Steve Trautman
The Executive's Role in Talent Management

February 2, 2011

Top executives need to know how to positively lead strategic talent management efforts, how to ask the right questions, and how to provide a baseline of support to their talent management teams. Senior executives frequently rely on their management teams to address talent shortages and put together processes designed to recruit, develop and retain top talent. But today, the talent management process is one job whose success depends on the involvement of senior leaders who understand their role and the cost of major talent gaps.

Most leaders are aware that dramatic changes are coming to the global talent pool. Boomers are retiring, shortages exist for key positions in many industries, and new workers must be efficiently brought on board. But senior executives don't always know what to do to ensure that their talent initiatives reduce the risks and deliver what the organization needs for future success. Steve Trautman's goal is to help executives gain a perspective on talent management that is relevant across sectors, business units and functions, and to provide the framework and tools executives need to take effective action.  

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Barbara Annis
Leadership & Gender: Using Science to Drive Success
March 2, 2011

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Liz Wiseman
The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
April 6, 2011

Why is it that some leaders seem to drain the life out of an organization, leaving team members exhausted and devoid of creativity, while other leaders appear to amplify their teams' capabilities and intelligence, yielding consistently better results? Because some leaders are Diminishers, idea-killers who sap the energy from their teams and only get the job done at an enormous cost of wasted talent and lost commitment. In contrast, leaders who are Multipliers not only recognize the talent and capability in those around them, they encourage it and inspire their employees to stretch themselves to deliver results that surpass expectations.

If your organization is faced with doing more with less, if you're looking for that competitive edge, let Liz Wiseman show you how to become a Multiplier. Using five basic skills that everyone can master, Liz will show new or seasoned managers how to bring people together, give team members more freedom, power and responsibility, and create an environment where ideas can be heard, where intelligence can be stretched, and where everyone is smarter and more capable.

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Suzanne Mayo Frindt
Accelerate Your Leadership to Meet Rapid Change
May 4, 2011

In a world where old business models no longer suffice, where predictability and time-tested assumptions no longer hold true, business-as-usual is rapidly being reshaped by powerful, fast-paced processes. To meet the demands of this new era, a new type of leader is emerging -- one whose agility and creativity not only propel individuals and organizations to peak performance, but who consistently produces extraordinary results in the face of highly complex challenges.

Suzanne Frindt's deceptively simple, insightful approach introduces a practical collaborative methodology, crafted from years of hands-on experience with global business executives and designed to drive productivity. Using proven practices, leaders will learn to expand their capacity for productive thought and interaction. Unlike other approaches, Frindt's work begins with who to BE, rather than what to DO, to produce effective leadership. Leaders will learn to reduce friction and waste in daily conversations and inspire highly productive teams that regularly deliver on bold commitments with a sustainable shared vision.

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Josh Linkner
Fostering Organizational Creativity for Growth
June 8, 2011

Today, business cycles are measured in months, not years, and the only way to sustain long-term innovation and growth is through creativity -- at all levels of an organization. According to Josh Linkner, creativity may be just about the only competitive advantage we have left. Many companies try to encourage creativity, but few actually succeed in helping employees build a creative skill set that works. We have processes and systems for just about everything else, but developing and managing creativity is left to chance.

Josh is a successful four-time business builder and entrepreneur with a clear view of what leaders need to thrive. He will show you how having a system, instead of 'winging it,' allows creativity to become both more effective and less risky. He turns the mystery of creativity into a simple-to-use, 5-part process that will make creativity easy for you and your organization. His unique process empowers individuals, teams and organizations to meet creative challenges. Find out how you can 'grow creative muscles' and use creativity for everything from innovative, game-shifting breakthroughs to incremental advances and daily improvements in business processes.

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