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| This session is geared to middle and senior managers who hope to get the most out of change. We will learn to identify the most common responses to change, discuss why some people resist it, and examine the factors that shape our view of change. Participants will understand the role of personal empowerment in the change process, look at the five keys for successful personal and organizational change, and learn to design an action plan for better dealing with change. Click for more information... |
Mr. Peter Stark| Mr. Peter Stark is a consultant, speaker and author. Mr. Stark has been published world wide in over 300 articles and has written six books, including his newest book, The Only Negotiating Guide You'll Ever Need. Peter's expertise has been featured by The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, and USA Today. Click for more information... |
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 Atlanta - Feb 27, 2008 |
| Hartford,Connecticut - Feb 28, 2008 |
| Amsterdam - Aug 26, 2008 |
Advocacy:
Championing Yourself and Your Ideas| Successful advocates know how important it is to clearly communication their ideas, how their reputations shape how people respond to their ideas, how they need to build partnerships and alliances with others in getting ideas adopted, how they must "pre-sell" any idea long before formal meetings, and how to be persuasive and influential in meetings. We will discuss new research on each of those topics-research that offers you interesting and surprising ways to champion innovations in your organization. Click for more information... |
Dr. John Daly| Dr. John Daly is the Liddell Professor in the College of Communication, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Texas Commerce Bancshares Professor of Management at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on topics such as Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Behavior, Advocacy and Persuasion, and Customer Loyalty. Click for more information... |
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| Houston - Sep 10, 2008 |
| Detroit - Aug 14, 2008 |
| Los Angeles - Feb 13, 2008 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth - Mar 26, 2008 |
| Hartford,Connecticut - Nov 13, 2008 |
| Washington D.C. - Nov 14, 2008 |
Aerobics for the Mind: Exercising Your
Creative Powers to Outsmart the Competition| This session will provide an "operator's manual" for the mind. Through innovative concepts and techniques, you will learn to achieve higher levels of creativity, clearer thoughts, increased concentration, and more concise communications. We will examine how Mind Mapping can lead to improvements in your mental abilities. We will discuss simple techniques for remembering names, facts, and figures, and we will explore how to apply the methods used by the great minds in the business, sport and creative worlds. Click for more information... |
Mr. Tony Buzan| Mr. Tony Buzan has written over 80 books, including The BrainSmart Leader and The Mind Map Book, making him the BBC's best-ever-selling international author. His work has been published in 100 countries and 30 languages. He is a former Editor of The International Journal of MENSA, Founder of The Brain Trust, and originator of Mind Maps®. Mr. Buzan has also worked with numerous Fortune 500 organizations. Click for more information... |
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| Amsterdam - Mar 13, 2008 |
| Scotland - Sep 4, 2008 |
| London - Jun 10, 2008 |
Agility and Resilience:
Managing Personal, Team, and Corporate Stress| Leaders should know that stress management is a well researched, very profitable, method to help a company realise its strategic goals. Managers have a triple Stress Management responsibility: to manage their own stress and resilience well, to manage the stress and resilience of their direct reports, to manage the stress and resilience of the company. This workshop aims primarily at the understanding of stress and its relationship with resilience and performance at these three levels. Click for more information... |
Dr. Theo Compernolle| Dr. Theo Compernolle born in Bruges, Belgium originally trained as a medical doctor, neuropsychiatrist and psychotherapist. He became an expert on the emotional and relational aspects of leadership and the enhancement of resilience of executives, executive teams and organizations. He is the Suez Chair on Leadership and Personal Development of the century old Solvay Business School of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Click for more information... |
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| Brussels - Jan 22, 2008 |
| Amsterdam - Feb 13, 2008 |
Are You Ready to Succeed? Unconventional Strategies
for Personal Mastery in Business and Life| This workshop will open you up to possibilities you never dreamed off and give you the tools you need to begin your transformation. Your internal changes will be rapidly reflected in the world outside and lead you to an immeasurably more fulfilling life. Bring an open mind to this workshop because you will be confronted with unconventional ideas. The exercises you will learn will produce powerful results if you work with them conscientiously after the workshop. Click for more information... |
