Archived ISE News and Events
October, 2009 On October 14, 2009, Fairleigh Dickinson's Sustainable Business Incubator within FDU’s Institute for Sustainable Enterprise launched an ongoing network of green tech investors interested in fostering a sustained deal flow in environmental and energy technologies, green products, and ecological services. Featured Speakers were: This event was specifically tailored to help New Jersey incubators and businesses who are looking to expand their clean/green technology businesses. Supporting organizations included: The New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network, along with Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship, the New Jersey Institute of Technology Enterprise Development Center,Einstein's Alley, the Meadowlands Business Accelerator, Rutger's EcoComplex, and the NJ Business Incubator Network.Green/Clean Investing – The Trend is Up!
J. Michael Adams, President, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Caren Franzini, CEO, NJ Economic Development Authority
ISE-SPONSORED
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) NJ Event
"THE GREENING OF YOUR BUSINESS:
PRACTICAL APPROACHES THAT WORK"
Networking and Panel Presentation was held on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Stony Hill Inn, Hackensack, NJ, 7:30am-9:30am "Going Green" is more than the newest buzzword in corporate America; virtually every business can create a realistic plan and take reasonable steps to increase efficiency and save serious dollars while enhancing its image and building goodwill. Not only have many companies found that a commitment to conservation and sustainability generates significant cost savings; they have also found that it creates valuable good will with customers and vendors, creating a win-win for everyone. (Click on the speaker name for full bio) MODERATOR: Pamela S. Harper, President, Business Advancement Inc. PANELISTS: Brent Baker, Chief Executive Officer, Tri-State Biodiesel Ronald M. Maslo, PE; Project Manager, NJ Clean Energy Program Madeleine Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, LPS Industries We have annual sponsorships available for ACG NJ at Bergen events. For more information, contact Jo-Ann Maude, jmaude@acg.org, 877-224-6667 ext. 20
Presentations and panel discussion focused on practical ways to access the resources and energy efficient programs necessary for implementation in your own organization.
TRANSITIONING TO GREEN FORUM
was held on Sunday, October 4th, 2009, 9:00 - 5:00 p.m. Lenfell Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
"Chart Your World of Possibilities"
PRESS RELEASE
Workshop Highlights:
This unique, engaging and highly interactive Forum comprises four important elements:
- An online Transitioning to Green Career Self Assessment to be completed prior to the one-day program, tapping into aspirations, interests, skills and capabilities.
- A customized Transitioning to Green package of potential career paths and options linked to the individual’s specific profile to be provided at the beginning of the one-day program.
- An exciting Transitioning to Green interactive program offers attendees the
opportunity to participate in creative, dynamic group exercises guided by
certified Transitioning to Green facilitators. This program will help participants gain an
understanding of the current, global transformation to the green economy, and how they
can begin the process of identifying their place in the larger context of this transformation - Transitioning to Green Industry and Functional Expertise – One-on-one interaction with experts from industries including energy, finance, transportation, building and construction, manufacturing and retail, health care, communications and media, as well as emerging entrepreneurial opportunities in the new green economy. These discussions will enable participants to explore how they can transfer their existing skills into the green economy. The program is geared toward professionals in all areas from IT, research and development, human resources and organizational development to supply chain, engineering, sales and marketing, compliance, health and safety, public relations, and more.
- Transitioning to Green is committed to helping you find your place in the world of the new green economy. Our organization exists to be a guiding hand and catalytic force to empower you to transform yourself not only in your career choices but also in how you choose to live the rest of your life. We are a professional organization dedicated to the green transformation. Our team is comprised of leaders in the area of sustainability, industry, academia and organizational leadership. We research, develop and design comprehensive tools and provide resources to help answer your questions.
