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.