General Sessions
Opening Keynote Address
Monday, August 8, 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Sponsor: Kimberly-Clark
The Florence Prescription
Joe Tye, CEO and Head Coach of America’s Values Coach
You can hold people accountable for showing up on time, but you cannot hold them accountable for caring. In this entertaining and enlightening presentation, Joe will describe practical strategies for making your facility a great place to work and for creating a sustainable source of competitive advantage by building on the “Invisible Architecture” of core values, corporate culture, and emotional attitudes. He will describe eight essential characteristics of a culture of ownership and share real world examples of how organizations create such a culture. The presentation will include both personal strategies for being a more effective leader and organization strategies for building a culture of ownership.
Tuesday General Session
Tuesday, August 9, 1:55 pm – 3:00 pm
Health Reform: Drivers and Implications
Jamie Orlikoff, President, Orlikoff & Associates, Inc.
Health Reform is upon us, bringing change, challenge, and much uncertainty. While no one can say exactly what the post-reform environment will bring, the transition period will be fraught with tension, market and organizational turbulence, and significant economic risk. This presentation will outline the forces that drove reform and that must be addressed even if the legislation is repealed or struck down by the courts. It will also outline the challenges and opportunities confronting healthcare organizations and discuss strategies to keep ahead of the demanding curve of change.
Wednesday General Session
Wednesday, August 10, 8:00 am – 9:00 am
The Third Way of Leadership: Why Men and Women Should Join Forces
Molly D. Shepard, MS, MSM, Founder, President & CEO, The Leader’s Edge
Peter J. Dean, MS, Ph.D., President, Leaders By Design
Based on their book, Breaking Into the Boys’ Club, Molly and Peter will explore the changing dynamics of gender in the workplace as seen through the unique vantage points of power, ego, communication, and change and their profound effect on organizations. This session provides a unique professional experience devoted to the acquisition of skills and strategies for career advancement. New insights into how women and men relate to each other within the work environment and how they can integrate their strengths and skills into a new and more effective style of leadership will be examined.
At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to identify the changing dynamic of gender in the workplace and its profound effect on the organization, discuss a new paradigm for advancing leadership for women and men working together, recognize the language of powerful and persuasive communication, and understand and appreciate the value of co-leadership.
A book singing by Molly D. Shepard & Peter J. Dean will follow the session.
