In 2011 we focussed on growing your team.  In 2012, our Workshop focus will be on sustaining your growth.  In January we will concentrate on improving your management skills.  In April we will drill down on that topic and go deeper and improve the effectiveness of existing organizational tools and initiatives, in order to reveal additional profitable opportunities and prepare for mergers and effectively acquire companies.  In our July our workshop will learn additional financial skills and will focus on acquisition planning.  In October of 2012 we will focus on an aspect of sustaining your growth through more efficient operations.

Using experiential learning, we will practice skills in January designed to strengthen your ability to lead your company and develop a new set of skills.  Most of you are terrific at doing.  You learn quickly and accomplish a great deal.  In January’s workshop we will first focus on where you provide value to your company and then begin learning the skills necessary to grow and lead your company as it becomes increasingly complex.

LUNCH

All who are attending the morning Workshop session are invited to join us for lunch.  Please let Dave Shapiro or Michele Bosworth know as soon as you can that you intend to stay for lunch.

GUESTS

Member Candidates are invited to the check-in, workshop and lunch; 7:45 am-1:00 pm.

Employee Guests are invited to attend the workshop and lunch; 8:45 a.m.-1:00 pm.

Please RSVP by Tuesday January 3rd  to confirm your attendance.

HOST MEMBER

In January our Host Member will be Steve Hopp of K & H Print.

WHERE WE WILL MEET: Group #1, Seattle/Bellevue,  will meet at Dulces Latin Bistro, 1404 Western Avenue, Seattle Washington 98101.

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AGENDA

TBA

TITLE OF WORKSHOP

Making the Executive Transition

QUESTIONS THE CEO SHOULD BE ASKING

1. Am I the leader my organization needs me to be in order to reach our full potential?

2. Why does the organization need me to be a strategic leader? What might be possible if I took a more strategic role?

3.  What conditions, structures, and behaviors will lead to executive success?

TAKEAWAYS: Upon conclusion of the workshop, you will take away:

1. A conceptual framework for understanding the nature of executive leadership

2. A self-analysis tool to determine what structural or behavioral issues need to be addressed

3. A new vision for the leader as a strategic force in their organization.

Jim Hessler

Jim has been an award-winning salesman, sales manager, general manager and executive specializing in turning around underperforming operations. In the mid-90s he helped lead a massive reorganization of a Fortune 150 company.

In addition to his work with Excell, Jim is the Founder of Path Forward Leadership Development Services, a firm committed to growing leaders using approaches that produce real and lasting results. Jim’s hope is that someday everyone in America will work for a great boss. He strives to make that possible through his work with Excell and Path Forward.

Jim’s experience in general management has resulted in broad and deep knowledge of nearly all aspects of a well-run business. From building and managing a sales organization to managing complex inventories and delivery systems, from leading complex restructuring efforts to generating vision and trust in demoralized organizations, Jim has earned a depth of knowledge and insight that serves Excell members well, regardless of the leadership challenges they face.

Jim lives in Issaquah, Washington with his wife of 34 years, Paula, who is a teacher in the Issaquah School District.