Granite Leadership Day

Granite Leadership Day

May 22, 2011

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a true leader.

– John Quincy Adams

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Welcome to Leadership Day

• Shelly Bauerly Kopel, Partner &

Leadership Day Coordinator

1. NAME

2. COMPANY

3. ROLE

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Leadership Day Objectives

1. To facilitate connections and ongoing dialogue through cohort circles and large group activities

2. To enable discussion between and amongst participants to share best practices and lessons learned

3. To share knowledge on timely topics through informational sessions and informal discussion

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Leadership Day Themes

2010: Cohort - Based Themes

Including - Health & Wellness, Trust, Customer Relationship Management, and Lean Organizations

2011: International Business

2012: Granite Collaboration

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Leadership Day Agenda

Timeframe Agenda

1:15 – 2:30 PM Granite Company Collaboration Panel

2:30 – 2:45 PM Break

2:45 – 4:45 PM Role-Based Groups Brainstorm + Present (with break)

4:45 – 5:00 PM Wrap Up Session

5:00 – 5:30 PM Break

5:30 – 6:00 PM Social

6:00 – 7:00 PM Dinner and Kevin Kling

7:00 – 8:30 PM Fellowship (optional)

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Welcome to Today’s Moderator

• Pat Mitchell

• Retired President & COO of Cold

Spring Granite Company

• Board Chair, DeZURIK and Geotek

• Director, Granite Equity LLC

• Chair, Granite Collaboration Team

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Granite Collaboration

Purpose –– to explore and recommend potential collaborative initiatives that would have

the potential to benefit most/all of the Granite Companies.

Granite Collaborative Team –– One representative from each company, with functional diversity on the

team– Researches and recommends initiatives to the Granite boards, including

Granite Equity, LLC, with input from various stakeholders (starting today).– Pat Mitchell will Chair the Team and Shelly Bauerly Kopel will provide

administrative support.

Principles (to be further refined) –– Build on the value that has been adding though the sharing of stories, best

practices, and lessons learned over the years– Strive for win-win collaborations– Capture “low hanging fruit” and opportunities for high and broad impact– Stay agile and avoid corporate bureaucracy– Report updates on an annual basis (likely at this Annual Meeting)

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Overview of Granite Collaboration Input Process

Granite Collaboration

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Example

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Panel Discussion

Group Brainstorming & Prioritization

Granite Collaboration

Team

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Panel Presenters

Frank Wohletz – CFO, Microbiologics on Shipping Logistics with Spee-

Dee Delivery (Midwest) and FedEx (Outside the Midwest)

Cary Simon – Human Resources Director, DeZURIK on Leadership &

Management Development with Anderson Center

Dale Nordquist – CEO, GEOTEK on Community Giving with United Way

Art Monaghan – Partner, Granite Equity on Company Valuations with

Houlihan Lokey

Greg Closser – CEO, All Flex on Process Improvement with StrateX

Tracy Schulte – Associate, Granite Equity on Graniteman Triathlon

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Shipping Logistics – Fed Ex (Outside the Midwest)

Leadership Day 2011 -Finance Cohort

– Federal Express Project

– Purchasing Department • Boxes• Copiers• Office Supplies• Shipping Supplies

The Team– Circuit Check

• Jim Hanzlik• Carol Peterson

– DeZurik• Dean Haskamp• Bonnie Funk

– Granite Equity• Ryan Schwartz

– Microbiologics• Jodi Corrigan• Frank Wohletz

– Federal Express• Sean O’Brien• Bruce Taylor• Patti Silverstein

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Shipping – Fed Ex (Outside the Midwest)

Negotiated GEP Discounts from List

– Overnight - 63% + Volume (1%-5%)

– 2 Day – 58 % + Volume (1%-5%)– International – 62-75% + Volume

(1%-5%)

More to Come…– LTL (Ground) – Options in

June/July of 2012

Better Discounts based on Combined Volume

– Circuit Check• $35,000 Annual Savings

– Microbiologics• $40,000 Annual Savings

Results Benefits

For more information: Frank Wohletz – [email protected] more information: Frank Wohletz – [email protected]

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Shipping – Spee Dee Delivery (Midwest)

Everyday low pricing at 30% below Fed Ex for local (Midwest) shipping

Owned by long-term core Granite partner/investor

Spee-Dee’s Delivery Area Benefits

For more information: Craig Heurung at Spee-Dee at 320-251-6697 [email protected] more information: Craig Heurung at Spee-Dee at 320-251-6697 [email protected]

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Leadership & Management Development The Anderson Center

Leadership Forum (17)Executive Forum (18)Manager’s Forum (17)

Nearly 60 Granite leaders have attended at least one of these forums recently.

15 Granite leaders are scheduled for Leadership Forums in July & November, 2012.

Strategy Forum – July 16-20, 2013

For more information: Venita Wilkes – 320-253-3215www.anderson-center.orgFor more information: Venita Wilkes – 320-253-3215www.anderson-center.org

Forums Anderson Center

OverviewSkilled, Experienced Discussion LeadersDiverse ParticipantsCollaboration Action Item

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Safety Initiative – Refined at March Leadership Forum

Goal – To decrease OSHA recordable injury rate from 8 to 6 by Dec 31, 2012.