Dr. Srikumar Rao| Dr. Srikumar Rao conceived Creativity and Personal Mastery, a pioneering course that is one of the highest rated at Columbia Business School and London Business School. It is believed to be the only course at a top business school to have its own alumni association. He is also an executive coach and seminar leader whose work has been featured in dozens of publications. Click for more information... |
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| Chicago - Jan 29, 2008 |
| Seattle - Jan 31, 2008 |
| Toronto - Feb 13, 2008 |
| New York - Apr 2, 2008 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul - Apr 15, 2008 |
| Kansas City - Aug 13, 2008 |
| St. Louis - Aug 14, 2008 |
| Manchester - Dec 8, 2008 |
| Scotland - Dec 9, 2008 |
| London - Dec 10, 2008 |
| Amsterdam - Dec 12, 2008 |
Authentic Leadership for Women| Influential and successful leaders like Eleanor Roosevelt or Washington Post publisher, Katharine Graham, were true to their core values and beliefs. They led through personal conviction, gaining power beyond their formal authority. Participants will examine their personal value propositions, assess their strengths and identify their leadership style. Questions and practice sessions will focus on leadership challenges drawn from participants' experience. Participants will leave this session empowered to be authentic leaders. Click for more information... |
Ms. Robin Gerber| Ms. Robin Gerber is a national commentator and speaker on leadership, and the author of Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage (Penguin/Portfolio, 2002) and Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon with a foreword by Jim Collins, author of Good to Great (Penguin/Portfolio, October, 2005). Click for more information... |
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| San Francisco - Dec 2, 2008 |
| Seattle - Dec 3, 2008 |
| Columbus - Nov 12, 2008 |
| Pittsburgh - Oct 21, 2008 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul - Aug 15, 2008 |
| Chicago - Aug 14, 2008 |
| Boston - Sep 8, 2008 |
| Hartford,Connecticut - Sep 16, 2008 |
| Houston - Sep 29, 2008 |
| Atlanta - Jun 10, 2008 |
| Philadelphia - Jul 8, 2008 |
| Kansas City - Jul 14, 2008 |
| St. Louis - Jul 15, 2008 |
| New Jersey - May 19, 2008 |
Becoming a Next-Generation Leader| This seminar will introduce you to new ways of leading that are more appropriate to a complex world. You will practice the attitude needed to unleash momentum, respond more flexibly in the face of change, embrace new opportunities, support the birth of new ideas, and build a team that runs on curiosity and enthusiasm rather than fear. This highly experiential day will shake up old habits and remind you of the deep possibility in each moment. Expect to be provoked, humbled, inspired and refreshed. Click for more information... |
Mr. Martin Boroson| Mr. Martin Boroson studied Western philosophy at Yale and earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He then began personal exploration of Eastern philosophy, trained in transpersonal psychology with Dr. Stanislav Grof, and facilitated intensive personal development workshops for over nine years. He was founder and director of The Temenos Project, which received three-year funding from the Arts Council of Ireland to develop innovative forms of production and training for artists. Click for more information... |
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| London - Jan 24, 2008 |
| Manchester - Nov 12, 2008 |
Becoming an Uncommon Leader:
Communication, Support, and Trust| This session will examine the numerous reasons why those who are expected to lead in today's changing business environment are often uncertain of their calling and therefore fail to live up to their potential as leaders. The session will address the fears managers often feel when thrust into leadership roles and explore the skills and techniques needed to overcome those fears by analyzing the four characteristics of effective leaders. Click for more information... |
Mr. Lewis Timberlake| Mr. Lewis Timberlake authored the best sellers Born to Win and It's Always Too Soon to Quit. He is Founder and President of Timberlake & Associates, a company specializing in organizational development, program design, and training. He is a frequent consultant to several Fortune 500 organizations and a contributor to numerous professional journals. Click for more information... |
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| San Francisco - Oct 21, 2008 |
| Stamford,Connecticut - Oct 8, 2008 |
| Seattle - Oct 23, 2008 |
| Los Angeles - Oct 28, 2008 |
| St. Louis - May 16, 2008 |
| Pittsburgh - Apr 23, 2008 |
| Atlanta - Mar 13, 2008 |
| Kansas City - Jun 25, 2008 |
| Boston - Oct 6, 2008 |
Blind Spots:
