Manufacturing First

26 | /INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING • September 2017 w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m M1st 2 DAY ONE PROGRAMMING : OCTOBER 25, 2017 1:30PM - 4:30PM PREVIEW PAGE 1 LEE BOUCHE Bouche Consulting, LLC MARK K AISER Lindquist Machine Corporation K ARRI NEILS Sargento L ARRY HARKINS Georgia Pacifi c Corporation 1:30PM Crucial Conversations: Creating an Intentional Culture Mark Kaiser | President/CEO of Lindquist Machine Corporation Lee Bouche | Leadership Consultant of Bouche Consulting, LLC & Leadership Instructor of NWTC Corporate Training and Economic Development Aligning corporate culture to support and achieve corporate strategy continues to be a challenge for most organizations. Workplace culture is more than a written statement of mission and values hung on the wall for employees to see. It is living and evolving within the organization and needs to be intentionally led to achieve desired organizational results. This presentation will explore workplace culture and strategies an organization can focus on to achieve the culture it wants. 3:15PM Managing Organizational Culture at Georgia-Pacific & Engaging Millennials into Sargento's Culture Larry Harkness | Senior Manager Human Resources of Georgia-Pacific Corporation Karri Neils | Executive Vice President - Human Resources of Sargento Georgia-Pacific has intentionally established its culture and advanced it over time to influence behavior, decision making, and overall business performance. This session will share the strategies involved in each of these elements. Sargento Foods recently won the Bubbler Award, distinguishing itself as one of the Top Ten Wisconsin Workplaces for Young Professionals. This session will provide an overview of the key initiatives that helped Sargento gain this recognition, as well as learnings along the way. WISCONSIN'S PREMIER MANUFACTURING EVENT THE 7TH ANNUAL MANUFACTURING FIRST EXPO & CONFERENCE will kick off on Wednesday, October 25 with registration at 12:30pm, followed by 1:30pm industry specific programming tracks: Talent, Safety, Technology, Social Media, Leadership Training, and Growth Strategy Development. These two-session tracks will feature multiple topics on each of the highlighted topics for maximum learning opportunities. On October 26, the day will begin with our featured keynote speaker, Bill Taylor, Founding Editor, Fast Company and Best-Selling Author, as he presents Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways. Following the keynote, there will be a special presentation at 10:15am by Curt Kubiak, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of NOVO Health where he'll talk about Controlling Healthcare Costs at the Employer Level. Simultaneously, the expo floor will open at 10:00am for a full day of exhibits and lunch & learns. Manufacturing First is designed for Wisconsin Manufacturers to showcase industry advances, highlight successes, announce the latest developments and provide premier networking opportunities. TALENT TRACK FIRST BUSINESS PRESENTS SPONSOR:

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