September, 2009
A WEBINAR on
"Ecological Intelligence:
How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything"
featuring remote speaker Dan Goleman, noted author of "Emotional Intelligence" was held at the Florham/Madison campus on Monday, September 21, 2009. It was also seen by numerous visitors via the internet site, www.transitioningtogreen.com
FLYER
May, 2009
2009 GREEN VENTURES CONFERENCE
"Jumpstarting the New Green Economy"
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Symposium and Expo
Including NCIIA Invention to Venture Workshop
was held from Wednesday, May 19 to Friday, May 21, 2009
Fairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham, Madison, NJ
FLYER
PRESS RELEASE
Article in Daily Record
Congratulations! NJBIZ is pleased to announce that MATT POLSKY, ISE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, was selected as a finalist in the Green Executive of the Year category in the inaugural Green Leadership Awards program. The Green Leadership Awards recognizes and celebrates New Jersey's businesses for their environmental achievements and initiatives. 
February, 2009
February 20th Breakfast Seminar:
Topic:"Get Stimulated"
Top: speaker Andrew Pek, author, "Stimulated"; Bottom: Attendee Verena Aibel of Vibrant Visions with Mr. Pek.
January, 2009
How a Sustainability Leader Can Help your Organization
Thrive in these Tough Times
was held on Thursday, January 8, 2009, 3-7 p.m. Lenfell Hall, the Mansion Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ FOLLOW-UP MATERIALS for ATTENDEES and THOSE WHO MISSED THE EVENT as Advertised in the Daily Record (2nd event down) 
This highly interactive session provided an overview of a recent study by Hudson Gain Corporation on The Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer in Corporations, as well as a panel discussion with executives who were interviewed in the study and who lead Sustainability efforts in their companies. Participants will engage with panel members, study authors and faculty from the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in table discussions around such topics as:
· What challenges does a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) face in this economy?
· How can a CSO help your organization thrive in these tough times?
· Is this a good time to hire or appoint a CSO?
· Should you promote a CSO from within—or recruit from the outside?
· Whether you “build” or “buy” a CSO, what are the roles, requirements and criteria?
· How does today’s economy impact how you structure and lead Sustainability?
· If Sustainability is “everyone’s job,” is there a need for a staff/function as well?
Panel Members, also interviewed in the Hudson Gain CSO study, included:
- Dawn Rittenhouse, Director of Sustainability Development, DuPont (Nominated by peers in the CSO Study as one of the Top Sustainability Professionals, and profiled in the CSO Study)
- Maureen Adams, Harrah's Eastern Division President, Harrah’s Entertainment
- Michael Deane, Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Turner Construction
- Paul King, Vice President, Sustainability Executive, Bovis Lend Lease
- William Lashbrook, Senior Vice President, PNC Real Estate Finance, PNC
- Andrew Van Der Laan, Director, Publishing Operations Projects Group, Random House
- Presenting the CSO Study: Roger Thorne,Managing Partner, Hudson Gain Corporation
- Panel Moderator: Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D., Director, External Relations & Services, ISE, FDU; Lead Editor, The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook (Greenleaf Publishing & AMACOM, 2008)
You can read the Hudson Gain study:
Going Green? Don’t Hire a Chief Sustainability Officer Until You Read This
at click here for the study, or
http://echem.goiwx.com/downloads/HudsonGain_ChiefSustainabilityOfficerStudy08.pdf
(Posted December 30, 2008 - US News and World Report)"Combine Your Green and HR Efforts
Reducing your environmental impact one employee at a time"
November, 2008
ISE Principal wins Award
Christine Farias, ISE Principal, received an award from the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority for her efforts to bring recycling to the Florham Campus of FDU. Christine was nominated for the award by Dana Paterson (President of the Green Club from 2005 to 2007.) She received her award at the 21st Annual Morris County Recycling Awards Dinner on November 7, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.mcmua.com/index.htm and click on the Awards Program on the left.
