NCS / AIChE Meeting | Leadership: Conversations, Relationships, and Results
AIChE-NCS discusses "Leadership: Conversations, Relationships, and Results" with Mr. Vinay Kumar
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About this event
NCS / AIChE July 30 2020 Member Meeting
Leadership: Conversations, Relationships, and Results
The AIChE National Capital Section (NCS) is proud to host Mr. Vinay Kumar as featured speaker for a virtual event on Thursday, July 30th at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Kumar will be providing a perspective on Leadership: Conversations, Relationships, and Results. His biography and presentation summary can be found below.
HOW TO ATTEND:
This virtual meeting will be held as a Zoom video/audio conference. Detailed conference information and a direct link to the meeting will be emailed upon event registration. Please register by July 29th.
Note: The session will be live 30 minutes before the meeting’s start for attendees to test connectivity. NCS members will be on standby at that time to help troubleshoot any issues.
Event Agenda:
TOPIC: Leadership: Conversations, Relationships, Results
In this session, participants will:
1. Learn a new paradigm, a new way of understanding, and a new way of “seeing things” in a domain that is directly connected to performance, effectiveness and success in:
- Leadership
- Management
- Teamwork
- Supervision
- Relationships
2. Gain a set of concrete & practical tools to strengthen:
- Communication & Collaboration
- Engagement & Retention
- Organizational Culture & Results
Speaker Biography: Vinay Kumar, PCC
Vinay Kumar has a strong track record of helping senior leaders take their effectiveness to the next level. As a former business leader himself, Vinay’s unique combination of deep business acumen, senior leadership experience, and focus on leadership development creates a strong proposition for clients who value his ability to understand their business context and challenges. A senior executive client recently summed it up: “Vinay has made me a better leader by helping me deepen my understanding of myself and translate that understanding into more effective relationships with others.”
Vinay is the co-author, with Chalmers Brothers, of the book “Language and the Pursuit of Leadership Excellence: How Extraordinary Leaders Build Relationships, Shape Culture and Drive Breakthrough Result” and the author of “Customers, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: 57 Ways to Love Your Customers”. Vinay serves as an Adjunct Faculty member in George Washington University’s Leadership Coaching program. In addition, he serves as an Executive Coach in American University’s Key Executive Leadership Program. He also speaks at many CEO Forums through his association with Vistage.
Having personally worked with over 1,000 leaders, either through executive coaching or group learning programs, both in the US and overseas, Vinay has experience working with leaders in critical areas that will help them be more successful. Specifically, Vinay focuses on working with senior leaders and high potential leaders who seek to:
- Improve communication & interpersonal skills
- Strengthen relationships & collaboration
- Create a healthier culture & stronger business results
Prior to transitioning into leadership development in 2008, Vinay’s experience included co-leading a family business where he held profit and loss responsibility, grew revenue 28-fold, doubled the rate of profitability, and dramatically increased client and staff loyalty and retention. He also worked in the Fortune 50 and public sectors.
Vinay has worked with executives at organizations such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Federal Reserve Board, Intelsat, Metron, REI Systems, Farragut Systems, The World Bank, US Secret Service, EPA, Department of Homeland Security. His clients come primarily from technical backgrounds, such as engineering, IT, software development, law, law enforcement, and finance.
Vinay holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University. Vinay is multilingual (English, Hindi, and Urdu) and grew up in a multicultural family. He lives in Great Falls, VA with his wife. In their spare time, they travel internationally, trek in the Himalayas, practice yoga. They also enjoy running, reading, and leading medical missions overseas.
703-851-9466 • Vinay@LeadingForBreakthroughs.com
EDUCATION
Vinay is a graduate of the University of Maryland-College Park, where in 1981 he earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He has also taken graduate level courses in Chemical Engineering. He is fond of saying that he has earned a Ph. D. from the School of Hard Knocks, in the School of Life.
Vinay received his certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and holds the distinguished Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation. He has completed extensive coursework and training in adult development theory as it applies to executive and leadership coaching. Vinay is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile 360, a highly effective tool in building effective leaders. He is also certified in ESCI, EQi 2.0, EQ360, Hogan and PACT.