Honeywell's Former Chairman & CEO, Former Vice Chairman of GE to talk about his latest book and the changing world of business

FAIRFIELD, Conn.— Larry Bossidy, one of the most respected business executives in recent history, will discuss his latest book, Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right, at Sacred Heart University on Wednesday, November 2. “A Conversation with Larry Bossidy” will take place in the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at 6 PM, followed by a book signing at 7 PM.

Sacred Heart University President Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D. will serve as host of this event, which is sponsored by the College of Business. The event is free and open to the public.

Mr. Bossidy, a regular guest on CNBC's Squawkbox, will change the way you think about business, and will define what needs to be done to a business in the face of today's sweeping changes:

·        How are the rules of business changing? And what will this mean to your futures?

·        Where do the best opportunities lie?

·        How can you realistically plan your future in business?

About Larry Bossidy:

Few individuals bring to their audiences the wealth of experience and accomplishment that has made Larry Bossidy one of the most respected executives in recent history. In his presentations, Larry shares the tested, concrete lessons of his exemplary career, advice that has made his book Execution, a BusinessWeek Bestseller for nearly two years.

Mr. Bossidy's most recent book, Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right, promises to be as indispensable to leaders at all levels of the corporation as its predecessor has been. Mr. Bossidy is the former CEO of Honeywell. His bestselling Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done is a hard-nosed guide to the practical necessities of successful leadership in a competitive global economy. Proving that execution is a learnable discipline, Mr. Bossidy warns that it often involves grunt work and it's often ignored or delegated by senior leaders—yet it's a leader's primary job.

Effective execution requires relentless questioning, analyzing, following-through, and problem solving—and it demands that you face reality. Where Execution was about how to get things done, Mr. Bossidy's new book is about defining what needs to be done in the face of today's sweeping changes. Confronting Reality addresses a company's basic business model for making money, providing managers with a big-picture view of the structural changes affecting business and with strategic tools for confronting this reality effectively.

Mr. Bossidy learned the art of execution through his decades as a successful leader in two premier organizations. In his stellar 34-year career at General Electric, he rose to vice chairman and brought the company back to double-digit growth.

He turned Allied Signal into one of the world's most admired companies in his nine years as CEO, highlighted by 31 consecutive quarters of earnings-per-share growth of 13% or more and an eight-fold appreciation of the company's share price. He shepherded Allied Signal and Honeywell through their historic merger and other crises with similar success until his retirement.

Mr. Bossidy now serves on the boards of directors of several major corporations and works with CEOs and other senior executives to improve their company's execution and performance.

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