October, 2008
Dean William Moore of the Silberman College of Business accepts $20,000 Grant from Jim Johnson, VP, Manufacturing, Alcoa Howmet L to R: Dan Twomey, Institute of Sustainable Enterprise Director, International Relationships, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Steven B. Fromkin, Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety, Alcoa Howmet; Jeana Wirtenberg, Institute of Sustainable Enterprise Director, External Relations and Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Jim Johnson, Vice President, Manufacturing, Alcoa Howmet; Dean William Moore, Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Gerard Farias, Executive Director, Institute of Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Joel Harmon, Institute of Sustainable Enterprise, Director, Research, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Bill Rossi, Plant Manager, Alcoa Howmet Institute for Sustainable Enterprise awarded $20,000 Grant from Alcoa
October 23, 2008
Summer/Fall 2008 ISE's Sustainable Business Incubator showcased in "FDU Magazine" 
was held on Thursday, October 2, 2008 3-7 p.m., Lenfell Hall, the Mansion Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ This highly interactive session provided an introduction to the newly released Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook (www.TheSustainableEnterpriseFieldbook.net)by the book’s authors,offeried participants the opportunity to discover practical tools, case studies, and activities for guiding sustainability initiatives in their organizations. After a brief overview of the book and its origins, contributing authors facilitated discussions on applying such chapter topics as: The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook is the culmination of two and a half years’ research and writing by a team of 29 OD practitioners and academics led by Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D. 
BOOK LAUNCH
For more information on The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook, visit www.TheSustainableEnterpriseFieldbook.net
Read article written in The Bergen Record on The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook
May, 2008
(winter/spring '08) ISE showcased in "FDU Magazine"
"Doing Well by Doing Good"
"Growing the Next Generation of Green Ventures"
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Symposium and Expo
An NCIIA Invention to Venture Workshop
was held on Friday, May 2, 2008
VIEW VIDEOS OF THE PRESENTATIONS:
and was followed by a networking reception and Green Enterprise Showcase
In association with the New Jersey Institute of Technology
and Our Sponsors and Other Institutions
March, 2008
Read about ISE in March, 2008 Issue of
NJ Business Magazine
ISE mentioned in March 3, 2008 Article Daily Record
"The Greening of Business School"
was held on March 13, 2008 INCAE University, Costa Rica Presentation Highlights:"DEMYSTIFYING CARBON MARKETS"
Presentation
Speaker: Professor Lawrence Pratt
AMA WEBCAST - March 12, 2008
Business at the Crossroads:
Aligning Commerce, Earth and Humanity
Implications of Sustainability on Business Strategy
Presenters:
Jeana Wirtenberg, Director, External Relations and Service, ISE
and
Stuart Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise; Professor of Management, Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Mgm’t.
This Webcast explored how the economy can grow, businesses can profit, and new jobs can be created as society transitions to sustainable production, consumption and energy use.
February, 2008
(This Webcast was recorded on February 6, 2008) Download slides of Green Leadership (PDF) As the business world wakes up to environmental issues, organizations are realizing that green initiatives can both do good and also boost company profits. This leaves a number of unanswered questions, including: What can business leaders do—what are they doing, regardless of their position or company? Winston bases his work on significant in-company business experience, including executive positions and P&L responsibility at global companies, start-ups and dot-coms. His earlier career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at Boston Consulting Group and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and MTV. Jeana Wirtenberg, Ph.D., is president of Jeana Wirtenberg & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm Working with CEOs, presidents and VPs of Fortune 500 companies, Wirtenberg has helped organizations reach the highest levels of performance excellence by aligning their vision and values with business strategy. She is lead author on several articles, including "Sustainable Enterprise, the Future of Organization Development," and is one of the lead authors on the AMA’s recent report “Creating a Sustainable Future: A Global Study of Current Trends and Possibilities 2007–2017.” Green Leadership—Creating Business Value
Attend to learn about:
About the Presenters:
Andrew Winston is founder of Winston Eco-Strategies and works with leading companies to use environmental thinking to drive growth. He has consulted with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies such as Bank of America, Cisco, and IKEA. Andrew is coauthor of the bestseller, Green to Gold, which highlights what works—and what doesn’t—when companies go "green." He is a nationally recognized expert and highly sought-after speaker on green business. He has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, Forbes, The New York Times, ABC News, and CNBC. specializing in building sustainable enterprises through leadership, culture change, collaboration and learning. She is cofounder and Director, External Relations and Services, of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE) at Fairleigh Dickinson University, which brings people together to learn how to develop and lead thriving, sustainable enterprises that are “in and for the world.”For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:
To learn more, read the AMACOM Book:
January, 2008
ISE Announces the Launch of
New Sustainable Business Incubator
and introduction of
First Client, HydroCoil Power, Inc.
