E EVATE your POTENTIAL RMBTA Annual Education Day Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center 918 17th Street * Denver, CO 80202 * 303-867-8100 Monday April 13, 2015 8:30am – 4:30pm Lunch and Happy Hour will be provided for full day attendees Morning Session: ELEVATE your POTENTIAL in Strategic Decision Making Description: In today's fast-moving world with enormous volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, every organization has difficulty making effective decisions. This session is highly interactive and presents the common decision barriers and traps seen in individuals and organizations. Specifically, participants explore cognitive biases and behaviors that often contribute to a poor outcome, and learn leadership practices to improve decision making. Time: 8:30am – 12noon 12noon – 1:00pm Lunch Served Afternoon Session: ELEVATE your POTENTIAL in Agility and Adaptability Description: Today’s business environment is no longer described as having an “ebb and flow”, but rather a permanent “whitewater” condition. This increased speed of change has caused a movement from discrete-event strategic planning to more dynamic planning. Many organizations struggle with the ability to stay nimble to respond to rapid market changes because of a variety of factors. This session explores the common barriers to agility, provides tools to overcome these barriers, and describes best practices in building adaptability in strategic initiatives. Time: 1:00pm – 4:30pm 4:30pm – 6:00pm Happy Hour and Site Tours of the Renaissance Denver Downtown City Center All Day Pricing: $125.00 per person Half Day Pricing (attend either morning or afternoon session): $65.00 per person