WHAT: August CEO Roundtable
TITLE: Integrated Business Performance:
Strategic Planning and Execution in Times of Uncertainty
WHEN: Thursday, August 13 2015
WHERE: The Resort at Port Ludlow, Port Ludlow WA
All too often, companies of all sizes fall prey to the insidious paradox known as “The Tyranny of the Urgent.” Even worse, when an organization hasn’t taken the time to prioritize what it WILL do in a given fiscal period, then it almost certainly hasn’t taken the time to prioritize what it WON’T do, either. In times of uncertainty, it is critical that an organization has the ability to focus: focus on the plan that achieves the strategic goals that move the business forward, BUT just as importantly, ignore the “noise” that sometimes sounds so deafeningly urgent, when in fact, it’s just a dubious distraction. Learn how to plan the right big-bets in a way that keeps the team focused, while it maintains high-performance in the areas of trust, accountability and results.
MEMBERS
Please arrive between 7:30am-7:45am for breakfast. Check-in will begin promptly at 8:00am. Members will adjourn at 12:30pm. A breakfast menu can be found here. Please send your breakfast selection to Stacey Romero (staceyromero@excellpugetsound.com) by COB on July 30th.
MEMBER CANDIDATES
There will be CEO Potential Member candidates joining us for this roundtable. Member candidates are invited to the roundtable from 8:50am-10:40am.
EMPLOYEE GUESTS
Employee guests are invited to attend the roundtable from 8:50am-10:40am. Members bringing guests should RSVP to Stacey Romero by COB on July 30th with the names and emails for confirmed employee guests.
HOST
Diana Smeland, Port Ludlow Resort
WHERE WE WILL MEET
The Resort at Port Ludlow, One Heron Road, Port Ludlow, WA
AGENDA
QUESTIONS THE CEO SHOULD BE ASKING
- Can your entire team consistently articulate the strategic narrative of the fiscal year?
- Does your team understand what they won’t be working on this fiscal year?
- If the market goes against you, does your team know the contingency plan to respond?
PREPARATION
30 day commitments
TAKEAWAYS
- The Horizon 3 Business Planning Paradigm
- Probabilistic Decision Making: Understanding ‘3-Deep & 2-Wide’
- “Model the World” Exercise
- What We’re NOT Doing This Year
PRESENTER
JAMES DEBRAGGA is an international entrepreneur and former Microsoft Corporation executive. From small businesses to multi-national corporations, James applies his world-class business acumen and unique understanding of personal potential to transform the capabilities of a company’s most important asset - its people - and drive break-through results across corporate development, marketing, sales, organizational development and data-insight strategy.
Over two decades ago James began his career on Microsoft’s “digital factor floor” as a temporary employee answering product support calls for Windows 3.1. A true example of “success rewards hard work,” he climbed from entry level to top executive and developed a passion for leading business, people, and change. James has been instrumental in multiple start-up, hyper-growth, and turn-around businesses as well as the creation of elite international marketing and sales organizations. Recognized for award-winning global product launches and product go-to-market strategies, James has also driven the transformation of some of the most trafficked global Internet properties, including http://www.windows.com
James has served as a technology industry spokesperson to the Wall Street financial analyst community and has appeared on multiple industry panels for technology including the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Based in Munich, Germany, James currently leads DC1 Consulting, an international boutique management consulting firm focused on maximizing organizational capability in the business workplace. A firm believer in authenticity and service to others, he utilizes his unique people and business skills, supported by the values of integrity and commitment, to serve as a passionate change-agent. James is a trusted advisor to senior executives around the world, and widely considered a thought-leader in the area of enabling individuals and teams to become truly high-performance. He publishes a management and professional development blog at http://jamesdebragga.com/, is a lecturer on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Investing at Seattle University and University of Washington - Seattle, and also a member of the European press.
JAMES R. DEBRAGGA | President | DC1 Consulting, Inc. |1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4500 | Mail Stop JWM | Seattle, WA 98154 | SKYPE ID: JAMESDEB | 206-618-1767 Cell
