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Mind the Leadership Gap
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...)

Center for Creative Leadership Continues Expansion into South Africa
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®), founded in 1970 and ranked among the world's top executive education providers, offers world-class leadership development in South Africa. Both public and private sector leaders in the country now have the same opportunity as the approximately 20,000 professionals around the world who already attend CCL programmes every year in Europe, Asia and North America. (more...)

World Renowned Center for Creative Leadership Expands into West 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...)

Financial Times Survey Ranks Center for Creative Leadership No. 6 Worldwide in Executive Education
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...)

Multinational Business Expert Takes Charge of the Center for Creative Leadership's Northern Europe Region
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...)

CCL Partners with USB to Train Coaches in Africa
South African newspaper Die Burger recently profiled CCL's efforts to bring leadership development to coaches in South Africa. The result of a partnership between CCL and the University of Stellenbosch (USB) in Cape Town, the initiative provided training to 14 coaches in this part of the world. The coaches will be deployed in leadership programs in Africa. Patrick Stichelmans, CCL-EMEA coaching talent director, is quoted in the article, stating that South Africa has great potential and that we must work to develop it. Read the article (in Afrikaans)

CCL, VimpelCom Launch Joint Venture in Moscow
VimpelCom, a leading provider of telecommunications services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®), a leading global provider of executive education, today announced a joint venture in Russia under the name of LLC Center for Creative Leadership. The Center for Creative Leadership will be the main shareholder and founder, with a VimpelCom subsidiary as the minority co-founder. (more...)

CCL's Flagship Program Delivers Results in Europe
Report shows 100 percent of program participants confirm direct impact. (more...)

2008 Financial Times Survey Ranks the Center for Creative Leadership No. 8 Worldwide in Executive Education
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) ranked No. 8 overall in the 2008 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education. For the seventh consecutive year, CCL is the only institution in the survey focused exclusively on leadership education and research, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools. As part of its special report, the newspaper also profiled CCL President John Ryan in an article that explores the Center's current and future work.   (more...)

CCL Launches Flagship Program for Leaders in Africa
In response to this aspiration echoed by many others on the continent, the Center for Creative Leadership is bringing its flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP)^® to Africa, in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch Business School Executive Development Ltd in South Africa.   (more...)

CCL Participates in Handelsblatt Fair 2008
CCL representatives participated in this custom solutions fair in Düsseldorf. Activities included a panel discussion, presentation and one-to-one meetings with prospective clients.

7th Responsible Business Summit Features CCL Researcher, Board Chairman
This London event, hosted by Ethical Corporation Magazine, featured CCL researcher Alessia D'Amato and CCL Board Chairman Ingar Skaug. Each presented a session on corporate social responsibility.

CCL Participates in European Commission Conference on the Business Case for Diversity
CCL EMEA Regional Director Susana Domingo was selected to chair a session at the 2008 Conference on the Business Case for Diversity in Brussels. The conference was sponsored by the Commission's directorate for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and Focus Consultancy, Ltd, in partnership with EABIS, EIM Business Policy & Research and the European Institute for Managing Diversity.