LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES 2018
Session One
October 23, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Todd Davis, FranklinCovey
In Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships, FranklinCovey’s Chief People Officer Todd Davis explains that an organization’s greatest asset isn’t its people; rather, it’s the relationships between its people that is the greatest predictor of personal effectiveness. In the end, employees’ ability to build and sustain great relationships is an organization’s ultimate competitive advantage.
Ideal for professional people at all levels of business, government, and education, from the front-line supervisor to the president and CEO, Davis describes the most common relationship pitfalls that negatively affect personal careers and organizational results. Get Better draws on real-world stories in an approachable, engaging style—and Davis’s thirty-year experience observing, leading, and coaching others brings those relatable experiences to life. He identifies fifteen proven practices that influential leaders at any level of an organization use to take ownership of their work, improve the quality of interactions with others, and master the skills of effective relationships.
Todd Davis, explains that an organization’s greatest asset isn’t only its people; rather, it’s the relationships between its people that is the greatest predictor of personal and professional effectiveness. In the end, employees’ ability to build and sustain great relationships is an organization’s ultimate competitive advantage. He is also a co-author of Talent Unleashed: 3 Leadership Conversations to Ignite the Unlimited Potential in People.
As the former director of FranklinCovey’s Innovations Group, Todd led the development of many of FranklinCovey’s core offerings containing the company’s world-renowned content, and he continues to contribute to the development of new offerings. Davis has also served as FranklinCovey’s director of recruitment and led a team responsible for attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent for the company, which included over 3,500 employees.
Session Two
November 6, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Stephen MR Covey, FranklinCovey
A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, Stephen MR Covey speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust™, a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book. He advocates that nothing is as fast as the speed of trust and that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the critical leadership competency of the new global economy. Covey passionately delivers that message and is dedicated to enabling individuals and organizations to reap the dividends of high trust. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his informed, practical approach to real-time issues that affect their immediate and long-term performance.
The old way of leading must change in order to fit the new reality. Command and control, even benevolent command and control no longer works in the knowledge worker age. Leaders must learn the new skill which helps them go from command and control to trust and inspire. In today's world, a leadership style of command and control is like playing tennis with a golf club.
Session Three
December 13, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Annette York, FranklinCovey
Effective leaders build a leadership pipeline by intentionally developing their team members. They see their team members as whole people who have a body, mind, heart, and spirit. They use frequent positive feedback to reinforce team values and instructive feedback to course correct quickly. The best leaders are great coaches. They move from telling and fixing, to building capability by using three key coaching skills: listening, questioning,
and acknowledging. And they make coaching an essential part of their day-to-day leadership practice by regularly having formal and informal coaching conversations.
LOCATION
Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI
October 23, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Todd Davis, FranklinCovey
In Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships, FranklinCovey’s Chief People Officer Todd Davis explains that an organization’s greatest asset isn’t its people; rather, it’s the relationships between its people that is the greatest predictor of personal effectiveness. In the end, employees’ ability to build and sustain great relationships is an organization’s ultimate competitive advantage.
Ideal for professional people at all levels of business, government, and education, from the front-line supervisor to the president and CEO, Davis describes the most common relationship pitfalls that negatively affect personal careers and organizational results. Get Better draws on real-world stories in an approachable, engaging style—and Davis’s thirty-year experience observing, leading, and coaching others brings those relatable experiences to life. He identifies fifteen proven practices that influential leaders at any level of an organization use to take ownership of their work, improve the quality of interactions with others, and master the skills of effective relationships.
Todd Davis, explains that an organization’s greatest asset isn’t only its people; rather, it’s the relationships between its people that is the greatest predictor of personal and professional effectiveness. In the end, employees’ ability to build and sustain great relationships is an organization’s ultimate competitive advantage. He is also a co-author of Talent Unleashed: 3 Leadership Conversations to Ignite the Unlimited Potential in People.
As the former director of FranklinCovey’s Innovations Group, Todd led the development of many of FranklinCovey’s core offerings containing the company’s world-renowned content, and he continues to contribute to the development of new offerings. Davis has also served as FranklinCovey’s director of recruitment and led a team responsible for attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent for the company, which included over 3,500 employees.
Session Two
November 6, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Stephen MR Covey, FranklinCovey
A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, Stephen MR Covey speaks to audiences around the world. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust™, a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book. He advocates that nothing is as fast as the speed of trust and that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the critical leadership competency of the new global economy. Covey passionately delivers that message and is dedicated to enabling individuals and organizations to reap the dividends of high trust. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his informed, practical approach to real-time issues that affect their immediate and long-term performance.
The old way of leading must change in order to fit the new reality. Command and control, even benevolent command and control no longer works in the knowledge worker age. Leaders must learn the new skill which helps them go from command and control to trust and inspire. In today's world, a leadership style of command and control is like playing tennis with a golf club.
Session Three
December 13, 2018 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Annette York, FranklinCovey
Effective leaders build a leadership pipeline by intentionally developing their team members. They see their team members as whole people who have a body, mind, heart, and spirit. They use frequent positive feedback to reinforce team values and instructive feedback to course correct quickly. The best leaders are great coaches. They move from telling and fixing, to building capability by using three key coaching skills: listening, questioning,
and acknowledging. And they make coaching an essential part of their day-to-day leadership practice by regularly having formal and informal coaching conversations.
- Coaching for Performance: Uses coaching skills to unleash the potential in others through empathic listening, effective questioning, and acknowledging capability. Empowers others to create their own solutions.
- Developing Direct Reports: Is a people builder who encourages people to accept new, challenging, and even stretching tasks and assignments. Gives encouragement and support. Can identify strengths and opportunities for growth.
- Having Difficult Conversations: Clearly and respectfully confronts performance issues and challenges. Can identify the key issues, listen to understand, help team members identify effective solutions, and work together to set clear expectations for behavior change.
- Engaging Talent: Sees others as whole people who are inherently capable. Engages people’s heads, hearts, and hands in the most important goals and priorities. Seeks to match task to talent.
LOCATION
Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI
