April 27, 2006
Leadership - Litigation - Leverage
The 2006 Bean Hamilton Executive Forum is designed to help guide Business Owners and Senior Management in meeting tomorrow's most pressing needs.
Businesses today are faced with these significant challenges:
These challenges will be addressed by leading experts in their respective industries.
Carolyn B. Witherspoon, Attorney at Law
presenting
Keys to Avoiding Litigation on Wrongful Terminations - A Safe and Solid Termination Process
Carolyn B. Witherspoon, a partner of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon, & Galchus, P.C., has been practicing in Arkansas since 1978. Ms. Witherspoon primarily represents public and private employers in defending employment related matters, including Title VII litigation, and does extensive training in the employment area for employers.
Issues to be addressed include burden on the employer, prohibited conduct, due process, employee responsibilities and the importance of documentation.
I. Barry Goldberg, Entelechy Partners
presenting
Embracing a New Reality...Leadership Development Redefined
Barry Goldberg is the Founder and Principal Executive Coach at Entelechy Partners. Mr. Goldberg's clients have included Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, VISA International, Franklin Templeton and Royal Bank of Scotland. Today his focus is on coaching and leadership development.
A new model for leadership requires a redesigned concept of how we develop organizational and social leaders. We will work with specific structures for developing high potential succession plan executives as well as emerging models of leadership in the executive suite.
Leveraging Future Healthcare Dollars
Every business in America is faced with the challenge of rising healthcare costs. This panel of industry leaders will address such issues as national health insurance, legislative mandates, consumer driven health plans and future trends. Attendees will have a much clearer picture of how to control future healthcare costs. The discussion will be moderated by Fred Bean, CLU, the Immediate Past President of the National Association of Health Insurance Advisors.
Panel: Michael W. Brown, Francis Browning, CLU, and Michael D. Wolff
A Fellow in the Academy of Health Care Management, Mike Brown serves as Executive Vice President of External Operations at Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield.
Francis Browning, CLU, is President and CEO of QualChoice. He is currently serving a four year term on the Arkansas Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Benefits.
A veteran of the health care and insurance industries since 1981, Mike Wolff is Executive Director of United Healthcare of Arkansas.