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Howe School Alliance for Technology Management (HSATM)MissionThe Howe School Alliance for Technology Management (HSATM) is a collaboration between business and academia that helps its partner organizations to better manage technology for strategic advantage. It does this by transferring best practices through seminars, conferences, roundtable meetings, and publications. Corporate partners have the opportunity to exchange ideas in a collegial environment with faculty and with a network of people in other organizations dealing with similar issues. [Click here for more details about HSATM member benefits]
ANNOUNCEMENTS:Howe School Alliance for Technology Management Roundtable Meeting Announcement
Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:30 - 4:30 PM (Lunch 11:30-12:30)
Leading in a Changing Environment: Leading Multi-Generational Teams
One of today’s key challenges for management is the presence of up to four generations, with four distinct and different cultures, working side-by-side (or struggling to do so). The successful leader of today must know how to navigate the shoals of the generational culture gaps that manifest themselves through distinct differences in values, motivators, de-motivators, communication and use of technology.
The Roundtable will start with a scene-set by Steve Jacobs, president of Global BioPharm Solutions, drawn from his Conference presentation. Steve will then facilitate discussion by a panel representing each of the generations: “Lost” (over 66), “Baby Boomers” (49-66), “Generation X” (28-48), and “Generation Y” (“Millennials”, 18-27).
The panel will be presented with real environments and situations, and their responses to the situations are expected to paint a clear picture of the differences in generational perceptions. Those differences will be explored and then followed up with a discussion, which will clarify the defining moments and characteristics of each generation. The last part of the meeting will focus on techniques for bridging the gaps and avoiding the pitfalls that emerge when these different work cultures come together, and work to create high performing multigenerational teams.
Note: For optimum benefit to your organization, please consider sending a few people representing a few of the generations defined above. This will aid in having multiple generations represented, which will ensure a highly illuminating and productive discussion.
Click here for directions to Alcatel-Lucent (600-700 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill (New Providence), NJ). Dress code for the Roundtable is business casual. Please let Sharen Glennon know if you plan to attend (sharen.glennon@stevens.edu or 201-216-5381).
Eighteenth Annual HSATM Conference Leading in a Changing Environment Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 8:45-4:45 Click here for the Conference Website HSATM Partner wins 2007 Malcolm Balridge Award What is the Howe School Alliance for Technology Management?The Alliance has its roots in the Stevens Alliance for Technology Management (SATM), founded in 1991. SATM played a critical role in the establishment of the Howe School of Technology Management and, through its educational programs, its research, and its effective transfer of management practices, has helped numerous organizations and has contributed to the professional development of many hundreds of technology professionals and executives. Current Alliance Partners are:
How does the Alliance carry out its mission?The Alliance fulfills its mission by conducting conferences, roundtable forums, and seminars, and by sponsoring research, on all aspects of the management of technology. The Executive Master's in Technology Management Program at Stevens, developed through the HSATM education initiative, has educated 800 graduates to date, and was the first graduate program in the nation to be awarded the Academic Leadership Award of the American Society of Engineering Management. The topics dealt with by the Alliance in its conferences and forums over the past fifteen years embrace many of the major issues confronting technology-intensive organizations, since they are all selected by the HSATM Partner organizations based on relevancy to current needs. The issues are, clearly, broad and complex, and have been subjects of numerous books and countless studies over the years. Still, progress continues to be made, and the Alliance has brought new tools and uncovered fresh approaches to the more effective management and utilization of technology. Most importantly, it has facilitated the sharing of learnings and best practices among its Sponsors. Over 75 Roundtable Meetings have been conducted to date. Among the subjects discussed have been metrics for measuring R&D effectiveness, achieving effective multidisciplinary teaming, using nontraditional reward systems, technology strategic planning, R&D portfolio balancing, business process re-engineering, motivating innovation, the "fuzzy front end" of the innovation process, how to "kill" a project, maintaining critical competencies, knowledge management, achieving breakthrough products, and many others. These meetings have proven to be very effective vehicles for the informal sharing of information among Sponsors on timely issues relating to the more effective management and utilization of technology. Seventeen annual Conferences have been held, on such issues as R&D metrics, project selection, the new paradigm in R&D, new product team performance, processes for product conception, project management, achieving radical innovation, intellectual property management, portfolio management, and business process re-design. Conference keynote speakers have included such prominent authorities as Mary Good, former Undersecretary of Commerce for Science and Technology, John Mayo, former president of Bell Laboratories, Laurence Prusak, Executive Director of the Institute for Knowledge Management, Robert Cooper of "Stage-Gate" process fame, and Martin Stankard, President of the Productivity Development Group. The Alliance has conducted an acclaimed research study on innovation that identifies behaviors and management practices for improving the process of idea generation and use. Over a dozen research projects undertaken by the faculty of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management have benefited from grants contributed by the Alliance, as well as from data inputs by Alliance Sponsors. The Alliance Newsletter, Current Issues in Technology Management, keeps our growing constituency better informed about issues that impact upon the management and utilization of technology. Past issues can be accessed from this site. Download Articles from HSATM Newsletters For over fifteen years, the Alliance has shown itself to be a uniquely effective mechanism by which companies can leverage their technology development and utilization processes. Through its educational programs, its research, and its transfer of management practices among organizations, the Alliance has contributed to the development and transfer of a large body of intellectual property, and has benefited many people and their organizations. We welcome inquiries about participation from any organization interested in improving its technology management practices to achieve competitive advantage. Contact Us Dr. Lawrence Gastwirt(212) 794-3637 or lawrence.gastwirt@stevens.edu HSATM Alliance OfficeSharen Glennon Sharen.Glennon@stevens.edu Howe School Alliance for Technology Management (HSATM) Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 Phone: (201) 216-5381 FAX:(201) 216-5385 |
