Bob Losyk is an internationally-recognized facilitator, expert, and trainer on workforce diversity; time and stress management; and employee screening, motivation, and turnover. He is also author of the best-selling book, Managing A Changing Workforce: Achieving Outstanding Service With Today's Employees. Losyk addresses everyday workplace challenges and provides real solutions for enhancing performance and productivity for large corporations and small businesses alike. Using custom techniques and strategies that enlighten, educate, and entertain, Losyk brings over 20 years of professional insight, entrepreneurship, and business savvy to clients like American Express, Associated General Contractors of America, Conoco Oil, Exxon/Mobil, Honda, Hyatt Hotels, INC Magazine, Kroger Company Stores, Marriott Corporation, PGA, Sheraton Hotels, and the US Air Force. Each of Losyk's programs are designed specifically to enhance your effectiveness as a leader and provide valuable lessons. Find more information about Losyk here.

Rethinking Construction Panel
It has been 12 years since Sir John Egan, who played a major role in modernizing the UK construction industry, published "Rethinking Construction," a report that sprung out of the UK government seeing a need to build better buildings more efficiently.  Egan's manufacturing background as chairman of Jaguar led him to identify areas of waste, focus on lean manufacturing, and recommend collaborative working.  His report also concluded that the construction industry was underachieving; had low profitability; and invested too little in capital, research, development, and training.  Egan noted that 30% of construction is rework, that accidents account for 3% to 6% of total project costs, and that at least 10% of materials are wasted.  While not advancing modular construction specifically, Egan did indicate that modular building was a means for improvement, saying "Advantages include speed of construction, lower cost, reduced need for skilled labor, and achievement of zero defects."

 

Likewise, revolutionary thinkers in North American construction are seeing the valuable role of modular buildings.  Moderated by Robert Cassidy, editor-in-chief of Building Design and Construction Magazine, a panel of respected construction professionals at World of Modular will discuss where our industry is performing well, where it fails to perform, and using modular buildings to improve construction performance overall.  Panelists include Kelsy Mullen, LEED AP, director of residential business development at the U.S. Green Building Council; Jon Sader, construction director at actor/activist Brad Pitt's  Make It Right Foundation; and Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein, PE, associate professor at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hole School of Construction, University of Alberta.

 

Social Media Workshop: How to Build and Manage an Online Brand
By 2011, over a billion people will be actively involved in social media. Gone are the days when only techies and teenagers occupied this online world. Today, savvy business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals are benefiting from the web phenomena known as social media. Karen Post, marketing expert and CEO of a social media company, will be at World of Modular to take the myths and intimidation out of using social media and share simple ideas to grow your business and enhance your brand. In a world of competition and constant change, a strong brand can be the difference between mediocrity and big-time success. Karen will give you a social media overview and the how-to’s of blogging, tweeting, discussion forums, and leveraging popular sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. She will discuss brand management, reputation management, and business development using social media. The author of the best-selling book Brain Tattoos, Karen has been a contributor to Fast Company Magazine and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Post, The Boston Globe, The Houston Chronicle, and on National Public Radio, Bloomberg Radio, and CBS's Early Show.

 

Find a complete schedule for World of Modular and other show details here. Also check out MBI’s event pages for World of Modular on Facebook and LinkedIn.