May Meeting: "Developing a Culture of Accountability"
Thursday, May 01, 2008
5:30PM - 8:30PM
Guest Speaker: John Wheeler with Wheeler Performance Group
Joint meeting with HBA/R CC
Thank you to our meeting Sponsor:
Harwich Port Heating, Cooling & Electric
You want your organization to succeed and you need committed employees to make that happen. A critical driver of long-term business success is how you, as the leader, can help your company and your employees achieve their objectives. This interactive discussion will focus on how your leadership style, organization structure, policies and procedures, communication, meetings, compensation and feedback all contribute to creation and continuation of a Culture of Accountability.
I. Culture of Accountability Defined
II. Leadership
Leadership Styles Self-Assessment
III. Structure
Organization
Do you have the right people in place?
What to do about it?
Communication
Who is responsible?
Speaking ‘with’ vs. ‘to’
Confirming understanding
Discipline
Job Descriptions
Policies and Procedures
Meetings
Time Wasters or Time Savers?
Eleven elements of effective meetings
Compensation
Desired Behaviors
Base plus bonus
IV. Feedback
Why feedback is important and why it isn’t given
Seven components of effective feedback systems
About our Guest Speaker:
As Managing Partner of Wheeler Performance Group John H. Wheeler is a senior executive with multi-disciplinary expertise in the Design/Build, Telecommunications, Utilities, High Technology, Information Services, Manufacturing, Personal Care products, Entertainment, and Financial Services industries. With thirty-five (35) years of experience in Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Management, Organization and Operations Improvement, and Information Technology Mr. Wheeler has worked with over three hundred (300) firms in sixteen (16) industries. Previously, he was a Board member of a high technology firm, acted as interim COO for five (5) firms, advises several other entrepreneurial companies and is a faculty member with an international entrepreneur forum. Mr. Wheeler currently serves on two non-profit Cape Cod-based Boards. A frequent speaker at regional and national events (including JLC Live in Providence), Mr. Wheeler is the author of a current Cape Business series called “Roadmap to Prosperity™.” He recently completed a 15-segment business success strategies series on radio station WOMR called Roadmap to Prosperity and publishes Prosperity Forum, a success strategies newsletter. Mr. Wheeler’s primary focus is in helping companies increase their focus, improve their operations efficiency and build organizations that deliver on their commitments.
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