CADDManager on November 5th, 2009

I have been so busy getting my handouts and presentations done for AU 2009 that I just have not had time to post on my blog… Here is a sneak peek from my two classes… CADD Leadership 2009 What got you here – won’t get you there When you started down this road you had […]

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CADDManager on January 4th, 2009

I am not the kind who really makes New Year resolutions, but I am the kind that asks myself a lot of questions. So I made up a word for it. “Questilutions” (pronounced kwes-che-lew-shens). This is the process I go through to get myself moving into the new year. The questions start my thinking about […]

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CADDManager on December 4th, 2008

Thursday – what a day – more classes.  The list of AU presenter is long and deep.  There is so much information, tips and techniques being passed on helps everyone do their job better. Today was a long day of classes. On just about every topic you could think of.  After those classes were done […]

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CADDManager on December 4th, 2008

For many of us who attend Autodesk University a common question is always…  What day is this? Well it was AUGI Day. The AUGI Board met with users at the AUGI Unplugged meeting.  We chatted about the existing and future plans and answered questions with our members. Then it was off to my next presentation […]

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CADDManager on December 3rd, 2008

If you want to tune in to the AU2008 live stream… It will be active for the next few hours.  It is a camera in the AUGI booth on the show floor. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/caddmanager Tune in and see what’s going on.

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CADDManager on December 2nd, 2008

Wow – what a day. Started off teaching my class on CAD Manager Career Path. I discussed the process of moving your career ahead and taking control of it. Do not let your career just happen. Plan on making progress. On area I discussed was asking for a raise. One point I brought up was […]

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CADDManager on December 1st, 2008

Monday was a full day of events that started for me with an AUGI Board meeting to discuss and finalize all of the AUGI plans for AU. Then it was off to lunch and the Community Leadership Event. Robert Green, Beverly Arnoldy speaking on leadership and planning for growth in a user group. Leading RUGIE, […]

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CADDManager on November 30th, 2008

Day one is on Monday -so Sunday must be Day Zero. Arrived on Sunday at 6:00 pm after a drive from home (So Cal) to Vegas.  Checked in to the Venetian and hoofed it over to the Palazzo Hotel for dinner with the AUGI Board.  Our host was Extension Media.  They publish the Autodesk Resource […]

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CADDManager on September 2nd, 2008

I was interviewed on an AU Beat podcast and it was posted today.  It is all about what AUGI is doing at Autodesk University and beyond. Give a listen… AU Beat: AUGI…It’s More Than the Beer Bust! From the site… Mark Kiker, president of Autodesk User Group International (AUGI), explains that AUGI is much more […]

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