The benefits of networking with your peers are undeniable. You face similar challenges so you can quickly gain from their thinking and experiences. In the safety of a peer group you can share challenges and get honest feedback and ideas. Participants find these exchanges invaluable. You realize that you are not alone; others have gone through or are going through similar experiences.
Maybe your boss, employees or consultants? The best source of ideas and information is your peers. People who face many of the same challenges that you deal with on a daily basis. Individuals who understand and empathize with your position and problems and offer real world advice based on their own experiences.
For 20 years now we have been bringing together peers with similar responsibilities from diverse organizations in our “Communities of Practice.” Members say that the meetings are:
The key to successful meetings is the quality and the sharing of the members. We are very selective in choosing members and strict about our code of conduct. We are respectful of everyone’s privacy and all discussions are confidential.
Separate Communities of Practice for CIOs, CHRO’s, CISOs, Heads of Infrastructure, PMO Managers ensure the meetings stay relevant to the participants. Communities of Practice have been established in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and Orange County to minimize travel for attendees.
We are so strong in our belief that everyone in an organization can benefit from a Community of Practice meeting that we make every effort to keep it affordable. The cost is only $300 per month (billed quarterly). We rotate the venues so that each member has an opportunity to host a meeting. A light lunch is served. Meetings are either in person and/or via Zoom.
A sampling of the members of the Community of Practice include: True Religion Brand Jeans, City of Burbank, In-N-Out Burger, Angels Baseball, KUSC Radio Group, Metropolitan Water District, KB Home, Kingston Technology, and many others.
If you have an interest in guesting at one of the COPs suitable for you, please Contact Us so we can arrange for you to guest at a COP meeting at no obligation. If you are wondering when the meetings occur during the month, please click on [Find a Meeting] and let us know of your interest.
I value the opportunity to network and share with my peers the common issues and approaches to technology and leadership. I value the group's experience and advice to help me become a better leader.
We all face a variety of difficult challenges and decisions in our day to day jobs. COP [Community of Practice] provides me the opportunity to get honest opinions, insights and past experiences from my peers on these issues. To me, this aspect of our meeting is more valuable than attending hours of seminars or reading multiple reports about the same subjects.
There are two big benefits I get from COP. First is hearing first hand from other CIO's about the technology products actually being used in the business and second is being able to work through IT business issues with a group of trusted advisors.
For me, the COP meetings have been a great way to gain a broader perspective on key issues that we are facing and to solicit feedback and ideas from other CIO’s.
The biggest benefit I receive from the COP is the ability to query COP members for advice regarding hardware, software, best practices, etc. This ability allows me to quickly make informed decisions which is invaluable.
It helped me to be a better leader, manager and mentor.
I have always found the meetings to be great forms for sharing experiences and issues.
The COP has been quite valuable to me, particularly in the feedback I received from my peers in the group in discussions about processes, personnel, org structure, etc.
Joining this group is help me develop my perspective of IT’s value proposition to image solutions. I have been part of this group for over year and found that the connections I have made across different industries are invaluable
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