Sometimes it's the people outside of your industry that can shed the best light on new approaches that you can apply to stand out from the competition and succeed. That's why there will be a featured session kicking off each day of the ISSA Convention and ISSA/INTERCLEAN this year!
Tuesday, October 18
9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
High Performance People
Vince Lombardi Jr., Leadership Speaker and Motivator
In this highly inspirational message, Vince Lombardi Jr. answers the question: What do high performance people do and how do they do it? All high performance people, regardless of their background, share a common outlook in how they perceive themselves and the world around them. Once you harness their tactics, you too can orchestrate high performance.
Wednesday, October 19
8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
Lessons from the Geek Squad Story
Robert Stephens, Founder of the Geek Squad
and Chief Technology Officer for Best Buy
What do you get when you take $200, a crazy idea, and love for all things technical? Learn how Robert Stephens took the boring world of computer support and made it famous. Starring 1 Chief Inspector, 25,000 Double Agents and Geekmobiles, The Rolling Stones, The CIA, The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile and over 5,000,000 messed up computers.
Plus, learn how your company can apply similar creative ideas to make your business a trusted and memorable one.
Thursday, October 20
8:30 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Address
Tom Peters, business guru and award-winning author
This high-energy and hard-hitting consulting session will share with you the "little BIG things" that impact business excellence. Peters also will help you tap the enthusiasm and innovation that reside in every organization, plus share which of the "basics" are less boring and more powerful now than ever before.
Plus, you'll learn where to place your priorities to ensure that your brand promise permeates everything you do, in ways you may have forgotten are possible. Read more.
Friday, October 21
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Applying Poker Principles in Business
Annie Duke, Poker Icon and Celebrity Apprentice
Bluffing can be an essential part of business. Whom better to learn from than pro poker player Annie Duke, where bluffing is her business! Get a glimpse inside the pro poker world and learn how conflict resolution and negotiation strategies implemented in poker apply to everyday business.
