The Edge Trends Committee sponsored a free seminar entitled “Risk Management Best Practices - What Would You Do?” on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. in the UCSD Extension Classroom. The guest speaker was Dr. Pedro Maria-Sanchez, a certified Professional Risk Manager (PRM), and Professional Project Manager (PMP) with a Ph.D. in Risk Management. The 24 attendees were invited to submit questions for him in advance, which also entered them in a …
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The Edge Trends Committee sponsored a free seminar entitled “Disciplined Listening” on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. in the UCSD Extension Classroom. The guest speaker was Michael Reddington, Founder and President of Unloq Company headquartered in San Diego. Unloq is an advisory and training company integrating forensic interviewing skills and techniques into business and personal communication. The 23 attendees learned about …
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The Edge Trends Committee sponsored a free seminar entitled “Helping People Win at Work” on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. in the UCSD Extension Classroom. The guest speaker was Garry Ridge, President and Chief Executive Officer of WD-40 Company headquartered in San Diego. The 26 attendees learned about WD-40’s performance review system, the cultural shift it required, and how record levels of employee engagement were achieved by …
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The Edge Trends Committee sponsored a free seminar entitled “The Future of Robotics- A Panel Discussion” on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. in the UCSD Extension Classroom. The panel included: Dr. Ramesh Rao (Director of the Qualcomm Institute and UCSD Professor) Dr. Santiago Horgan (Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery at UCSD Medical Center and Director of UCSD’s Center for the Future of Surgery) Dr. Jack Silberman (Area Quality …
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