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The Effective Leader Series

butch and ray The Effective Leader Series (ELS) is a series of leadership training seminars for business owners and managers. See the chart below for a list of topics. Although the topics build on one another, each session can stand alone. If you would like to bring the ELS to your organization—or host a seminar in your area—please contact us.

Quality Leadership is vital to an organization’s success. As the two of us have worked together over the past few years, we’ve identified some leadership lessons which have helped us and the companies we serve. We’d like to share some of these lessons with you—along with illustrations from our own successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. We hope they will help you and your organization prosper. Contact us if we can bring one or more of these sessions to your area or organization.

Ray "Butch" Marvin (bio)
General Manager,
BB's Grocery Outlets
717-629-1042

Ray Randolph (bio)
Owner & Consultant
Effective Systems
717-419-4656
ray@effectsys.com

Am I a Leader?
It's not easy to make the change from doer to leader. How can you tell if you have the gifts and abilities to be good leader? What can you do to make the transition as smooth as possible?

Play to Your Strengths
Your greatest success—as an individual and an organization—comes when you focus on making your strengths as productive as possible.

Steward your Leadership Gifts
It’s not automatic. Just because you have leadership gifts doesn’t mean you use them effectively. Learn how to make the best use of your own gifts to propel your organization forward and serve the people you lead.

The Key Leader’s Job Description (2 Parts)
There some responsibilities that only the top leader can fulfill. Learn what they are and how to keep your focus on them.

SWOT Analysis
You want to play to your organization’s strengths and minimize the impact of its weaknesses—but what are they? Consider conducting a SWOT analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.

Managers are Multipliers
Managers are meant to multiply the productivity of the workers they serve. Learn the key ways managers do so.

Effective Performance Evaluations
Use regular performance evaluations to help your people grow and your organization succeed.

Effective Leadership:
Maximize the Productivity of your People and your Business
How to boost the productivity of your people, your business, and your own leadership.

Effective Delegation & Execution
Effective leadership principles are great— but only if you actually get things done. How to create a culture of performace in your organization and how to delegate to grow your team.

Ray Photo Ray Randolph
Ray is the owner of Effective Systems, providing business consulting and leadership support services to local companies and non-profits. During his 30-year career, Ray has worked as an Engineer, Church Business Administrator, Pastor, and Sr. Pastor. In 2005, Ray formed Effective Systems to help organizations grow in their productivity and effectiveness. Ray also operates Training for Productivity, which provides training in Microsoft Office and other productivity software. Ray is happily married to Irene, and has 3 adult sons and one granddaughter. He remains an enthusiastic member of CrossWay Church of Lancaster, where he served on the pastoral team for 18 years. For more information, visit www.effectsys.com and www.trainingforproductivity.com.

Butch Marvin Ray “Butch” Marvin
Butch is the General Manager of Furnace Road Food (“BB’s Grocery Outlets”), and has directed the growth of this company to its current size of 4 locations and about 300 employees. Butch is also a partner in a property management company he helped to found. Butch’s career has included seasons as a shop foreman in the steel fabrication industry and a church-planting pastor. Butch has been a Township Supervisor (serving as chair), and helped to found a municipal Sewer Authority (also serving as chair). He is increasingly in demand as a free-lance speaker. Butch has conducted leadership training for Pastors and church leaders in Africa, India, and Belize, as well as here at home. He serves as guest-preacher in churches about 20 times per year. Butch is married to his sweetheart, Mary, and has 2 adult sons. Butch and Mary are part of The Church at Timberline. Vist Butch’s website, www.hopedealer.org to learn more about his preaching ministry.