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Whatever your role in an organization, you can be a leader. A leader influences and communicates in a way that drives his team to perform. How you communicate, make connections, and manage relationships despite challenges plays a part in your style of leadership.
Bob McEwan, retired senior executive with GE Aviation, will share his 5 Fundamentals of Leadership which have guided his style and his success. He will share the importance of using your self-awareness, and of managing yourself and others in a caring way. Bob is living proof that the underlying foundation of great leadership is leading with emotional intelligence.
This is on Innovative Leadership. Potential leaders and leaders at all levels are welcome.
Participants will learn the following in this one hour seminar:
- Fundamentals of leadership as shared by a Bob McEwan, whose leadership success spanned 34 years of successfully managing thousands of employees across the world to achieve the organization’s goals and objectives on a daily basis.
- How to develop a personal style of leadership by applying emotional intelligence and these fundamentals of leadership.
- Reflect on how to influence, make connections, and manage relationships in a style of leadership unique to oneself.
About the Speaker
Bob McEwan began his professional career as a high school math teacher and athletic coach before transitioning to the corporate world. He spent more than three decades at GE Aviation’s engineering, manufacturing and service operations. GE Aviation is the global leader in the commercial jet engine business, with more than $20 billion in annual revenue. Bob started as a front line supervisor and retired as the GM of GE Aviation’s global supply chain. During his career, Bob oversaw numerous manufacturing plants and managed thousands of employees worldwide.
Among his accomplishments, he integrated development and production test operations, increased production by 30 percent, and doubled the company’s development programs. Bob has been trained and certified in numerous GE management programs, most notably Six Sigma Black Belt and LEAN production systems. His new book, 5 Fundamentals to Unleash Millennial Talent is culled from his years of leadership experience.
Bob holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehead State University and master’s degrees in education and business from Xavier University. In his retirement, Bob is an executive-in-residence at Xavier University Williams College of Business where he volunteers as a guest lecturer and advisor to the department deans. He recently served as director of business development for the University of Cincinnati Research Institute promoting advanced manufacturing technologies. Bob continues to consult with GE Aviation, its partners and other aerospace companies in engineering and supply chain management. He also conducts leadership seminars for executives and corporate staffs.
Learn more about Bob at discoveryourinnerleader.com.
About the Facilitator
Lisa Kappesser, MA, ACC, is a career and executive coach, facilitator, author and organizational consultant. She has a Master of Arts Degree from The University of Notre Dame, and is credentialed as a coach through The International Coach Federation.
Lisa has over 25 years of experience partnering with individuals and organizations to achieve their goals. Her depth of experience spans the non-profit, healthcare, education and business sectors. She enjoys coaching leaders at all levels of the organization, from high potentials to C-suite executives, both in career development and transition, as well as in leadership development.
For over 10 years, she has had her own consulting company, EQ Coaching Solutions, and is also a Senior Consultant with Leadership Excelleration, Inc. She consults with organizations to develop talent, increase employee engagement, improve productivity, and build healthy teams and cultures.
Lisa has deep expertise in emotional intelligence, which research shows is the strongest predictor of career success. She has created and facilitated numerous emotional intelligence programs over the past 15 years. She is the author of the book: The Smart New Way to Get Hired: Use Your Emotional Intelligence to Land the Right Job, and has been a speaker and trainer both nationally and regionally.
Lisa is an Adjunct Professor and Consultant for the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at The University of Cincinnati, and has taught and developed courses on Organizational Behavior and Business Professionalism.
