The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are proud to present the August 2010 Business Excellence Forum. In the quest for excellence, organizations face unprecedented levels of complexity and heightened expectations from customers, employees, and society. In the quest for excellence, organizations face unprecedented levels of complexity and heightened expectations from customers, employees, and society. Organizations need to think fast and execute flawlessly to stay competitive. The majority of strategic initiatives fall short of their original business goals and many fail to be implemented on time and within budget. The reasons for failure are well known yet difficult to avoid.  Only a small portion of failure is actually attributed to technical or process issues, while most failures are due to leadership, work culture and communication issues. This half-day event will provide you with the tools and practice you and your business need to fulfill internal and external expectations.

Keynote Speaker: Heinz Buschang, Ph.D.

11:30 a.m.  – 12:30 p.m.

Dr. Buschang is currently the interim Academic Dean for the College for Professional Studies and the Dean of the School of Management at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

He has extensive experience in leadership development and executive coaching.  He is the founder and senior managing partner of HGB Associates and has provided management consulting services to a wide range of Fortune 50 type business, including manufacturing organizations, chemical and pharmaceutical companies and financial institutions.   

Dr. Buschang has over 25 years of practical experience in management, with an emphasis on organizational design and strategy implementation.  He has managed highly technical production operations and has directed the design and implementation of business strategy, including new product proposals, technology integration, and organizational capabilities development. 

Heinz received his Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from Colorado State University.  He also holds a Masters in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance and Management.

Breakout Session 1: Heinz Buschang, Ph.D.

12:45 – 2:15 p.m.

Effective leadership is not intuitive! Just as the laws of statistics have helped achieve improvements in product and process excellence, leaders must understand the laws of human behavior to achieve sustainable organization performance. Regardless of the industry or the complexity of an organization’s strategy, all business results are the product of the behavior of its workforce. During this session you will receive an introduction to the science of Human Behavior and a general overview of key concepts to help inspire, focus, and motivate peers to achieve your desired business results. 

Breakout Session 2: Peter Bemski, Ph.D.

2:30 – 4 p.m.

Dr. Bemski has presented extensively on leadership, organizational behavior and ethics. He has a variety of intercultural skills, which include extensive for-profit and non-profit administrative experience.  Immediately before coming to Regis University, Dr. Bemski was a consultant working on such projects as the E900 Center in Qingdao, China and an Action English Center in Kissimmee, Florida.  During your session with Dr. Bemski you will gain the knowledge and application tools you need to become and effective leader for your organization.

   Networking Session: 4-5 p.m.

* All Parking in LOT 4

*The program will be held in the Mountain View Room in the Adult Learning Building

$35 for Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce members; $55 for non-members

For more information or to register, please go to www.denverchamber.org

or contact Lindsay Columna at 303-620-8093or lindsay.columna@denverchamber.org

Lunch, drinks, networking and happy hour included for one low fee.