2010 News Release Abstracts
Report Shows International Aid Organizations Ready to Tackle Leadership Challenges
23 November 2010 - Brussels and London - Aid and development organizations are experts at logistics and mobilization, but their impact is often limited by weak leadership capacity and communication problems, the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) finds in a new survey of the sector. (more...)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Executive Nurses for Three-Year Fellowship
November 2010 - Greensboro, NC - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is now accepting applications for its 2011 Executive Nurse Fellows program. Deadline for the receipt of applications is 3 p.m., January 18, 2011. RWJF's Executive Nurse Fellows program provides a three-year world-class leadership development experience to enhance the effectiveness of nurse leaders who have already shown exceptional leadership skills but want to improve the impact they have on the U.S. healthcare system. Each year, 20 nurses who aspire to lead and shape healthcare locally and nationally are chosen to strengthen their leadership capacity and improve their abilities to lead teams and organizations in improving health and healthcare. (more...)
New CCL Report Shows Managers, Professionals Happy at Work Despite Economic Uncertainty
October, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - In a downturned economy that's left companies downsized, it's easy to hear news of disenchanted workers. However, research by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) found more satisfaction than discontent in America's workplace — certainly in the professional and managerial ranks. (more...)
New Book Explores Overlooked Keys to Executive Success
July 22, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - How do talented managers develop into effective senior leaders? Extraordinary Leadership: Addressing the Gaps in Senior Executive Development proposes some groundbreaking answers, providing strategies and tools to round out leadership skills and create a steady pipeline of top executives. (more...)
Is a Bear Market Bullish for Employee Engagement?
July 12, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - Center for Creative Leadership research finds improvements in employee satisfaction and job commitment during a tough economy. (more...)
Center for Creative Leadership Adds WorkPlace Big Five Profile to Flagship Program
June 22, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - When the Center for Creative Leadership's flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP)® rolled out in June in its revised format, it included a new broad-based personality assessment — the WorkPlace Big Five Profile 4.0™. (more...)
CCL Names Executive Coach Prasad Kaipa as New Visiting Fellow
June 22, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - Executive coach and strategic advisor Dr. Prasad Kaipa, who has worked with more than 100 senior executives and board members globally, will serve as the Center for Creative Leadership's new H. Smith Richardson Visiting Fellow for 2010-2011. (more...)
Can "Doing Good" Make a Difference in Job Retention and Turnover?
June 2010 - Greensboro, NC - Corporate social responsibility is not a panacea for employee retention, according to CCL research. This finding emerged from CCL's 2008-2009 World Leadership Survey, which sampled the opinions of 2,215 workers around the globe. (more...)
Financial Times Ranks CCL No. 3 Worldwide for Executive Education
May 10, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) ranked No. 3 overall — up three spots from last year — in the 2010 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education released today. This is CCL's highest ranking since it began taking part in the survey in 2002. (more...)
CCL, American Express Partner on Fourth Nonprofit Leadership Academy
April 26, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - The five-day training program immerses participants in leadership training and development courses through sessions with CCL faculty and American Express senior executives. (more...)
CCL Serves NGOs in Africa with New Office
April 1, 2010 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Created in partnership with Unity University, the new office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will serve as CCL's base for expanding its work mainly with social sector clients throughout the continent. (more...)
CCL EMEA - AHRMIO Report outlines key challenges facing international organizations
March 2010 - Europe - CCL EMEA with the participation of AHRMIO (The Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations) developed a report that reviewed the leadership and talent management issues in international organizations. The report outlines some of the key challenges facing international organizations now and tomorrow, and offers practical leadership solutions to assist with the unprecedented change these institutions are facing. (more...)
New Report Shows that Recession Has Had Greater Impact on Workplace Trust for Women Than For Men
March 2010 - Greensboro, NC - A new report from the Center of Creative Leadership's World Leadership Study conducted over the course of the economic recession shows that women have become less trusting of their bosses and co-workers than men, despite the fact that they remain more trusting of people in general. (more...)
March 9, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - Groundbreaking models for building organizational leadership capacity, developing globally responsible leadership and fostering strategic leadership are among the highlights of the third edition of The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development, a comprehensive resource that distills the best of CCL's recent research and practical experience. (more...)
TrainingIndustry.com Ranks CCL in Top 20
February 18, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) placed among the Top 20 providers of leadership training in a survey released this month by TrainingIndustry.com, a leading portal worldwide for information about the industry. (more...)
Christopher Gergen Named CCL Innovator in Residence
January 19, 2010 - Greensboro, NC - Christopher Gergen's successful journey as an entrepreneur and social innovator started in Santiago, Chile and spanned the United States as he founded a series of education and service organizations. His latest stop: the top-ranked Center for Creative Leadership. (more...)
