SMU COX From Insight to Action: Taking It Home and Making a Difference Marci Armstrong, Ph.D. November 29, 2007

The Changing Face of Leadership: What Does It Mean for You? Newcomer’s Workshop Winning in New Market Segments Serving Small and Mid-Sized Companies Developing Women Leaders Experiencing New Markets Challenges of Different Cultures Concurrent Sessions Benchmarking/Networking with Peers

Insights and Inspiration From Insight to Action Insights and Inspiration Operational Plan Accountability and Execution

Reflect: What critical insights did you gain from this conference Reflect: What critical insights did you gain from this conference? What inspired you?

Plan: What do you want to accomplish Plan: What do you want to accomplish? List specific outcomes and objectives. (Big Picture)

Be Accountable: How will you start to execute on your objectives Be Accountable: How will you start to execute on your objectives? Who does what? When? How will you know you got there (metrics)?

You DO Make a Difference! You get all the blame but none of the credit. You represent everyone to everyone. You can’t please everyone all of the time! Minimize knee jerk reactions but know when to act. Working with ExEd participants is a lot like parenting. Commit to help each other. Build your allies. Have a REAL life outside of work. 3

It’s the journey not the station.