Strategy

The 2010 Management Conference content draws upon the expertise of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits as well as CEDIA University core courses.  Each education session listed below includes interactive, instructor-led learning and guided round-table discussions. Each session directly correlates back to one or more of the 4 Decisions that all growth companies need to get right.  

4 Decisions for Success

What are top companies just like yours doing to succeed in today’s economy?

DECISION #1 - Focus on People

• Attract and Retain the Right People

• Core Values and Purpose - Why are you doing what you are doing? What makes you keep going on a bad day?

DECISION #2 - Focus on Strategy

• Brand Promise - What are the key activities that are differentiating your company?

DECISION #3 - Execution

• Themes - Refocus your company on accomplishing one major goal each quarter so you continue to grow.

• The Right Metrics - Measure your progress so you don't get blindsided.

DECISION #4 - Profit

• Discover how other companies just like yours accelerated their cash cycle - you can do it too.

Management Conference Education Sessions

Getting the Right People & Doing the Right Work

Speaker: Patty Prosser

Only when you have the right people in the right positions can a business not only sustain itself, but also thrive. Do you know if you have the right people doing the right work?

Building a Foundation: Organizational Alignment/Company Focus, Core Values

Instructor: Steve Firszt, Fast-Forward Business Coaching

Whether you need to uncover or rediscover your company's core values, this session provides the keys needed for a solid company foundation.  With a solid foundation, a company will realize better employee performance, employee retention, and organizational alignment. 

Building Value: Marketing and Branding

Instructor: Dave Stevens, Stevens & Stevens

What brings customers to you and makes them loyal?  It is your promise and your ability to deliver on that promise?  Your brand promise sets you apart from the competition and is the starting point from which all decisions are considered.  This session will help you to create the right promise and be able to deliver on it.

Building a Workforce: Employee Development

Instructor: Doug Weinstein, Certified Cyber Solutions

Having the right people increases the value of your business.  This session provides insight on how to get the right people, keep them doing the right work, and develop them into valuable professionals. 

Building a Powerhouse: Growth

Instructor: Richard Millson, Millson Multi-Media Inc.

Weathering any business storm takes leadership.  Growing and sustaining your business takes more.  This session introduces the importance of implementing standardization throughout your organization for predictable and repeatable results.  Doing the same thing that same way is only the beginning; deciding how to do what you do, and then implementing the policies, procedures and best practices to ensure that philosophy is followed every time, are the real keys to successfully standardizing your operations.

Building a Future: Finance

Instructor: Leslie Shiner, The ShinerGroup

                                 
Have you delegated the financial responsibility or have you abdicated financial accountability?  Could you take responsibility for your books today if your accountant left the company? Do you know what your financials are telling you? Knowing the ins and outs of your company's financial status is critical.  This session provides a glimpse at fundamental and essential finance and accounting practices.