Making Order From Chaos: How to Effectively Manage Organizational and Operational Change
As an information technology, finance, or operations officer of a rapidly growing Chicagoland company, you face organizational, technology, and operational challenges on a daily basis. Everything seems to be moving and evolving at a lightning-speed pace. How do you successfully manage the operational changes that come with fast-growing companies?
Join us on Thursday, October 4 for a half-day, invitation-only event, Making Order From Chaos: How to Effectively Manage Organizational and Operational Change.
Presenters
- Chris Cain, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Dan Feely, Founder and Managing Partner, TSI – Transforming Solutions Inc.
- Paul Trout, Founder, Paul Trout Executive Consulting
Our skilled presenters will address key aspects of dealing with operational change, including:
- How to creatively improve your organization’s processes, both with and without the introduction of new technology, to achieve rapid gains that enable you to scale profitably
- What are the legal considerations with regard to effective change management and adopting new technology solutions?
- What issues and strategies do you need to consider when implementing new technology solutions and how do you avoid pitfalls in the selection and contracting process?
- How can you close the legal gap between what the technology vendor marketing collateral provides and what is stated in your agreement?
- How do you address the challenges and opportunities of change?
- How do you effectively build buy-in for your ideas?
- What are the six essential questions of leadership?
Agenda
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Operational Technology Change Management – Dan Feely
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Legal Change Management – Chris Cain
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Organizational Change Management – Paul Trout
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Panel Discussion – Paul Trout, Dan Feely and Chris Cain
12:45 p.m. Adjourn
If you are a Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Chief Operations Officer and would like to attend, contact Cheryl Winkowski at cwinkowski@foley.com to request an invitation.
