At SAS, CEO Jim Goodnight hosts monthly “Conversations Over Coffee,” unscripted breakfast gatherings open to all employees where any topic is fair game for discussion. These conversations are so popular that other division heads, including Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Keith Collins, Vice President of Publications Kathy Council and Vice President for SAS Americas Carl Farrell, hold similar events for their employees. At each coffee gathering, the goal of the meeting is the same: to give employees a regular – and informal – opportunity to ask questions and share information about issues that are important to them.
