Kenneth Majer to speak at Clemson as part of the Presidential Colloquium

Published: September 17, 2012

By Raquel Cobb

CLEMSON —  Renowned author, consultant and speaker Kenneth Majer will speak at events at Clemson University and in Greenville Sept. 19 and 20. His presentations will cover topics regarding vales-based leadership and culture.

As part of Clemson’s 2012-2013 Presidential Colloquium, Majer will present "The Role of Leadership and Culture When Building a World Class Organization" at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Strom Thurmond Institute Self Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

On Thursday, Majer will present "How to Build a Values-Based Culture" in downtown Greenville. The event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Commerce Club. Registration is $15 and seating is limited. A lunch will be provided. To register, visit http://www.clemson.edu/ethics/events/majer.php.

Majer is an expert in change management, corporate culture, communications, values-based leadership, organizational alignment and management training. In his career, he has twice addressed White House conferences, and is a resource speaker for Vistage International, the world’s largest CEO member organization. He has also served as an adviser to the Leadership Institute for Entrepreneurs at the University of San Diego and as a professor/administrator at Indiana University and the University of California-San Diego.

The author of "Values-Based Leadership: A Revolutionary Approach to Business Success and Personal Prosperity," Majer has worked with Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC), AT&T, ARC International, Citibank, GTE, Intel, Motorola, NAVTEQ, Nissan, Pacific Gas & Electric, Sharp HealthCare, State Farm Insurance, Toyota Financial Services and the U.S. government as a consultant to the Agency for International Development.

The events are hosted by Clemson’s Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics, the Arthur M. Spiro Institute of Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Richard H. Pennell Center for Real Estate Development. IPTAY is a sponsor of the luncheon event.

END

Clemson’s Presidential Colloquium
The theme of the 2012-2013 Presidential Colloquium, "Adding Value: Exploring the Means and the End," was chosen with an eye toward the celebration of the 50th anniversary of integration at Clemson. The theme is intentionally broad so that it can encompass discussion of the ways in which inclusion or diversity enriches an organization along with other ways of adding value, such as values-based leadership, innovation, promoting the arts or encouraging entrepreneurial thinking and activity. The colloquium will explore the means and ends of adding value across the disciplines of the five colleges and the graduate school, research activities, athletics and student life, as well as off campus in the communities Clemson University serves, such as business, the professions, government and K-12 education.