“In the end, doing the right thing will always triumph. It has always been so.”
--Marilyn Carlson Nelson, 2009 Winner of the World Business Award by Women’s World Congress
The Carlson Companies credo begins “Whatever you do, do with integrity, wherever you go, go as a leader.” Leading Carlson Companies, one of the largest privately held companies in the world, requires tremendous leadership skills. For Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman and former CEO of Carlson, it has always been more than being a great leader. It’s her strong belief that there are leadership moments in our everyday choices and how you lead matters. Ms. Carlson Nelson is an authority on authentic leadership and, through her unique storytelling, shares experiences that shaped her philosophy on leadership and life. This presentation takes you inside the heart and mind of one of today’s most influential business leaders as she shares with you the lessons learned through life’s everyday challenges and opportunities. Take this opportunity to experience a rare and personal glimpse into the thought process of a top leader.
Participants in this program will learn:
- It’s up to you to be part of the solution. Don’t let yourself off the hook by taking the easy path; find a way to fix the problem
- Leadership is neutral – it can be good or bad. It’s how we lead that matters
- True leaders are chapters, not books. They are stewards of a legacy, serving as links between the past and future
- The day you have is today – would you be proud to sign your name to it?
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson is chairman and former CEO of Carlson Companies, one of the largest privately held companies in the world, where she has been an extremely effective business leader. Under her leadership, the firm's system wide sales nearly doubled, to $40 billion. She transformed Carlson into a "new model" company and initiated an employee effort that netted more than $200 million in bottom-line process and program improvements. Ms. Nelson is the author of How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership, an inspiring collection of wisdom about how to build a meaningful legacy one day at a time. She has been named one of "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes magazine has regularly selected her as one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women." In 2007, Ethisphere Magazine named her one of the "100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics."
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