Press Release
"FDU launches business incubator" - Daily Record, 1/31/08
"Incubator nutures fledgling businesses" - Star Ledger, 1/31/08
"New Incubators Will Nurture Green Business" - NJ Biz, 2/4/08
"Launch of New Sustainable Business Incubator on January 30th " - NJ Entrepreneur
"FDU launches business incubator" - Daily Record, 1/31/08
"Incubator nutures fledgling businesses" - Star Ledger, 1/31/08
"New Incubators Will Nurture Green Business" - NJ Biz, 2/4/08
"Launch of New Sustainable Business Incubator on January 30th " - NJ Entrepreneur
November, 2007 On November 12, 2007, Jeana Wirtenberg was the featured guest on the "About Town" TV Click on the appropriate link below, depending on whether you have a broadband (cable or dsl) internet connection, or a dialup modem connection. The video is in Windows Media Player format. If you are using Internet Explorer, and have Windows Media Player installed on your computer, the program should begin playing shortly after you click on the link. With some other browsers, such as Firefox, the entire download will have to occur before the program will begin playing. That may take some time, depending on the speed of your connection. The broadband versions are 69 and 64 mB (megaBytes) in size for Parts 1 and 2 respectively, and the dialup versions are 11 and 10 mB respectively. If your computer does not have Windows Media Player installed, you can download and install it from www.microsoft.com. Microsoft has a version of WMP for Apple as well as for Windows computers. Cable/DSL users:http://www.aboutweston.com/JWPart1CableVersion.wmv Dialup Modem users:
program, broadcast on cable in southwestern Connecticut, describing important research and findings on Enterprise Sustainability, and the work of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at FDU. Watch Now!!
http://www.aboutweston.com/JWPart2CableVersion.wmv
http://www.aboutweston.com/JWPart1ModemVersion.wmv
http://www.aboutweston.com/JWPart2ModemVersion.wmv
November, 2007
The First Energy Foundation provided a $20,000 grant to FDU's Institute for Sustainable, Silberman College of Business, to support the design, development and implementation of programs to learn how to develop and lead thriving sustainable enterprises. Pictured at awarding of grant from left: Dan Twomey, ISE Director of International Partnerships; Jeana Wirtenberg, ISE Director of External Relationships and Services; Gerard Farias, Executive Director of ISE; Everton Scott, Area Manager, JCP&L/First Energy; Joel Harmon, ISE Director of Research; Kent Fairfield, Assistant Professor of Management and ISE affiliate.ISE AWARDED GRANT FROM JCP&L/FIRST ENERGY
October, 2007
The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise was recently awarded the
NAWBO-NCJ
(National Assocation of Women Business Owners - North Central Jersey)
2007 Acorn Award
Corporate Partner Category
"In recognition for the voluntering and mentoring, encouragement, sponsorship, and advancement of NAWBO-NCJ and its members."
Jeana Wirtenberg, ISE Director of External Relations and Services, accepting the NAWBO NCJ Acorn Award from NAWBO NCJ's President Kathy Moffitt and T. Waldmann-Williams.
September, 2007
PRESS RELEASE - AMA REPORT
"Creating a Sustainable Future: A Global Study of Current Trends 2007-2017"
PRESS RELEASE in PDF format
Click on these online links to access the complimentary report, slides and Webcast:
(Used with permission from AMA)
“Creating a Sustainable Future” - Report http://view.fdu.edu/files/amawebcastreport.pdf
“Sustainability: An Evolving Business Paradigm” - Slides http://view.fdu.edu/files/amawebcastppt.pdf
“Sustainability: An Evolving Business Paradigm” Webcast http://www.amanet.org/editorial/webcast/2007/sustainability.htm
September, 2007
Dr. Dan Twomey, ISE Director International Relationships, was recently honored at his alma mater, the State University of New York, as an inductee in the SUNY Cobleskill Business School Hall of Fame.
