Tuesday, July 29th
8:45am - 9:30am

What does a highly evolved leader look like, think like and act like today? The old leadership template is dissolving. The most diverse workforce and challenging business environment we've ever seen are upon us. It's time for leaders to move out of their comfort zones and embrace the new leadership template.

Anne Doyle, president of Anne Doyle Strategies (www.annedoylestrategies.com) knows all about the challenges of change and the risks of shaking up the status quo. She is a veteran of some of the toughest leadership laboratories of the last three decades. One of the first women TV journalists to achieve access to sports locker rooms, Anne overcame gender stereotypes and often hostile work environments to earn the respect of athletes and peers and be named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

She won her business stripes in the tough environment of the global auto industry. A member of the executive team for the Ford Explorer/Firestone tire crisis, she pushed up against the "steel ceiling," working with CEOs and UAW leaders from executive suites to factory floors. In 2001, she was named by Automotive News one of the Most Influential Women in the North American Auto Industry.

Her entertaining and compelling stories are full of insight – for insiders and outsiders – about leading change and changing our vision of leadership. From sports General Managers who told her "over my dead body you'll go into our locker rooms," to Reggie Jackson, Bobby Knight, Billie Jean King and Ford Motor Company's Jac Nasser she has learned about leadership from some of the best – and the worst.

As the Detroit Free Press put it, "In places that reeked of testosterone, Anne Doyle spent years breaking barriers for women and letting in fresh air. From the locker room to the board room, she was a woman working and winning in a man's world."

Whether you are an executive insider polishing your leadership skills or an ambitious outsider looking to make your mark, you won't want to miss Anne's Doyle's practical insight and inspiring vision on leadership for the 21st Century.

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