December Meeting/Social
Thursday the 12th
UTD school of Management, Executive Dining Room

Registration begins at 4:30pm
Social 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Speaker at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Mark your calendar for the December 1st social at The University of Texas at Dallas! This meeting will begin at 5 p.m. with hot hors d'oeuvres and beer, wine and sodas. The speaker starts at 6:00pm.

Stick around for the door prize drawing at 7:00. The grand prize drawing is a weekend night for two including breakfast at a local resort! Remember that you must be present to win!

Doug Caldwell, the Success Facilitator, will present "The 16th Minute," create a personal brand so you will be famous for more than 15 minutes! Lacking a personal brand you are labeled a commodity resource. Someone offering ordinary opportunities, rather than the one creating performance improvement that brings results. Learn how to make your personal brand strong and creditable to attract resources from decision makers. Evaluate yourself to three factors that intersect to create a brand. Launch your brand by completing a proven six-step process. This fast-paced, highly interactive session will make you a “smashing success” as you:

(1) take specific and measurable steps to improve your brand recognition,
(2) learn and share with others the creation of your personal brand, and
(3) enjoy an energetic experience to extend your fame beyond 15 minutes.

Please help us usher in the Holiday Season with a fun and interactive event!

Doug Caldwell is The Success Facilitator™ who helps others exchange information for ideas to achieve their success. For example a retailer that has to park 700 vehicles daily and only has 600 parking spaces or improving manufacturing output by 2,200%.

He was with Maritz Performance Improvement Company in their project with Cadillac dealerships to sell more cars and exceed customer expectations. This work resulted in a 1,000-car increase in retails sales and customer satisfaction above all other General Motor’s dealerships nationwide. Another success was helping a family owned dealership discover they didn’t know where they were going as a business and their employees were not involved. The improvement was coaching the leadership team to create company vision and mission statements.

Doug has used his task oriented, problem solving ability for continuous improvement with the U.S. government, retail, manufacturing, nonprofit and family owned organizations affecting thousands of adults and youth. His professional career started with enlistment in the Marines serving in the ranks of private to captain.

After military service, Texas Instruments employed him in various manufacturing, quality assurance, and customer service positions. At TI he:

• Reduced manufacturing cycle time by 30%
• Achieved cost saving in excess of $25,000 annually
• 18% reduction in manufacturing defects for defense systems
• 10% annual growth in new customers being served

Doug earned his BA and MBA degrees from Chapman College and the University of Dallas, respectively, while attending night school. His professional membership includes Dallas ASTD, where he is vice-president for programs. Doug was chairman of a fund raising effort for the Boy Scouts of America which exceeded the goal by 123%. He has completed the Dallas White Rock Marathon every year since 1982.

Doug’s effort is to address the journey rather than the destination. Clients already know the answers to their future improvements. But at times a facilitator is needed for people to bring out their own solutions. An ideal client would be either inspired or dissatisfied with their current situation, have a vision of future success and ready for the first-steps.

This meeting is being held at University of Texas at Dallas, School of Management, Executive Dining Room.

Map to UTD is at http://www.utdallas.edu/pdf/campusmap.pdf.

The best method to place and confirm your reservation is via the web site at http://www.dallasiia.org/Reserve.htm.