Lessons on Leadership and Culture from the 2025 Top Workplaces

Leading companies and organizations today has become more complicated: work environments have changed; employee expectations and requirements have increased; while the job market is improving slightly, good talent is still tough to find; and – with so many changes in our broader society – building and maintaining a thriving culture is far more difficult than it was even a few years ago.

The Performance Excellence Network — in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center and in cooperation with the Greater Rochester NY Quality Council — is pleased to host an online webinar discussion on Thursday, September 18: “Lessons on Leadership, Culture From the 2025 Top Workplaces.”  The session will be a panel discussion, featuring three recipients of the Minnesota Star Tribune’s 2025 Top Workplaces:

• Jennifer Roelke, Chief Talent & Culture Officer, Sourcewell

• Chris Gulbrandson, CEO, Apple Autos

• Michael Wirth-Davis, CEO, Goodwill/Easter Seals of Minnesota

The panel will be moderated by Brian Lassiter of PEN, and will focus on best practices in leadership, workforce engagement, organizational (and personal) resilience, building a strong culture in a time with growing incivility.  The panel will explore insights, tools, and systematic ways to build a winning work environment – practices appreciated enough by their employees for them to vote as a best place to work!

You cannot have engaged happy and customers without happy and engaged workers.  Come explore some transferrable techniques to building a winning team and winning culture.

JOIN US FOR THIS FREE PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE NETWORK (PEN) WEBINAR

Date: Thursday, September 18

Time:  9:00 - 10:00 am (EDT)

Location:  On-line, via Zoom

Cost:  Free to GRQC members and non-members

Registration:  Click below to register.  Note:  Registration may not work with Internet Explorer; please use a currently supported browser.

Can’t make it live but interested in the content?  Register anyway: all registered attendees get a link to the recording after the session!

Please direct any questions to events@grqc.org.