Speakers & Events

The Leading Effectively webinar series is CCL's latest innovation designed with the recognition that leaders have limited time and need the most up-to-date information. These 60 minute webinars are an ideal way for busy leaders to engage in an interactive online development experience from the convenience of their own desk. Topics include everything from "cleaning out the clutter" of your daily routine to helping your organization develop its next generation of leaders. View the entire list of webinars.

April 13, 2010 - Life Entrepreneurship: Creating a Life of Significance and Increasing Your Team's Performance - Drawing from the nationally acclaimed book, Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, this new Leading Effectively webinar from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) challenges participants to create lives and work of purpose, service, and significance. (more...)

HR.com VIEW Virtual Conference
April 14, 2010

The theme is — Leadership Development Programs: Should You Be Using Them? As a conference sponsor, CCL will present a keynote session on The Case for Leadership Development. Featured presenters are Cile Johnson, Director, North America Business Development and Debbie Zaleschuk, Managing Director, San Diego Campus. CCL will also have a virtual booth for conference attendees to visit. Approximately 800 learning and development professionals are expected to attend. Visit http://www.hr.com/VIEW.

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2010 HRPS Global Conference
New Realities...New Learnings, Opportunities for Leadership
April 25-28, 2010
San Diego, CA

The game is changing. Businesses worldwide are adapting to new rules and realities. Human resource strategies, policies and practices must adapt as well. Attend the HRPS Global Conference, April 25-28, 2010 for a viewpoint of these new realities through the eyes of thought leaders and strategists. Learn how to optimize success in this "new normal" from information sharing and experiences of your peers. Leave re-energized and prepared to implement ideas to immediately to benefit your organization. CCL is a conference Platinum Sponsor and will contribute a session on Organizational Transformation: The Power of the Individual Leader to Guide Sustainable Organizational Change — The KONE North America Story, presented by John McGuire, Senior Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership; Chuck Moore, SVP, Human Resources, KONE Inc. CCL will also have an on-site exhibit featuring our leadership products, publications and services.

Take advantage of a $150 discount code to attend. Register online by April 1 and enter SK4 when prompted. Visit www.hrps.org for additional conference information.

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Team Government presenting at the Training Officer's Consortium (TOC) Annual Institute
April 25-28, 2010
Roanoke, VA

CCL is a gold sponsor of the TOC annual conference. The TOC is a Washington, DC based training association that offers federal workers training resources. Since 1938, the TOC has served as the primary meeting place for federal training professionals to network with their peers and learn about key issues affecting the workplace. CCL senior faculty have been confirmed to present — Bill Adams will present Breaking Down the Walls: Interagency Leadership in the Federal Government on Monday, April 26 and Clemson Turregano will present Seven Keys to Effective Mentoring: A Successful Case Study on Tuesday, April 27. CCL will have an exhibit onsite and resources available for conference attendees. For more information, visit www.trainingofficers.org.

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ASTD International Conference & Expo
May 16-19, 2010
Chicago, IL

Chicago is the place to be this Spring! The Center is a Bronze Sponsor, Exhibitor and Presenter at the annual ASTD International Conference & Expo. This is the largest conference for workplace learning and performance professionals. Approximately 8,000 global participants from 70 countries are expected to attend. The Education Program comprises 300 sessions in five tracks. — Learning Design & Facilitation, Learning Technologies, Developing People, Implementing Solutions, and Personal Development. The expo will host 300-400 exhibitors representing the field's top suppliers. CCL will contribute two educational sessions on the learning agenda — Bill Adams, CCL faculty, will present Breaking Down the Walls: Interagency Leadership in the Federal Government on Sunday, May 16 at 1:45-3:00pm. The second session will feature a joint-presentation with CCL and the American Express Foundation. Shera Clark, CCL faculty, will co-present with Richard Brown, Vice President, Philanthropy, American Express Foundation. The session is titled — Leadership Academy: Making a Lasting Impact in the Nonprofit Community and it will be presented on Tuesday, May 18 at 10:00 — 11:15am. CCL will also have an interactive exhibit in the expo area staffed with CCL faculty, staff, and presenters. Visit us at Booth #1003. For more information about ASTD, http://www.astdconference.org/.

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The Conference Board
Leadership Development Conference
May 20-21, 2010 - New York
June 10-11, 2010 - San Diego

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is collaborating with The Conference Board on the 2010 Leadership Development which will be held in New York City on May 20-21, 2010 and in San Diego on June 10-11, 2010. The theme of the conference is Developing Agile, Resilient Leaders for a VUCA World--volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous—and will address what is impacting business and the skills required to lead today and into the future." CCL senior faculty member John McGuire will co-present a pre-conference session on Building the Organizational Capability to Lead in Complex, Uncertain Times with Vance Tang, CEO of KONE North America, a leading designer and manufacturer of elevators. In addition, CCL will have an on-site exhibit featuring our executive coaching products, publications and services. For more information and to register, please contact The Conference Board at +1 212 339 0345 or visit www.conference-board.org. To take advantage of a discounted conference rate, please mention reference code CF1 when registering.

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39th SPBT Annual Conference
June 7-10, 2010
Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL

CCL faculty member, Karen Addison, was selected to present again at the annual SPBT conference. She will contribute a workshop titled — Leading Through Change: the Human Side. This session will challenge participants to understand human behavior during times of change and how to implement tools to help people move effectively through change. This topic fits in perfectly with the conference theme "Transform Learning Today" which represents the need for change at the personal, departmental, and industry level. The Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers (SPBT) is a worldwide nonprofit organization aimed at supporting trainers at pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies. SPBT was established in 1971 and has a membership of more than 1,200 trainers employed by over 300 pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic companies around the globe. CCL will also have an exhibit onsite. Visit www.spbt.org for more information about this conference.

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We had 49 enthusiastic executive level human resource, training and development professionals, and learning officers from the Denver and Colorado Springs region at the recent Center Connection event onsite at Invesco Field at Mile High. Participants were especially engaged with the Leadership Visual Explorer Cards used to promote table group discussions. The most common challenges these organizations are facing include a changing environment with new leadership, re-engaging a reduced workforce, and managing health and stress. (more...)