Speakers’ Series - As presented in 2008-2009
Carol Marinovich, Former Mayor of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS
Topic: Visioning and Planning Community Change
September 23, 2008
The Kansas Speedway/Village West development is a great example of vision for a community. Describing the steps necessary to bring about this economic development, the lessons learned, and the process and roadblocks that were encountered and overcome, Carol will discuss the vision, commitment, and risk-taking needed for success. > View Report from Meeting
Bob Berkebile, Founder of BNIM Architectural Firm
Topic: Trends in City Planning
October 14, 2008
An internationally recognized architect from Kansas City, Bob will discuss the current trends in city planning, what is working and why, lessons we can learn from the past, and help us understand the important issues being faced in city planning efforts today.
Dayton Moore, Vice President & General Manager Kansas City Royals
Topic: Creating High Performance Teams
November 11, 2008
What does it take to create a high performance team? Dayton has learned from some of the best in Major League Baseball. He will describe the process of creating a winning team on the field and how to apply those tried and proven concepts to creating our Key Performance Area teams and what it takes as team members to execute. > View Flyer
Peter DeSilva, President & CEO UMB Bank
Topic: Power of Culture to Shape Community Change
January 13, 2009
UMB Bank has undergone a significant cultural change in the past few years since Peter became President and CEO. Focusing on the success of UMB Bank’s cultural change and Peter’s many years in leadership roles, he will discuss how to effectively transition an organization’s (and community’s) culture while making strategic change happen.
Terry Dunn, President & CEO JE Dunn Construction Company
Topic: Making the Move from Planning to Execution
March 24, 2009
As President and CEO of JE Dunn Construction, Terry knows a thing or two about getting the job done. Drawing on years of successful implementations, Terry will discuss the challenges of moving from planning to execution and how to ensure quality delivery of the strategic promises
To complement the City of Lee’s Summit’s strategic planning initiative, a Speakers’ Series was developed. The Speakers’ Series brought thought leadership from some of the region’s business and community leaders to the process in Lee’s Summit.
Location
All Speakers’ Series presentations were held at the MCCLongview Campus at the Education Center. MCC-Longview is located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Longview Road in Kansas City, MO.
For more information about the Speakers’ Series, contact Dan Gabbert at dan@kclifecoaches.com
or 816-525-9219.
