2009 Scanlon Annual Conference

Fundamentals for the Future

May 11-13, Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza

Kalamazoo, MI 

The Scanlon Leadership Network, Scanlon Foundation, and Scanlon Consultancy have come together to bring you an experience like none other, an experience that will teach you the fundamental skills you need going forward.

Keynote and Facilitator Adam Hartung brings incredible value to the Scanlon Conference.  He has the right message, at the right time, and each of you who attends will go home with the beginnings of a plan for your organization’s future success.  You will understand that you can come out the other side, stronger than ever.

Invest in your people and your future - register today!

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES - MONDAY MAY 11   5:00 - 8:00

Member/Affiliate Exhibits 

As part of the networking process, we strongly encourage each Member to set up a display table to show off their products to participants.  Everyone who submitted Best Practices for 2009 is also encouraged to display their submission(s) along with their company’s exhibit table.  The tables can stay up from Monday evening through the Conference.   Setup begins at 1:00 pm Monday the 11th, and must be completed by 5:00 pm.

Best Practices and Frost Beacon Awards Ceremonies  5:00 - 6:00

Come celebrate and honor the best in Scanlon ideas and leadership at this special ceremony.    

Welcome Reception  6:00 - 8:00  Appetizers will be served, along with a cash bar.

45th Annual Conference - TUESDAY MAY 12    8:00 - 5:00

8:00 – 8:30    Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45    Opening Remarks
8:45 – 9:45    Opening Keynote - Adam Hartung, Spark Partners: The Phoenix Principle
10:00 - 11:00    1st Concurrent sessions
11:15 – 12:15    2nd Concurrent sessions
12:15 – 1:00    Lunch
1:00 – 1:30    Scanlon Stewardship Award Presentation: John F. Donnelly, Honoree
1:30 – 4:30    Future Planning Session with Adam Hartung
4:30 – 4:40    Closing Remarks
4:40 – 5:00    Member Company Rallies

KEYNOTE SPEAKER - ADAM HARTUNG, Spark Partners

With business conditions this tough, it will be impossible to return to old results with cost cutting.  Markets have irreversibly shifted, and now is the time for businesses to shift with them.  The only way to remain viable, and fulfill your vision and mission, is to regain growth.  The good news is that all businesses can place their destiny back in their own hands - even though that may seem inconceivable.

Utilizing the results of over 800 case studies, Adam Hartung of Spark Partners helps audiences realize that by asking the right questions and following some new steps they can identify opportunities to grow, regardless of economic conditions.  By overcoming internal Lock-ins, you can adapt to become whatever you want, and thus regain growth and future success.

Opening Keynote: The Stimulus

During this fun and interactive session, you will feel empowered to retake control of your individual and organizational destiny.  You will understand that the tools are there for you to overcome current economic adversity and move forward, not backwards or even tread water.  Adam has proven businesses can create breakthrough performance with White Space regardless of size or age.
 

Large Group Activity: Participate in Creating Your Own Future 

with Jahn Ballard - Facilitator of World Cafe and Technology of Participation

The afternoon will be dedicated to a participative exercise. You will gain insight to future markets which provides understanding about how markets have shifted.  You will then link that understanding to actions you can take in order to regain growth.  We will break into teams that will develop future scenarios for use as guideposts, that can identify disruptions to past lock-ins.  This serves to get you out of old ruts.  Your team will develop White Space projects where your organizations can be innovative and experiment with new, growth-focused projects.

Intent:  Each individual or group of conference attendees will able to digest Adam's message and relate it to your own business 

Outcomes:
Outline a summary of how the message applies to your business
Define critical success factors needed to take this message into action in your business
Anchor execution momentum in the individuals and teams
Document the wisdom in the room on perceptions and strategies


Visceral Outcomes:
Experience a sense engagement and purpose with the conference as a whole
Feel energized and enabled to bring new insight and confidence back to their organization                      Getting everyone moving beyond thinking into action
Attendees feel inspired to try collaborative approaches to their meetings

ALL DELEGATIONS WILL RECEIVE 1 OR MORE COPIES OF CREATE MARKETING DISRUPTIONS AS PART OF YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES.  THE QUANTITY OF BOOKS RECEIVED WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF YOUR DELEGAION.

