BIOGRAPHY

Few individuals bring to their audiences the wealth of experience and accomplishment that has made him one of the most respected CEOs in recent history. Former CEO and Chairman of Honeywell International Inc., Bossidy learned the art of execution through his decades as a successful leader. In his 34-year career at General Electric, he rose to vice chairman and brought the company back to double-digit growth. He turned AlliedSignal into one of the world’s most admired organizations and successfully shepherded it into the historic merger with Honeywell. During his tenure as CEO, AlliedSignal achieved outstanding results, highlighted by 31 consecutive quarters of earnings-per-share growth of 13% or more.
The lessons of his exemplary career have made his book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done a business classic. In his new book, Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right, he makes a caveat: successful execution does not depend on the recipe but on the leader. Bossidy now serves on the boards of directors and CEOs of several major corporations to help them improve their companies’ performance.

AGENDA

DAY 4 - Thursday, April 30
All Sessions Led by Larry Bossidy

8:30 AM-10 AM         1. EXECUTION: THE PRIMARY JOB OF THE LEADER
                                   • Leading for execution: The seven principles of effective leaders
                                   • Why execution is vital to your business
                                   • The new realities of the business world
                                   • BREAKOUT: How are you confronting reality? How is it affecting your
                                     business?

10 AM-10:30 AM       COFFEE BREAK

10:30 AM-12 PM        2. EXECUTION AS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
                                   • Execution: The prerequisite to organizational excellence
                                   • Establishing a culture of execution
                                   • Developing an integrated business system in sync with the marketplace,
                                     the economy and the competition
                                   • Aligning multiple priorities and allocating resources accordingly
                                   • Managing the unexpected: About business cycles and contingency plans
                                   • Why “smart” does not equal “ability to execute”

12 PM-1:30 PM          LUNCH WITH LARRY BOSSIDY
                                  

1:30 PM-3 PM             3. EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN EXECUTION
                                   • How to get the right people in the right job
                                   • Involving your people in the full process of strategy design, development
                                     and execution
                                   • Bridging the gap between expectations and actual results

3 PM-3:30 PM           COFFEE BREAK

3:30 PM-5 PM          4. WORKSHOP
                                 • Small group breakout sessions with projects related to the day’s discussion
                                   topics 




DAY 5 - Friday, May 1
All Sessions Led by Larry Bossidy

8:30 AM-10 AM        1. THE CORE PROCESSES OF EXECUTION
                                   • People: Building, training and retaining your team—and removing the
                                     non-performers
                                   • Strategy: Aligning the moving parts of an organization toward its business
                                     objectives
                                   • How to conduct a strategy review
                                   • Operations: Making the link with people and strategy
                                   • BREAKOUT: Understand where you and your company stand

10 AM-10:30 AM       COFFEE BREAK

10:30 AM-12 PM       2. CASE STUDIES AND BENCHMARKS
                                   • Execution checks & balances—quarterly review
                                   • Case Studies: Southwest Airlines and Compaq

12 PM-1:30 PM           LUNCH WITH LARRY BOSSIDY

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM     3. ACTION PLAN AND WRAP-UP
                                   • Execution checklist: Characteristics of excellence
                                   • Incorporating execution into your action plan
                                   • Open discussion

3:30 PM                     4. PROGRAM ENDS