Keynote: Driving Growth Through Decision Making and Execution

Despite the enormous time and energy that goes into strategy development at most companies, many have little to show for the effort. The huge gap between the potential value of company strategies and what is actually delivered is documented in Mr. Mankins' past writings in the Harvard Business Review. In this keynote talk Mr. Mankins will share the results of on-going research into elements of organization which contribute to, or impair, a company's ability to turn great strategy into great performance. We'll be getting an early look at the findings and recommendations going in to Mr. Mankins' upcoming book with his colleagues at Bain & Company.

About the Speaker

Michael Mankins is a Partner in the San Francisco office of Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm.

Mr. Mankins advises business leaders on strategic and organizational initiatives to drive higher levels of performance and long-term value. He has worked in numerous industries, including: automotive, aerospace, chemicals, diversified manufacturing, petroleum and financial services.

Mr. Mankins is a recognized authority on turning great strategies into great performance through exceptional decision-making and execution. In addition to being coauthor of The Value Imperative, published by the Free Press, his writings and ideas have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Harvard Management Update, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and The Journal of Business Strategy among others. He has been a featured speaker at Harvard Business Review's HR Strategy Conference, Harvard Business Review's Latin America Conference, Corporate Board Member's Boardroom Summit, Business Week's CFO Forum, and CFO's Excellence in Finance forum. In 2006, Consulting Magazine named him one of the year's "Top 25 most influential consultants."

Michael holds a B.S. in Economics from University of Kentucky and a M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Value Imperative: Managing for Superior Shareholder Returns By Michael Mankins, James Mctaggart, Peter Kontes Free Press, 1994 Buy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Other books by Michael Mankins at Amazon.