You are invited to join your fellow EPSE & LAMP Alumni for a hike at the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve! It's an approximate 4.5-mile round trip with an elevation gain of approximately 875 ft. While we plan to hike all the way to the overlook, feel free to only join for part of the hike if you need to turn around for any reason.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. We'd love to see you there!
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Outreach Event: Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Hike
Outreach Event: Restaurant Week 2018
Restaurant Week 2018! We will enjoy networking, drinks, and a delicious three course dinner at The Melting Pot in La Jolla.
Event Details:
Venue: The Melting Pot in La Jolla
Location: 8980 University Center Ln, San Diego, CA 92122
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM PST
RSVP: by January 22 by Midnight (12AM)
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Outreach Event: Iron Mountain Day Hike
You are invited to join your fellow EPSE & LAMP Alumni for a day hike in San Diego! We are heading to Iron Mountain this time for some easy to moderate hiking. It will take approximately 3 hours including a 30 min break at the top to enjoy the views! This 5.6 mile round trip will be the perfect Saturday morning activity and don't forget your sunscreen!
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, 12/02/2017
Time: 8:00am (Starting around 8:15am) ~ …
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Private Distillery Tour at Cutwater was a Success (Recap)
A group of EPSE/LAMP alumni got to partake in a private distillery tour at the rather new and hugely popular Cutwater Spirits in the Miramar area in San Diego. The group was taken through the entire process from the fermentation in their custom 6,600 gallon wooden tanks all the way to the bottling line at the end. What a treat and not to mention tasty! The tour was setup as part of the alumni outreach program.
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Outreach Event: Private Distillery Tour at Cutwater Spirits
Private, Behind The Scenes Distilliry Tour
Join your fellow EPSE & LAMP Alumni for a great networking opportunity at one San Diego’s hottest "adult beverage" places, Cutwater Spirits.
Cutwater Spirits was founded by a couple of gents from Ballast Point brewery who stayed behind after the billion dollar buy-out, to start another true passion of theirs - spirits.
We will get a private tour of the facilities and have the opportunity to …
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Outreach Event: Black Mountain Day Hike
You are invited to join your fellow EPSE & LAMP Alumni for a day hike in San Diego! We are heading to Black Mountain this time for something a bit more advanced than previous trips. It's an approximate 4.5 mile round trip with an elevation gain of approximately 750 ft. There will be an option to cut off for a 3 mile loop if desired.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Time: 8:15a (8:30a departure) ~ 10:30a (approximate …
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Incidental Validation of EPSE Curriculum by Bruce Griffiths
Since 2010, EPSE scientists and engineers have begun their EPSE journey with a survey-guided leadership development experience driven by OSI’s Polaris® Competency Model 3600 survey. Each EPSE participant is rated by supervisors, peers, and direct reports on a set of 41 leadership and management competencies that were derived from over 30 years of research into high performers in some of the world’s best companies including The Walt Disney …
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Outreach Event: Restaurant Week 2017
Restaurant Week 2017! We will enjoy networking, drinks, and a delicious three course dinner at 94th Aero Squadron.
Event Details:
Date: Wed, January 18, 2017
Location: 94th Aero Squadron - 8885 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Cost: Three course price fixed menu for $30, NOT including drinks, tax or tip
RSVP: Reservations are limited so be sure to RSVP asap.
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Outreach Event: Rancho Penasquitos Waterfall Wilderness Hike
You are invited to join your fellow EPSE & LAMP Alumni for a hike in the wilderness! It's a 6.3 mile round trip, and very flat. We will walk on narrow trails under large spreading oak trees. The waterfall at the turnaround has big rocks to climb on (at your own risk).
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, October 29th, 2016
Location: Rancho Penasquitos Waterfall
Meet: Canyonside Park, 12350 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92129 (See …
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Strategic Growth: Larry Cook – From LAMP to EPSE, 10 Years Later
Shortly after being promoted to manager I took LAMP in 2007. I found LAMP to be enlightening and very useful. The 360 report with feedback from me, my managers, peers, and direct reports, provided valuable insight into areas I was doing well on, and other areas that could be developed. The resulting Individual Action Plan afforded a chance to improve in one such development area.
LAMP was also the first time I took the DiSC personal assessment …
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