by Matt Kirchner: The 8 Steps To Financial Turnarounds - Even If You’re Still Making Money
Turnaround Artists (experts whose job it is to quickly improve the performance of troubled companies) follow 8 specific steps that create substantial and rapid improvement in financial and operational performance. The little-known secret is that the process they follow is not just for struggling companies. Rather, the process can be used in every business. In this presentation, Matt Kirchner shares the 8 Steps to a Financial Turnaround and demonstrates how they will result in the successful redirection of any company and generate significantly higher performance and profits.
by Wendy Kamerling: Aligning People & Processes To Improve Organizational Performance
Are your people confused, working on the wrong things, or making poor decisions? Do the processes in your organization support what work gets done and how work gets done? If your people are not producing the results that you want, it may be time to examine the key “people” processes in your organization to ensure that they support your business direction. Participants in this interactive session will discuss five techniques to align people and processes to improve organizational performance.
by Christine McMahon: Leading A High-Performance Workplace
Learn a proven 6-step process for leading and inspiring high performance; how learning, unlearning and relearning has become a critical success factor for growth oriented companies and the importance of personal branding. This program is designed to make you think as well as challenge accepted norms of mediocrity. You will receive valuable strategies, that can be immediately implemented, to advance your organization's adaptability and performance potential.
by Michael Malatesta: Leverage - It’s Not About Strength, It’s About Structure
This program will explore the power of systems, processes and procedures, and how to use them to maximize your organizations “human capital.” This session will provide practical methodology and concrete examples. It will supply you with tools and techniques that are vital leveraging tools to create a more successful and more sustainable organization.
by Janet McMahon: Wellness Starts At The Top - Why Leaders Need To Be Fit
If you want to lead well, CEO health matters. A documented key element of successful workplace wellness programs is CEO support - including personal pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. In this session you will assess your own wellness and identify lifestyle priorities, as well as learn how your “walk” and “talk” can support and motivate employees towards better health.
by Chuck Zamora: Personal Power -The Art Of Leadership, Part I - Communication
Communication is a key factor in building relationships and equipping people for leadership success. In this session, participants will be exposed to the power of the spoken word, the impact the visual has on communication, and how important the vocal component is in the communication process. Participants will learn the importance listening plays for the leader. When experts consider what qualities make a good leader, interpersonal relationship skills always outweigh technical expertise. Participants will be taught the value of the word RAPPORT, a French word that means, “to engage and connect.” If you cannot engage and connect, you can’t lead. We will explore the components of a first impression and the vital role first impressions play in the business world, from interviewing a new applicant to the story your vehicles tell as they drive down the highway. Participants will also investigate how phrases, terms, and expressions can cause barriers, breakdowns, and roadblocks to effective communication.
by Matt Kirchner: The Toughest “S”, Sustaining Change In A No-Waste Culture
Change. American business invests billions of dollars every year in this one word. Change. Is it time for your organization to move on to the next best thing? What happened to the last “best thing?” All too often we make the mistake of embarking on a new initiative before ensuring that the last “new initiative” has been properly implemented and measured, with a process in place to sustain its benefits in the future. When we do this, we simply waste huge amounts of resources while frustrating and confusing our people. What if there was a process that first ensured that the benefits of the last “flavor of the month” were sealed up and sustained before we moved on to the next big initiative or project? There is. The 5th “S” Pentagon.
by Wendy Kamerling: Common Traps In Developing Emerging Leaders
Organizations of all sizes are challenged with having the right talent to grow the business and ensure the continuity of the enterprise. While most senior leaders recognize the need to develop the emerging leaders in their organizations, these efforts are not as effective as they could be due to common mistakes and misconceptions. In this interactive session, the group will explore the common traps that derail efforts to groom future leaders and discover techniques to select “high potential” employees, provide high-impact development and grow long-term bench strength.
by Christine McMahon: Secrets Of Successful Negotiations
What would it mean to you and your company if you generated 5, 7, or even 10% higher profit margins on new business? Seem ridiculous? Not so!!! We’ve researched over 150 top negotiators and will share the secrets of their success in this dynamic session. Never make pressured concessions again. Learn proven strategies to turn resistance into mutually agreeable solutions with employees, customers, and even family members.
by Michael Malatesta: Stop Doing And Start Transferring
This program will focus on the power and the necessity of consistently transforming your role and your impact on your own success and on the success of your organization. We’ll explore whether we’re asking ourselves the right questions (we’re often not), as well as whether we are creating an environment that gets people excited about where they can go in our organization.
by Janet McMahon: Creating A Workplace Wellness Culture
Nationally, workplace wellness is experiencing unprecedented growth and popularity, and Milwaukee mirrors this positive trend. In this session, through a review of existing best-practice models, you will learn how to build a results-driven employee wellness program to improve the health of your employees and the health of your business. Now is the perfect time to capitalize on the current momentum.
by Chuck Zamora: Personal Power - The Art Of Leadership, Part II - Goal Setting
In this session, we are going to explore the benefit of having a vision of where you want the company to go and as well as define the purpose of the corporation. In this session, we will also investigate how each employee needs to develop personal goals that will create an alignment to achieving the corporate goals. The question each individual needs to ask is, “Do I have a clearly defined purpose that has a clearly defined pathway to achieving my goals?” If not, one could be living a life of dreaming, wishing and hoping that one’s goals will come true. It does not have to be that way, and in this presentation, the participants will not only learn how to set and achieve goals, they will learn some startling statistics as to why they should become ardent goal setters. They will be taught the “3 D’s OF SUCCESS,” as well as the power of affirmations.