Lunch Session
Thursday, September 24, 2009
12:15 - 1:30 pm

Dixie Lee Samuels
Leadership Consultant
Lee Hecht Harrison, Portland, Oregon

Creating the Best of teams in the Worst of Times

Achieving high performing teams has never been more difficult. Market upheaval and uncertainty, diminished resources, and revenue pressures can bring out the worst of teams at times when you need their best. Under pressure, teams often become paralyzed or over-reactive. They can make poor decisions, or make no decisions as they retreat into individual silos. Communications can break-down. Especially in challenging times, most teams are not talking about how well they are performing or working
together.

How can your teams transform these tough economic times into opportunities that deliver real business results?

This session will highlight…

• Promoting shared responsibility and accountability for team development
• Stimulate team member engagement and commitment
• Enhancing the focus, alignment and commitment of teams to achieve optimal performance

In this program, we will share insights and best practices from working with teams in today’s complex business environment. You will get ideas to take back to the workplace to improve the teams you serve on or team you may influence.

Dixie has more than 17 years of experience as an executive consultant, coach and facilitator in a diverse range of organizations and businesses. She helps executive teams step back from daily obstacles and details of their work, develop a larger scope and vision of where they want their organizations to be in the future, and create the structures and systems necessary to achieve their goals.

Dixie is known for her analytical abilities, leadership perspectives, and ability to build trust in and commitment toward actionable pathways that deliver business results. She has extensive experience with organizational strategy and structure, having worked with a diverse range of organizations, CEO’s, executive teams and boards. Prior to her consulting career, Dixie served as President and CEO of a Northwest based enterprise in the midst of a turn-around. She has also been asked to serve as interim president for two other organizations in the midst of major growth and transition. Dixie’s clients attest to her effectiveness in helping them through challenges inherent in times of growth and transition.

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