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Special Event
Best Practices in Leadership Effectiveness & Employee Engagement
November 10 Conference
November 11 Post-Conference Workshops
Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport, Bloomington, MN
The Minnesota Council for Quality is pleased to announce a special two-day conference this fall: “ Best Practices in Leadership Effectiveness & Employee Engagement.” The main conference will be Thursday, November 10, with post-conference workshops on Friday, November 11. High performing organizations such as US Bank, Toro, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Olmsted County, Benedictine Health System, and AMSOIL have agreed to share best practices in succession planning, communication, servant leadership, measuring and increasing employee engagement, and many other relevant topics.
Experts will also exhibit November 10, and special facilitated networking/sharing sessions are scheduled for parts of the day to help attendees absorb content, share best practices amongst themselves, and meet/build relationships with other leaders and professionals interested in performance excellence.
November 10 Conference -- Agenda
| 7:30 - 8:20 |
Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast |
| 8:20 - 8:30 |
Welcome, Introductory Remarks |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
Keynote: Leadership through Serving Slides
Mike Drazan, Chief Information Officer
Toro |
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Breakout Track A -- Leadership
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Breakout Track B -- Employee Engagement
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| 9:45 - 10:35 |
Growing Leaders to Advance our Mission: A Discussion of Leadership Development, Deployment of Core Values, and Succession Plans Slides
Dale Thompson, CEO
Donnis Loomis, SVP & Senior Counsel
Benedictine Health System |
Building a Culture that Enables Organizational
Success Slides
Scott Davis, Vice President of Operations
AMSOIL, Inc. |
| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Reflections on Effective Leadership for Nonprofits
[Slides forthcoming]
Michael Wirth-Davis, CEO
Goodwill/Easter Seals of Minnesota |
It's About the People, Not the Bugs: Employee Engagement in Small Business Slides
Stacy O’Reilly, CEO
Plunkett’s Pest Control
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| 11:30 - 12:45 |
Lunch, Intentional Reflection, Facilitated Networking/Sharing, Exhibits
Lunch Keynote: Driving Results through Engagement -- One Person at a Time
Jim Asplund,
Chief Scientist, Strengths-Based Development and Performance Impact Consulting
Gallup, Inc.
co-author of
Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter |
| 1:00 - 1:50 |
Best Practices in Effective Communications: Engaging Staff through CEO-Led Employee Forums Slides
Tom O’Connor, CEO
Mercy Hospital, Allina Hospitals & Clinics
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A Formula to Build a Culture of Employee Flexibility,
Empowerment, and Innovation Slides
Jack Priggen, CEO
Phil Zeccardi, Human Resource Manager
Cardinal of MN
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| 2:00 - 2:50 |
Leadership in the Public Sector Slides
Mark Krupski, Director, Property Records
Olmsted County
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Employee Engagement: The Foundation of a
MONEY Magazine #1 City Slides
Scott Neal, City Manager
City of Edina |
| 2:50 - 3:30 |
Prizes, Intentional Reflection, Facilitated Networking/Sharing, Exhibits
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| 3:30 - 4:20 |
Keynote: Increasing Employee Engagement at US Bank [No slides available; proprietary information]
Mary Blegen, Executive Vice President
US Bank
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| 4:20 - 4:30 |
Closing |
November 11 Post-Conference -- Agenda
We are pleased to present four post-conference workshops on Friday, November 11, each featuring experts on leadership and employee engagement.
The following sessions are scheduled (you choose a morning and an afternoon session):
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Effective Leadership Workshops |
Employee Engagement Workshops |
| 8:30-12:00 |
Leadership that Gets Engagement Results
Link to Abstract/Bio
Dr. Nancy Weidenfeller, Principal Consultant and Executive Coach
MDA Leadership |
Passionwerx: How To Keep Your Most Motivated & Engaged Employees
Link to Abstract/Bio
Jack Mateffy, Principal
Mateffy & Associates |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch, Networking |
| 1:00-4:30 |
Storytelling for Leaders
Link to Abstract/Bio
Christine Moore, Consultant, Faciliator, Instructor
Arthur Maxwell |
Engagement is Infectious! What Is Your Role?
Link to Abstract/Bio
Dr. Rita Webster, Chief Leadership Officer, WiseLeader
Michelle Bonahoom, President, Vision One Coaching & Consulting |
Exhibits
If your organization is interesting in exhibit space, a limited number of tables will be available for a fee. Please send a note of interest to beth.neu@councilforquality.org.
Costs
- Cost for Nov 10 full-day main conference Nov 10 is $200 for members, $300 for members of our partners, or $400 non-members.
- Cost for Nov 11 post-conference workshops is $200 (member), $300 for members of our partners, or $400 non-members.
- Cost for both days (Nov 10-11) combined is $350 for members, $550 for members of our partners, or $700 for non-members.
Registration
To register for workshops and/or the conference, email brian.lassiter@councilforquality.org, with:
* Name
* Organization affilitation
* Membership status
* Event preferences (conference and/or post-conference workshops)
Partners
We appreciate the partnership of the following organizations and welcome their members/stakeholders at the reduced partner rate: American Society of Public Administors, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Minnesota Section 1203, American Society for Quality (ASQ) Hiawatha Section 1214, American Society for Quality (ASQ) LaCrosse/Winona Section 1216, Association for Strategic Planning (ASP), Enterprise Minnesota, Mankato Area Quality Council, Minnesota High Tech Association, Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence.
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