Quality Practices in the Military
Wed, Oct 30
|Webinar
Tools and principles that everyone can adapt and use


Time & Location
Oct 30, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Webinar
About the Event
Many of the best practices and tools widely used in business, healthcare and the non-profit sector have their roots in the military. An example that many of us our familiar with is FMEA (failure modes and effects analysis), which began in the 1940’s in the United States military. In areas as diverse as strategic leadership, resourcing and budgeting, and negotiations, the military has developed and deployed processes that have been adopted by other sectors and are now part of many organizations’ standard tool sets.Â
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In this program, our speaker will focus on the leadership principles adopted by the military and will share examples from his long and diverse career of how they have been applied.  We are confident that attendees from all sectors will find ideas that they can apply in their own work.
About our speaker
Dr. Robert K. Nye joined Finger Lakes Community College on July 1, 2016, as the institution's fifth president, following a distinguished military and academic career. He previously served as the vice president for academic affairs at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, Pa., and deputy provost of the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. He holds a doctorate in public administration from the University of Kansas.
In addition to his academic experience, Dr. Nye served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, starting with a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry. His assignments included postings with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C.; 6th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Alaska; the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.; the 3rd Infantry Regiment, the Army's ceremonial unit at Fort Myer, Va.; and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, NY.
Dr. Nye's operational assignments included deployments to the Republic of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. From July 2010 to September 2011, he served as chief strategist for the deputy commanding general of U.S. Forces in Iraq, coordinating actions with senior leaders in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, U.S. Central Command, NATO Headquarters and the U.S. embassies in Iraq, Turkey and Jordan, among other agencies.
Dr. Nye's academic experience began with teaching ROTC from 1992 to 1995 as an assistant professor of military science at Cornell University. In 2007, upon completion of his doctoral studies at the University of Kansas, he joined the faculty at the Army War College, where he taught courses in strategic thinking, strategic leadership, military resourcing and budgeting, and negotiations. In 2009, Dr. Nye was selected as the deputy dean, and in 2012, the deputy provost at the Army War College. Upon retirement as a colonel in 2013, he joined Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology where he oversaw faculty and development of new programs, among other duties.
Dr. Nye also serves on the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center and New York Kitchen Boards, and the Canandaigua YMCA Advisory Board.
JOIN US FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR
Date:Â Wednesday, October 30
Time: Â 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Location: Â On-line, via Zoom
Cost: Â Free to GRQC members and non-members
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