PROVIDENCE, RI, March 13, 2014 (Press-News.org) Sara LaForest and Tony Kubica will be speaking on "What Leaders Need to Know to Grow Their Businesses" at the 2014 Bryant University Women's Summit in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Their talk is based on their extensive work in leadership development and business performance and growth.
The presentation will challenge each member of the audience to think about why she wants to start and run a business, as the speakers inform and entertain the audience about the personal characteristics needed to be an entrepreneurial leader.
Kubica and LaForest will draw from their book, Organizational Gravity, to illustrate not only how to attract customers, but also how to attract and nurture talent. They will explain how strategy, brand, culture, and talent are not four separate issues, but are interrelated and critical factors for business growth.
Tony Kubica and Sara LaForest are Founding Partners of Kubica LaForest Consulting (www.kubicalaforestconsulting.com). As management consultants, authors, speakers, and executive coaches, they focus on leadership development and growth. They are the authors of Organizational Gravity: A Guide to Strategically Growing Your Company's Brand, Culture and Talent, which can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com/Organizational-Gravity-Strategically-Growing-Companys/dp/
0615670482/
Kubica LaForest Consulting helps its clients develop high-performance leadership to drive organizational growth. Uniquely, it focuses on the critical and interdependent business growth factors of strategy, brand building (personal and organizational), culture building, and talent strategies in its advisory, coaching, training and development services. Learn more at http://www.kubicalaforestconsulting.com
Authors and Leadership Consultants, Kubica and LaForest, Speak at Bryant University's 2014 Women's Summit
The Bryant University's Women's Summit in its 17th year is the largest and longest running educational conference for women in New England.
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[Press-News.org] Authors and Leadership Consultants, Kubica and LaForest, Speak at Bryant University's 2014 Women's SummitThe Bryant University's Women's Summit in its 17th year is the largest and longest running educational conference for women in New England.