The Talent Pipeline: Building skill value and long-term growth for you and your organization

Region: New York
Date: Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 PM
Attendees: 38

Abstract:  How does your organization develop and also compete for talent in the market? What skills are key - now and in the future? And how do you continually build your skills/competencies via assignments, career transitions and external relationships to remain an attractive skill-package to a prospective employer?

Join us for the second Net Night on November 18th sponsored by the Princeton Association of NYC (PANYC) and The Princeton Club of New York.

Bill Harwood, Princeton '79, will be our special guest speaker.  His presentation will focus on the importance of the 'talent pipeline'.

The careers we choose, decisions we make along the way, and the network we build to support us are an important part of our life.  We are pleased to be able to bring this important programming and networking opportunity to Princeton alumni in the New York City area.  Come join us!

IMPORTANT DETAILS

DATE: November 18, 2004

TIME: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION:
The Princeton Club of New York
15 West 43rd Street (btwn 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

COST: $7.00 to cover refreshments

REGISTRATION:
Required to attend.
To RSVP make sure you're signed in and then click the "I'll be there" link above.

If you forgot your username & password get an email reminder.
To register on the Net Nights Web site for the first time, click here.

**Reminder: Only the first 30 registrants get to give a 30 second "Offer & Ask"
(see description below)

AGENDA:
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing and refreshments
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  -  Learn about Fellow Alumni -- NetNights "Offer & Ask"
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  -  Guest Speaker and Q&ampA
8:00 - 8:30 p.m.  -  Informal mixing

VOLUNTEERS?  Do you want to volunteer to help with on-site registration or other elements of creating NY NetNights?  Contact Maisha Walker at: maisha at alumni dot princeton dot edu.

QUESTIONS? Please contact Neil Desnoyers '89 at ndesnoyers@att.net or Kimberly Ho Schoelen '81 at khoschoelen@alumni.princeton.edu or 866.606.2373.

THE 30 SECOND OFFER & ASK
The 30 second "Offer and Ask" allows your fellow attendees to learn a little about you, to enable more informed & effective networking. 

The Offer & Ask typically includes:
1. Your Name
2. Your Graduating Class
3. Your Company/Organization and Title
4. What You Offer
5. What You're Looking For

But it can only last for 30 seconds so please prepare in advance as we will be timing them!

ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER: Bill Harwood '79 S79

Bill Harwood has gained a wide range of tactical and strategic experience during 24 years in business. He led numerous businesses, ranging in scale from $10M to $220M revenue, and from mature to emerging product lines. The development and effective deployment of people was a critical component in the profitability and growth of each entity. His experience ranges from large corporations, to an e-Business launch and most recently the founding of the career advisory firm, New Level Partners, LLC.

His understanding, and commitment to, talent as the key driver of business success spans the perspectives gained from corporate management, human resource management and business owner roles. Defining, developing and managing a talent pipeline, and aligning organizational design with the true long-term objectives of the business is New Level Partners' specialty.

Bill has an MBA from New York University and a BA from Princeton University. He was raised in Maryland, and lives currently in Northern New Jersey with his wife, Nancy Baird Harwood (also Princeton '79) and their two children.

For more information:
William W. Harwood
Partner
New Level Partners LLC
182 Nassau St, Ste 203
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 430-2281