What Clients Say About From Vision To Action Executive Roundtables
"The From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables bring business leaders together from a broad diversity of for profit and non profit companies twice a year. Having the opportunity to learn from the insightful experiences of, and network with, all these talented people has been priceless to me personally. It has also been a tremendously wise investment for my company. We incorporate many of the ideas and teachings learned at the Roundtables into our daily business practices. Geery Howe is an incredible coach, teacher and facilitator in the areas of leadership and business culture. We are fortunate to have him here in Iowa. My company's success in creating a strong, healthy and dynamic organizational culture is directly attributed to our work with him."
Glenda Farrier, CEO
CASS Incorporated
"One of the most difficult things we do as leaders of organizations and people is schedule the time to learn and renew our leadership skills. It is easy to put off the need to refresh our skills and to learn so we then get stuck in day to day management instead of leading our organizations. I have found the opportunities to participate in the From Vision to Action Executive Roundtable to be very beneficial to myself personally. The ability to share experiences and situations with other leaders helps me to keep my leadership skills fresh and bring new effective ideas to my organization. Ultimately leading to a more enthusiastic and efficient work force that improves our customer experience."
Vernon Benes, Director of Business Development
Beck Ag
"The From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables are a time of respite and renewal--although they are anything but a day at the spa! The Roundtables are more like a combination of marathon and family reunion. Daily challenges at work in combination with suggested pre-readings prepare us for keeping pace with the amount of material covered during a Roundtable. Its a privilege to participate in and to be a member of a learning community which is comprised of such character-filled people. I very much look forward to renewing friendships and discovering new ones at a Roundtable. I find our discussions both comforting and energizing."
Sara Lupkes, Program Planner
Polk County Health Services, Inc.
"What I get from the From Vision to Action Executive Roundtable is the current thinking of executives and the high level perspective within senior management combined with current business authors. Geery Howe's executive coaching adds credibility to topic discussions for the participants to reflect and discuss similar experiences and expand with additional comment. The result is expanded personal insights into the challenges within companies that helps me in addressing the development needs through the training programs I offer my clients."
David Hansen, Consultant
NuVue Business Solutions
"I have been attending Geery Howe's From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables for a number of years and was pleased to be able to go this spring as well. The Roundtable brings together an eclectic mix of individuals from many different disciplines including non-profits, schools, power companies, county governments, banks and others. This mix allows for a diversity of thought and discussion that opens my eyes to new perspectives and ideas.
Geery leads discussions that are thought provoking, energetic and motivating. Every time I attend a roundtable, I feel as if the discussion hits home and is extremely relevant to my situation. I always find the information useful and take away new practical tools, skills and ideas to assist me in becoming a better leader for my organization.
I value these experiences not only because it gives me an opportunity to develop and grow as a leader, but also because it allows me to re-energize and re-focus."
Kris Eastman, Director of Home and Community Based Services
Mainstream Living
"Most all professions today are talking, doing, undoing, and redoing change. Businesses that are any good have had a better idea, or many better ideas on how to serve the customer. Their leaders study emerging research and business models. They & their companies work to use new paradigms to create & sustain better outcomes.
Knowing a specific field inside out, its history, its operational procedures, & proposed new ones are important. But its not enough to know everything there is to know about a field, industry or agency to lead it to sustained success. No matter where leaders spend their lives banks, power plants, health care facilities, school systems, construction firms, they use the same resources to get the job done people, individually, in small groups & large. We live & work through organizations of people.
Participating in the From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables with Geery and the other participants are invaluable in helping acquire the knowledge, & tools a leader needs to help an organization do its best workno matter what that work is!
The From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables can help synthesis the general knowledge of leadership, organizational health, & change dynamics with the specifics of each participants field, & send them home with better questions, & bigger answers.
I would highly recommend the From Vision to Action Executive Roundtables experience to any leader who has dreamed, or dredged up hope for a better future, both professionally & personally."
Linda Kallhoff, Area Director
NorthStar Services