The 2009 Raymond E. Mason, Jr.,
Leadership Symposium

Commitment: The Path to Leadership Excellence

More than 350 central Ohio leaders filled the Grand Ballroom at the Columbus Convention Center on April 16 for the 6th Annual Raymond E. Mason, Jr., Leadership Symposium. This event is offered by the Franklin University Leadership Center and continues to draw top central Ohio leaders as participants and speakers. This year was no exception. With a nationally renowned keynote speaker (author Martha Rogers, Ph.D.), an entertaining luncheon speaker, and 20 local leaders facilitating small-group sessions, this year's attendees were treated to a day filled with ideas and advice for moving their leadership to the next level.

Mark your calendar!

Next year's Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Columbus Convention Center.

2009 SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Thank you to the central Ohio leaders who gave their time to make our 2009 experience a success!

MICHAEL J. FIORILE: President/COO, Dispatch Printing Co.
Leadership 24/7

JACK PARK: Sports Historian, Author, and Professional Speaker
The Leadership Secrets of Football's Master Coaches

STEVE STIVERS: Lieutenant Colonel and Former Ohio Senator
Rules & Tools for Leadership

ERIC TROY: Associate Director of 21st Century Skills, Ohio Dept. of Education
Leadership Skills for the 21st Century

ROGER SUGARMAN: Partner, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter

ANN GALLAGHER: President, Gallagher Consulting
Effective Community Leadership and Board Service

GINNY BARNEY: City Manager, City of Upper Arlington
Leading from Within: Guiding Vision to Reality

COLONEL KEN MORCKEL: OH Highway Patrol (Ret.), and Former Director, OH Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Leadership: Unique and Challenging

LT. GEN. DENNIS MCCARTHY: Executive Director, Reserve Officer Association of the U.S.
Taking Marine Corps Leadership Principles from the Battlefield to the Front Lines of Business

DWIGHT SMITH: Founder and CEO, Sophisticated Systems
M.J. LEMAN: President, Implications Web Design
How to Cut Costs Without Cutting Off Clients

KATHY ESHELMAN: President, Grade A Notes
How to Lead Your Company Through Economic Crisis: New Tools Available to Small Business Owners from the Stimulus Package

From Sequent
Leveraging Your People by Increasing Employee Engagement
DWIGHT SEELEY: Practice Leader, Talent Management
JACKIE BOVINET: Sr. Human Capital Consultant
JOHN BAKER: Practice Leader, Leadership Development

From Franklin University Leadership Capstone
What's Your Leadership Philosophy?
BRIAN PIERSON: Director of Community Outreach, Mount Carmel
CHRISTINE KRISTANICH: Supported Living Director, ResCare
JULIE SCHULTZ: Program Consultant, Nationwide

"RULES TO BREAK AND LAWS TO FOLLOW" | KEYNOTE ADDRESS
MARTHA ROGERS, PH.D. Business 2.0 named Rogers one of the 19 most important business gurus of the century. The World Technology Network named her “an innovator most likely to create visionary ripple effects.” Her best-selling books including the 2008 release Rules to Break & Laws to Follow and the popular The One to One Future. Co-owner of Peppers & Rogers Group, a premier customer-focused consultancy, Rogers can teach us all to build better relationships — one customer at a time.

Click here for Martha Rogers' website.

"LEADING IN TUNE" | LUNCHEON SPEAKER
DR. DOROTHY MARCIC Marcic enables managers to “move out of their old intellectual way of approaching change and begin to tap into innovation. Her message is essential, for our world is demanding sophisticated solutions to urgent challenges,” said a recent client. See how Marcic brings these philosophies to life — through music! A former professor, Marcic has led more than 1,000 seminars on high-performance leadership and has coached executives at Ford, Coca-Cola, AT&T, and others.

Click here for Dorothy Marcic's website.