Leadership Panel Discussion
Our panel consists of Ralph Lassiter of HDR, Mike Anderson of Leadership Resources, Liz Mazzotta of Mutual of Omaha, and Dr. Mary Ferdig of Sustainable Leadership.
In this session our successful leadership panel will provide insights on the following and much more:
- What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess?
- What is one mistake you witness leaders making more frequently than others?
- How do you ensure your organization continues to grow and develop leaders?
- Is there any trend that could be called “the new leader”? Or have things really not changed that much over the last 2000 years?
- Giving the current environment, what is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
- How do you encourage creative thinking within your organization? Where do the great ideas come from in your organization?
Panelist bios:
Ralph Lassiter is the Vice President and National Director of Training and Organizational Development at HDR. A visionary who has successfully led a wide range of enterprise-wide change initiatives, Lassiter has established HDR as the model for employee development excellence within the Consulting Architecture-Engineering industry. In addition, he leads HDR University, an employee development resource comprised of over 500 instructor-led, online- and webinar-delivered courses. For the past 10 years, he has concentrated on leadership development, ethical business practices, and the design of distributed learning systems.
Mike Anderson is Vice President and Coach at Leadership Resources where his primary responsibilities include business development, consulting, and executive coaching. His background ranges from executive-level leadership at Charter Hill Partners, LLC, InfoUSA, and Ameritrade to marketing and sales strategy at Procter and Gamble. Mike is highly involved in the Omaha community and has served on numerous boards.
Liz Mazzotta is the Vice President of Human Resources at Mutual of Omaha where she has oversight for all areas of Human Resources. Her 27-year career has spanned the insurance, financial services, retail and non-profit business sectors. Mazzotta is a graduate of Leadership Omaha, a program affiliated with the Omaha Area Chamber of Commerce, and has received the industry designation of Senior Professional Human Resources from the Society of Human Resources Management. In addition, she has served on several local boards.
Dr. Mary Ferdig is President/CEO of the Sustainability Leadership Institute, a Vermont-based non-profit research and development organization. During her 30-some-year career, Ferdig has worked with leaders in a wide array of organizations from maintenance floors to board room tables, helping them to develop expanded capacity for navigating complex challenges. She is currently active in facilitating critical conversations for conflict exploration, and generative learning and strategic planning.
Event Contact:
Jill Banaszak
vpprogramming@astdnebraska.org
Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. To avoid a no-show billing, please cancel 72 hours before the event by calling 402-850-6710.
