Event Details
March 18, 2014, 8:00-9:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m. Breakfast and registration
8-9:30 a.m. Presentation and Q&A
Location - Ivey's Tangerine Leadership Centre (King & York St.), Toronto
Tickets - $30, $25 alumni rate, $20 student rate
*Includes a free copy of The Behavior Breakthrough: Leading Your Organization to a New Competitive Advantage
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Two tickets for $30 (register by February 14)
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About the Event
Many organizations make well-intended changes to their policies and processes to improve their culture. The working assumption is that the desired behaviour changes will follow. More often than not, they don't. Steve Jacobs, author of The Behavior Breakthrough: Leading Your Organization to a New Competitive Advantage, will describe scalable, science-based approaches that notable companies are using to reshape their cultures and go well beyond what they have accomplished in the past. Whether you are the leader of a team, department or division, or even starting your own business, you will find value in learning the secrets to building a company culture that is innovative, high-performing and accountable.
Topics You Will Explore
- How behavioural leadership can enhance performance in organizations – even those that are at the top of their game;
- The science behind the behaviour <–> results connection;
- The seven essential steps that leading companies are using to build their cultures for competitive advantage;
- Tips that you can apply immediately in your own organization.
About the Speaker
Steve Jacobs is Chairman and Senior Partner of The Continuous Learning Group (CLG) consultancy and is highly regarded for his groundbreaking work with senior executives and their organizations, which has been cited as best in class by organizations such as the Corporate Leadership Council. Since joining CLG as a Senior Partner 18 years ago, Jacobs has worked with leaders to guide major strategic initiatives in leading companies in petrochemical, energy, consumer products, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, high tech, and commercial real estate industries. He spearheaded CLG’s work with 150 Irish CEOs and their companies to accelerate export sales in the IT, bio-tech, and construction/engineering sectors, and leads CLG’s partnerships with top business schools in North America. Jacobs has authored a number of articles on topics such as Preparing Global Leaders, and is lead author of CLG’s latest book, The Behavior Breakthrough – Leading Your Organization to a New Competitive Advantage. Prior to joining CLG, he had senior leadership roles in corporate start-ups and turnarounds, as well as two successful professional services firms.
About the Moderator
David Loree is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour as well as the Faculty Director of Ivey's Executive Development Program. He is Director of the Ivey Leadership Program — recently named by Financial Times as one of the world’s top 10 programs in general management and leadership. He has also designed and delivered executive education programs for private clients such as Effem / Mars, KPMG, NCR, McCain Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, Ontario Power Generation (both hydro and nuclear divisions of the company), Volvo, Dofasco, The Globe and Mail (Canada’s largest-circulation national newspaper), General Dynamics Land Systems, HSBC, Bank of China Hong Kong, Manulife, ING-Canada, TD Bank Financial Group, Canwest, Magellan Aerospace, Rogers Communications, Ontario Power Authority, Canadian Standards Association, Schulich School of Medicine (Western University), Teknion Office Products, Certified General Accountants Association, Pelmorex (The Weather Network), Ministry of Attorney General, Aecon Construction Group, Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan and Open Text. Prior to coming to Ivey in 2000, he was a faculty member at Texas A&M University. He has also taught in the Executive MBA program and the Masters in Organizational Design and Change Management program at University of Texas at Dallas. He has expertise in leadership and strategy, developing high-execution cultures, organizational change, employee engagement and talent spotting and development.