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World Renowned Center for Creative Leadership Expands into West Africa

Accra, Ghana, July 2009 - 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.

By popular demand, CCL and Optimentus will bring back the Coaching for Development 3-day program to Accra on October 12- 14 and October 15-17 2009. Coaching for Development (CFD) reveals what makes a Leader Coach and what he or she can do to drive coaching excellence in an organisation. It is an opportunity for shared learning and networking for West Africa managers, directors & senior executives.

"Self-awareness is a key ingredient for leadership development so participants in CCL programs complete assessments and learn what results may mean for their own developmental journey," CCL's Coaching Talent Director-EMEA Patrick Stichelmans says. "Participants also explore what leadership development means for teams and organisations."

"Findings from CCL's world-class research will be packed into both the LDP and CFD along with proven assessment and development tools," says Natalie Pothier, CCL's Coaching Practice Leaders-EMEA. "Participants will leave with coaching techniques, tools and ideas they can implement in their workplace the very next day and which will help them to manage their staff better and maximise their potential."

"The ideal size of our programs is 24 participants," adds CCL's Regional Director, Simon Rweyongoza. "Participants experience collaboration and connected leadership in a safe yet stretching learning environment, which aims at growing them as leaders."

Registration for the two Coaching for Development October programs kicks off today. "Together with our partner in West Africa, Optimentus, we are greatly looking forward to tap into the vitality and spirit of emerging leaders in West Africa," continues Simon Rweyongoza, "We will be bringing full-fledged CCL leadership expertise in an experiential learning setting and our participants will bring their experience as managers and leaders in this vital part of the world."

For further information and registration for the 2 October programs:

About the Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that unlocks individual and organizational potential through its exclusive focus on leadership development and research. Founded in 1970 as a nonprofit, educational institution, CCL helps clients worldwide cultivate creative leadership - the capacity to achieve more than imagined by thinking and acting beyond boundaries - through an array of programs, products and other services.

Ranked among the world's top providers of executive education by BusinessWeek and the Financial Times, The Center for Creative Leadership is an internationally recognised resource for maximising the leadership capabilities within organisations. Every year, over 20,000 professionals attend CCL programmes worldwide.

While our focus is learning and development, we differ from many academic institutions in that our R&D efforts are practitioner-oriented. We strive to design and produce practical tools that our clients can use to change themselves and their organisations in fundamental ways, in keeping with our mission of working for the benefit of society worldwide.

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CCL's Europe, Mid East and Africa headquarters is in Brussels, headed by Rudi Plettinx, Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA.