Dean Niewolny, CEO, Halftime Institute

Helping Your People Finish Well

The first few waves of Baby Boomers have left the building, and they have taken their decades of experience, their strong relationships and their cool heads with them. Soon, the GenXers will head for whatever is next for them as well. How will this outflow of talent affect your business? And, is it possible to stop it and make your organization stronger while still keeping this group happy and productive?

Walter J. Scherr, Author, WALTER’S WAY:  How A Relief Kid Survived TB, Corporate Betrayal, Bankruptcy, Made Millions, And Touched The Lives of Billions

Two invaluable lessons that I learned early in my career:

1. No one cared how much I knew until they knew I cared.

2. Finding common ground with my employees encouraged a desire to work with me toward the same goal.