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Letting Go: How to Work On Your Business, Not In It
Are you trying to figure out how to make your business less dependent on you? Wish you could spend more time managing people and generating new business rather than doing the work? Wonder if you could take a real vacation while the business continues to operate smoothly? These are all questions faced by owners of growing businesses, who at some point must "let go" of their day-to-day operations to position their firms for further growth and success. Download to Calendar |
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30am: Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 11:00am: Panel Discussion
11:00 – 11:30am: Networking
This panel discussion will feature the following topics:
- Specific processes and activities that owners of growing businesses can and should systemize
- How to document operations, training plans, employees policies, and other business processes
- Finding the right person to perform critical tasks (and then not micro-managing the employee)
Confirmed Panelists
Adam Robinson
Adam is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Illuma, LLC, a recruitment process outsourcing firm that serves middle market companies. Before launching Illuma, Adam served as Senior Director, Professional Services at Click Commerce, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative commerce and RFID technologies, where he was accountable for successful delivery across a global portfolio of enterprise software implementations. Adam serves on the Board of Directors of the Entrepreneur's Organization and is a member the Executive's Club of Chicago, the Young Professionals of Chicago and the Young Executives Club. He is the author of the upcoming book, "Redefining Recruitment: Assessing the Value of Recruitment Process Outsourcing for Your Organization," available in September 2007. Adam graduated with a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received his MBA from DePaul University, where he wrote the business plan for Illuma in his Entrepreneurship & New Ventures course.
