Entrepreneurs looking for a silver bullet or the next “flavor of the month” need not attend. In this value-packed workshop, owners see their businesses in a whole new light and learn how to achieve better results through strengthening the Six Key Components™ of a truly great company. The outcome: All the pieces of your business work together to produce the results you want.
Attendee Value and Takeaways:
● Learn to manage and strengthen just six things: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process and Traction, so the other 136 issues that come at you daily just fall into place.
● Crystallize your vision and your plan on one sheet of paper.
● Get the right people in the right seats with two simple tools.
● Build the right company Scorecard to deliver an absolute pulse on your business.
As the capital of the Silicon Prairie, Lincoln has cultivated a diverse and innovative startup scene that is in desperate need of tech talent in order to grow. Studies show that 40% of global employers are reporting a talent shortage, a global issue that is hitting home in Lincoln and the surrounding areas as skilled workers flee to larger tech communities. More specifically, “brain drain” is a problem that affects the future of Midwestern communities; many are facing aging populations and fewer young people to fill the gap because they’ve fled Midwestern communities in search of better opportunities. Join us to hear what the city is doing to combat the tech talent drought as we explore ways to grow Lincoln’s talent pool. Some of the questions the panel will address:
As the founder of a company that seeks to empower women in east Africa and ultimately worldwide, Liz Forkin Bohannon noticed that she was often invited to speak to groups of all women about her work for gender equality. Today Liz shares her journey of being a woman in business and makes a compelling case that inspires men and women to join forces to be allies in gender equality.
Join us for lunch, and keynote and Q&A with Liz Forkin Bohannon.
This event is brought to you through Lincoln Startup Week. To check out more events happening throughout the week, please visit: lincoln.startupweek.co and http://lincolncalling.com/.
Thanks to our sponsors, the event is free to attend, but registration is required!
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Thank you to:
Windstream
Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
NMotion
Union Bank Catalyst
The Talon Room
In this keynote, Zillow Group’s Vice President of People and Culture, Dan Spaulding, shares how the company established its award-winning culture that empowers employees, how that culture has evolved, and how it maintains a start-up feel as it grows.
The event is free, but registration is required:
As a start-up, you’ve built a great product and service and are starting to experience growth. Now what? Join us as we hear from local established business how they’ve tackled growth and acquisitions, the challenges they’ve faced, and what they’ve learned along the way.
The event is free to attend, but registration is required:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/before-and-after-transitioning-from-a-startup-company-to-a-growth-stage-company-and-beyond-tickets-37857415549
In this session with Kelly Krause, Conference Programming Manager at SXSW, you will learn how year-round engagement leads to unlocking new ideas, staying on top of trends, reaching and acquiring new talent, and extending your brand to new markets.
