Speaker: Chip Espinoza, Ph.D.

Meeting Date: Thursday, February 1, 2018
Time: 6:00 pm Networking; 6:30 pm Management Forum/Guided Networking;
7:00 pm sandwich dinner; 7:30 pm Presentation
Earlybird: $12 IEEE members, $15 non-members; At the Door: $5 more
Location: National Instruments, 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Directions: click map at right
Reservations: tems0218.eventbrite.com

SUMMARY
Management Forum / Guided Networking: Bring Your Management Challenge;
Arrive by 6:30 PM to join this exciting Management Forum. Following informal
networking is a guided discussion typically related to the topic of the evening’s
after dinner talk, or of general Technology Management interest.
Light Dinner: This month we’re continuing with our light dinner format
— typically sandwiches, salad, drinks, and cookie or similar light dinner.

Presentation: Millennials Who Manage

Millennials are becoming the next generation of leaders. Today, however, as they move into management, they face difficult practical challenges. Reflecting on his extensive enterprise consulting and research experience, Dr. Chip Espinoza shows how to help transition them more smoothly into management.

The challenges Millennials face while transitioning into managerial leader roles are not unique to their generation. For instance, it can be an isolating and overwhelming experience for anyone. However, there are dynamics at play in today’s world that may amplify the challenges for Millennials making the managerial leap—social media being one.

I begin my presentation with a list of the top challenges young professionals experience when entering the workforce and strategies for overcoming them. I will also list how some of the challenges resurface when young professionals transition into management. It is important to note that many experience alienation and loneliness in the beginning.

The talk is detailed in terms of strengths, weaknesses, problems, opportunities, and causes.

Speaker: Chip Espinoza, Ph.D.
Dr. Chip Espinoza is the Co-author of Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce , 2nd. Ed., Millennials Who Manage: How To Overcome Workplace Perceptions and Become A Great Leader, and Millennials@Work: The 7 Skills Every Twenty-Something Needs to Overcome Roadblocks and Achieve Greatness at Work. His books have been translated into several languages He is also the Academic Director of the Organizational Psychology and Nonprofit Leadership programs at Concordia University, Irvine, CA.

Chip keynotes internationally and across the country on how to create an environment in which managers and Millennials can thrive. Chip is a leading expert on the subject of generational diversity in the workplace. He consults in the civic, corporate, and non-profit sectors. His client list features great organizations like The Boeing Company, Microsoft, Schneider Electric, Special Olympics and SAS.

Chip is the go-to person for news agencies on the topic of integrating younger workers into organizations. He is a content expert for CNN on the subject of generational diversity in the workplace. He has also been featured on Fox News, CBS Radio, and in major publications. Chip was named a top 15 Global Thought Leader on the Future of Work by the Economic Times.