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1. 1. Web Accessibility: About Us

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   Published on: 12/9/2007   Last Visited: 12/9/2007

   Rod Collins
   
   Chief Operating Executive
   
   Federal Employee Program

2. 2. wwww.plexusinstitute.org

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   Published on: 4/10/2008   Last Visited: 7/7/2008

   Rod Collins recently retired after 33 years with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)where he held several executive Positions.Since 2001, he had served as FEP's Chief Operating Executive with accountability for providing health insurance for over 4.5 million federal employees and family members nationwide.FEP is a business alliance of 39 independent Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans with annual revenues over $19 billion, and is widely regarded as one of the best run health insurance arrangement in the country today.In this most recent role, Rod implemented a Learning Organization management discipline that emphasizes team learning and cross-boundary collaboration.He also pioneered the use of an original large group meeting format known as "Work-Throughs."Rod will discuss the theory and the practice of Work-Throughs and as a valuable tool for effectively and quickly managing complexity to achieve on-time and on-budget quality results.more >>

3. 3. wwww.plexusinstitute.org

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   Published on: 4/11/2007   Last Visited: 4/11/2007

   Corporate Team Learning and Cross Boundary Collaboration-- Rod Collins, Lisa Kimball, Henri Lipmanowicz
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   Guests: Rod Collins, Lisa Kimball and Henri Lipmanowicz
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   Rod Collins recently retired after 33 years with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)where he held several executive Positions.Since 2001, he had served as FEP's Chief Operating Executive with accountability for providing health insurance for over 4.5 million federal employees and family members nationwide.FEP is a business alliance of 39 independent Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans with annual revenues over $19 billion, and is widely regarded as one of the best run health insurance arrangement in the country today.In this most recent role, Rod implemented a Learning Organization management discipline that emphasizes team learning and cross-boundary collaboration.He also pioneered the use of an original large group meeting format known as "Work-Throughs."Rod will discuss the theory and the practice of Work-Throughs and as a valuable tool for effectively and quickly managing complexity to achieve on-time and on-budget quality results.Rod holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Catholic University and a master's degree in Finance from George Washington University.In addition, Rod is a Certified Management Accountant and a recently retired NCAA Division referee.Rod is currently writing a book on the growing need to replace the pervasive command-and-control management with a new management model that emphasizes structured learning and collaboration as the keys to managing successfully in today's ever-changing world.