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Jim Bramante

Managing Partner, IBM Global Business Services (GBS), Americas.

The Enterprise of the Future: Turning Change into Opportunity

What will your business look like in 5 years, or even 10?  What do leading CEOs see as their greatest challenge in this rapidly changing global business environment. The IBM Global CEO Study, "Enterprise of the Future" sheds light on what the future may hold for organizations of all sizes. Through interviews with over 1,100 business and public sector CEOs worldwide, the study offers fresh and compelling perspectives on strategic issues such as global integration, new and changing customer groups, and business model innovation. Only those organizations that understand and prepare to address the new realities of the integrated market will be able to harvest its full potential.

In this session attendees will learn:
• How do organizations plan to compete in the face of globalization and increased global competition?
• What are the factors that enable corporations to enter new locations/markets and how do they address the emergence of new global competitors?
• What impact will the increasingly acquisitive urban middle class in rapidly developing economies (RDEs) have on the enterprise?
• How do organizations meet increasing demands of a better informed and more collaborative consumer, as well one that expects increased social responsibility?
• How do organizations use business model innovation to respond to changes occurring across the value chain?

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Executive Vice President of Sales, DHL Express USA

Agility in a Difficult Economy

Companies have to adapt to current economic conditions, while continuing to serve customers and maintain productivity. As the leading international express and ground parcel services company, DHL has been working to transform its U.S. domestic processes and operations to pave the way for what's next in the express shipping business.

Charles Brewer will discuss the strategies and measures to implement that will help insulate organizations against market forces while continuing to fortify competitive strengths. Brewer's extensive experience in leadership positions around the world also enables him to educate audiences about doing business in international markets and tapping the resources of global operations.

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Patricia Murray

Senior Vice President, HR, Intel Corporation

Driving Strategies Around Globalization, Culture, and Leadership

Carol S. Dweck

Professor of Psychology, Stanford University

Mindset, Motivation and Leadership

Why do so many confident and charismatic leaders ultimately fail? And why do they fail to motivate their workers?

In this lecture, Professor Dweck explains how leaders' mindsets affect their ability to grow and learn on the job, a quality that is essential in today's rapidly changing business world. She compares leaders with a fixed mindset (the assumption that basic human talents are carved in stone) to leaders with a growth mindset (the assumptions that talents can be developed) and shows how a fixed mindset limits leaders' openness to feedback, their ability to motivate and develop their workers, and their long-term achievement. Malcolm Gladwell, in "The Talent Myth" used Professor Dweck's work to explain the fall of Enron.

You will learn:

• The different psychological world created by the fixed and growth mindsets
• How these play out in the organization
• How an emphasis on talent can be harmful
• How to cultivate a growth mindset
• How to praise, criticize, and evaluate workers to create optimal motivation