BE THE ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR:  YOUR REAL ROLE AS A LEADER

Darcie Harris, Founder & CEO, EWF International

PRESENTATION SUMMARY

Think of your company as an orchestra.  You are playing the violin, the trumpet, the clarinet and the drums (even the triangle!).  But your real role as a business owner is to be the orchestra conductor.

As small business owners, we wear so many hats that it's really easy to lose track of our real role:  leading the company. 

If you want your company to grow, you need to learn what a conductor does and when she does it.  That's the only way to get the best music from the entire orchestra.

Drawing on years of experience of working with hundreds of female business owners, Darcie Harris, founder and CEO of EWF International, will lead workshop participants to understand the tools and the process to bring out the best in others, get effective execution and create a culture of accountability.  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.    Learn to focus on results (rather than activity) and on the specific key indicators they need to measure in their businesses
2.    To learn the essentials of personal accountability and how to develop a culture of joint accountability in their companies
3.    Understand the principles of personal and joint accountability to achieve their desired results
4.    To learn the components of a successful strategic plan and ninety day plan

SPECIFIC BENEFITS:  Participants will learn to:

1.    Replace"doing" with "leading"
2.    Focus on outcomes, not activities
3.    Act on an intentional growth strategy
4.    Create accountability for herself and her team
5.    Understand why she MUST focus time on her business, not just her clients

HOW AUDIENCE WILL INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER

•    Offered as a keynote (40 minutes):  Q & A at the end of the session
•    Offered as a workshop (2 hours):  participants will form small groups and for experiential exercises and discussion to learn the essential tools

WHY THIS TOPIC IS ESSENTIAL

•    Many small business owners believe that being a leader means having the best ideas.  While training on leadership qualities & and character traits is important, many business owners have never been trained on how to lead the company with a systemized process to get plans in place and executed.  Most small business owners do not understand the importance of having a strategic plan or are intimidated by the concept.  If they do have a plan, it often sits on a shelf and gathers dust.  Participants learn how to develop a strategic plan, a ninety-day plan, and how integrate the plan into day to day operations.  They will understand how to use their plan to inspire increased employee commitment and accountability. 


WHAT QUALIFIES MS. HARRIS AS AN EXPERT ON THE TOPIC

•    Since 1997 Darcie Harris has been a professional business consultant, group facilitator and business coach.  For over eleven years she has worked almost exclusively with women business owners, facilitating peer advisory groups, coaching, consulting, and training.  She is experienced at facilitating strategic planning and team building.  In addition, she developed and taught several leadership training curriculums, designed specifically for professional women.  She built EWF International from an idea to a successful and respected company with international reach.