National Leadership Conference

Blazing The Trail for Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

Fort Worth, Texas –  April 21-25, 2010

PHENOMENAL FRIDAY!

We have a very special opportunity for you as a member of LFW: On Friday, April 23, you can register to attend a full day of conference at the reduced fee of $100 (discounted from $149). Come join more than 400 community leadership members from across the DFW Metroplex on this special day devoted to leadership in North Texas! The day includes:

Keynote speakers:

• Dan Sanders, CEO of United Supermarkets, Ltd., the first supermarket to win the prestigious National Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. He is also cofounder of The Center for Corporate Culture, which coaches CEOs and their teams to build corporate cultures focused on leadership, ethics, wellness and execution. He has authored two books, Equipped to Lead, and Built to Serve. United Supermarkets has a 91-year record of accomplishment in passionate customer service despite razor-thin profit margins in the supermarket industry. The chain serves more than 1 million guests per week, and is sustained by a culture-driven, people-centered approach to business.
• Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review, Professor Kanter has been named to lists of the “50 most powerful women in the world” (Times of London), and the “50 most influential business thinkers in the world” (Accenture and Thinkers 50 research). She is the author or co-author of 18 books. Her latest book is SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good, a manifesto for leadership of sustainable enterprises.

Workshops:

More than 40 workshops are available focused on community development, sustainability, and individual leadership skills.

Networking:

Mix and mingle with leaders from across the Metroplex and across the country. Share ideas, listen, learn and be inspired.

Continental breakfast, Lunch and Breaks!

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

An overview of  the many planned events and a registration form can be found at www.2010leadershipconference.com

Thursday, April 22, 4:00: Come hear keynoter Mark Fields, Executive Vice President of Ford Motor Company, and President, The Americas region.  Fields was the primary architect of The Way Forward, Ford’s turnaround plan launched in 2006. It was this plan that enabled Ford to become the only domestic automaker to avoid a government bailout and gain market share through the recent recession. In addition to pulling Ford through the recession, Fields has been central to Ford’s commitment to sustainability, ranging from new compacts and hybrids to wheat-straw reinforced plastic soon to appear in its cars. In setting the tone for the conference, Fields will draw upon the leadership that has strengthened an iconic brand in the midst of the auto industry’s most challenging era. Ford’s success required tenacity, determination, and anticipation, all of which typify the leadership needed in our communities.

Thursday, April 22, 6:00 – 8:00: Taste of Texas Welcome Reception, Reata Rooftop

Come to mix and mingle with our guests. Enjoy heavy hors d’oerves and music from the Texas Wesleyan University Jazz Band. Help us show our special brand of Fort Worth hospitality!

Friday, April 23, 6:00 – 10:00: Stockyards Stampede

In addition to your day at Phenomenal Friday, sign up for the Stockyards Stampede on Friday night – Texas vittles at the Sterquell Wagon Museum, cowboy entertainment, and a rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum. Come show our out-of-state visitors how it’s done! Go to http://www.2010leadershipconference.com/content/stockyard-stampede for details and to register.

Saturday, April 24:

Full day of workshops

At 9:00, Keynoter David Cottrell, author of Monday Morning Leadership: During his three decades of leadership experience in corporate America, David has lived the obstacles, frustrations and issues today’s leaders face. The best-selling business author of 25 highly acclaimed books, David has been a featured expert on public television and has shared his leadership philosophy and lessons with more than 250,000 managers and leaders worldwide. He is currently CEO and President of CornerStone Leadership Institute, one of the nation’s largest publishers of management and leadership resources.    A speaker, trainer and facilitator for many of today’s most successful organizations, the impact of David’s presentations is immediate and long-lasting. His leadership philosophy and lessons have become the guiding force for some of the top companies in existence today. Past clients include Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, Exxon Mobil, Macy’s, Yum! Brands, ClubCorp, Cigna Healthcare, Duke Energy, Land’s End, Aflac, Raytheon and the Social Security Administration. These groups will tell you that David changed not only their perspectives, their energy levels and their attitudes, but he changed their lives.

With more than three million copies of his books in print, David is most well-known for authoring the ground-breaking, best-selling books Monday Morning Mentoring, Monday Morning Choices and Monday Morning Motivation.  His books have been adopted by organizations in numerous countries as trusted leadership training tools. In addition to a wealth of information on leadership, his book and presentation topics include: success principles; coaching; accountability; communication; sales; customer service; presentation skills; and time management.

April 21- 25: Volunteer Opportunities

Everything from helping with tours to staffing an information booth to simply being a welcoming, friendly presence to answer questions is available. Volunteering is a great way to experience the conference!