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Program

Click on your favorite search engine and enter the word “leadership”.  You will be engulfed in a tidal wave of ideas, articles and books.  Many authors put the microscope on personal characters of great leaders.  Churchill, for example, was inspiring, persistent, knowledgeable, driven, and confident.  Einstein was visionary, brilliant, and an exceptional problem solver.  Other notable leaders are praised for their ethic, emotional intelligence, time manager skills, and strategic thinking.  Who wouldn’t want their leaders to possess all these characteristics?

Yet, you would search in vain for a serious discussion on the consequence of genuine leadership:  progress.  Winston Churchill, for instance, was a great political leader because he advanced the cause of freedom.  Likewise, Albert Einstein was a great scientific leader because he moved scientific thought forward.  Indeed, the literature rarely discusses how leaders actually made progress.  How do genuine leaders define progress?  What are the underlying features of progress making?  How do leaders make progress?  These are the questions we will explore.

About the speaker

Bob DeKoch is the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Boldt Company, a national consulting, technical and construction services firm headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin.  Prior to his current role at Boldt, Bob spent 25 years in the manufacturing sector where he served in various management and executive leadership roles in the chemical industry, the brewing industry and the pulp and paper industry.

Bob did his undergraduate work at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.

DeKoch is also a student and mentor in areas of management and leadership and has published numerous articles on these subjects.  DeKoch’s interests and experience focuses on organizational leadership in tumultuous times and making progress in the face of uncertainty. 

DeKoch is the co-author of the recently published book:  Embracing Uncertainty – The Essence of Leadership  (M. E. Sharp), and co-author of an upcoming book:  Progress Makers:  Leaders Who Transform the Future.