1997 SVEC Newsletter Articles

• Help The Professional
• Jay Pinson: Making of a CEO
• San Jose Mercury News Posts Meeting Notices

Help The Professional

(from 1997)

Pinson Institute was founded by Dr. Jay Pinson, who for fifteen years was the Dean of Engineering at San Jose State University and later became the Director of Education and Technology for SEMI. At SEMI he developed and offered a very successful, recognized international education program for assisting engineers and scientists in making a transition in the semi-conductor industry. One of the Institute's objectives is to provide recruitment, education, training, and placement of engineers, scientists, technicians, and operators who together make our industries successful and profitable.

Continuous education and training are necessary in today's ever changing technological world. Individuals must continue to upgrade their knowledge and skills for current employment or future employment. Others often find themselves unemployed or under employed and need additional education and training to make a career change. In either situation, the Institute offers programs to meet the changing needs. For individuals seeking to make a career change the Institute offers financial assistance of up to 100 percent.

Some of the programs that have been offered include Software Engineering, Semiconductor Technology, Telecommunications and Networking. Starting in Fall 1997, the Institute will be offering a basic electronic technician program. For more information, call (408) 559-3100.

Jay Pinson: Making of a CEO

A presentation by Jay Pinson at the SVEC Council Meeting, May 28, 1997

Over the years I have visited and have had discussions with CEOs and Presidents of over one-half of the Fortune 500 companies. The following is a brief summary of leadership qualities that I found in those individuals:

Leadership Qualities

Confidence: Belief in one's self is number one
Compassion: Care for people, including the whole group
Vision: Strongly interested in the future
Desire: Wants to lead
Builders: Not satisfied with today's results
Courage: Willing to make tough decisions
Balance: Don't let the position go to their heads

Jay's Simple Rules

Strategy: You want to win more than you lose
Talent: It's more attitude than skill
Teamwork: Strong leaders want strong staff people
People: Delegate, measure and reward
Good person: Enjoy, respect, achieve, and care

Jay's Rules of Experience-Proverbs

Take notes - People are watching
Disagreements - Take a person to lunch
Quality - It always sells.
Don't plan to lose.
Don't be afraid of losing
Surround yourself with good people and good things will happen
Best advice will come from people that you don't know
Learn to listen, you don't have to be vocal to be a good leader
Life is a series of experiments and many are failures
Life is unfair
Reduce your risks by seeking and using the skills of others

Learn the Differences Between:

Activity and Accomplishments
Efficiency and Effectiveness

San Jose Mercury News Posts Meeting Notices

[Note: The following info is from 1997 and they may have a different procedure]

SJ Mercury News provides a weekly column for societies to post meeting notices. The Agenda in Business Monday lists upcoming events and group meetings in the Silicon Valley. Items must be received by noon Tuesday to appear in following Business Monday.

Computing Calendar lists computer seminars and user group meetings in the Silicon Valley. Events for the next two weeks appear in the Sunday newspaper. Items must be received by noon Tuesday to appear in Sunday's Computing section.

SVEC President Sam Haddad met with Dan Gillmor of the Mercury News and Mr. Gillmor said to think of the "Computing Calendar" as the "Technology Calendar" which can list meeting notices about subjects other than computers.

Fax, email or mail your meeting notice that is to appear in either of the two columns to:

Business@sjmercury.com