2009 News Release Abstracts
BusinessWeek Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership Among World's Best in Executive Education
November 6, 2009 - Greensboro, NC - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) ranked among the world's top providers of executive education in a biennial BusinessWeek survey released today. (more...)
American Express and CCL Partner on Third Run of Nonprofit Leadership Academy
October 22, 2009 - Greensboro, NC - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) and American Express will kick off the third American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy in New York City on October 26. The nation-wide program aims to develop the next generation of leaders in the nonprofit sector. It is the second run of the program this year. (more...)
Accelerating Performance: Five Leadership Skills You and Your Organization Can't Do Without
October 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - Leadership is like a muscle. The more intelligently you train, the stronger you get. Research at the Center for Creative Leadership reminds us why leaders everywhere, from Fortune 500s to the smallest of nonprofits, need to get to the gym right away. (more...)
ROI Institute and CCL conduct first ROI Certification on Leadership Development
September 28, 2009 - Birmingham, AL & Greensboro, NC - The ROI Institute and the not-for-profit Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) have just completed the first ever ROI certification for individuals involved in leadership development. This comprehensive one-week workshop, designed to prepare leadership development professionals to conduct impact and ROI studies on major leadership programs, was conducted on CCL's beautiful headquarters campus in Greensboro, NC. (more...)
CCL Receives $498K Recovery Act Grant to Help Local Youth
September 4, 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - With support from a major federal grant, CCL will help put dozens of young people on the path to success. The Center has received a $498,203 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to expand its leadership and mentoring program for youth with the Greensboro YMCA. The grant will enable CCL and the YMCA to increase the capacity of the current Black and Hispanic Achievers Leadership & Mentoring Program from a one- to four-year curriculum, and from 40 youth and 20 mentors at one YMCA to 160 youth and 80 mentors at four YMCAs. The grant was awarded through the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (more...)
August 2009 - Brussels - Today's turbulent times test the skills of leaders - the best ones know how to weather change and navigate rough economic waters. But how can you tell if your organisation has leaders with the right stuff? (more...)
World Renowned Center for Creative Leadership Expands into West Africa
July 2009 - Africa - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) — ranked number 6 in global executive education by the Financial Times — is bringing world-class leadership development to West Africa, in partnership with Optimentus. African leaders will now have the same opportunity on the home continent as top talent around the world who already attend CCL programs every year in Europe, Asia and the Americas. (more...)
CCL Expert Explores Six Ways to Lead Through Change
June 24, 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - Kerry Bunker of CCL talks about how the structural side of change management is the easy part. (more...)
BusinessWeek.com Column Asks "What's Your Leadership Mindset?"
June 19, 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - John Ryan, President of CCL, answers the questions - Do you have a "growth mindset?" Or a "fixed mindset?" Here are three questions to ask ourselves to help us grasp the difference. (more...)
Financial Times Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership No. 6 Worldwide in Executive Education
May 11, 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL ®) ranked No. 6 overall in the 2009 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education released today. CCL has ranked in the survey's overall Top 10 for five straight years, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools. It is the only institution in the survey focused exclusively on leadership education and research. The survey ranked 45 institutions globally. (more...)
American Express and CCL Partner on Nonprofit Leadership Academy
April 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) and American Express this week kicked off the second American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy, a nation-wide program to develop the next generation of leaders in the nonprofit sector. A second run of the Academy is scheduled for the fall. (more...)
Grant Helps CCL Create New Leadership Tools for Underserved Populations
April 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - An anonymous $75,000 grant is helping the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) make leadership development more accessible and affordable to underserved populations in the U.S. and around the world. The grant supports CCL's Leadership Beyond Boundaries (LBB) initiative and provides funding to design, develop and launch new toolkits and curricula. (more...)
New Study Shows Many Companies Falling Short on Succession Management
April 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - Surviving the economic downturn and thriving in a post-recession world will require strong and well-developed pools of talent. But most companies are still using succession management plans that are decades old, too rigid and too focused on top jobs, says a new report co-authored by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®), a top-ranked, global provider of executive education, and Bersin & Associates, a research and advisory firm focused on enterprise learning and talent management. (more...)
New book Shows How Leadership Culture Can Make or Break Businesses in Complex Times
April 2009 - Greensboro, N.C. - In spite of their allure and promise, change management initiatives typically fail to make an impact on organizations. In fact, after decades of change management, studies still suggest that most of these efforts will fail — leaving leaders frustrated and their companies trapped in the status quo. In today's volatile economic climate, the bottom-line impact can be devastating. (more...)
CCL Names New Vice President for Asia-Pacific
March 9, 2009 - Singapore - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®), a top-ranked, global provider of executive education, has named Sureish D. Nathan as Vice President of its Asia-Pacific operations, effective immediately. (more...)
25 February 2009 - Brussels - George Manka is the new Regional Director for the Center for Creative Leadership's (CCL®) operations in Northern Europe, a market that covers Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. (more...)
