Leadership Training Conference 2010 (LTC)

For leaders to be successful, they need a vision, a purpose, and a set of skills to execute a plan, including being an effective communicator and motivator to gain the enthusiasm of others.

ASME’s vision is to be the essential resource for mechanical engineers and other technical professionals throughout the world for solutions that benefit humankind. It has laid out a strategic roadmap identifying three critical areas that encompass some of the most complex challenges facing our world: workforce development, energy, and global impact. Our challenge as leaders is to empower our units to identify needs within these priority areas, and roles they can play to create solutions. Collectively, we can make a strong impact in both local and world communities.

To rally our members, we need to be people-focused and demonstrate the benefits of participation in ASME. This includes emphasizing career opportunities, member services important to families, and ways for members to help make a difference. The ASME vision needs translation to the unit level, encouraging initiatives that give new meaning to ASME efforts.

The Leadership Training Conference (LTC) offers you the opportunity to witness ASME in action, dialog with its leadership, access its resources, and, through interactive learning and networking, recognize the power you can bring to your unit. It is designed to inspire your interest in the ASME vision. In the process, we hope to energize your “can do” attitude by providing tools, techniques and processes needed to manage activities and develop new ideas for your unit. The lessons learned are also expected to yield a set of competencies useful to you for effective leadership in the workplace. ASME trusts that you will return home from the LTC excited about ASME and the directions in which we are moving, and committed to inspiring others. The success of the ASME vision depends on your drive to engage members across the Society to participate … to make a difference.