Ivy has released a new book!
58 little things that have a BIG impact: What’s Your MicroTrigger™?
Click on www.MicroTriggers.com to learn more.
Introducing Diversity Live! Theater Looking for a creative way to jumpstart diversity and inclusion in your organization? Try professional actors teamed with Ivy consultants – Checkout Diversity Live! Theater
2006 Diversity Innovator Award™ recognizes excellence in inclusion programs. Click here to learn more about this year’s winner.
50 Influential Minorities in Business Award goes to Gary Smith! Congratulations to Ivy Senior Partner, Gary A. Smith Sr. who was honored at the Minority Business & Professionals Network Inc.’s (MBPN) 8th Annual National Awards Gala 2006 as one of “Fifty Influential Minorities in Business.” Fifty individuals from the corporate, federal and small business community who have made significant contributions to the country’s economy were honored.
Ivy joins Wake Forest Business School Summer Program. Ivy Senior Partner Gary A. Smith Sr. shared insights into business and entrepreneurship with the 2006 It’s All About Business Class. Often described as a “business boot camp,” this highly acclaimed program provides undergraduate students with a challenging course of core MBA classes.
Ivy in the News Janet Smith, President of Ivy Planning Group, was profiled in the December 16, 2005 issue of Washington Business Journal.
Click here to read the article.
More than 60,000 copies sold! The
Diversity Action Book: 143 Things To Go Do!, A handbook for everyone
in your organization is a big hit. Author Janet Crenshaw
Smith, President of Ivy Planning Group, assembled a collection
of "diversity insights" from some of the most
powerful diversity thought leaders in the nation including
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. (who wrote the foreword); Harvard
Professor David A. Thomas, NPR’s Tavis Smiley;
U.S. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D.-MS); U.S. Pan
Asian American Chamber of Commerce President, Susan Au
Allen; Catalyst President, Sheila Wellington; WE Magazine
Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Charles A. Riley;; and Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) President,
Antonio Flores. To order or for more information, check
out www.diversityaction.com
State of Maryland Awards Master Contract to Ivy Planning Group! In a competitive process, Ivy Planning Group has been awarded a Master Contract for Management Consulting Services for the State of Maryland. Services include strategic and tactical planning; performance measurement; program management; business process reengineering; and organizational structure and alignment. Ivy was selected for its expertise and past performance in the public and private sectors. The five year contract is valued at up to $7 million.
Yes, we are proud! DreamMakers: Putting Vision & Values to Work by Michele Hunt features Ivy. In a world in which people talk about the demise of leadership, of vision, of loyalty, of personal values, there are still people who not only dare to dream, but who are also able to unite their dreams with reality. Ivy's founders, Janet and Gary Smith, are one of the twelve Dream makers profiled in Hunt’s book. Ivy is built upon these principles, and our customers are delighted that our engagements are managed according to these principles!
GSA/FSS Awarded to Ivy! Ivy renewed a General Services'
Administration MOBIS contract which allows the firm to
provide Management, Organizational and Business Improvement
Services to all agencies of the U.S. government through
the Federal Supply Schedule.
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