Leadership Expert Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Business Advisor and Author Ram Charan, and Hyrum W. Smith, Creator of Franklin Planner(R) to Speak at FranklinCovey 10th Annual International Symposium Chicago, October 23-24
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 21, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Leadership expert Dr. Stephen R. Covey, business advisor and author Ram Charan, and Franklin Planner creator Hyrum W. Smith will be featured keynote speakers at the FranklinCovey 10th Annual International Symposium held in conjunction with the FranklinCovey Executive Conference. The conferences will be held at Chicago's Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, October 23-24.
Covey, best-selling author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, will speak at the keynote address at 8:15 a.m. CST on Thursday, October 23. Charan, who has advised CEOs and senior executives from companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500 and co-author of the current best seller, "Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done," speaks the same day at 12:45 p.m. CST in a keynote address. Smith, a FranklinCovey vice chairman and author of several books including "What Matters Most," and "The Modern Gladiator," will give the keynote address on Friday, October 24 at 8 a.m. CST.
The FranklinCovey 10th Annual International Symposium held concurrently with the Executive Conference will also be held in Los Angeles on March 11-12, 2004 and Atlanta, March 25-26, 2004. Electronic Data Systems (EDS), the leading global information technology services company and Forbes are both sponsors of the Symposium and Executive Conference.
The FranklinCovey Symposium will give individuals, teams, and organizations insight on how to achieve the results they are looking for by understanding how to improve the ability to convey the top priorities of the organization to employees. By communicating these priorities, employees can increase their focus and execute the necessary actions to achieve goals.
"Imagine the power and momentum an organization can experience by giving employees more clarity, more directed action planning, creating more accountability, better collaboration, and deeper trust. Symposium will help an organization succeed by unleashing the power of their workforce to focus and execute on their top organizational priorities," said Bob Whitman, Chairman and CEO, FranklinCovey.
During the two-day event, attendees will learn key principles of focus and execution. On October 23, Business Leaders and Managers, HR Leaders, Training Professionals, and Client Facilitators will attend the keynote speeches by Covey and Charan, morning and afternoon breakout sessions, and a reception and dinner. Day two's activities include Smith's keynote address, and HR Leaders, Training Professionals, and Client Facilitators will attend the first day general sessions and then go on to the second half-day focused entirely on issues and topics for their industries.
Participants of both the Symposium and Executive Conference will be able to attend the welcome reception, expo hall, awards dinner and program, networking events, and book signings.
Full tuition for FranklinCovey Symposium is $495 to $545 while the Executive conference cost is $495 to $595. Full tuition pricing is dependent upon individual corporate, government and education registration.
For more information and to register for the 10th Annual FranklinCovey International Symposium and Executive Conference, visit www.franklincovey.com/symposium or call 1-800-360-1872.
About FranklinCovey
FranklinCovey (NYSE: FC) is the global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools, and assessment services for organizations and individuals. FranklinCovey helps companies succeed by unleashing the power of their workforce to focus and execute on top business priorities. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Organizations and individuals access FranklinCovey products and services through corporate training, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops, catalogs, over 150 retail stores and www.franklincovey.com . FranklinCovey has 2,000 associates providing professional services and products in 39 offices and in 95 countries.
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