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CEN SPRING CONFERENCE: 2007
March 22 & 23, 2007
Denver, CO
Grand Hyatt Denver
Please see below for information on our 2007 Good to Great Spring Leadership Conference
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SPEAKERS |
JIM COLLINS |
Jim Collins
Author of Good to Great and Built to Last
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Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies -- how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. Having invested over a decade of research into the topic, Jim has authored or co-authored four books, including the classic BUILT TO LAST, a fixture on the Business Week best seller list for more than six years, and has been translated into 25 languages. His work has been featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company.
Jim’s most recent book, GOOD TO GREAT: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t attained long-running positions on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week best seller lists, has sold 2.5 million hardcover copies since publication and has been translated into 32 languages.
Driven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, where he now conducts research and teaches executives from the corporate and social sectors.
Jim has served as a teacher to senior executives and CEO's at over a hundred corporations. He has also worked with social sector organizations, such as: Johns Hopkins Medical School, the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Leadership Network of Churches, the American Association of K-12 School Superintendents, and the United States Marine Corps. In 2005 he published a monograph: Good to Great and the Social Sectors.
Jim invests a significant portion of his energy in large-scale research projects -- often five or more years in duration -- to develop fundamental insights and then translate those findings into books, articles and lectures. He uses his management laboratory to work directly with executives and to develop practical tools for applying the concepts that flow from his research.
In addition, Jim is an avid rock climber and has made free ascents of the West Face of El Capitan and the East Face of Washington Column in Yosemite Valley.
At This Conference, Dr. Collin's Key Points Included
- A Good to Great Overview
A Brief Review of Good to Great by the Author
Additional Insights Since the Book's Publication
Q & A Session with Dr. Collins that Explored Your Insights
- Key Element of Dr. Collins New Research
What causes companies to go from Great to Good?
In an Era of Increasing Complexity and Mark Disruptions, What are the Guiding Principles which Drive Consistently Strong Performance? For Example, Based upon his research, what are the core principles which predict business success regardless of the economy or the business' industry?
Q & A Session with Dr. Collins that Explored Your Questions
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GARY KELLY |
Gary Kelly
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
Southwest Airlines
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Gary Kelly is CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Southwest Airlines Co., the nation’s largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers boarded.
Gary began his career with Southwest in June 1986 as Controller. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance, in 1989, and to Executive Vice President in 2001. Gary was named Vice Chairman and CEO in July 2004.
Gary has a rich financial background. Prior to working at Southwest, he was Audit Manager for Arthur Young & Company in Dallas, Texas. He also has worked in mainframe software development as a Controller for Systems Center, Inc., now part of Sterling Software, in Irving, Texas.
Gary received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and also is a Certified Public Accountant.
His financial organization affiliations include Financial Executives Institute, Southern Methodist University Finance Association, Working Council for Chief Financial Officers Corporate Executive Board, and Texas Society for CPA’s. Gary also serves on the Accounting Advisory Boards at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Dallas. |
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ANNMARIE NEAL |
Annmarie Neal, Psy. D.
Vice President of Talent Management and Development
Cisco Systems |
Annmarie Neal has built a reputation as an accomplished strategist and innovator in the talent management field. Drawing on her extensive business experience, Annmarie’s expertise is in designing strategy and architecting best-in-class recruiting, executive development, succession planning and organization development solutions. Annmarie takes a decidedly business-centric approach to solving talent issues, improving business results and building pipelines of next generation leaders. With over 20 years experience working with multi-national firms as well as Fortune 500 U.S. based companies, she has advised boards of directors and senior teams on the alignment of business strategy with pioneering talent management practices.
Most recently, Annmarie served as Senior Vice President, Global Talent Office at First Data Corporation, a $10 billion dollar global company. She designed and passionately guided the long-range integrated talent strategy for the company culminating in a paradigm and culture shift that capitalized on leadership as a competitive advantage.
A pivotal component of this strategy was the innovative and widely- acclaimed “First Executives” development series for the top 100 change leaders. The impact of this series was approximately $500 million in improved business performance through increasing revenues, simplifying processes and precise strategy execution. Another significant outcome of the series was the coalescing of the global leadership team in support of the CEO’s agenda for double-digit growth.
Additionally, Annmarie created a unique concept for succession planning using a holistic approach to “talent portfolio” performance analysis. She introduced a team-based performance and succession model that shifted the organization to review “talent pools.”
Prior to this, Annmarie held the position of Senior Consultant with RHR International Company where she was responsible for $1.3 million annually in billable revenue. Her work encompassed account management, business development and direct management consultation with senior executives.
Currently, Annmarie is the Vice President of Talent Management and Development with Cisco Systems. She leads the Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Succession Planning, Leadership Development, and Performance Planning efforts of the organization.
Annmarie holds a doctorate and master’s degree of psychology in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology – Berkeley. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in Counseling from Santa Clara University, a graduate Certificate of Special Studies in Management from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Boston College.
She serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for the University of Colorado, Denver. She is a licensed psychologist and also a member in the American Psychological Association. Annmarie is also an author and speaker frequently sharing her expertise in the business, human resources and university communities. |
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TOM SCHMITT |
Tom Schmitt
President & Chief Executive Officer;
Senior Vice President
FedEx Soulutions |
As president and chief executive officer of FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Tom Schmitt is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the company’s global supply chain organization. As senior vice president of FedEx Solutions, he has responsibility for a wide range of customer, sales, and operations solutions across the FedEx operating companies.
Schmitt joined FedEx in 1998 as vice president of sales and development for FedEx's logistics and eCommerce division. Before joining FedEx, he spent eight years with McKinsey & Co., consulting with Fortune 500 companies on strategy development and operations issues for the transportation, logistics, retail, utilities, and telecom industries. Earlier he worked for London-based British Petroleum (BP) in the company’s retail marketing network redesign and operations divisions.
Schmitt holds degrees from Harvard Business School (MBA with highest distinction) and Middlesex University (B.A. with First Class Honors) in London. He serves on the board of LOGTECH, an advisory organization to the Department of Defense, and as an advisory panel member of the Corporate Executive Board. Tom also serves as a Director on the Executive Board of the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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