Vistage Michigan 2014 CEO Summit Slated for Sept. 19

Business leadership expert and bestselling author Dr. John Izzo will be the featured speaker at the 2014 Vistage Michigan CEO Summit on Sept. 19 at the Inn at St. John’s located at 44045 Five Mile Rd. in Plymouth, Mich.

The event takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes breakfast, lunch, the speaker presentation and workshop. There also will be an awards presentation during which Vistage Michigan will announce the winner of the Soaring Eagle Award, recognizing one member’s overall success in business.

In “Stepping Up Your Leadership: Creating a Culture of Ownership, Accountability and Driving Change,” Dr. Izzo explains how being accountable can radically transform any company, career or business. Attendees will learn:

• The keys to creating a high engagement, high ownership culture
• How to get others to step up to 100 percent responsibility and accountability
• How to drive change in a positive way — getting your people to step up to change and coaching real changes in their behavior
• Practical ideas on how to really create ownership and how to drive change in self and others

Dr. Izzo consults and advises some of the most admired companies in the world ranging from high tech to high touch, hotels to hospitals, and government agencies to entrepreneurial start-ups. He also teaches at major universities, conducts leading edge research on workplace values, and has spoken to more than one million people across the globe.

Dr. Izzo’s latest book, Stepping Up: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything, offers inspiration and practical advice on how ordinary people can step up and make a difference in work, family, community and the world.

Vistage Michigan includes more than 240 members throughout the state. It provides business leaders with access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies and actionable items. Members engage in ongoing peer workshops, one-to-one business coaching, speaker presentations from top industry experts, social networking, webinars and an extensive online content library.

Business owners, presidents and CEOs of small- to mid-sized companies interested in attending the CEO Summit and learning more about Vistage Michigan should contact Anna Morton at 586-443-5880 (ext. 205) or amorton@vistagemichigan.com.

Vistage Michigan is part of the world’s leading chief executive organization, providing business leaders with access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies and actionable items for making better decisions and achieving better results. For more information on Vistage Michigan please call 586-443-5880 or visit www.vistagemichigan.com.