Lead Like Jesus: Servant Leadership in Central Texas

As a follow-up to Ken Blanchard's Lead Like Jesus luncheon in October of 2006, Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and the Servant Leadership Institute of Central Texas are co-sponsoring a workshop on April 5 from 11:00am – 3:30pm. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together likeminded current and future community and business leaders to discuss how the principles of servant leadership as demonstrated by Jesus Christ can apply to leadership in today's organizations. The workshop will be a combination of featured speakers and discussion activities.

A theme to guide us comes from Philippians chapter 3, where we are encouraged to "forget what is behind and strain towards what is ahead™pressing on towards the goal." It is from this humble recognition of our failures and inadequacies combined with our common aspiration of being Christ-like leaders that the following servant leaders "in progress" will speak to issues of applying servant leadership at work.

Featured speakers/facilitators include:

Paul J. Meyer

Paul serves as a trailblazer and leader of the multibillion-dollar self-improvement industry. He founded Success Motivation Institute, Inc. in 1960 and dedicated it to "motivating people to their full potential." This flagship company has grown into an international group of companies marketing his materials in more than sixty countries and in twenty-three languages with others in progress, resulting in combined sales exceeding $2 billion worldwide. Meyer reveals many of his success principles in his book, Fortune, Family & Faith. Other books authored by Meyer include the New York Times Best-Seller Chicken Soup For The Golden Soul, The 5 Pillars of Leadership, I Inherited a Fortune, Forgiveness – The Ultimate Miracle, Become The Coach You Were Meant To Be, and Unlocking Your Legacy.

Dina Dwyer-Owens

Dina serves as the CEO of The Dwyer Group, Inc., a franchise company that provides a diverse array of specialty services internationally through its service-based, brand-name franchise businesses including Rainbow International, Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, Mr. Appliance, Glass Doctor, and Aire Serv. The Dwyer Group, Inc. provides services to approximately 900franchisees located in the United States and Canada and approximately 300 franchisees in 14 other countries. The Dwyer Group, Inc. is know for its distinct management style and culture that is described in her new book entitled, Live R.I.C.H.: The Dwyer Group Code of Values and the Road to Success.

Donny Sequin

Donny serves as the COO for Scott and White based in Temple Texas. Scott & White has over 6,000 employees and is the largest multi-specialty practice in Texas, with a 600-bed hospital and more than 500 physicians who care for patients at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple and at 19 regional clinics throughout Central Texas. Based upon clinical excellence, operating efficiency and community responsiveness, Scott & White has been named among the elite major teaching hospitals in the country. A special interest of Donny's has been in providing leadership and the development of Scott and White University, a comprehensive personal development initiative unique in the healthcare industry.

Dr. Mitchell Neubert

Mitch serves as the Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business and the Gibson Chair in Management Development at Baylor University. He teaches leadership in Baylor's EMBA and undergraduate programs. He has published in several academic and practitioner journals including Leadership Quarterly, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Business Horizons, HR Advisor, Career Development International, among others. He also consults with and advises leaders in a variety of industries.

Cost:

$25 per person

Lunch and workshop materials will be provided.

Location:

Baylor University, Cashion Building 5th Floor banquet room.

In Waco traveling on I35, exit 335B (University Parks Dr); if coming from the south turn right on University Parks or if coming from the north turn left on University Parks. Continue on to Bagby Avenue. Turn right at the light onto Bagby. Follow Bagby to the next light and turn right onto Speight. Speight will curve around and come to a T intersection (4th Street). Turn right and you will be in the Cashion (business school) parking lot. If this lot is full the top two levels of the 4th Street parking garage may have space.