Your Moral Compass: Business Ethics and Leadership – November 19th
Carrie Hensel on Oct 23rd 2009
Event Details:
- Date: November 19th, 2009
- Time: 7:30 – 9:30 AM
- Location: The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club, 5200 Polo Fields Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
- Cost: $25, includes breakfast!
- Sponsored by Eastern Michigan University’s Professional Programs and Training
- REGISTER NOW!
How does the leadership of a company guide the moral compass of a company and its employees?
How do you apply ethics and leadership in a company? What does this really mean in today’s world with the emergence of new social/business networks, blogging, internet information and misinformation, disappearance of traditional newspapers, emails, tweets and a whole lot more? How do you educate your current employees and what are institutions doing to teach the next generation?
Join the WXW Business Ethics and Leadership exchange session to explore what’s happening in education as well as practical application in a very successful business. Three highly recognized panelists will be joining us to answer your questions regarding ethics and leadership.
Panelists include:
Sandra Defebaugh, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University
Sandra Defebaugh is an Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University where she teaches Employment Law, International Business Law, Law for Financial Professionals, Sports Law, E Commerce Law, Business Law and Ethics. She has also practiced business law as a corporate attorney and served in politics as Mayor and City Commissioner for City of Birmingham, Michigan. She has spoken on topics of professionalism, ethics and employment law at various international venues including as part of the Oxford Round Table at Oxford University in England, the Business and Economics Society International in Switzerland and the Academy of Business Administration International in Germany. She is a graduate of Michigan State University, College of Law. She is also co-author, with Dr. John Waltman, of the Eastern Michigan University online Professional and Ethics Training Modules, including the Business Professional Dynamic Model, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Professional Business Ethics.
Elaine Steig, Service Steward, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
Elaine graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Marketing. Elaine’s first job, while still in high school, was in Customer Service…and a career was born. Prior to working for Zingerman’s, she spent 10 years with an international big box retailer and steadily moved up through a variety of local, national, and international positions in Customer Service and Learning & Development.
When Elaine relocated to Michigan, the first place she had dinner was Zingerman’s Roadhouse. She was entranced with the high-quality, full-flavored food and exceptional service. Elaine instantly became a dedicated promoter and ordered her wedding cake from Zingerman’s Bakehouse 6 months later. Fate presented her with an opportunity for a career change. In thinking about her true career passion, she decided it remained customer service and training. Elaine knew Zingerman’s was passionate about both as well; the stars aligned and the new Service Steward position was available.
Elaine joined Zingerman’s as the Service Steward in 2008. Her primary role is to support each of the eight Zingerman’s businesses and Zingerman’s Service Network in delivering a great experience to internal and external customers.
Lynda James-Gilboe, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Customer Care, ProQuest
Lynda James-Gilboe is Senior Vice President of Marketing and Customer Care. She is responsible for managing global strategic marketing functions, as well as customer support groups. In this role, Ms. James-Gilboe creates marketing plans for all ProQuest product lines across multiple segments, and oversees external communications initiatives.
Ms. James-Gilboe joined ProQuest in 2001 as Vice President of Special Projects-Marketing and Sales. She then became Vice President of Inside Sales and Customer Support in 2003 and became Vice President of Marketing in 2004. Prior to joining ProQuest, she was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at NewsBank/Readex.
Before this, Ms. James-Gilboe spent 21 years with The Gale Group, formerly a Thomson company. Ms. James-Gilboe served as Senior Vice President of North American Print Sales and Marketing. She was also a member of the Executive Committee for Gale Group, a senior leadership team. During her tenure, she led the sales and marketing integration of the Macmillan Library Reference into Gale Group by reconfiguring territories and compensation plans. She also held a number of senior positions in Marketing, Sales, and Creative services.
Ms. James-Gilboe is a board member of Washtenaw Literacy. She received a B.A. from Michigan State University and is a 1984 Graduate of the Publishing Institute at the University of Denver, Colorado.
Special Offerings for Participants
EMU STEPS IT UP WITH A PHENOMENAL GIVEAWAY!
Get your name added to the drawing for an EMU online Ethics Program giveaway Value of $159.00 One lucky winner will be chosen from the participants at the WXW November 19th Business Ethics and Leadership Event
EMU is offering a discount on online Ethics Program
Purchase online Ethics Program for a discounted rate
of $129 when you mention WXW during registration.
Zingerman’s is offering ZING TRAIN Seminars
Buy 1, get 1 for half off for any of their seminars thru
March, ‘10. Mention “WXW” for discount when registering.
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