A formal induction ceremony was held on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Dr. Twomey received a plaque etched with a brief description of his accomplishments.
ANNUAL ISE/CHRMS FAMILY PICNIC
celebrating Sustainability was held on
Sunday, September 9, 2007
See Photos
August, 2007
NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN GREEN BUSINESS
A Sustainable Business Networking Event
Friday, August 24, 2007
was held at the Orangerie, FDU Library, FDU College at Florham on Friday, August 24th, 2007
- Was hosted by The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise and its new “Sustainable Business
Incubator” - Featured a mini-seminar on sustainable business, and opportunities to network with Morris and SomersetCounty businesses.
- Members of the Somerset Hills Business Network and the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce used this as their monthly networking meeting
Practitioner's Series (SPARC)
at the 2007 Academy of Management
Philadelphia, PA
August 3-5, 2007
AOM SPARC PROGRAM
For the twelfth year, several business executives and faculty associated with ISE/CHRMS will conduct sessions at the annual Academy of Management meeting. The 2007 three-day “Sustainable Practice Action Research Community Workshop" (SPARC) will continue the theme of helping the Academy become more practitioner-oriented through better integration of scholarship and practice and co-creating for action. The Series will be held between August 3-5, 2007 at the Academy of Management’s Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
For full Academy program, click on AoM website: http://www.aomonline.org/aom.asp?ID=4
Project Details - ISE/CHRMS Practitioner Series 1994-2007
July, 2007
on new ventures addressing issues of Committed to the “Triple Bottom Line”- People, Profits and Planet Wednesday, July 18, 2007 The Sustainable Business Incubator is initially conceived as a "virtual incubator" i.e., offering the services provided by traditional business incubators other than lab or office space. It may, however, include access to conference facilities, research facilities, and administrative support services. For more information on the Sustainable Business Incubator project, contact: jcloud@SustainableBusinessIncubator.com Tel: 908-306-9075THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INCUBATOR
Sustainability
Strategic Planning and Resourceful Collaboration
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INCUBATOR.COM
Services may include:
THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
*Exploratory Gathering - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Focused on the Triple Bottom Line - People, Planet and Profit (*Subsequent meetings were held on August 13 and September 17) The purpose of this series was to: Co-create a Community of Practice in leadership development for building sustainable enterprises Co-create dialogues in systemic sustainability to improve women-owned businesses Co-createand scheduleRoundtable Series and opportunities for further exploration Co-Create measures of success July 29, 2007 This Paper was the lead article in the current special issue of the HR Planning Society’s "HR Planning Journal“ (30.1) on "The Triple Bottom Line: HR's Contribution" 
Article in Newark Star Ledger (Fall Education section) ISE is mentioned on page 2.
"ECO-AWARENESS TRANSFORMS EDUCATION"
"HR's Role in Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Insights from Some of the World's Best Companies"
May, 2007
The Nat'l Assn of Women Business Owners, North Central Jersey Chapter (NAWBO-NCJ)
and
The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (ISE)
Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University
hosted
“A Gala Evening to Celebrate Women of Inspiration”
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Lenfell Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson University,Madison, NJ
recognizing the following Eight Outstanding Women for their sustainable leadership in service to the Triple Bottom Line [people, planet, and profits] READ THEIR STORIES!
Award Winners of 2007 NAWBO-NCJ and ISE “Women of Inspiration” (Awardees flanked by NAWBO NJC President Kathy Moffitt (left) and Jeana Wirtenberg, Director, ISE External Relations and Services)
(photos by Medea Villere)
Business, Corporate
Heather G. Suarez, Esq. Lawyer/Partner Walder, Hayden & Brogan, P.A.
