ANN ARBOR ? Begin the New Year with a discussion of the issues in Tom Friedman?s 2005 bestseller, ?The World is Flat.? How immune is Michigan from the shifts that are fundamentally changing our economy?
Rich Sheridan, founder of Menlo Innovations will lead the session Jan. 10 at 7:30 am that features Ray Schiavone, former president and CEO of Ann Arbor-based Arbortext, and Jim Mitchell, Vice President of Lee Hecht Associates, a global outplacement firm. Schiavone lead the team that sold Arbortext, the document management technology company, for $190 million. He also won the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
This breakfast session is co-sponsored by LeadersConnect and Michigan Leaders Read developed by Rob Pasick of LeadersConnect, Rich Sheridan of Menlo Innovations, Kathleen Macdonald of The Macdonald Group, and Matt Sharp of Michigan Business Review.
Pasick – Author of Awakening from the Deep Sleep and president of LeadersConnect, Rob is an Organizational Psychologist who has helped hundreds of organizations achieve their strategic goals.
Macdonald – President of The Macdonald Group is known for her organizational development work within a number of Fortune 100 companies including Harley-Davidson, Volvo, GMAC and Audi.
Sheridan – Founder of Menlo Innovations who is known for his creative work in software development and organizational design.
Sharp – Marketing Director for Michigan Business Review. Matt works closely with emerging and established companies across the state.
To register, click on Ann Arbor IT Zone.Org