Friday, October 22, 2010 (Point Grey Campus)
Program Summary:
Leadership knows no bounds. Especially during times of great change, each of us has a responsibility to lead from wherever we are, no matter what our sphere of influence may be.
In this highly interactive session, Bill and Josh will discuss how to lead from the middle in a hacked world. For their latest book, Hacking Work, they met with an underground army of hackers who are saving business from itself, one bad act at a time.
This session is a call for each of us to help our teammates and institution continuously learn and grow through change. That is “leadership” by any definition!
You Will Learn How To:
• Provide “air cover” for those who benevolently hack
• Do Soft Hacks: bending rules through your relationships
• Gain support of an entire department
• Support change just by sharing data
•…and more
Presenter Bio:
THE CV OF A Simpleton
Harvard Business R
eview, CNBC and Fast Company have called Bill Jensen today’s foremost expert on work complexity and cutting through clutter to what really matters. He has spent the past two decades studying how work gets done. (Much of what he’s found horrifies him.) He is an internationally-acclaimed author and speaker who is known for provocative ideas, extremely useful content, and his passion for making it easier for everyone to work smarter.His first book, Simplicity, was the Number 5 Leadership/Management book on Amazon in 2000.
His next best-seller is Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Do Less and Accomplish More. His current book, Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results reveals an underground army of benevolent hackers — breaking all sorts of rules so everyone can do great work. Bill is CEO of The Jensen Group, whose mission is: To make it easier to get stuff done. Among the Jensen Group’s clients are Bank of America, GE, NASA, the US Navy SEALS, British Petroleum, American Express, Chevron, the government of Ontario, Pfizer, Merck, L’Oréal Italia, Johnson&Johnson, Guangzhou China Development District, and the Swedish Post Office. Bill’s personal life fantasy is to bicycle around the globe via breweries.
THE CV OFA Hacker
“Josh Klein is
the quintessential hacker — someone who takes his greatest joy from combining the unexpected and seeing the result work in new and better ways.” Josh has practiced and was trained, both formally and informally, in hacking — social systems, computer networks, animal behavior, the publishing industry, and most recently, corporate culture. He is an internationally-acclaimed author and speaker with a reputation for provocative ideas, crystal-clear communication across disciplines, and a passion for finding hidden opportunities for technology innovation.Josh is CEO of H4X Industries; delivering insight on technology innovation strategy. Most of his time is spent consulting to companies and organizations both large and small, such as: Microsoft, Oracle, Frog Design, Best Buy, the MoMa, Gizmodo, Nokia, Johns Hopkins, Bankinter, The FBI, CIA, and others. He also spends a significant amount of time speaking at conferences, such as Gadgetoff, TED, SICS, LA-IP, BIF, and Serious Play, and writing for publications such as The Guardian, Make Magazine, Harvard Business Review, and others. He has appeared on the Sundance Channel, Discovery, Nova, NPR, and similar programs.
Who Should Attend:
All AAPS Members are welcome
Program Information:
Friday, October 22, 2010
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Student Union Building
6138 Student Union Boulevard (view location map)
Auditorium/Theatre
To Register:
Simply send an email to aaps.pd@ubc.ca with the event name in the subject line.
