Hal Mooz: Make Up Your Mind
Friday, May 25th, 2012
7:30 – 10:00 AM
Location:
The Club at McInnis Park Golf Center
350 Smith Ranch Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903
 As consultants we make decisions from the moment we develop a proposal to the conclusion of an engagement. What is the scope? Am I qualified? Do I need a partner? Should I take an unpopular stand? Will this engagement lead to follow-on business? Should I tolerate bad chemistry with the person in charge?
Making the wrong decision can have catastrophic consequences. Bad decisions lead to malpractice suits and errors-and-omissions claims, to lost business and lost money. Decisions made on the wrong basis are almost always bad decisions, yet many people are unaware of why they make the choices they do.
As independent consultants, we both make decisions for our own businesses and deal with decision-makers in the companies we work with. We need to be confident that we're making the right choices for the right reasons-and that we can guide our clients to do the same.
This program will help you think more clearly about your decisions and those of your clients. Learn the ten different bases for judging alternatives and which ones are reliable guides to action.
By the end of this program you will know
- What being decision fit means and how it can help determine success or failure.
- The ten bases for judging alternatives.
- How to select the most appropriate judgment basis.
About the Speaker
 Hal Mooz, PMP, CSEP, is an experienced aerospace chief systems engineer and project manager and the co-founder of a management training and consulting company in Tiburon. He has implemented leading university and industry training programs and trained over 10,000 high-technology project managers across the globe. His book Visualizing Project Management has been selected by leading universities for post graduate programs and it is now published in four languages. He is a certified project management professional and a certified systems engineering professional. Hal was awarded the CIA's Seal Medallion for excellence in service to the agency and was named the International Council on Systems Engineering's Pioneer for 2002. Find out more at www.decisionfit.com.
Creating Connections
In addition to informal networking before and after the meeting, we facilitate closer connections with the other consultants at your table. Bring your business cards and sit with someone you don’t know. See some examples of previous Creating Connections exercises.
BACN Bits & Bytes
BACN member Dan Conrad will share some cool website apps for the BACN Bits & Bytes tip in May.
Members’ Forum
The Members’ Forum Returns! If you have a question to ask of your fellow consultants, or a tip to share, now is the time to do so.
Reservations
Pre-register via EventBrite (credit or debit card): $35.
Deadline for advance registration is Wednesday end of day before the event. (That’s so we have time to make your name tag.)
Registration at the door by cash or check (as space permits): $40.
Food
BACN now serves a full breakfast. (Yes, there is bacon at BACN.) Please register in advance to make sure we don’t run out! Everyone gets cranky when there’s not enough coffee at 7:30 AM.
Parking
Free parking in the McInnis Park Golf Center lot.
BACN Mission: To improve practice and business development success through networking and programs for consultants.
Members of BACN are independent consultants who are interested in expanding their professional practices through effective networking and professional development programs sponsored by BACN. Attend a BACN meeting to become a member.
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