My Sage Summit 2015 Sessions
Sorry I am a bit late with this, but I have had a few requests for me to do this post even at this late date.
Here are the sessions I will presenting at Sage Summit 2015:
SageCity Live: Increasing user adoption - Tuesday, July 28th, 11:45am - 12:30pm - SageCity Live
This will be an intimate conversation on a topic I will presenting more formally on Thursday (see below). I hope to gather more stories for sharing and maybe even provide some advice to a Sage Customer or two that they can use back at their office.
Measuring what matters - Tuesday, July 28th, 4:30pm - 5:15pm - Learning commons 5D
Do your performance metrics reflect what's truly important to your customers? This session explores the ways companies can increase financial performance by changing from inwardly facing measurements to measurements that extend outside the firm. Changing these metrics often requires firms to think differently than they have in the past. If you're ready to think differently about your company's measurement systems (or think you might be ready to think differently), join this conversational session facilitated by Ed Kless.
Creating strategy in a small business - Wednesday, July 29th, 11:45am - 12:30pm - Learning commons 4C
Even small organizations can create and execute meaningful strategic plans. Creating a well-defined strategy is hard work and not for everyone, as it requires us to begin to say "no" to stuff we usually say "yes" to. You are hereby invited by facilitator Ed Kless, to open a dialogue about how best to go about creating a strategy for your small business organization.
Creating Shared Vision in a Small Business
- Wednesday, July 29th, 1:30pm - 2:15pm - Learning commons 4C
Have you defined a vision for your company and shared it with your teams? A shared vision enlists others in the work and provides guiding principles for day to day activities. Creating a shared vision can be hard work because it requires you to examine goals and beliefs and weave them into a cohesive picture of your future. If you're ready to start this work on behalf of your organization, join Ed Kless to make this part of your 2015 action plan.
Leadership in the age of the quick fix - Wednesday, July 29th 3:30pm - 4:15pm - Learning commons 4D
Leadership thinking is is often based on manipulation - trying to “get someone to do something” which isn't necessarily effective. Coming to terms with this idea is difficult and not for everyone because it requires us to examine some of our most deeply held beliefs and either dismiss them or at least think differently about them. If you are interested in rethinking the way you approach leadership, you are invited to attend this session facilitated by Ed Kless.
Increasing user adoption - dealing with resistance - Thursday, July 30th, 11:45am - 12:30pm - Learning commons 4B
Has your organization's productivity or effectiveness been challenged by employees that are resistant to change? Perhaps you have new processes or tools you need them to adopt? This session is dedicated to the possibility that we can increase the level of adoption of new systems, processes, and tools in our businesses by changing the way we interact with our teams. If you are interesting in joining this conversation about dealing with resistance, you are invited to attend this session facilitated by Ed Kless.
Changing conversations by asking better questions - Thursday, July 30th, 1:30pm - 2:15pm - Learning commons - Learning commons 4B
This session is dedicated to the possibility that professionals can greatly increase the value they provide to their customers if they hone their skills at asking better, more effective questions. Developing and enhancing this skill is not easy because it requires us to rethink and relearn conversation habitss. If you would like to learn how this questioning approach can strengthen your customer conversations, join Ed Kless us for this discussion-based session.
The Soul of Enterprise Live!
In addition, Ron Baker and I will be broadcasting live three episodes of our radio show The Soul of Enterprise from the Broadcast booth each day from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. We will be featuring Sage Customers and Partners, as well as Sage Summit Speakers and even a Sage Colleague or two. Come on by to listen in or even heckle some!
Book signings
Ron and I will also be selling ($20) and signing copies of our new book, The Soul of Enterprise: Dialogues on business in the knowledge economyat both 5:15pm on Tuesday and 3:15 on Thursday. All purchaser will receive a free Kindle-only edition of the book should they desire.