What You Will Learn

Ultimately, participants will understand how to create and sustain a desirable culture. Specific topics include:

• A look at the definition of culture along with an exploration of what fuels passion and meaning
• How leaders must exercise “cultural intelligence” in understanding current organizational culture and subcultures
• Utilizing a “Culture IQ” assessment to determine existing culture characteristics
• A deep dive into how great leaders create passionate and meaningful cultures (building trust, leading with WHY, delivering inspired and authentic communication, living values, remaining grounded, etc.)

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About the Instructor

Mike Allison is the Vice President of Talent at Spotlight (Analyst Relations) where he oversees talent acquisition, leadership development, and employee growth/engagement. Spotlight was named Kansas City’s best place to work (medium-sized company) by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2023. Ingram’s magazine also bestowed similar recognition. Mike is also an Adjunct Professor and Bloch Executive Education instructor within the Bloch School at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). Prior to his role at Spotlight, Mike enjoyed over 22 years of healthcare IT leadership experience working at Cerner. His final role there involved leading a group of faculty who developed and delivered advanced education to cohorts of Veterans Administration (VA) clinicians, informaticists, and analytics professionals. He also worked with internal and external leaders on change management and other organizational development initiatives. Previously, Mike held executive responsibilities over Cerner’s client and associate learning organizations. His award-winning teams, many of which were internationally based, provided practical and effective end-to-end learning solutions to Cerner clients and associates around the world.

Mike also spent a year as the Vice President of Learning and Development at AMC Theatres where he led a team of learning professionals focused on building, supporting, and retaining talent across multiple guest-facing brands.

Mike regularly carries out public speaking engagements and provides coaching to business leaders across the Kansas City metropolitan area. He presents and instructs on diverse topics such as leading through change, emotional intelligence, holding difficult conversations, building a culture of feedback, advanced presentation techniques, cultivating trust, and executive presence.

Prior to working in the private sector, Mike was involved in city management for three years. He worked primarily as a management analyst for the city of Kansas City, Mo. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s degree in public administration (MPA) from Brigham Young University.

Mike is married to Amy Allison, a non-profit leader serving as the Executive Director for The Farmer’s House. They have three young adult children (girl, boy, girl). Besides being an avid family man, Mike is passionate about volunteering, seeing the world, hiking, music, disc golf, and all things San Francisco. He was born and raised in the “City by the Bay.”

What You Will Learn

• Strategic Innovation Framework
• Practical AI tools and applications
• How to innovate with AI
• How to pitch your ideas with AI

About the Instructor

Wai (“Y”) Lee is passionate about sharing his expertise in corporate innovation and artificial intelligence with organizations and individuals.

He is a frequent keynote speaker for international conferences, corporate events, and universities. He also designs and conducts product management training and innovation workshops for teams around the globe.

Wai is currently serving as the Vice President of Garmin Labs, responsible for
creating internal startups and new product categories. He has led the incubation, design, and development of flagship products in aviation, marine, outdoor, automotive, sports and fitness, contributing over $600M/year in sales with 20% operating margin. Wai is also an inventor on more than 20 issued patents.

Wai was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has an MS in Computer Science from the University of Kansas, an Executive MBA degree from Henry W. Bloch School of Management, and a Product Management Certification from the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. He and his wife, Olive Lee, live in Overland Park, Kansas with their five children.

In his free time, Wai enjoys painting and spending time with his family.

What You Will Learn

• Discover the joy in helping people learn.
• Learn the four Growth Phases people go through to acquire new knowledge and skills.
• See and acknowledge the different Emotional States a person goes through during the learning process.
• Understand how to break down tasks into core components to provide focused development.
• Learn and practice the seven core Leadership Engagement skills to support someone’s learning.
• Discover how to accelerate the learning process to increase performance.

About the Instructor

Todd Long, President and Owner, Leadership Innovations, …

• Is passionate about helping people lead with confidence.
• Loves dynamic facilitated interaction.
• Believes in the power of collaboration.
• Holds tightly to his faith and values.
• Inspires with steady confidence.

He has served tens of thousands of people around the world over the past 25 years, building confident leaders and healthy teams. He has worked in a variety of industries that include: technology, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, banking, education, and not-for-profit. Todd believes in experiential interactive learning that challenges people to think deeper and discover ways to apply the learning.

Professionally – Todd is a leadership adviser, facilitator, speaker, author (Performance Leadership – Inspiring Growth in Others), and leadership coach.

Personally – Todd is a husband, father of six, grandfather, piano player, ukulele enthusiast, song writer, motorcyclist, exerciser, and faith builder.