Founded in 1968, the Institute of Management Consultants IMC, Inc. (IMC USA) is the premier professional association and sole certifying board for management consultants in the United States.

International, National and Local - The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes consists of 47 nation organizations. IMC USA is one of them. Our two dozen U.S. chapters seek to advance the profession providing a valuable and indispensable service to public, private and institutional organizations throughout the United States and those international organizations doing business within the United States.

Oregon & Southwestern Washington - Our chapter offers professional trainings with active membership ranging from 50 - 70 skilled professionals. Listed below are a sampling of our speakers in video and audio formats. Contact membership chair John Anderson for further Institute information and recordings - John@BeCauseBusiness.com or 360.200.5840.

Video recordings:

Frank Wagner - Good Enough and other great strategies January 20, 2009 - 54:00

Victoria Trabosh - Chapter Conference-Business of Consulting February 18, 2009 - 48:30

Audio recordings:

• Roger Anunson - Consultant's Brain October 18, 2011 mindRamp.com
• Victoria Trabosh - Chapter Conference-Business of Consulting February 18, 2009 - 48:30 VictoriaTrabosh.com
• Frank Wagner - Good Enough and other great strategies January 20, 2009 - 54:00 AboutFrank.com
FRANK WAGNER SHORT CLIPS - four 1 - 3 minute excerpts from 54-minute talk.

1. Focus On Strengths - Why might focusing on a key strength lead to a bigger payoff than working on one of your weaknesses? Listen to a real life example of an excellent top executive who chose to do just that by picking his strongest skill as a leader, as evaluated by direct reports, peers, and the CEO.

2. Good Enough Plans - Learn about the very useful mindset of “good enough,” as it relates to planning and execution in a world moving at ever increasing velocity. This mind shift in thinking may be very valuable to any leader who wants to keep pace with today’s rate of change.

3. Tap the Collective IQ - Where lies the wisdom we need to tap in order to stay ahead in whatever venture we undertake? Often the wisdom we need to tap is not found in the usual sources we consider worthy of our attention. This short video poses the question of who, and how, we might tap the intelligence that is available to us.

4. Strategy and Implementation - It is rather unsettling to consider how many strategies fail to achieve successful implementation. Listen to the sobering statistics around the failure to success ratio of good companies with smart people whose job is strategy implementation.

• Sally Rhys - Ethics in the workplace. Sally spoke May 20, 2008. CoachingForPerspective.com
• Robert Levering - 100 Great Places to Work founder spoke April 15, 2008. GreatPlaceToWork.com

John E. Anderson is a professional member of the Institute, active in the Oregon & SW Washington chapter. John serves on the chapter board as the membership chair. On January 20, 2009, John was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by the IMC USA National Chair Drumm McNaughton, Ph.D., CMD for leading the chapter in a 17 new member increase in the chapter during the prior six months.

Expertise and Ethics - Our members specialize in many management consulting areas including accounting, finance, human resources, logistics, manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, research, and technology. Our expertise extends across all industries, domestic and international. In addition to knowledge and experience, IMC USA members are committed to professional practice. Each member pledges to uphold a strict Code of Ethics enforced by the Institute.

Learn more about our 1,700 member national organization at Institute of Management Consultants. Information about our 20,000 member International group is available at International Council of Management Consulting Institutes.

Why Hire an IMC USA Consultant?

Placing your trust in management advisors requires confidence in their competence and values. Look for consultants committed to the profession. Your project and your organization deserve nothing less. IMC professional members adhere to a rigorous code of ethics and actively develop their skills.

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