— performance optimization, group motivation, high performance culture   …

Speaker: Gale Stafford, founder of the Talent Formula Consulting Group
Meeting Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm Networking; 6:30 pm Management Forum/Guided Networking; 7:00 pm sandwich dinner; 7:30 pm Presentation
Location: AMD Commons Building / AMD Campus, Sunnyvale
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: How to Supercharge Performance at Work Using the New Science of Management
Recent research has shown that most managers and executives misunderstand motivation and the true drivers of performance. They don’t know which things and management practices activate and sustain high performance and stellar achievements in individuals and teams at work. And they don’t realize that they could be unknowingly causing people to disengage. In this talk you will learn what the world’s best managers and executives are doing to create a high performance culture in their organizations, based on recent scientific research. You will walk away with a recipe for performance optimization that dismantles the 4 major organizational conditions that block groups from achieving their goals at work. You will learn how to maximize both individual and group motivation at work. And you will see how to become a superb activator of talent and potential in the people you lead at work.

Bio:
Gale Stafford is a management advisor, and founder of the Talent Formula Consulting Group. He has helped a wide array of management professionals, executives and technical teams to attain higher levels of performance at work using clever, state-of-the-art approaches. At the University of Illinois, he co-founded a groundbreaking IT Manager Development Program that set a new standard for excellence in management. He also co-led the introduction and adoption of new methods to improve performance in the University’s central information technology function, moving teams from traditional waterfall methods over to agile methods for software development. Gale holds a Masters degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. His most recent book, “The Talent Formula: How to Engage People, Improve Teamwork, and Elevate Performance Using the New Science of Management”, weaves together research on team performance, leadership effectiveness, management science, along with practical experience he gained managing teams, coaching management professionals, and leading organizational change efforts.