Coordinators share best practices for growing participation in IMS.
· Have managers select 2 programs each year.
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Penetrate certain departments that,
typically, send a large number of managers to sessions, i.e., sales, IT.
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Map sessions to the organization's
core competencies and development gaps. Target managers based on your IMS Ballot elections.
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Utilize the IMS monthly SNAP
notification of upcoming sessions.
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Provide briefings on IMS, perhaps,
"Lunch & Learns", to management groups.
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Provide managers with a private
breakfast or lunch with an IMS Faculty Member at a session.
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Have senior management promote
support of IMS.
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Purchase 25 seats and target
high-potentials and highly respected managers for sessions.
25 seats X $385.00 = $9,625.00 = sending a
VP to Wharton for a week.
· Have managers select 2 programs each year.
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Have the Coordinator invite 3 VPs to each
of the two annual senior-level sessions and include a private lunch with the Faculty.
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Reach out to management groups that
are not currently engaged with IMS.
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Send entire non-functioning teams to
sessions.
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Target the marketing of sessions 8-12
weeks in advance.
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Have registrants meet before sessions
to identify learning objectives and pose questions for the
Faculty.
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Have session attendees meet after a
program to debrief and discuss how they will utilize new learnings.
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Set up Partner / Coach relationship
with another IMS Member.
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Require a number of development hours
for managers each year.
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Include IMS attendance fees in the
annual budget.
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Select 3 sessions each year and
aggressively promote them.
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Distribute "glowing"
session evaluations / testimonials.
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Have IMS schedules at work reviews.
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Include updates of IMS on the agendas at training, HR
and management meetings.