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ACC AlbertaDouble Your “Kill” Rate: Lessons from the Wild Dogs of Africa!
Join us for this unique and entertaining session on Leadership with Marvin Washington!
Some of the most dreaded words in organizations are “we should have a team look at this”. This is often because we think we all understand what a high performance team is, but we don’t. I had a similar issue while working with the Government of Botswana. In this session, I’ll share the lessons from my experiences. Specifically, we will discuss why we hate teamwork and how effective teams work. To do this, we gain insights from the Wild Dogs of Africa! While Lions make kills only 40% of their hunts, African Wild Dogs are successful on more than 80% of their hunts. If you want to know why and how their success can translate into successful teams at work, come to the session and find out!
SPEAKER:
Dr. Marvin Washington is a full professor in the Alberta School of Business and Associate Dean of Executive Education. Dr. Washington’s research, teaching, and consulting focus is on processes of organizational and institutional change.
He is the author of three books on leadership and organizational change. His most recent book is on developing your personal mastery (Leading Self before Leading Others with Stephen Hacker at Business Expert Press). Marvin has taught undergraduates, graduates, and executives during his 12 year tenure at the University. Dr. Washington has worked with a variety of organizations such as, Enbridge, AIMCo, Blue Cross, YMCA, Parkland Fuels, Syncrude, and SportChek, many ministries and departments in the Country of Botswana, Government of Alberta and the City of Edmonton.
Prior to life in Academia, Marvin was a manufacturing manager for Procter and Gamble where he was responsible for Zest Bar Soap. When not teaching, researching, or consulting, Marvin can be found hanging out with his two sons (both students at the University of Alberta) or coaching basketball. Since 2009 Marvin has served on the board of Alberta Basketball
Education: Ph.D. in Organization Behavior and Sociology, Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, BS in Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University.
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