David Lapin

CEO
Lapin International

David Lapin, author of Lead By Greatness, has earned respect among international business leaders for his unique ability to identify a business’s most current strategic opportunities and operational challenges and, at the same time, understand and unravel the complex dynamics of the human spirit. This ability, combined with his uncompromising position on growing revenue and maximizing profit, places him in the mastery category amongst international organizational advisors. David worked alongside some of South Africa’s greatest business leaders who, together with Nelson Mandela and his government, transformed the country from apartheid to a vibrant, new democratic economy. He continued his groundbreaking work around the world, building self-driven, high-performing teams in environments of complex diversity. He was the founder of the South African Institute of Business Ethics, architect of the Code of Ethics for the King Commission on Corporate Governance and the Institute of Directors for Southern Africa. David Lapin is CEO of Lapin International, Inc., a forward-thinking consulting firm with offices in the USA, Canada, and South Africa, that improves leadership effectiveness and bottom-line success. Its international client list includes Fortune 100 companies, smaller corporations, and government agencies internationally.

Day 2

Friday, February 5th, 2016

12:20 DISTINCTION: Aligning strategy, leadership and culture for business transformation

Companies have been battling to differentiate their products from competitors in order to increase sales while seeking ways to distinguish their cultures in order to attract top talent.

Distinguishing your company’s culture and making it a “talent magnet” is the CHRO’s opportunity to move their role from transactional support to strategic center-stage. Distinction is the mechanism to do so.

Distinction breaks the silos of strategy and leadership and integrates these previously separated disciplines. It gives CHROs and their CEO colleagues a common language. Distinction becomes the aligning force to drive revenue growth, spur innovation, and attract/retain great talent. It's the integrative, binding force that synergizes their combined efforts.

Participants will be challenged to develop a trans-functional perspective using four key strategic questions every CHRO should ask, with an action plan to answer them. Moreover, participants will gain insight on how to break the artificial silos between strategy execution and leadership development.