Speakers & Events

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.

March 11, 2010 - Building a Collaborative Team - Have you been on a team where the decision-making process was unclear or where the members did not own the outcome? How did accountability work? Were team members all playing by different rules? (more...)

HR.com VIEW Virtual Conference
April 14, 2010

The theme is — Leadership Development Programs: Should You Be Using Them? As a conference sponsor, CCL will present a keynote session on The Case for Leadership Development. Featured presenters are Cile Johnson, Director, North America Business Development and Debbie Zaleschuk, Managing Director, San Diego Campus. CCL will also have a virtual booth for conference attendees to visit. Approximately 800 learning and development professionals are expected to attend. Visit http://www.hr.com/VIEW.

2010 HRPS Global Conference
New Realities...New Learnings, Opportunities for Leadership
April 25-28, 2010
San Diego, CA

The game is changing. Businesses worldwide are adapting to new rules and realities. Human resource strategies, policies and practices must adapt as well. Attend the HRPS Global Conference, April 25-28, 2010 for a viewpoint of these new realities through the eyes of thought leaders and strategists. Learn how to optimize success in this "new normal" from information sharing and experiences of your peers. Leave re-energized and prepared to implement ideas to immediately to benefit your organization. CCL is a conference Platinum Sponsor and will contribute a session on Organizational Transformation: The Power of the Individual Leader to Guide Sustainable Organizational Change — The KONE North America Story, presented by John McGuire, Senior Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership; Chuck Moore, SVP, Human Resources, KONE Inc. CCL will also have an on-site exhibit featuring our leadership products, publications and services.

Take advantage of a $150 discount code to attend. Register online by April 1 and enter SK4 when prompted. Visit www.hrps.org for additional conference information.

Team Government presenting at the Training Officer's Consortium (TOC) Annual Institute
April 25-28, 2010
Roanoke, VA

CCL is a gold sponsor of the TOC annual conference. The TOC is a Washington, DC based training association that offers federal workers training resources. Since 1938, the TOC has served as the primary meeting place for federal training professionals to network with their peers and learn about key issues affecting the workplace. CCL senior faculty have been confirmed to present — Bill Adams will present Breaking Down the Walls: Interagency Leadership in the Federal Government on Monday, April 26 and Clemson Turregano will present Seven Keys to Effective Mentoring: A Successful Case Study on Tuesday, April 27. CCL will have an exhibit onsite and resources available for conference attendees. For more information, visit www.trainingofficers.org.

ASTD International Conference & Expo
May 16-19, 2010
Chicago, IL

Chicago is the place to be this Spring! The Center is a sponsor, exhibitor and presenter at the annual ASTD Conference & Expo. This is the largest conference for workplace learning and performance professionals. Approximately 8,000-10,000 global participants from 70 countries are expected to attend. The Education Program comprises 300 sessions in five tracks. — Learning Design & Facilitation, Learning Technologies, Developing People, Implementing Solutions, and Personal Development. The expo will host 300-400 exhibitors representing the field's top suppliers. CCL and American Express Foundation will contribute to the learning agenda with a concurrent joint session titled — Leadership Academy: Making a Lasting Impact in the Nonprofit Community. Shera Clark, CCL faculty, will co-present with Richard Brown, Vice President, Philanthropy, American Express Foundation. For more information about ASTD, visit http://www.astdconference.org/.

The Conference Board
Leadership Development Conference
May 20-21, 2010 - New York
June 10-11, 2010 - San Diego

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is collaborating with The Conference Board on the 2010 Leadership Development which will be held in New York City on May 20-21, 2010 and in San Diego on June 10-11, 2010. The theme of the conference is Developing Agile, Resilient Leaders for a VUCA World--volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous—and will address what is impacting business and the skills required to lead today and into the future." CCL senior faculty member John McGuire will co-present a pre-conference session on Building the Organizational Capability to Lead in Complex, Uncertain Times with Vance Tang, CEO of KONE North America, a leading designer and manufacturer of elevators. In addition, CCL will have an on-site exhibit featuring our executive coaching products, publications and services. For more information and to register, please contact The Conference Board at +1 212 339 0345 or visit www.conference-board.org. To take advantage of a discounted conference rate, please mention reference code CF1 when registering.

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We had 49 enthusiastic executive level human resource, training and development professionals, and learning officers from the Denver and Colorado Springs region at the recent Center Connection event onsite at Invesco Field at Mile High. Participants were especially engaged with the Leadership Visual Explorer Cards used to promote table group discussions. The most common challenges these organizations are facing include a changing environment with new leadership, re-engaging a reduced workforce, and managing health and stress. (more...)