Who: Jim McReynolds, president of Caterpillar Global Paving
MINNEAPOLIS —(Feb. 12, 2008 )— Jim McReynolds, president of Caterpillar Global Paving, will speak at the Carlson School of Management’s First Tuesday luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis.
McReynolds, who has been with Caterpillar since 1981, will discuss unique ways to get your employees attention, improve employee performance and keep staff from checking their minds at the office door.
Over his 27-year career with Caterpillar, McReynolds has developed simple rules for encouraging high performance and a desire for continuous improvement among employees.
“Managers today have to balance providing a fun work environment, while encouraging hard work and risk-taking and helping their staff achieve success,” says McReynolds.
McReynolds techniques or “wacko” rules, as he calls them, have produced a long career of successes. His teams have received five consecutive J.D. Powers and Associates customer satisfaction awards and earned two Caterpillar Chairman’s awards for most improved engagement and highest employee engagement.
McReynolds received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Indiana University in 1979, and an MBA in 1980 from the University of Missouri. He also completed the advanced management program at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Advance registration by Thursday, February 28, is $28 and $35 for walk-ins, but space is limited. The fee includes lunch and parking in the Washington Avenue Ramp. Refund cancellations are required by Friday, February 29. Register by calling 612-626-9634, visiting www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/events, or by e-mail at firsttuesday@umn.edu.
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