Kalamazoo, MI – Richard Heriford, vice president of sales and marketing at Landscape Forms, will be joined by Wayne Lindholm, president of Scanlon Leadership Network, as they share their insights on the winning formula for the 2008 Wall Street Journal’s Top Small Workplaces in the United States.

     Landscape Forms was named to this elite group in 2008. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 from 7:30 am – 9:00 am in Minneapolis at the University of St. Thomas, 201 Opus Hall, Minneapolis Campus, 1000 LaSalle Avenue. Interested individuals can call (612) 926-4000 for directions and more information.

     Heriford and Lindholm will discuss how a turbulent economy affects hiring practices, retaining the best people, the enhancement of the culture of the workplace and finally, how it all affects the bottom line.

     The two speakers will describe how Landscape Forms has applied Scanlon Leadership Principles for over 20 years, and how Landscape Forms strong culture of participation and deep engagement of the entire workforce has been motivated by applying the basic principles of organizational excellence.

     Heriford attended Kansas State University where he earned his degree as a registered architect. He has over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing in the contract industry. At Landscape Forms he is responsible for customer service as well as sales and marketing. Heriford has served as president and CEO of Deepa Textiles, vice president sales and marketing at Allsteel where he was a board member and officer of the company, vice president sales and marketing with CorryHiebert and director of marketing and design at SunarHauserman.

     Lindholm is president of the Scanlon Leadership Network based in East Lansing, MI. The Scanlon Leadership Network helps organizations apply E.P.I.C. Leadership Principles to design systems that encourage full participation and engagement of all members of an organization. Scanlon practitioners were early adopters of company-wide gain-sharing programs, open-book management and servant leadership. Prior to leading the Scanlon Leadership Network, Wayne worked for over 30 years leading operational improvement programs with General Motors, Morton Salt, Warner-Lambert and 3M.

     Landscape Forms is based in Kalamazoo, MI. The 40 year old company’s product collection is composed of design-oriented outdoor furniture and accessories. Clients include such well-recognized companies as Boeing, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, Harvard University, Disney, Chrysler, Mayo Clinic, Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, Sprint, American Airlines, LaGuardia Airport, Microsoft, Nike, United States Tennis Association and many others. www.landscapeforms.com

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