Culture and Leadership Summit
People, Power and Progress
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Creating and maintaining a culture of excellence is now understood as being the key to organizational longevity and prosperity. This is how you keep your employees engaged, and all pulling in the same direction – the direction that your company has targeted.
The Scanlon Leadership Network and Scanlon Foundation, in partnership with Southwest Michigan First, have come together with Winning Workplaces to bring you an experience like none other, one that will teach you to leverage other’s experiences into winning practices.
You will hear and see the very real results of having an outstanding corporate culture in the keynote and a series of relevant panel discussions, and learn from real world examples.
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Gaye van den Hombergh, President, Winning Workplaces
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Winning Workplaces is a not-for-profit organization founded by one of the families who owned auto parts manufacturer Fel-Pro, Inc., which was nationally recognized for its innovative people practices and outstanding financial performance. Fel-Pro was on Fortune’s 1998 “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” list.The founding family firmly believes that Fel-Pro’s longstanding commitment to positive people practices contributed significantly to its consistent success in outperforming industry financial benchmarks and in winning its major customers’ highest service awards. |
| Keynote Gaye van den Hombergh, President of Winning Workplaces, will lay out the strategy and techniques for creating and maintaining an excellent organizational culture, based on data compiled and published in the Wall Street Journal’s “Top Small Places to Work”. This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn from the best. | |
Agenda
| 8:00 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45 8:45 – 10:00 10:15 – 11:45 12:00 – 1:15 1:15 – 2:15 2:30 – 3:30 3:45 – 4:00 4:00 – 5:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast Welcome and Opening Comments Keynote Presentation – Gaye van den Hombergh, Winning Workplaces Panel Session: Controlling Costs Through Engagement Lunch Keynote and Small Group Exercise: Compelling Issues in Workplace Culture Panel Session: Leadership from the Ground Up Panel Session: The Impact of Social Media on your Future Scanlon Leadership Network – Moving Into the Virtual Future Scanlon Stewardship, Frost Beacon and Best Practices Awards Ceremonies |
Conference Site and Lodging
Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites Kalamazoo MI — www.radissonkz.com
100 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (Corner of Michigan Ave. and Rose St.) Phone 269.343.3333
Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites has earned 12 AAA Four-Diamond Awards establishing it as one of the premiere hotels and conference centers in the Midwest. Containing 4 exceptional dining options and 5 specialty retail shops, this urban resort is ideally located in the heart of Kalamazoo’s thriving arts, entertainment and dining district.
Reservations Deadline: April 25 Room Block Price: $120 + tax
All participants are responsible for making and paying for their own lodging. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis. After April 25 all rooms will be released to the general public. When calling in reservations, be sure to indicate that you are with the Scanlon Leadership Network group. You may also register online by visiting www.radissonkz.com and clicking on the “Make a Reservation” link. You MUST enter the Promotional Code “SCAN” to receive the special rate and credit our block.
Thank you to our sponsors and supporting organizations
Panel Sessions
Controlling Costs Through Engagement
HUMANeX
Do you ever wonder how—or if—you will achieve your potential in your workplace? At the core of this question and
powerful lifelong pursuit is:
- A commitment to the discovery and development of your individual talents, combined with:
- An organizational culture guided by a core value to impact others in a positive and sustainable way, one that is driven by a focus on relationships, growth, high standards, and continuous learning. President and CEO Brad Black will guide you through the process of achieving these goals.
The Studio
Corporate wellness programs have been found to cut costs and increase productivity. Find out why healthier employees save a company money and how to find a wellness program that will make the greatest impact. Presented by Stacie Kryszak of The Studio: A Personal Health Path. The Studio provides corporate wellness consulting, personal training, and wellness seminars. We believe in empowering people with knowledge to help them create better health in their lives.
Leadership from the Ground Up
Front Line Leadership at Kalamazoo Community College
The Mtec Center in Kalamazoo, affiliated with KVCC, serves area businesses by developing and providing skills training that target specific needs and industries. Bill Willging worked with several area companies to develop a Frontline Leadership program that brings participants from different companies together, along with their managers, to learn and share about leading from the frontline. Bill has lead many groups through this program and will share his thoughts on the importance of developing leadership skills at all levels of the company.
Consumer’s Credit Union Leadership Program
Consumers Credit Union finds it difficult to bring Managers in from the outside. Understanding their unique culture is a key to becoming a successful leader, so CCU believes that selecting and developing new managers from within their ranks creates stronger leadership. Kris Lewis, Office Development Manager at CCU will share specifics about their internal leadership development program.
Thomson-Shore, Inc. Work Team Leader Program
As both a Scanlon company and a company that embraces Lean theories and tools Thomson-Shore needed to provide their employee owners with information, tools and skills that would empower them to make improvements and decisions within their own work areas. To move decision making to the front lines, closest to where the value is created for our customers, the Work Team Leader Program was developed. See how this innovative practice helps Thomson-Shore thrive.
The Impact of Social Media on your Future
Chances are good most of you are involved in Facebook, Twitter, or some other social media service on a personal level. But how do these powerful communication tools translate to the business environment? It’s becoming increasingly clear that companies are going to need to get on the social media bus or risk being left behind. Natasha Tong, Founder of Mindful Innovation, will show you how to get the most out of this new technology using real-world success stories as examples.
Luncheon Group Activity: Compelling Issues in Workplace Culture
To get conversations flowing and ideas generated, you will be able to participate in a focused small group exercise during lunch. The end result will be that each of you will leave the discussion with a ‘statement of intent’, i.e. a goal you will work towards achieving. These will be collected and combined into a master document, which will be shared with the entire group.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE — APRIL 30, 2010
Form can be sent to Scanlon Leadership Network
2875 Northwind Drive, Suite 121
East Lansing, MI 48823 Fax: 517.332.9381
Email: majel@scanlonleader.org
Registration can also be emailed without the form
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