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May 2013

  • 5/24/2013: Leading2Engage: Building an “inspirational” workplace! Coming Soon
  • 5/17/2013: East Meets West - Global Leadership Challenges Listen Now
  • 5/10/2013: Change is the New Normal Listen Now
  • 5/3/2013: Encore Presentation: Making a Movement Listen Now

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Bob Donegan

Bob Donegan, Founder and CEO of Classic Brands has spent his career leading and transforming corporations to reverse downward trends and achieve exceptional sales and profit growth. Under his leadership, Classic Brands has launched innovative products, which captured market share within 8 months. Bob is the consummate expert in brand, having both depth and breadth of experience, having a distinguished career as President of Tupperware-Canada, President & CEO of Colibri Holding Corporation and CEO of Navajo Manufacturing. View Guest page

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Steve King

Steve King is the Organizational Development Manager at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin where he spends most of his time focused on leadership development and employee engagement.  Steve has an MA in Political Science from UW-Madison and a BA in Economics and International Studies from Portland State University.  Steve also serves on Madison’s City Council and is a past president of his local ASTD chapter. In his spare time, he wants to write and has pulled together content for a few book ideas in humor, spirituality and emotional intelligence.   View Guest page

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Adam Roth

Adam Roth is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Roth Staffing Companies, L.P. He manages the day-to-day operations of the corporation including specialty staffing divisions of Roth Staffing Companies, which are Ultimate Staffing Services, Ledgent, Adams and Martin Group and Ledgent Technology and Engineering. Adam orchestrates initiatives that fulfill the strategic vision and goals for the company. Adam joined Roth Staffing after earning his B.S. from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. He established the Adams and Martin Group legal staffing division and managed the division as President for four years. Roth Staffing Companies is recognized as a creative industry leader and has won numerous awards for employee engagement and customer service, including Inavero’s Best of Staffing and Staffing Industry Analysts’ Best Staffing Firms to Work For. View Guest page

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Anil Saxena

Anil Saxena helps companies exceed their goals by providing innovative and practical solutions to implement major change initiatives. He has hands-on, proven experience in successfully executing global systems implementations, new program roll-outs, and change due to mergers/acquisitions. Anil focuses on developing and leading high impact initiatives that utilize a variety of methods focusing on the creation of successful work environments. He has consulted with both internal and external clients in a variety of industries, including learning and organizational development, energy, pharmaceutical, medical, and financial services. Formally, a managing consultant with the Gallup Organization, Anil has created and led change management initiatives for over 17 years. He is an inaugural member of Northwestern University’s Learning and Organizational Change program, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. View Guest page

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Geoff Willcox

Geoff Willcox Director of Operations Geoff brings a wealth of experience, yet a keen freshness to the operations side of projects. With unmatched attention to detail he brings accuracy and relevance to the forefront. Geoff has client engagement experience in financial services with Wells Fargo, where he led in both sales and service.  He is a natural at opening new business partnerships and developing relationships.  For Geoff, the focus is all about being a “trusted adviser” to the people he serves. In addition, Geoff brings a distinguished track record in insurance, having worked with one of the most revered names in the business.    He brought a special insight and talent set to client development; the epitome of customer focus, Geoff connects business savvy with excellence in service. Asking him about his passions will always include a discussion of the workplace culture and the importance of “getting it right” for people. To know Geoff is to know that his passions include basketball (6’8”).  He attended both Fort Lewis College (on a full-ride scholarship for basketball) and then transferred to Colorado State University.   His basketball career ended with knee injuries but he still finds the time and the joy in coaching kids and playing in an occasional pickup game. Geoff has his B.S. in business from the University of Colorado.  His emphasis is in marketing and communications with a special interest in engagement and culture as they relate to employee retention and productivity. Geoff is married to Katie and they live in Highlands Ranch, CO, where we are happy to say that their ties to The Coffman Organization are both personal and professional! View Guest page

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East Meets West - Global Leadership Challenges

May 17, 2013
Hosted by Curt Coffman and Dr. Kathie Sorensen

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Today’s multi-national organizations are a dynamic collage of east meets west. What are the most critical challenges that face leaders of these global organizations? How do we capitalize on the strengths of both eastern and western thought to achieve our mutual goals? Join us this week on as we explore some of the east-west cultural dynamics that both challenge us and makes us better.

A Great Place to Work

Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

A person’s work and connection to their workplace is a core component of their life satisfaction and self-worth. We spend the majority of our waking hours at work and these experiences either add value or drain energy from our lives and our families. Our program is for everyone who works, leads, manages or volunteers and is looking to get more joy and success from their work life.

We’ll focus on real people and their stories across the various roles they play from leaders, managers, sales professionals and team members. How do the most successful people forge the personal and professional connections that make work both fun and engaging for themselves and their team members? Our mission is to help you take ownership in shaping the culture you care about from work, to home, to community. A Great Place to Work is broadcast live every Friday at 11 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Curt Coffman and Dr. Kathie Sorensen

Co-Hosts Curt Coffman and Dr. Kathie Sorensen are founding partners of The Coffman Organization, Inc. and co-authors of the soon to be released Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret to Extraordinary Performance.

Curt Coffman, MBA, is a New York Times Bestselling Author, researcher, business scientist, and consultant to Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations. He co-authored one of the best-selling management books of all time, First Break All the Rules, What the World’s Greatest Managers do Differently and Follow this Path; How the World’s Greatest Organizations Drive Growth by Unleashing Human Potential.

Dr. Kathie Sorensen’s expertise and passion lies in the development of human talent. A former global practice leader for talent selection and development at the Gallup Organization, she has personally studied thousands of top performers across industries and roles. Her leadership and management development work has touched the lives of individuals, managers and leaders, helping people in all roles build a better place to work.

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