Lessons Learned from the Top 10 Leadership Mistakes, Jan. 27
DATE: Wednesday, January 27th
TIME: 9:00 am to 11:00 am
LOCATION: Antioch University, 2326 6th Ave, Seattle, WA Room 116 ( Map)
RSVP: Please RSVP (REGISTER HERE)
COST: FREE thanks to Express Employment Professionals-Seattle
SPEAKER: Jack Smalley, SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources)
TOPIC: Lessons Learned From the Top 10 Leadership Mistakes
DETAILS: There are over 350 definitions of “Leadership”. Most dynamic leaders agree it’s about influencing others in order to reach new heights. However, along the way many mistakes are made and some can be career ending.
This session deals with 10 common mistakes made by many of today’s leaders and how they can derail even the most successful organizations.
This detailed and interactive session covers the following and many more leadership mistakes with true life experiences and examples such as:
- Mistaking Dictatorship Decision Making as Servant Leadership
- The Failure to Surround Yourself With Diverse Thinkers and Mavericks
- Too Much Talking and Not Enough Walking
- Failing at Communication, “The Leadership Death Penalty”
- The Greatest Sin of Leaders, “Failing to Mentor”
The organizations that exit the recession earlier and stronger will be due to who has the most effective leaders at all levels.
SPEAKER BIO: Jack serves as Director of Learning & Development for Express Employment Professionals international headquarters. He provides human resource training and consulting for nearly 600 Express offices and their clients in the U.S. and Canada. Jack offers clients preventive measures that minimize the threat of allegations emanating from workplace problems and employee relations issues.
For the last thirty years, Jack has devoted his career to the field of human resources. His experience includes executive-level management in a number of different industries such as oil, chemical, and packaging with an emphasis in manufacturing, engineering, sales, logistics, and corporate management. Jack’s areas of expertise include:
- Labor relations
- Union avoidance
- Performance management
- Wrongful termination
- EEOC and state compliance
- All forms of harassment investigations and compliance
- Employee retention management
- Management training
Jack is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and holds the designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). In 2008, he had over 100 speaking engagements, including numerous local and state SHRM conferences, totaling more than 6,000 attendees. Most recently, Jack was also a featured speaker at the 2008 National SHRM Conference in Chicago.
