past events

Thursday, February 20, 2020. Join Ron Darnell for a discussion on the dynamics of achieving a 100% emissions-free goal. Learn about the role of PNM and the community in creating a clean and bright energy future for New Mexico. Discuss the current state of our energy mix, the realities of today’s electric grid, the necessity for technological advancements, and how by working together we can trans...
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Thursday, January 16: Kathleen Oweegon, Founder, Bridges of Peace. Meetings can be a blessing or a curse, depending on how they are designed and how they are facilitated. In this presentation, participants will learn some of the tools professional facilitators use to ensure full engagement and participation of the people attending their meetings, thereby making meetings more meaningful to all. Th...
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Thursday, November 21: Sam Hatchell, Director of Quality and Leadership Development, Jaynes Corporation. Many of the leadership development programs, books and events bring great information to us, but what do we do with that information when the event, program or book is over? At Jaynes we use those leadership events as a catalyst to 1)identify what the learning opportunity is for the individua...
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Thursday, October 17th: Matt Keihl of Universal Technology Company (UTC), LLC. With limited resources and a never-ending supply of issues to address, leaders and continuous improvement practitioners need to be adept at quickly determining which problems, if solved, deliver the best “bang for the buck” for the organization. Using jigsaw puzzles to illustrate the key points and engage participants,...
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Thursday, September 19th: David Schoenherr, Director, Surety Engineering & Weapon Quality, Sandia National Laboratories will facilitate a workshop that will focus on people and the critical role they play in effective quality management and business results. Some of the topic areas will include “Building a Winning Teams,” “Dealing with Major Change,” “Diversity and Inclusion,” and “Quality C...
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Thursday, August 15th: Becky Adams of the University of New Mexico will discuss Quality Matters. Quality Matters is a nationally recognized peer review approach to insure best practice for online courses. We will look at why it is important, how it works and how it might relate to best practices in other areas. Becky was the Director for Online Course Development and Faculty Services at the ...
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Thursday, July 18, 2019, we'll be hosting an evening Networking Event at Nexus Brewery. Take some time out of your busy week to relax and network with your colleagues in the quality professions. The restaurant will be filled with Quality conversation and provide an opportunity for you to socialize, share, and discover a variety of experiences and quality journeys. Keeping with AQN’s local Albuque...
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Thursday, June 20th: Jacqueline N. Hood, Ph.D., Of the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management will present an interactive and engaging session, with participants learning how to become more efficient and effective at work and in their personal lives through time management and delegation. Participants will be given an opportunity to discover their current effectiveness in managing...
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Thursday, May 16: Dan Lanari of the New Mexico Hospital will provide an overview of the various definitions of waste as it relates to daily processes and workflow activities. Lean concepts and applications will be discussed along with some interactive activities that the audience will participate in. The goal of the workshop is to not only give the audience practical ways to incorporate Lean into...
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Presented by: Craig Nelson, Sandia National Laboratories Wednesday, May 1: Craig Nelson, of Sandia National Laboratories, will touch on various customer listening posts then discuss customer experience surveys in detail. The survey process will be discussed within the framework of Plan-Do-Study-Act along with how to mitigate the effects of the four errors possible in any survey process. The at...
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