Speakers...
Patrick Lencioni
Teamwork & Organizational Development
Founder of The Table Group & New York Times Bestselling Author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team & Getting Naked
What You'll Learn
- Why teamwork remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare
- How to get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction so that you can dominate any industry, in any market against any competition, at any time
- Uncover the natural human tendencies that derail teams and lead to politics and confusion in so many organizations
- The five causes of organizational and team dysfunction and how to find the solutions that will help your business run smoothly
- Practical tools for overcoming dysfunctions and making teams more functional and cohesive
- Revolutionary new tactics in client services that will establish fierce loyalty to your brand
- A new and radical approach to changing office culture
I can honestly say that Pat is the greatest speaker we’ve had the privilege of hearing at Avnet. He entertained us, he inspired us, and he gave us invaluable insight into ourselves and the way we approach our business.
- Roy Vallee , Chairman & CEO, Avnet Inc.
Robin Sharma
Lead Without A Title
International Bestselling Author of 11 Books Including, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari & The Leader Who Had No Title
What You'll Learn
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How to work and influence people like a superstar, regardless of your position
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A method to recognize and then seize opportunities in times of deep change
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What the superrich and wildly successful do in their private moments
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An instant strategy to build a great team as well as become a "merchant of wow" with your customers
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Hard-hitting tactics to become mentally strong and physically tough to lead your field
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Real-world ways to defeat stress, build an unbeatable mindset, unleash energy and balance your personal life
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Tools to shift from victimhood into leadership
Robin Sharma was inspirational and exceeded the highest expectations of the audience. His words were moving and inspiring to everyone including myself. He truly deserved the standing ovation that everyone gave him.
- Balakrishnan G. Iyer , Vice President, Portfolio Analytics, GE
General Rick Hillier
Leading Change & People Development
Former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces & Bestselling Author of Leadership
What You'll Learn
- Leadership in tough times based on lessons learned from the school of hard knocks
- How to guide leaders in every part of our society, by absorbing that leadership is all about people
- How team building is about embracing those in your charge and winning over those you need to work with and not about risk aversion or management fads
- Leadership lessons through the stories of the men and women who represent our country around the world, and doing the toughest jobs imaginable
- Leadership principles that will challenge the way you run your business, start a project or take that next step in life
- How leaders think long, and have a vision. Their actions speak, not their words, and how they make their own luck
- How leaders can also act out of moral courage, accept failure, take advantage of crisis and are perpetually optimistic
Unstoppable. Immensely persuasive. Steeped in Newfoundlander charm. Magnetic leader. More impressive than any politician in Ottawa. Ask about a soldier named Rick Hillier and the superlatives never cease.
- Lawrence Martin , The Globe and Mail
Jeanne Meister
Innovation & The Future Workplace
Bestselling Author, The 2020 Workplace
What You'll Learn
- Examine the leading trends and implications in the 2020 workplace
- Understand the opportunities, challenges and expectations members of a multi-generation workforce will place on employers
- Review top findings of how best of breed organizations are using new ways to source, attract, develop and engage this workforce
- Predictions for what to expect in the 2020 workplace and how you can prepare yourself, your team and your organization
Jeanne has an engaging presentation style, encourages active audience participation and applies relevant research. She is a credible speaker with the knowledge and experience to provide us with practical tips and insights on ways we can continue to lead our organization to win by ensuring we adapt faster to the changing needs of our workforce and customers.
- Diana Thomas , Vice President of Training, Learning and Development, McDonald’s Corporation, USA
Stephen Shapiro
Leading a Culture of Innovation
Innovation Consultant & Bestselling Author of Personality Poker & Best Practices Are Stupid
What You'll Learn
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How each employee contributes to and detracts from your innovation efforts
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Which innovation styles are missing from your team and what to do about it
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Who should lead which steps of the innovation process
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How to make innovation a repeatable and predictable process
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How to more effectively motivate and engage employees to maximize returns
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How to efficiently solve and implement its most pressing challenges
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How to leverage open innovation to speed time-to-market, reduce costs, and minimize risk
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How to get the right people in the right roles – and where you may currently be misaligned
I give Stephen Shapiro my highest recommendation as a speaker on the topic of innovation. I would strongly recommend him to any organization.
- Julie Meringer , Managing Director, Forrester Research Inc.
Leonard Brody
The Myth of Generations
Two Time Emmy Nominee & Bestselling Author, Innovation Nation
What You'll Learn
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730 Days From Now – How your life will change over the next two years & how to prepare for it
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Is this Mic On? – Being heard in the millisecond, 5 billion channel universe
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The Myth of Generations – The new science of understanding how to lead in a world that doesn’t want to be led
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You Rising – The best practices guide to picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and thriving off of failure
Leonard Brody gave us the perfect start to our conference - he really set the mood and tone for the rest of the event by giving our delegates a positive and energetic analysis on Canada's performance and reputation. For once a Canadian was being boastful about the country and since our delegates have to market Canada inter nationally, this was an ideal opening to the conference.
- Canadian Education Centre
Tite has the right universal touch, handles physical comedy effortlessly and never heads for the bog to make his audiences laugh. We did. Here's a young man on the move, for all the right reasons.
- The Edmonton Journal