Business, Women Owned Business
Christina M. Santiago President Rising Above, LLC
Education
Lisa Garrigues Educator, Author, Writer YM/YMCA, Ridgewood
Nonprofit
Christine Eibs Singer Deputy Executive Director E+Co United Nations Foundation (REED) (Rural Energy Enterprise Development)
Media and Arts
Mary Sue Sweeney-Price Director The Newark Museum
Other (community service/cross organizational-cultural collaboration)
Marguerite Chandler Middlebrook Foundation Food Bank Network of Somerset County People Care Center of Somerset County President, Edmar, Inc
Government
Pam Mount Owner, Terhune Orchards Member, Sustainable Lawrence Lawrence Township Community Foundation Member, Lawrence Township Council Article on Pam Mount published in the Trenton Times online mentioning ISE
Health Care
Noreen Oelkers, RN Volunteer, Operation Smile (International) OR Nurse, Morristown Hospital
April, 2007
April 21, 2007
The Institute for Sustainable Enterprise
was selected by 
Unity Learning Environments
to receive a
“World of Possibilities” Award
at the
Earth Day Green Tie Gala
at the Hyatt Hotel in Morristown
Daily Record, Saturday, April 7, 2007. Click here to read article on ISE's award
March, 2007
USGBC-NJ's Inaugural Gala:
Building A Greener New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner Reception Center
PNC Bank Arts Center
Holmdel, New Jersey
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Photo of Jeana Wirtenberg, ISE Director, External Relations and Services at USGBC-NJ's Gala with Andrew Topinka, President and USGBC Board of Directors
January - April, 2007
RECYLEMANIA
November, 2006
Article published on "GreenBiz.com, New Jersey's Garden-Variety Environmentalism", written by ISE Research Fellow Matt Polsky
November, 2006
Grey Pinstripes Award
Lawrence Pratt of INCAE University and friend to ISE receiving "Grey Pinstripes" 2006 Faculty Pioneers "External Impact Award" from the Aspen Institute.
l - r, Lawrence Pratt, Professor and Associate Director, Latin American Center for
Competitiveness and Sustainable Development, INCAE; Dan Bross, Microsoft and Judy Samuelson, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute.
The External Impact Award is given each year for positive and visible impact on business or organizational management practices in the areas of social and environmental impact. This year’s recipient is Mr. Lawrence Pratt, Professor and Associate Director for the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development at INCAE Business School in Alajuela, Costa Rica. He the founder and director of the internationally recognized Ecobanking Project and the Sustainable Markets Intelligence Center at INCAE.
Mr. Pratt holds a master´s degree from the Yale School of Management, and has focused his research on incorporating sustainability into the strategic positioning of countries, industries and firms. He lectures widely on sustainable business and on the design of policy structures to promote competitive advantage from sustainability. Mr. Pratt also serves as a consultant and advisor to various manufacturing, natural resources, and financial services companies in the United States, Latin America and Europe.
INCAE is affiliated with Harvard University and was recently rated one of the top 10 international business schools by The Wall Street Journal.
November, 2006
ISE/CHRMS BREAKFAST SEMINAR
"HR's Role in Building a Sustainable Enterprise: Insights from Some of the World's Best Companies"
November 17, 2006
Power Point Presentation
by Drs. Jeana Wirtenberg, ISE Director of External Relations and Services, Joel Harmon, ISE Director of Research and Professor of Management, Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Kent Fairfield, Assistant Professor of Management, Silberman College ofBusiness, Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity and Mr. Bill Russell, Founder and President of SKN Worldwide, USA
October, 2006
HR Roundtable Series on "The Changing Workforce"
2006 - 2007
(Oct. 11, Dec. 7, 2006; Feb. 8, Apr. 12, 2007)
Building on the high interest level of the participants at our inaugural roundtable, this series will engage practitioners and thought leaders from a variety of industries including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, utilities, chemicals, consulting, vocational education and training, higher education, government and entrepreneurships from both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.
The first topic in the "Changing Workforce" series, the presentation of which was held on October 11th, was “The Maturing Workforce.” The fastest growing segment of the workforce is thos
e aged 55-64; workers aged 50 and older will comprise the largest proportion of the workforce during the next 25 years, with fewer younger workers than ever before. Experts are forecasting huge labor shortages. According to an Accenture study, “It appears that the needs of the workforce and the available pool of talent are not on the same course . . . organizations should be moving in the direction of recruiting . . . and retaining older workers. However, this does not appear to be the situation.”
