Leadership Summit 2017
The Summit launched on Wednesday evening, as the CEOs gathered with their coaches and Expert Advisors for a relaxed dinner at the home of Randy and Patty Haykin.
“The Leadership Summit allowed me to see myself more clearly, Seeing CEO’s from around the world, all dealing with the same issues, normalized the challenges I face on a daily basis.”
Thursday was filled with workshops and a keynote:
- Renee Cooper explored how the CEOs’ leadership styles needed to change from warrior to diplomat. An interactive game helped the CEOs understand how they needed to move away from the details of running their company and get a larger perspective on where they were going If they were to be effective.
- Howard Goldman focused on developing a world-class team, stirring up an intense discussion on whether a nonprofit’s customers were those who paid or those who received the product/services or maybe both?
- David Wroan gave the CEOs a lot to think about in the “war for talent” when he proposed selling prospective employees on the excitement of the job and organization rather than just posting job descriptions, and using a matrix for job interviews rating motivation and flawless execution.
- Steve Kirch ended the workshops helping the CEOs focus both on their multiple roles (as spouse, parent, child, etc as well as CEO) and discussing how to keep the big stuff on the schedule, as well as providing tips on email management and other calendar techniques.
“The Gratitude Summit was an amazing chance to connect with other founders from around the world, passionate about creating impact for kids, and to get focused support to help us scale our companies, The quality of Expert Advisors and coaches is phenomenal, and I’m so grateful to have their advising and support as we move our organization to the next stage in its growth!”
On Friday, the CEOs split into two groups as they focused on creating solutions for their organizations. The international group started with a CEO roundtable, where each CEO had an opportunity to gain the group’s wisdom on a particular stumbling block. Meantime, the domestic CEOs had several hours one-on-one with their coach and/or mentor. In the afternoon, the groups switched positions.
Two social events rounded out the summit, providing more opportunities to learn and laugh over delicious food and wine.
