As we find ourselves in the midst of the worst recession in recent history, leaders are faced with the most difficult decisions of their careers. There are few people who have experienced such challenging and uncertain times. Leaders question whether they have the “right stuff” and the resources necessary to succeed.

*What do we, as leaders, need to do to assure our company’s success through turbulent times?
*What are the issues that we will face as we emerge from the downturn?
*How do we engender resiliency during these times?

Stephanie Boyse is the President and CEO of Brazeway, Inc, brazeway.com, a global manufacturer of components to the appliance and automotive industries. In 2008, for the first time in Brazeway’s history, they found both industries to decline at the same time. They experienced the largest single quarterly decline in October 2008 of 47% and posting subsequent year over year record declines in 2008 and 2009.

Brazeway took actions to restructure the business, requiring painful employee reductions, organizational restructuring, product and profitability analysis, cash management and top line growth strategies. The result cut their break-even in half and restored profitability in 3 months.

Stephanie will share Brazeway’s story and talk about her perspective of Leadership Resiliency during tough times. And as many businesses begin to stabilize and plan for growth once again, she will address her thoughts on the issues that may lie ahead for Leadership coming out of tough times.

View Stephanie’s presentation at the November CEO Connect.

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