Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at the Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Time: Social Hour, 5:30 PM; Dinner, 6:30 PM; Business Meeting and Talk, 7:30 PM

Thinking about "it"

William J. Altier, CMC, FIMC

Abstract: "It" is the reason organizations have consultants, leaders, managers et al. Their roles exist solely because of the existence of change. "It" is change.

Change can be looked at from two perspectives: content and process. Content perspectives include culture change, environmental change, technological change, and so on, ad infinitum. These are the domains of sociologists, of technologists, of content consultants. Process perspectives include past and future, planned and unplanned change. These are the domains of leaders, of managers, of process consultants. Yet, few people who function in these latter domains understand the different types of change they have to deal with, and the different type of thinking that is required for each.

In "Thinking About 'It'", Bill Altier shows how to put information about change in perspective. He explores the three types of change that encompasses every situation that people have to deal with and the different type of information that relates to each.

Biography: William J. Altier, CMC, FIMC , is President of Princeton Associates Inc., management consultants headquartered in Buckingham, PA. A pioneer in the field of participative-process consulting, he founded Princeton Associates in 1976. He has been a Guest Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University and the New School for Social Research. His book, The Thinking Manager's Toolbox, published by Oxford University Press, is in its third printing and has been published in Spanish, Japanese and Chinese editions.

Location: The Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. From I-76 drive S on City Line Ave. (US Rte. 1). Turn right on Conshohocken State Rd. (Rte. 23); stay in right lane. After second light watch for white left-turn arrows painted on street (about .14 mi/750 ft). Do not follow Rte. 23 left at turn but instead go straight ahead onto Llandrillo Rd. (passing to right of Valley Press printing). In one block bear left onto Trevor Lane at stop sign. Clubhouse and parking are on the left. Please park in lot if space is available; otherwise park on Trevor Lane. If lost, call the club at 610-667-4524, ext. 2.

Reservation: Dinner is by reservation only. To make or cancel a reservation, leave an e-mail (CCNRESERVATIONS@aol.com) or call 215-382-1589 no later than noon April 4th, 2002. Leave a message on the machine if necessary. Meeting fee is $20. No-shows will be invoiced. No call needed if attending for presentation only, although you may want to let us know if you plan to attend so that we can contact you in case of a cancellation or rescheduling.