorn, Wisconsin 53121 USA


Phone: 262-723-6595 www.appliedmaterialsolutions.com


Official representative is


Thomas Rebernak, President. Applied Material Solutions, (AMS)


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the Investment Casting industry would be their line of colloidal silica sols (AMSol™


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In short, this program will show leaders how to think, act and lead with the entire enterprise in mind.


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