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Six exhilarating sessions you won't want to miss!

Building a Strength-Based Organization
Marcus Buckingham
Senior Consultant, The Gallup Organization
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 – 9:45-11:00am

Get ready for a dynamic insight into the intricacies associated with getting the most out of your employees. Marcus Buckingham is an author and senior consultant with the Gallup Organization. Buckingham has spent the last 10 years focusing on how to find, harness the talent of, and retain the most valued employees.

Buckingham's presentation takes the key points of his books, "First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers do Differently" and "Now, Discover Your Strengths," combined with plenty of great examples from a variety of organizations, to show you how to become a great manager. He challenges conventional wisdom and shows the link between employee opinions and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of turnover.

Buckingham will share the whys behind this radical new concept and also talk about his ideas on interviewing talent, how to develop a performance management routine, and how to get the best performance from talented employees. Great managers know that people are for the most part not going to change. Therefore, the key is harnessing the talents that are there - not trying to make someone be something they are not.

Future Forum’s “Man on the Streets”
Taylor Mason

Taylor Mason is a gifted artist with a truckload of talent and an array of foam rubber friends who take nothing, including each other, seriously. Together the group puts on a "one-man show" that won the Star Search Comedy "Grand Prize" of $100,000. Taylor's combination of comedy, music and ventriloquism make him the most entertaining and exciting emcee you will ever see at a credit union conference. He will be the conference weaver and "man on the streets" making sure everyone's voice is heard.

A Living History
David Landis
(a.k.a. Senator George Norris)
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 – 11:00am – Noon

Take a walk back in time with this unique keynote session. Landis will provide a humorous and thought provoking rendition of the life of former U.S. Senator George Norris - the famous Senator who was instrumental in the signing of the Federal CU Act of 1934.

CU Sound Off
including Credit Unions Under Attack
An open forum discussion
Wednesday, October 1, 2003 – 10:30am-Noon

You can either change or become a "splat" on the road. Moderator and well known credit union enthusiast Patrick Adams will lead this highly interactive and thought provoking Forum. It features credit union decision makers, potential consumers and members addressing the group. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the current issues of the day and ask questions of the panel.
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Credit Unions Under Attack
Panel discussion:

  • Scott Earl, President & CEO, Utah League of Credit Unions
  • Richard Gose, Vice President Political Affairs, CUNA & Affilliates
  • State Rep. Dan Foley (R-NM)
  • Rick Pillow, President, Virginia Credit Union League

They'rrrre baaaaack…The bankers are at it again. Will we all be called upon to defend credit unions against taxation and teach legislators about credit unions? During this lively discussion, you'll learn what you and your credit union can do to thwart bankers' attacks nationwide.

Creativity Jam Session
Mari Pat Varga and Johnse Holt
Creative Communications Programs
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 – 3:45-5:00pm

Bang on drums, laugh, play, and learn! Here's an interactive experience using music as a metaphor to discover ways to manage change, build teams, and enhance creativity. And you'll learn the 4 key principles in creating a work environment where communication and diversity thrive. Get ready to jam!

Dream Big
Kevin Carroll
"Katalyst" for Nike
Thursday, October 2, 2003 – 8:30-10:00am

What makes Nike a marketing phenomenon? As a "Katalyst" for Nike, it's Kevin Carroll's job to nurture and care for the company's inner spirit, provoke new ways of thinking and motivate and inspire the entire organization. "I'm the conscience, the voice, and the connector of the company," he explains. "I travel around the world to promote the culture and spirit of Nike." With unparalleled enthusiasm and dynamic charm, Carroll illuminates his journey toward understanding his "personal magic," and shows how to maximize your possibilities and discover a holistic approach to developing human potential.

Read the transcript from our July 28, 2003 chat with Kevin Carroll Reaching your Full Potential.

What You Must Do When You Get Back On Monday
Patrick Adams, Executive Vice President
St. Louis Community CU
Thursday, October 2, 2003 – 10:00-11:30am

How many times have you gone to a great conference, picked up great ideas and come back to your credit union and implemented little or nothing? Not to worry…In this unique interactive closing session, Patrick will help you create a "plan of action" for things you must do when you get back home on Monday.

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