Lessons from Starbucks at Multi-Site

07/30/2008

Lessons from Starbucks at Multi-Site

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
Andy Rooney

Attendees at Growing with Integrity: Working Forum on Managing Performance in Multi-Site Early Childhood Organizations will learn about growing a business in an opening address by Peter Maslin, CEO of Knowledge Universe Education and former President of Starbucks International.

This World Forum Foundation event, which is taking place in Kauai on October 22 - 24, 2008, will bring together leaders from five continents who manage non profit and for profit organizations providing early childhood services in multiple locations to share strategies and perspectives on the following topics:

Delivering Quality in Multiple Locations

Establishing standards of quality
Communicating standards throughout the organization
Measuring progress in achieving standards

Developing and Sustaining the Early Childhood Workforce

Projecting our future workforce
Recruiting the workers we need to grow
Retaining and developing our current workforce

Maintaining Organizational Culture

Exploring the importance of organizational culture
Shaping your organization's culture

Consistently Meeting Customer Expectations

Examining parent expectations
Exceeding parent expectations
Communicating consistent messages to parents

View complete registration details about this Working Forum event.

If you are interested in presenting on any of these topics, send your ideas to [email protected].

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