Dr. Julia Mikell, director of quality performance at St. Joseph’s/Candler, and Jim Collins, vice president and Savannah branch manager of Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co., will address Georgia Tech-Savannah’s September Learning Series on September 17 at 8 a.m. Together they will examine how to improve company dynamics through team-inspired scorecards.

“We’re excited to have Julia and Jim discuss issues of importance to area business leaders,” said Diane Lee, director of Georgia Tech-Savannah. “This interactive breakfast session will enable leaders to keep a better pulse on how they are fairing in many areas.”

Mikell and Collins, along with leadership development expert Ned Ellington, will describe how to create a customized scorecard of critical success factors that span areas such as quality, timeliness, productivity, competencies, and attendance. Ellington will also explain how the tool can create staff ownership, goal-setting and self-management, thereby changing the dynamics of the organization.

The talk, which will include remarks followed by an interactive discussion, will help you gauge whether your company is winning or losing and identify the correct matrix for your organization to track success. This topic is applicable to a wide audience – from the small business owner to the CEO of a large corporation.

Mikell, a long-time Savannah neurologist, is responsible for for the continuing development and effectiveness of process reliability, quality improvement teams, quality metrics and analytics, patient safety and clinical transformation at St. Joseph’s/Candler. She received a Doctorate of Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia, completed an internal medicine internship at the Medical University of South Carolina, and a neurology residency at the Mayo Clinic.

Collins has 28 years of experience in land development and infrastructure design, permitting, and construction, including entitlement, design, permitting, and preparation of contract documents and technical specifications for residential and commercial site development projects as well as stand-alone infrastructure. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is registered as a Professional Engineer in Georgia and South Carolina.

The Sept. 17 session, “Creating Ownership, Embracing Responsibilities and Celebrating Success,” will include breakfast and take place at 8 a.m. on the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus at 210 Technology Circle. Cost is $15. CEUs available: .15. To register, please visit https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/learning-series-creating-ownership-embracing-responsibilities-and-celebrating-success or call 912-966-7849.

The Georgia Tech-Savannah Learning Series is an initiative launched last October in an effort to help companies in the coastal region stay up-to-speed on new technology, leadership issues and more. The October 15 session will focus on how leaders can lead teams and organizations with integrity, maturity, and an abundance mentality.