Soundview Executive Book Summariesto Host Interactive Webinar with Doug Conant

Nov. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- In this Soundview Live webinar, Creating Powerful Leadership Connections, Doug Conant. Former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, turns conventional business wisdom on its head, suggesting that the daily interruptions that leaders face in nearly epidemic proportions are actually the moments where the greatest leadership opportunities lie.

His TouchPoint model has three components and involves using the head, heart and hands to connect with employees in a way that not only enhances their individual performance, but actually transforms them into a valued member of the team. Learn more at http://www.summary.com/Soundview-live.

Douglas R. Conant was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Campbell Soup Company in 2001. He also was elected a Director of the company at that time. Conant is the 11th leader in this iconic company’s 141-year history.

Conant joined Campbell with 25 years of extensive food industry experience from three of the world’s leading food companies: General Mills, Kraft and Nabisco. He began his career in 1976 in marketing at General Mills. After 10 years, he then moved to Kraft where he held top management positions in marketing and strategy. Immediately prior to coming to Campbell, he was President of the $3.5 billion Nabisco Foods Company where he led that unit to five consecutive years of double-digit earnings growth.

A native of Chicago, Conant earned his B.A. degree from Northwestern University and his M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.

Attendees will learn:
•   How to see interruptions as opportunities to lead.
•   The three components of the TouchPoint model.
•   How to relate to and engage every employee.
•   The importance of reading, researching, reflection and practice.
•   How to transform lethargic employees into energized team members.

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