Articles

Start Date:	Thursday, March 10, 2011
Start Time:	06:00 PM
End Date:	Thursday, March 10, 2011
End Time:	09:00 PM
Location:	CVS Caremark
Members:	USD 15.00
Non-Members:	USD 15.00
Early Bird Discount:	USD 0.00
Early Bird End Date:
Presenter:	Rick Brenner

On 14 December 1911, four men led by Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Thirty-five days later, Robert F. Scott and four others followed. Amundsen had won the race to the pole. Amundsen’s party returned to base on 26 January 1912. Scott’s party perished. As historical drama, why this happened is interesting enough. But to project managers, the story is fascinating.

We’ll use the history of this event to explore important lessons about managing risk in organizational efforts of all kinds, including, for example, planned and unplanned change, complex projects, and mergers and acquisitions. Using a framework that explores risk from the perspectives of the individual, the organization and the environment, we'll see why leaders are uniquely positioned to affect how the organization manages whatever risks can be anticipated, and many risks that can’t be anticipated.

Attendees learn valuable lessons from history that they can apply immediately to managing current organizational efforts and planning new ones. The drama of the story of Amundsen and Scott makes these lessons more intriguing, easier to learn, and much, much more memorable.

Each of the lessons we examine is illustrated with background and stories from one or both of the two expeditions. The stories are memorable, and told with an emphasis on their value to leaders and managers of modern organizations.

Dinner will be a buffet

Note:   There will not be a "Presentation only" option this month.