First, Break All the Rules:  What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
July 2, 2009, Noon to 1 pm

Ed Turi, (Turi Business Coaching, Indianapolis)

In this bestselling book Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman use the Gallup organizations study of 80,000 managers in 400 companies to reach the conclusion that a company that lacks great frontline managers will bleed talent, no matter how attractive the compensation packages and training opportunities. With this in mind, they sought the answers to the following questions: "How do great managers find, focus and keep talented employees." Ed Turi will guide us through their findings that discipline, focus, trust, and, most important, willingness to treat each employee as an individual are the overall secrets for turning talent into lasting performance.  Turi will then share with us the recommendations the book makes on how to become a great manager, including ideas for interviewing for talent, how to develop a performance management routine, and how to get the best performance from talented employees.

A Leader Who Confronts Successfully
August 13, 2009, Noon to 1 pm

Dr.John Townsend, (Best-selling co-author of Boundaries and author of "Who's Pushing Your Buttons", A Video Workshop by CCN Satellite Network Series.)

Effective leaders do not shy from confrontation because they also have the necessary skills to handle conflict successfully. Ironically, many leaders don't have the training or experience to do this important task well. Give the leaders on your team the skills and the vision they need to make confrontation work to everyone's advantage!

Leadership During Lean Times
September 3, 2009, Noon to 1 pm

Dr. Jo Young Switzer, (President, Manchester College)

Challenging economic times strain organizations and their leaders.  Together, we will consider ways to lead with confidence during an economic downturn.  We will also take the oft-quoted advice about “never let a crisis go to waste” to consider how to use a downturn to strengthen an organization so it is ready for a positive trajectory once the crisis has passed.

How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In
October 1, 2009, Noon to 1 pm

Ed Vessels, (CEO, Leadership Development Consulting Firm – HiValu, LLC, Fort Wayne)

Ed Vessels will present Jim Collin’s (Good to Great and Built to Last) newest book by the same title that focuses on the dark side of how a fall from greatness can happen, to even the seemingly invisible.  You will learn the signs of the 5 stages of decline (Hubris Born of Success; Undisciplined Pursuit of More; Denial of Risk and Peril; Grasping for Salvation; Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death).  You will discover how most decline is self-inflicted and the path of recovery lies in our own hands not the economy.  An institution can look strong on the outside and already in decline on the inside. The signature of the truly great versus the merely successful is not the absence of difficulty, but the ability to come back from setbacks stronger than before.  Ed is the former Director of Operations and Modules General Manager for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, having served Bendix in various Management positions for 31 years.

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December 3, 2009, Noon to 1 pm

Luther Whitfield, (Senior Pastor at New Covenant Worship Center, an Associate Pastor of The Chapel, The Director of Primetime Community Center, and the National Community Ministries Consultant for Youth For Christ, U.S.A.)

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January 7, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

Scott Livingston, (MBA, Executive Coach, Founder of IntegrateEI Inc, Indianapolis.)

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February 11, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

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March 4, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

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Followership
April 1, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

Dr. Sharon Drury, (Professor of Organizational Leadership, College of Graduate Studies, Indiana Wesleyan University)

How followers are changing leaders and their organizations?  Several books have hit the shelves on this topic in the last couple of years, and it is a hot topic in leadership studies here as well.