Speakers & Events

July 9-12, 2008

CCL will again be a sponsor of the Leadership Forum at Silver Bay, which will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year. This forum as been an enduring platform for business and organizational leaders to come together developing leading-edge thought and building leadership capabilities that improve organizational effectiveness, sustain economic growth and improve the state of the world. The 2008 Leadership Forum continues this critical tradition, providing inspiration, optimism and action-planning for those people accepting the mantle of leadership in their organizations, institutions and communities.

CCL Executive Vice President Lily Kelly-Radford will present a keynote session on The Global State of Leadership and Kris Downing, Group Director, Strategy, Planning & Information, will also facilitate a forum session on The Future State of Leadership.

Event details can be found at http://www.silverbay.org/page7538.asp

August 14, 2008

Mark your calendar and join the Center for Creative Leadership for this complimentary, invitation-only event. Take time to learn, participate and connect with other executive leaders from Austin and surrounding areas about the issues impacting leadership now and in the future. (more...)

Workshop on Innovation: Understanding the Human Principles for Sustaining Innovation

September 8 -10, 2008 (September 11: optional one-on-one coaching for additional fee)
Greensboro, NC, USA

March 9 - 11, 2009 (March 12: optional one-on-one coaching for additional fee)
Greensboro, NC, USA

This workshop, part of CCL's Innovation Series, is intended for those senior leaders and managers who are charged with the responsibility of leading the innovation effort within their organizations. Bob Rosenfeld, CCL's former "Innovator in Residence," and Gary Wilhelmi, from Idea Connection Systems, Inc., along with CCL's own David Horth for the Greensboro session, will be covering such topics as:

• How to be an innovation leader
• The human principles necessary to sustain innovation
• Measuring the current innovation culture within an organization
• Designing and implementing a full culture of innovation
• How to redesign an existing culture to meet innovation goals

For more information regarding this workshop, please visit http://www.ccl.org/innovation.

October 6-8, 2008
Greensboro, NC
Final Registration Deadline: September 29, 2008

Conflict is inevitable; however, there are opportunities where conflict can be highly productive and positive. This workshop will help participants to understand and effectively manage conflict by developing a specific set of skills and techniques and practicing those skills in a safe environment. (more...)

CCL, in partnership with three international firms from the Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI), will launch Developing the Company of Tomorrow — Today, a pioneering new program to advance corporate global responsibility.   (more...)

Twelve years ago CCL initiated a conversation about the intersection of spirit and leadership. Since we continually reformulate our offerings to better serve our mission - to advance the understanding and practice of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide - Spirit & Leadership Conference is currently undergoing that same renewal and as a result will not be offered in January, 2008.

A significant research and design agenda is already under way. As part of that research, we request your valuable input about the future of our offering. Please take 4 minutes to fill out a brief survey and help inform the future of this work.

We appreciate your understanding and contributions to this community of practice in the past. If you would like to further contribute to the body of research in the area of spirit and leadership please feel free to contact me at santanal@ccl.org.

We join you in looking forward to the advancement of spirit in leadership in the near future,
Center for Creative Leadership

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.

June 10, 2008 - The Seven Functions of Mentoring - Attracting, developing and retaining talent has never been more important for organizational sustainability. Mentoring can play a key role by leveraging the talent and connections already in an organization to raise the level of organizational and personal success. (more...)

In June 2006, CCL and CHF International co-sponsored a Capitol Hill panel discussion on the role and importance of developing local leadership in fragile states. Two panels of experts shared their perspectives and strategies for supporting local leadership as a building block toward stable societies, exploring the importance of supporting local leadership in states such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan and seeking to identify best practices. View videos from the discussion.