Integrated Business Performance - Strategic Planning and Execution in Times of Uncertainty

WHAT: August CEO Roundtable
WHEN:            Wednesday, August 12  2015
WHERE:          Merit Harbor Group, Tacoma
PRESENTER: James DeBragga

All too often, companies of all sizes fall prey to the insidious paradox known as “The Tyranny of the Urgent.”  Even worse, when an organization hasn’t taken the time to prioritize what it WILL do in a given fiscal period, then it almost certainly hasn’t taken the time to prioritize what it WON’T do, either.  In times of uncertainty, it is critical that an organization has the ability to focus: focus on the plan that achieves the strategic goals that move the business forward, BUT just as importantly, ignore the “noise” that sometimes sounds so deafeningly urgent, when in fact, it’s just a dubious distraction.  Learn how to plan the right big-bets in a way that keeps the team focused, while it maintains high-performance in the areas of trust, accountability and results.

LUNCH

All who are attending the morning session are invited to join us for lunch.  Please let Cosette Gibson-Pfaff or Stacey Romero know if you are not able to attend lunch; if you are planning to attend and you observe any dietary restrictions, please notify Stacey Romero by COB on July 30, 2015.  

MEMBERS

Members arrive at 7:30am for breakfast and check-in.  

MEMBER CANDIDATES

There will be CEO Potential Member Candidates joining us for this roundtable.  Potential Member Candidates are invited to the roundtable and lunch:  8:50am - 1:00pm.  

EMPLOYEE GUESTS

Employee guests are invited to attend the roundtable and lunch:  8:50am - 1:00pm. Please RSVP with the names and email addresses of any employee guests you plan to bring to Stacey Romero by COB on July 30, 2015.

HOST

Dave Shapiro of Excell Puget Sound

WHERE WE WILL MEET
Merit Harbor Group:  2515 South Hood Street, Tacoma.  Click here for Google Maps.

The meeting will be held in the conference room.  Merit Harbor Group offices are located on the backside of the historic Rainier Connect Building.  Note that if you enter this into Google Maps, put in the street address and not Merit Harbor.  Also, there is not a sign for Merit Harbor in front of the building or door.  There will be someone out in front of the offices to greet you and guide you to the conference room.  Free angle-in parking is available alongside the building by the entrance.  The building is located next to Tacoma Self-Storage.

AGENDA
Click here to view the agenda.

QUESTIONS THE CEO SHOULD BE ASKING

• Can your entire team consistently articulate the strategic narrative of the fiscal year?
• Does your team understand what they won’t be working on this fiscal year?
• If the market goes against you, does your team know the contingency plan to respond?

TAKEAWAYS

• The Horizon 3 Business Planning Paradigm
• Probabilistic Decision Making: Understanding ‘3-Deep & 2-Wide’ 
• “Model the World” Exercise
• What We’re NOT Doing This Year

PREPARATION
30 day commitments

PRESENTER

JAMES DEBRAGGA is an international entrepreneur and former Microsoft Corporation executive.  From small businesses to multi-national corporations, James applies his world-class business acument and unique understanding of personal potential to transform the capabilities of a company’s most important asset - its people - and drive break-through results across corporate development, marketing, sales, organizational development and data-insight strategy.

Over two decades ago James began his career on Microsoft’s “digital factor floor” as a temporary employee answering product support calls for Windows 3.1.  A true example of “success rewards hard work,” he climbed from entry level to top executive and developed a passion for leading business, people, and change.  James has been instrumental in multiple start-up, hyper-growth, and turn-around businesses as well as the creation of elite international marketing and sales organizations.  Recognized for award-winning global product launches and product go-to-market strategies, James has also driven the transformation of some of the most trafficked global Internet properties, include http://www.windows.com

James has served as a technology industry spokesperson to the Wall Street financial analyst community and has appeared on multiple industry panels for technology including the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Based in Munich, Germany, James currently leads DC1 Consulting, an international boutique management consulting firm focused on maximizing organizational capability in the business workplace.  A firm believer in authenticity and service to others, he utilizes his unique people and business skills, supported by the values of integrity and commitment, to serve as a passional change-agent.  James is a trusted advisor to senior executives around the world, and widely considered a thought-leader in the area of enabling individuals and teams to become truly high-performance.  He publishes a management and professional development blog at http://jamesdebragga.com/, is a lecturer on Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Investing at Seattle University and University of Washington - Seattle, and also a member of the European press.

JAMES R. DEBRAGGA | President | DC1 Consulting, Inc. |1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4500 | Mail Stop JWM | Seattle, WA 98154 | SKYPE ID: JAMESDEB | 206-618-1767 Cell