The National Programs Committee is pleased to launch a monthly National Webinar Series that will be available
to all NAAAP members at no cost. The Webinars will feature nationally prominent and influential speakers on topics and
skills that will improve personal competencies, such as the dynamics of leadership, managing change, balancing work and life, and much more.
Detailed instructions on registering for GoToWebinar will be provided to all all participants. You may contact your local chapter or webinars@naaap.org for registration details.
The Webinar will be conducted using GoToWebinar technology. Please register to receive your meeting password and log in a few minutes before 9:00 PM. If you are a first time GoToMeeting or GoToWebinar user, please allow an extra 15 minutes to download and install the software to join the webinar.
Next webinar
Helping Asian Americans Move to the Corner Office with S.K. Gupta
S. K. will present his story, talk about breaking down barriers, and share his 3 rules for success and the 4 S’s of good leadership. He will discuss the strengths of the Asian American culture, overcoming stereotypes, and taking risks. Questions are gladly taken at the end of the Webinar.
About S.K. Gupta
Mr. Gupta is vice president of Operations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (SSC). SSC designs, develops, tests, manufactures and operates a full spectrum of advanced-technology systems for national security, civil and commercial customers. Chief products include human space flight systems; a full range of remote sensing, navigation, meteorological and communications satellites and instruments; space observatories and interplanetary spacecraft and more. SSC provides over $8 billion of Lockheed Martin’s $43 billion of annual sales.
S. K.’s responsibilities include the Material Management, Transportation, Publications & Services, and Environment, Safety & Health organizations as well as about 17 million square feet of facility operations across ten states. Additionally, he manages all of SSC’s capital investments and leads SSC’s efforts for LM21 Operating Excellence and Target Zero.
As the first corporate director of LM21 Operating Excellence at Lockheed Martin Corporation, S. K. helped implement a culture of continuous improvement. Beginning in 2004, S.K. began winning a number of national awards for engineering and leadership excellence, including the Department of Defense’s 1997 Single Process Initiative Award.
S.K. has engineering degrees from the Marine Engineering College in India and the University of Michigan, an MBA from Seattle University, and executive management training at Columbia, Northwestern and Santa Clara Universities, and the Lockheed Martin’s Center for Leadership Education, S.K. has published and presented on technical, business, and leadership topics.
Previous webinars
Ten Steps to a Successful Career - Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 9:00 PM EST
About the speaker:
Dr. Elizabeth Xu is the Senior Vice President of Product Development and World Wide Support for Vitria Technology. She currently is responsible for Vitria's Product Development, Product Management, World Wide Customer Support, Education and IT Operations.
Prior to Vitria, Elizabeth had managerial positions at IBM, in which she acquired deep knowledge in software development. She launched the IBM Asian American Network with three IBM Asian Executive sponsors. IBM provided her with solid management skills and leadership training.
In the last few years, Elizabeth has expanded her efforts in elevating leadership skills in the Asian community by teaching in-depth leadership classes as well as making presentations to different Asian community organizations and alumni groups. Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Nevada, Reno. She has earned an M.S. in Atmospheric Science and B.S. in Space Physics from Peking University.
Dynamics of Leadership - Oct. 26, 2009, 9:00 PM EDT
Dynamics of Leadership, featuring Brian McLaughlin, will cover a variety of lessons learned from over 25 years of military, civilian, and sports leadership and management experience, including analyzing contrasting leadership styles, qualities of strong leadership, priorities of leaders, and developing leadership abilities. Related topics addressed will include developing subordinates, effective communication, humor in leadership, teamwork and delegation, integrity and fairness, and self-confidence. A portion of the discussion will be specifically related to Asian Americans and overcoming stereotypical perceptions, while recognizing how cultural values and beliefs really may impact our behavior and our management style. Examples of Asian and Asian American leaders and managers will be highlighted.
About the speaker:
Brian McLaughlin spent 20 years as an Army and Army Reserve officer, mostly in Special Operations. He commanded a specialized paratrooper unit called Pathfinders, was the Joint Operations Center Chief in Special Operations Command Europe during the Global War on Terror, oversaw missions into Afghanistan soon after 9/11, and supervised a civilian evacuation during civil war in the Ivory Coast. He served as a General's Aide-de-Camp and as an Infantry leader during the Cold War. His military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and German and Dutch Commando Parachutist badges. In civilian life, Brian founded a film company, has been a producer on nine feature films, has been an officer of two international corporations (including a Raytheon subsidiary), and was a business manager on multiple programs. He has served on boards of various non-profit organizations, including the Raytheon Asian Pacific Association (in Tucson) and the Asian Pacific Alumni of Notre Dame, and has been the president of two non-profits. He was honored by the University of Notre Dame as an Exemplary Asian Pacific Alumni and twice honored as Member of the Year of the Raytheon Tucson Management Club. He was a council member of the Raytheon (Missile Systems) Mentor Program and is a mentor in the Notre Dame MBA Mentor Program. He is on the Organizing Committee of NAAAP-Tucson. He has an MBA from Boston University, a business degree from Notre Dame. He was captain of the Notre Dame gymnastics team for three years and still coaches adult gymnasts