Workshop Session Topics

• Financial Wellness Checkup
• Sustaining Lean in a Lean Economy
• Make a Difference by Being Yourself
• Revenue Growth Through Innovation
• Humor, Risk and Change
• Cultural Impacts of a Down Economy
• Benefits of a Healthy Workplace
• Building EPIC Leaders
• Scanlon 101
• Living Down Our Historical Legacies
• Stress:  The Inside Job

POST CONFERENCE TOUR/PRESENTATION - WEDNESDAY MAY 13  9:00 - 12:00

Tour Network Member Landscape Forms 10:00 - 12:00

Named by Wall Street Journal as a Top Small Workplace of 2008, Landscape Forms holds design and people as their most important foci.  They feature award-winning, innovative practices in both Scanlon implementation and manufacturing processes.  Participants will be guided on a facility tour, followed by a Q & A session.  Lunch will be provided.  Transportation will be provided, although you may provide your own.  The Tour begins at 9:00

Bronson Methodist Hospital - Recipient, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Presentation: 9:00 - 11:00

Bronson was one of just six organizations nationwide to receive this award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence. The award promotes excellence in organizational performance, recognizes the quality and performance achievements of U.S. organizations, and publicizes successful performance strategies.  Come see how they do it!  Presentation will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel.

Our Sponsor 

This conference is sponsored in part by Southwest Michigan First. Southwest Michigan First is a private, nonprofit organization committed to being the catalyst stimulating economic growth in the Kalamazoo Region.  Nationally recognized for its groundbreaking Community Capitalism approach to economic development, Southwest Michigan First offers unprecedented access to business and industry, higher education, workforce talent, financial incentives and state and local government – everything you need to start, expand or locate your business in the Kalamazoo Region.

Supporting Organizations/Individuals

Paul W. Davis - Scanlon Steward;  David Veech - Institute for Lean Systems;  Larry Spears, Spears Center for Servant Leadership; Tom Burns - Complete Compliance; Rob Ptacek - Competitive Edge Consulting; Dr. Greg Huszczo; Praveen Gupta - Accelper Consulting; Robert ‘Doc’ Hall; Ted Lakkides - Cygnet Institute of Personal Financial Literacy; Marge Holata  - SGS Tool Co.; Jahn Ballard-Performance Management Institute

CONFERENCE SITE AND LODGING: RADISSON PLAZA HOTEL & SUITES www.radissonkz.com

Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites has earned 12 AAA Four-Diamond Awards establishing it as one of the premiere hotels and conference centers in the Midwest.  Containing 4 exceptional dining options and 5 specialty retail shops, this urban resort is ideally located in the heart of Kalamazoo’s thriving arts, entertainment and dining district.

Reservations Deadline: April 17  Room Block Price: $120 + tax

All participants are responsible for making and paying for their own lodging.    Rooms are available on a first come first served basis.  After April 17 all rooms will be released to the general public.  Mail or fax the completed Radisson Plaza Reservation and Payment Form [included in the registration package] to the hotel.  DO NOT send the Form to the Network office.  If you call in your reservation, be sure to indicate that you are with the Scanlon Leadership Network group.  Check in is 4:00 pm., check out is noon.

You may also register online by visiting www.radissonkz.com and clicking on the “Make a Reservation” link.  You MUST enter the Promotional Code “SCAN” to receive the special rate and credit our block.

Address: 100 West Michigan Avenue   Kalamazoo, MI  49007  (Corner of Michigan Ave. and Rose St.)
Phone 269/343-3333  Fax 269/381-1560 
Web www.radissonkz.com

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2009 Annual Conference Registration Information

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