Monday, August 20
8:30 – 9:30 am -
Rich Karlgaard – Publisher of Forbes Magazine
Call it the Conundrum Economy. Since 2002, the U.S. economy has performed well. Quarterly GDP growth rates have averaged 3.6%. Strong profit growth has fed $2 trillion into corporate balance sheets, a record number. Moreover, American consumers have consistently defied predictions of their demise. Home ownership remains at record levels. Some $25 trillion of assets sit on the balance sheets of American households, net of real estate holdings. Consumption is growing solidly despite some softness in autos, houses and retailing. Yet despite the overwhelming case for a booming American economy, most Americans say a recession is forthcoming in 2007. What accounts for the gap between fact and mood? Is our area about to see a boom? Rich Karlgaard thinks so!
You Will Learn:
-Why Stocks Could Rise 50% Before the 2008 Election.
-Four Deep Trends That Guarantee Rapid Business Change … and Anxiety
-Five Factors That Could Derail the U.S. Economy
-Which American Cities and Regions Will Prosper
-Why Global Trends and U.S. Baby Boomer Demographics Favor Small Community Revival
9:45 – 11:15 amBill Reeb
This is your opportunity to pick the minds of our several of our speakers. The panel will also include other business leaders from our region.
12:30 – 1:45 pm (optional session for non-golfers)
Randy Hatzenbuhler, President, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Medora, North Dakota is recognized as a leading destination for visitors to the upper Midwest. A common reaction for travelers to Medora is that their visit far exceeds their expectation. How has this attitude about customer experience become part of the Medora culture? Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation president, Randy Hatzenbuhler will share the Medora Story.
Tuesday, August 21
8:00 – 9:40 amDr. Alan Zimmerman
People can accomplish amazing kinds of things, if they’re led and motivated by the right person using the right approach. That right approach starts with caring. After all, people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Even if you know everything about your product, your business, or your service, that wouldn’t be enough to motivate anyone. People want to know how much you care about them. When you effectively communicate your care, you become a leader who brings out the best in others. Unlike most motivational programs that do little more than explain the “why” of human behavior, this program shows you “how. ” You will learn specific communication skills to inspire productivity in others, fuel their accomplishment, and assure their peak performance. Thousands of people in dozens of organizations have benefited from this program, and their feedback says these skills work! When you give people the care they need, they produce the results you want.
10:00 – 11:45 am
Dr. Alan Zimmerman
Today, change is the rule - not the exception. Whether it's your personal, professional, or organizational life, change is coming more rapidly than ever before. It leaves your head spinning and your stomach turning. To thrive in times like these, people need an attitude adjustment. They need to remember that all progress is the result of change. Without making some changes, taking some risks, they may not grow, succeed, or even survive as a person or as an organization. But people also need a skill enhancement. Leaders need the tools for creating an environment that is conducive to change, an environment that encourages mutual trust, creative ideas and innovation. Everyone else needs to leave their comfort zones, take intelligent risks, and implement new and better approaches. Whether you're a leader or a team member, this program will give you the tools you need to take charge of change. You can expect to gain insights, learn skills, be involved, have fun, and get results.
12:45 – 2:15 pm
Chuck Gallagher
Have you ever made a choice you have regretted? This workshop examines the outcomes of choices we make on a daily basis - in both our personal and professional lives - and explores the ethics climate of your organization. The headlines are filled with companies that have had employees make poor decisions, resulting in ethical questions, financial restatements, fraud, and more. This workshop will make you think twice about your decisions and actions at work.
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Bill Reeb, Winters & Reeb, PLLC
The role of management has undergone rapid change. This session discusses how you can improve your ability to communicate and motivate those around you. How you decode the messages you are receiving, and even more importantly, knowing the real messages you are sending, is paramount to enhancing this. Too often, we feel like we have successfully communicated because the words have been transmitted. That is just not true. It would be like writing a note, putting it in a bottle, sending it out to sea, and assuming our job is complete. Good communication, and improved motivation, starts with becoming a higher self-monitor. This means you have to become more aware of non-verbal queues, of differences between the way men and women translate information, aware of how status impacts messages, and much more.
North Dakota Society of CPAs
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