Plenary Session 4

Plenary Session: Learning from Leading Edge Organisations.

9.00 - 10.30 Thursday 14 February 2002, Royal Theatre

Chair

John Durant, ECSITE President and Chief Executive, @Bristol, UK.

Panel Speaker

Goran Carstedt spoke from his experience as a senior manager with Volvo and Ikea, as well as in his current role. Click the photo to start the webcast. Movie requires the free Flash Player.

Goran Carstedt, Global Society for Learning Network, Sweden.

In order to create real change and good results in any organisation, it is essential to create new energy. This involves inviting people to something meaningful, purposeful and 'learningful' -something worthy of their full commitment. Based on his management experience, the speaker will share how leadership ultimately is about learning how to learn and how to create a meaningful future.

Panel Speaker

Stella Axarlis is a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council. Click the photo to start the webcast. Movie requires the free Flash Player.

Stella Axarlis, Chair, Peninsula Health and Member, Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, Australia.

What are the key aspects of leadership that empower others in a creative environment? Based on her belief in people power and the values of competitiveness, the pursuit of excellence and self-assessment, the speaker will share her experiences in developing a culture of learning and respect among staff.

Panel Speaker

Roy L Shafer spoke from the heart about science centres being great organisations. Click the photo to start the webcast. Movie requires the free Flash Player.

Roy Shafer, Principal, The Roy L. Shafer Company: Strategies for Organisational Change, USA.

Jim Collins' latest organisational success research 'Good to Great' proves that organisations can move from good to great...and how! While the eleven organisations he identified have had several key elements in common, the single common element present in all eleven was the way they all had a 'level 5 leader' - and that's not the kind of leader you think!

nb: Sadly, Roy passed away suddenly on July 29, 2005.