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Attitude, Knowledge and People: The Right Combination in a Changing Contracts Environment

Attitude, Knowledge and People: The Right Combination in a Changing Contracts Environment. Breakout Session # # 510 Names: Bob Bohacs, Colleen Gates, Melisa Reyna and Penny White Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm. 1. Agenda. Company Overview

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Attitude, Knowledge and People: The Right Combination in a Changing Contracts Environment

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  1. Attitude, Knowledge and People: The Right Combination in a Changing Contracts Environment Breakout Session # # 510 Names: Bob Bohacs, Colleen Gates, Melisa Reyna and Penny White Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm 1

  2. Agenda Company Overview Current Contracting Environment Are you prepared for this environment? Right Attitude Right Knowledge Right People Are you ready to keep up with the change?

  3. Company Overview

  4. United Space Alliance, LLC One of the world's leading space operations companies Limited Liability Company formed in 1996 equally owned by The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation Our Mission: Provide safe, high-quality, best-value space operations, services and technologies to our customers Our Vision: World leader in space operations on Earth, on orbit and beyond Our Values: Safety, Ethical Behavior, Innovation and Success

  5. Current Contracting Environment

  6. Current Contracting Environment President Obama’s position on Government Contracting Economy Transparency Collaboration More with Less Expanded role in the Supply Chain Changing Workforce Baby boomers leaving work place Preparing future leaders Virtual Work environments

  7. Current Contracting Environment • DCAA • Increased verification of source documents • Increased transaction testing • Limited discussions of draft audit results • No specific recommendation for corrective actions • Aggressive access to records & contractor employees

  8. Current Contracting Environment Technology Advancements Communication Methodologies Email Text Messaging Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Electronic Contracting Green Environment Outsourcing And so much more

  9. Are you prepared for this environment?

  10. Are you prepared? Prepared – To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; to get ready Put together ingredients Combine various elements Get ready!!!

  11. Right Attitude

  12. What is the Right Attitude? Right – Being in a satisfactory state or condition

  13. What is the Right Attitude? Attitude – A state of mind or feeling

  14. What is the Right Attitude? Positive Flexible Creative Supportive Tenacious Adaptable Can do Don’t give up!!!

  15. What is the Right Attitude? • Optimistic • Encouraging • Persistent • Determined • Inspiring • Motivating • Energizing • Don’t give up!!! • Don’t give up!!!

  16. What is the Right Attitude? Scenario Penny’s Prime (PP) Time Players Melisa Manager Ohio Bob Kentucky Calm Colleen

  17. Scenario Summary • Melisa Manager assigns an important task to Calm Colleen with quick turnaround time • Calm Colleen includes Ohio Bob Kentucky in the task • Ohio Bob Kentucky is furious and does not want to help

  18. What is the Right Attitude? Does Ohio Bob Kentucky have the Right Attitude?

  19. What is the Right Attitude? • What can Ohio Bob Kentucky do to improve his attitude? • Be positive • Be enthusiastic • Be supportive • Be determined

  20. Right Knowledge

  21. What is the Right Knowledge? Understand the regulations Read trade and business journals Research on the web Talking to leaders in the profession Understand the new regulations Improve leadership skills Utilize technology to its fullest Practice Customer Service

  22. What is the Right Knowledge? Contribute in the team environment Improve negotiation skills Understand problem solving Think critically Understand how to make the best decisions Communicate! Communicate! Communicate! Basically, fully utilize your NCMA membership

  23. What is the Right Knowledge? Continually assess your skills to stay current Challenge yourself Evolve your skills Share your knowledge

  24. What is the right knowledge for you?

  25. What is the Right Knowledge? Scenario Penny’s Prime (PP) Time Players Melisa Manager Ohio Bob Kentucky Calm Colleen

  26. What is the Right Knowledge? • Calm Colleen and Ohio Bob Kentucky are tasked with creating an Ethics Program • Calm Colleen’s program is chosen to be implemented due to her knowledge and expertise • Through this program it was uncovered that Bob violated the ethics principles

  27. What is the Right Knowledge? Does Ohio Bob Kentucky have the Right Knowledge?

  28. What is the Right Knowledge? • What can Ohio Bob Kentucky do to improve his knowledge? • Read and understand company policies and procedures • Understand and live procurement integrity • Understand how to make the best decisions • Ask management or peers if you have any questions

  29. Right People

  30. Who attributes do the right people possess? Positive Attitude Change Drivers Flexible Knowledgeable Lifelong Learners Effective Leaders Inviting and Supportive Expertise in Specified Field Resourceful

  31. What do you do when you find the right people? • Tap into the knowledge that others possess • Establish a sincere relationship • Be honest and direct • Ask them to be your mentor – not a fulltime commitment – may be lifetime or seasonal • Volunteer to become a mentor and share your knowledge

  32. Who are the right people? Scenario Penny’s Prime (PP) Time Players Melisa Manager Ohio Bob Kentucky Calm Colleen

  33. Who are the right people? • Melisa Manager wants to help Ohio Bob Kentucky become the right person • Melisa Manager assigns Calm Colleen as Ohio Bob Kentucky’s peer mentor • Within months Ohio Bob Kentucky was no longer the wrong person, he was the right person!!

  34. Who are the right people? Does Ohio Bob Kentucky have the skills to become the Right Person?

  35. Who are the right people? • What changes did Ohio Bob Kentucky make to become the right person? • Joined NCMA • Be mentored • Developed a “can do” attitude • Developed a positive attitude • Associated with the right people • Worked with Calm Colleen and other NCMA members

  36. Are you ready to keep up with the change?

  37. Are you ready? Don’t get left behind Drive change Be on the forefront Avoid misperception Help others understand Gain appreciation Continue to have the right attitude, right knowledge and associate with the right people!!!

  38. Do you have the right attitude, knowledge, and people to be ready in the changingContracts Environment?

  39. Are there any questions?

  40. Contact Information Penny White, Director – Supply Chain Systems and Processes, Penny.l.white@usa-spaceops.com, 281.282.4226 Bob Bohacs, Manager, Program Support Subcontracts, robert.n.bohacs@usa-spaceops.com Colleen Gates, Compliance & Support, colleen.b.gates@usa-spaceops.com Melisa Reyna, Compliance & Support, melisa.a.reyna@usa-spaceops.com

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