Lag Measure – OSHA Recordable Rate

Lead Measures (“Steps to Safety”)– Cleanliness– Eye Protection– Injuries

Progress and March Leadership Forum (my Wildly Important Goal, with clear metrics on a Scorecard)

For more information: Cary Simon – [email protected] more information: Cary Simon – [email protected]

Safety Initiative

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Community Giving – United Way

For more information: Dale Nordquist – [email protected] get started: Contact your local United Way – unitedway.orgFor more information: Dale Nordquist – [email protected] get started: Contact your local United Way – unitedway.org

Geotek’s First United Way Campaign Our Challenge to You

1. Consider a Community Giving Initiative, if you don’t already

have one.

2. Challenge – Let’s try to get to 75% Employee Participation in

United Way (or other Community Giving Initiative)

TOTAL PLEDGES AND DONATIONS =

$7,450.60

Employee Pledges $4,633.00Employee Auction $317.60Geotek Match $2,500.00

49% Employee Participation

Awarded Best Campaign in Olmsted County!

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Company Valuations – Houlihan Lokey (HL)

In 2011, the Granite Equity LLC Board of Directors engaged HL to value Granite Equity Limited Partnership's interests in DeZURIK, Vector Windows, Asset Recovery, Heartland, and the partnership as a whole

Granite Equity LLC will also engage HL to perform an annual update of these companies', and new portfolio companies‘ valuations going forward.

Houlihan Lokey 2011 Project BenefitsHigh credibility - HL has a #1 position by volume globally in the middle market.

HL brings:ObjectivityIndustry and Product ExpertisePeer and Industry Recognition

Important value creation feedback loop for boards and management teams

Helpful in valuing management team ownership, especially with a perpetual fund

For more information: Art Monaghan – [email protected] also: HL.comFor more information: Art Monaghan – [email protected] also: HL.com

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Continuous Improvement – StrateX

New Ownership and Management50-60% On-Time-Delivery20% increase in Short-term Demand

----------Production: Push out lead timesSales & Marketing: “We build flex

circuits and sell HOPE!”Management Decision: Get outside help

to accelerate improvement in performance.

Board of Directors Advice: “Recommended that we work with Bob Krausert at StrateX…Best in the five-state area.”

Lessons Learned• Management has to decide what

needs to be done• When you need an external

resource, eliminating the risk of a wrong choice is… priceless!

Results• On-Time-Delivery 95%• 25% capacity increase after

eliminating 2nd shift

2007 Scenario Outcomes

For more information: Bob Krausert – [email protected] more information: Bob Krausert – [email protected]

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Graniteman Triathlon

First Annual (2010):– 3 Companies - Atomic Learning,

Granite Equity, & MicrobiologicsSecond Annual (2011):– 11 relay teams and 16

individuals – 6 Companies - Circuit Check,

Atomic Learning, Microbiologics, Anderson Center, KDV and Granite Equity

Participants Granite’s Third Annual Participation - 2012

July 14, 2012– .46 mile swim across Warner Lake– 15 mile bike ride– 3.1 mile run

Third Annual (2012):– How many new companies can we

get to participate?– How many total companies can we

have participate?– Relay Teams?– Individuals?

2011 Relay Team Winner was the team from Circuit Check2011 Individual Winner was Greg Schumacher

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Graniteman Triathlon – Register by June 8th!

Relay Team Traveling Trophy– All employees; OR 2

employees + 1 immediate family member qualifies

Individual Traveling Trophy

GIVE IT A TRI!!!Register by June 8th

Granite Equity Company Challenge

For more information: Robyn Baker – [email protected] also: granitetri.comFor more information: Robyn Baker – [email protected] also: granitetri.com

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Discussion – Q&A

Discussion?

Follow-up Ideas?

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Process for Role-Based Breakout Groups

BrainstormingShort-Term &

Long-Term

Prioritization Short-Term & Long-Term Ideas

Presentation of Prioritized Ideas

Short-Term Collaboration

Ideas:

1. Idea #12. Idea #23. Idea #3

Long-Term Collaboration

Ideas:

1. Idea #12. Idea #23. Idea #3

Short-Term Ideas:

Long-Term Ideas:

* See Participant List for Group Assignment

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Things to Note

Upcoming Opportunities

– Graniteman Triathlon

– Fall SJU Football Gatherings

Evaluations

– Fill out now – collected at the door

Tonight…

– Social – Starting at 5:15

– Dinner – Start at 6:00 (with entertainment by Kevin Kling)– Kevin Kling is a well-known playwright and storyteller, perhaps best known for his

popular commentaries on National Public Radio. He delivers hilarious, often tender stories, and his plays and adaptations have been performed around the world... But tonight, we have him with us at dinner!

Tomorrow…

– 10:00 -1:30 p.m. Tradeshow in Guild Hall

– 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. Stakeholder Meeting, Social and Dinner