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MANAGEMENT GURU PATRICK LENCIONI ADVISES TORONTO CEOs ON WEATHERING THE RECESSION AND GETTING READY FOR THE FUTURE
Lencioni advises CEO Global Network membership that now is the
time to build a better team and not panic
Toronto, ONTARIO – (March 25, 2009) – One of the business world’s top management gurus is holding court at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto today. CEO Global Network is proud to host Patrick Lencioni, author of eight best-selling books including, The Five Temptations of a CEO and Five Dysfunctions of a Team, at a workshop designed to help CEOs and other Executives develop outstanding management teams.
CEO Global Network (CEO GN) provides a forum for high-achieving CEOs and Executives to network, exchange ideas and learn strategies to improve the success of their companies and their lives. As a group, CEO Global Network members lead some of Canada’s fastest-growing companies, employ more than 10,000 people and contribute $5 billion in revenue to the Canadian economy.
“CEOs and Executives are under tremendous pressure these days to do more with less money,” says John Wilson, CEO and President, CEO Global Network. “Patrick’s program for developing better management teams is a great opportunity for our members to continue to initiate positive changes in their companies in an effort to help weather the recession at little financial cost.”
The workshop is one of several learning events held throughout the year by CEO GN for its membership. The organization also provides one-on-one professional development sessions, organizes regular group meetings between non-competing CEOs and executives for the exchange of ideas and business strategies, and offers members access to CEO Global Online.
Today’s workshop focuses on the lessons of Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, which has a remained a fixture on national best-seller lists since it was first published in 2002. In his book, Lencioni argues that teamwork remains the ultimate competitive advantage. And genuine teamwork will allow your company to dominate any industry, against any competition, at any time.
Managing in a recession
While reluctant to jump on the down-economy-bandwagon, Patrick Lencioni says corporate leaders can use the economic downturn to their advantage.
“Use this time to invest in your organization’s future. Improve the functioning of the executive team, and their clarification of and recommitment to the organization’s values and purpose,” advises Lencioni. “Doing this will require a little time and energy, but very little money. And the payoff will be a meaningful advantage over competitors when the economy turns around again.”
“As we tread through unchartered economic territory, being able to draw on the wisdom of other CEOs on similar journeys and having CEO Global Network helping with the navigation is extremely helpful,” says Hugh MacKinnon, Chairman and CEO of Bennett Jones LLP.
About CEO Global Network:
Founded by John Wilson, an experienced owner and builder of successful companies, CEO Global Network was developed under the mantra ‘To significantly improve the success and lives of CEOs and Executives and the success of their families and companies.’ With a membership that includes some of Canada’s highest achieving CEOs and Executives, CEO Global Network leads opportunities for learning and development through group meetings led by experienced CEO leaders, focused one-on-one meetings, and various key learning events throughout the year. For additional information visit www.ceoglobalnetwork.com
About The Table Group:
Founded in 1997 by Patrick Lencioni, The Table Group is a firm dedicated to helping organizations, and the people who work within them, become "healthier" and more effective. The Table Group provides consulting and speaking services, as well as a host of products and tools to leaders who want to improve teamwork, clarity and morale within their companies. For additional information visit www.tablegroup.com
September 18, 2008
CEO GLOBAL NETWORK
Quarterly dinner welcomes Dr. Sherry Coopper
Executive Vice-President, BMO Financial GroupChief Economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Global Economic Strategist, Harris Bank
Dr. Sherry Cooper is global economic strategist and executive vice-president of the BMO Financial Group. Sherry is in constant demand as a speaker and writer because of her ability to simplify and de-mystify the murky waters of economics and finance. The Globe and Mail calls Sherry "Canada's megawatt celebrity economist". She leads a top-ranked economics team and has been repeatedly cited among the most influential women in Canada. In addition, Sherry has been named the top GDP forecaster in the United States for 2002 by Bloomberg News.
Dr. Cooper has an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. She was an economist at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. and served as special assistant to Chairman Paul Volcker. Following five years at the Fed, she joined the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) as director of financial economics. Since 1983, she has been chief economist of BMO Nesbitt Burns, a leading Canadian investment dealer, and in 2000 was appointed to her current role at the Harris Bank and BMO Financial Group.
Sherry is the author of two best-selling books, The Cooper Files and Ride the Wave. In addition, Dr. Cooper gives more than two hundred speeches each year, and makes regular appearances on CNBC's Wake-up Call, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Radio, and Bloomberg News. She is often quoted in the print media including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week and Investors Business Daily.