On December 7th, the second topic in the "Changing Workforce" series, “Tacit Knowledge and the Maturing Workforce", was presented. Many industries are deeply concerned about and challenged by the exiting of tacit knowledge, especially technical knowledge, as droves of mature workers leave their companies. This session explored best practices, case studies, and provided an action focus, as all participants actively and collaboratively proposed solutions to the identified challenges–and took home REAL solutions.
The third topic in the series, presented on February 8th, was “The Intergenerational Workforce—What are the Implications and How do we Leverage Them?”. Most organizations today are faced with the reality of a rapidly changing workforce, one characterized by multiple generations working side by side. This rapidly changing landscape presents not only challenges but opportunities for embracing and honoring the differences, as well as finding and leveraging the common ground. This session explored the issues, the opportunities, the realities and “myths,” and the implications of the Intergenerational Workforce. We used discussion and case studies to provide an action focus for all participants to collaborate and generate ideas and solutions.
The fourth topic in the series on the “Changing Workforce” HR roundtable series, “Globalizing One of the Most Sustainable Companies in the World", was presented on April 12th. Bank of America is already recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable companies. This is based primarily on how they conduct their business in North America. Now, they are engaged in an exciting opportunity — going global. As for many of you, the world is getting smaller and smaller. Our markets and available workforce are frequently somewhere other than North America. At this session we will use the Bank of America experience as the basis for our discussion and exploration of how to go global sustainably. This session will explore the opportunities and challenges as well as best and promising practices. We used the readings and the Bank of America case study as a way to engage all of the participants and collaborate in the generation of new ideas and solutions.
September, 2006
ISE/CHRMS BREAKFAST SEMINAR
"MID-COURSE CORRECTION"
Thursday, September 15, 2006
A special ISE/CHRMS Breakfast Seminar featuring a "rock star" in the field of Sustainability, Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Interface Corporation, was held on Friday, September 15, 2006.
Press Release
Ray Anderson at podium
JCP&L/First Energy's President Steve Morgan receives plaque from FDU's J. Michael Adams for giving ISE its inaugural grant.
FDU's President J. Michael Adams welcoming seminar participants
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ISE Executive Director Gerard Farias, Everton Scott of JCP&L, CHRMS Director Emeritus Dan Twomey, ISE Director, External Relations & Services Jeana Wirtenberg, JCP&L/First Energy President Steve Morgan, FDU President J. Michael Adams, Joel Harmon, ISE Director, Research and speaker Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Interface Corporation. |
USGBC (NJ Green Builders Council)members with Joe Porrovecchio, Sustainable Meadowlands and Jeff Gentile, Interface Corporation. |
This breakfast seminar was jointly sponsored by ISE/CHRMS and the following organizations:
(see NJHEPS Newsletter, Sept. 06, featuring article on breakfast)
September, 2006 ISE Receives Grant from JCP&L/First Energy! Read Press Release! August, 2006 August 11-13, 2006
PRACTITIONER SERIES/ ACTION RESEARCH COMMUNITY PROGRAM at the Academy of Management
For the eleventh year, several business executives and faculty associated with ISE/CHRMS conducted sessions at the annual Academy of Management meeting. The 2006 three-day “Sustainable Practice Action Research Community Workshop" (SPARC) continued the theme of helping the Academy become more practitioner-oriented through better integration of scholarship and practice and co-creating for action. The Series was held at the Academy of Management’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
2006 Sustainable Practice Action Research Community (SPARC) Workshop
Read about SPARC in the AOM SIM (Social Issues in Management) Newsletter (page 5)
2006 Sustainable Practice Action Research Community (SPARC) Workshop
Read about SPARC in the AOM SIM (Social Issues in Management) Newsletter (page 5)
For full Academy program, click on AoM website: http://www.aomonline.org
April, 2006
NAWBO "WOMEN OF INSPIRATION" GALA
CO-SPONSORED by ISE
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006
CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Below is the press release that went out to numerous media contacts.
