Kenny Moore, former monk and present-day
business executive, discussed the changing role of leadership in a turbulent
and unforgiving business environment. This interactive, insightful and
entertaining session focused on organizational theory, case studies and
various H.R. interventions in a NYC Fortune 500 company.
The program addressed the following business
principles:
• The surprising fact that leaders who
can manage to “close their mouths and listen” have a better chance of being
heard, believed and followed
• Getting out of the way and letting employees
use their God-given talents makes them want to stay and contribute to the
bottom-line; rekindling the lost art of “intrinsic” motivation can be fun,
• “Managing” change is a self-contradiction,
perpetuating the false belief that we could be in charge of making someone
else actually change;
• Inexpensive and rewarding (personally,
professionally and commercially); losing your soul to maximize shareholder
return hurts the business and prolongs your stay in Purgatory.
Kenny Moore is co-author of “The CEO and
the Monk: One Company’s Journey to Profit and Purpose”, rated as one of
the top-ten best selling business books on Amazon.com. Reporting directly
to the Chairman and CEO, he is Corporate Ombudsman and Director of Human
Resource at KeySpan Corporation. Kenny has over 20 years experience with
change management, leadership development and healing the corporate community.
He’s been profiled on CBS Sunday Morning News, and interviewed by Tom Peters,
The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company magazine regarding his unique
leadership style. He is past-President of the New Jersey Human Resource
Planning Group.
Kenny did not have vu-graphs. |
