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Schedule of Events
October 8, 2010 ~ Friday
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking/Hospitality Room @ The Best Western Salado Inn
10825 S IH 35, Salado, Texas 76571 (254) 947-4001
7:30 p.m. Gourmet 4 Course Meal @ Inn on the Creek
Separate checks will be available
Reservations are required before October 1; see details below
October 9, 2010 ~ Saturday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Texas Council Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. IMA Leadership Academy Courses (3 CPE)
Mentoring, presented by Ron Fory (1.5 CPE)
Mentoring is a close, intense, mutually beneficial relationship of tutoring, coaching, and guidance between someone wiser, more experienced, more powerful, and (usually) older with a younger or less experienced employee. Its benefit to the succession plan within an organization can mean the difference between stagnation and dynamic growth. Learn how to start a mentoring process within your company, and how to identify employees who could be possible mentors, as well of those who could benefit from such a relationship. This course is a prerequisite for participating in the IMA Leadership Academy Mentoring program.
The participant will:
- define and clarify the roles and responsibilities of a mentor
- identify criteria for establishing a mentoring relationship
- differentiate between coaching and mentoring
- learn how and about what to mentor
- learn the risks of mentoring relationships
- integrate the mentoring process into the organization and define its role in the company succession plan
Change, presented by Bud Kulesza (1.5 CPE)
Understanding that not controlling change, but rather controlling the processes for adapting to change, is the key to this course designed to help CMA’s learn how to survive organizational changes. Topics to be addressed include the following: stages of change; the role of vision; replacing fear and resistance with challenge and opportunity; the power of attitudes; and strategies as the critical components for survival and growth in times of dramatic and organization-threatening change.
The participant will:
- learn skills to define, analyze, implement, and evaluate change
- identify and learn common barriers to strategies for overcoming change
- assess the influence of behavior patterns, personal characteristics, and attitudes on a process-orientation for adapting to change
- develop techniques that deal with other's resistance to change
- recognize the potential for conflict due to lack of role and responsibility clarity
- coach employees to take responsibility for changes
- commit to being a change agent
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Networking/Hospitality Room @ The Best Western Salado Inn
10825 S IH 35, Salado, Texas 76571 (254) 947-4001
6:30 p.m. Dinner @ Adelea’s
302 North Main Street , Salado, Texas 254-947-0018
Separate checks will be available
Reservations are required before October 1; see details below
Note: space is limited due to the Christmas in October festival
Accommodations
The Best Western Salado Inn
10825 S IH 35
Salado, Texas 76571
(254) 947-4001
IMA SPECIAL RATE ~ $89 +Tax
To make reservations call (254) 947-4001, please specify you are with IMA Texas Council or Bud Kulesza
Please make your reservations by September 15, 2010. Reservations made after this date will be subject to prevailing rate and availability.
Reservations
Although separate checks will be available for the dinner events and there is no charge for the IMA Leadership Academy courses, it is imperative that you RSVP to Bud Kulesza regarding for the events below before October 1. We need to have an accurate head count, since space is limited due to other events occurring in Salado during this time.
Reservations are required for the following events:
Friday, October 8 - Gourmet 4 Course Meal @ Inn on the Creek
Saturday, October 9 - IMA Leadership Academy Courses (3 CPE) and Dinner @ Adelea’s
About the Presenters
Ron Fory, CMC, CPA, CMA, CFE, CFM
Ron entered the world of Accounting after a 21 year career in the US Army. He began at a not-for-profit enterprise as Business Manager, moved into financial services, and was a manufacturing Division Controller for ten years before becoming a Corporate Controller for a $100 million distribution company.
His education includes a BA in Political Science, and a MA in Professional Accounting from UTA. His professional certifications include CMC, CPA, CMA, CFE and CFM. The certification as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) is held by less than 1% of consultants nationwide.
After his experience in business and getting his education in finance, he found his true passion in helping companies achieve a higher level of excellence. He is an international management consultant with emphasis on strategic management. His clients include manufacturers, oil field supply distributors, advertising, information technology, and training companies.
He is a sought after speaker for local and national audiences who has been published in industry magazines. His article "The Art of Leadership" was the cover story for the inaugural issue of the international finance magazine "Capital."
Ron resides in Fort Worth with his devoted and very tolerant wife Karen. He is a member of two Toastmasters clubs, is past president of the Texas Council of the Institute of Management Accountants and is President of Fory Group LLC. The Fory Group provides management consulting and custom corporate training to companies of all sizes. They focus on management and leadership training, stress management, communication, negotiation and motivation. He can be reached at 817-312-3059 and at ronfory@forygroup.com.
Bud Kulesza, CMA, CFM
Bud began his accounting career with Johnson & Johnson, and after five years joined ITT. During his career with ITT, he held a variety of Senior Financial positions in ITT’s manufacturing companies. His industry experience includes food processing, telecommunications, electronic components and automotive parts with multinational responsibilities, including that of Chairman of ITT Industries, Canada.
Bud is currently a consultant, specializing in Finance, Accounting and Information Management, after retiring as senior vice president Finance for ITT Automotive in Auburn Hills, Michigan. He has also has taught Managerial Accounting for the University of Texas at Austin‘s Executive MBA program and is a frequent presenter at Conferences and Seminars.
Bud is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and a lifetime board member of the Institute of Management Accountants, where he has served in many areas of the country and at many levels, including President and Chairman. He has numerous publications in accounting journals including Strategic Finance, Management Accounting and the Journal of Accountancy and has been interviewed on Money Radio and CNN’s Money Wheel. Bud has presented a variety of accounting topics at many universities, accounting conferences and meetings including the World Congress of Accounting.
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