Briefings Audio Conference

When a plucky, ambitious engineer from a major petroleum company was handed a sobering document that detailed the company’s plans to shut down a lackluster refinery in Lima, Ohio, the safest bet would have been to go along with the consensus. Instead, Jim Schaefer saw the possibility for a radically different outcome, and in the face of formidable obstacles—gloomy numbers, complex marketplace realities, cynical union workers, troublesome maintenance problems, stingy management policies, clandestine deal-making—Schaefer and 20 other heroes guided the plant to unprecedented profitability. It is now a key refinery of Husky Energy, and the pride and joy of Lima.

This is just one of the inspiring, eye-opening case studies we’ll use to highlight the surprising management principles behind wildly successful initiatives. We’ll discuss how these open-ended, unpredictable, and unstoppable initiatives turn routine management formulas upside down.

Presented By:

Dr. Jane C. Linder
President of the Progress Board
www.progress-board.com

Jane is the president of the Progress Board, a consulting company that focuses on innovation, helping clients put good ideas to work. She collaborates with clients to implement practical new solutions that engage employees and improve business results. She has worked extensively with public and private sector organizations including Merck, Unilever, Ernst & Young and many others. She is widely published, and her most recent book, Spiral Up, highlights the surprising management principles behind wildly successful initiatives.

Previously, Jane was a director of research at the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business. She worked with global teams to conduct original research in organizational change and innovation in order to enhance Accenture’s reputation for thought leadership. She is one of the world’s experts on transformational outsourcing and has spoken extensively on the topic. She is also well-known globally among government executives for her work on performance management and organizational change in social security organizations.

Before joining Accenture, Jane was an operating executive at a major consumer goods company. She held significant responsibilities in the global supply chain and information technology organizations.

Previously, Jane was a professor at Harvard Business School in the information management area. Dr. Linder holds an MBA with distinction and a Doctorate in business administration from Harvard Business School.

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