Avoiding Flawed Decisions| This seminar will focus on understanding "blindspots" that lead to poor decision-making by executives and remedies that can mitigate the damage in organizations. After a discussion on the latest theoretical findings on this topic, the participants will work in teams to develop stories of blindspots at work based upon their experience (and/or current news stories). They (with the assistance of Dr. Friga) will also present tactical suggestions on how they could have been avoided (and will be avoided moving forward). Click for more information... |
Dr. Paul Friga| Dr. Paul Friga is a professor at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he teaches courses in strategy and management consulting. He also serves as Director of the Kelley Consulting Academy. He researches strategic decision-making, knowledge transfer, intuition and entrepreneurship and has presented at numerous conferences throughout the world. Click for more information... |
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| Houston - Jul 17, 2008 |
| Cleveland - Jul 23, 2008 |
| Kansas City - Oct 17, 2008 |
Breakthrough Thinking for Breakthrough Results| In this workshop you will practice new ways to think, and to apply these techniques to a current challenge you're facing. We'll begin by clearly defining a specific business result you would like to achieve in the next 90 days. It could be resolving a problem, leveraging an opportunity, or promoting an innovation. Then, through a variety of different exercises - carefully balanced between group work and individual reflection - you'll practice 10 techniques for advancing your result. Click for more information... |
Mr. Paul Hellman| Mr. Paul Hellman is an author, speaker, consultant, and a recognized expert in breakthrough thinking & communication. He is the president of express potential® and author of Naked at Work: How to Stay Sane When Your Job Drives You Crazy (Penguin) and Ready, Aim, You're Hired! (Amacom). Click for more information... |
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| New York - Dec 11, 2008 |
| Detroit - Jul 17, 2008 |
| Brussels - Aug 22, 2008 |
| London - Aug 20, 2008 |
| Scotland - Aug 19, 2008 |
Breakthroughs Guaranteed: Overcoming Your
Toughest Performance and Service Challenges| Discover new methods for accelerating change, anticipating trends, increasing customer satisfaction and getting breakthrough creativity from teams. Mr. Burkan will draw on material from his most recent book Wide Angle Vision. Learn why Tom Peters called Wide Angle Vision "Marvelous!" Click for more information... |
Mr. Wayne Burkan| Mr. Wayne Burkan has authored several books, including Wide Angle Vision, which was lauded as "required reading" by Success Magazine. He is President of Alternative Visions and is on the faculty of the Technology Transfer Institute. He is a guest lecturer at the Penn State Advanced Management Program and consults to hundreds of organizations worldwide. Click for more information... |
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| St. Louis - Mar 12, 2008 |
Building Trust to Manage Resistance,
Engage Employees, and Navigate Change| This dynamic, highly-interactive and informative program will help you learn specific principles and methods to build and rebuild trust, and concrete strategies that will help you engage employees, improve performance and successfully navigate change. Trust is the foundation of effective relationships which make both individuals and businesses successful and it can be damaged and eroded in many unintended ways. Click for more information... |
Dr. Dennis Reina| Dr. Dennis Reina is co-founder and President of The Reina Trust Building Institute, Inc. focusing on Research and Operations. He is viewed worldwide as an authority on trust. Dr. Reina developed the original Reina Trust & Betrayal Model®, the series of trust-measuring surveys, and many of the Trust Building® tools and resources that the Institute offers. Click for more information... |
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| Chicago - Mar 13, 2008 |
| Washington D.C. - May 29, 2008 |
Challenging Conversations:
Increasing Your Influence| It's tempting to avoid difficult conversations at work. They feel uncomfortable; they seem risky. The issue is how to conduct these conversations with skill. In this program, you'll identify a specific, challenging conversation that you intend to have at work in the next 30 days; then you'll learn the skills to manage it effectively. Throughout the workshop, you'll apply new tools, tactics and techniques to your situation. The purpose of the workshop is to jumpstart your conversation. Click for more information... |
Mr. Paul Hellman| Mr. Paul Hellman is an author, speaker, consultant, and a recognized expert in breakthrough thinking & communication. He is the president of express potential® and author of Naked at Work: How to Stay Sane When Your Job Drives You Crazy (Penguin) and Ready, Aim, You're Hired! (Amacom). Click for more information... |
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| Minneapolis-St. Paul - Jul 18, 2008 |
| Boston - Feb 11, 2008 |
| Hartford,Connecticut - Dec 3, 2008 |
Corporate Women:
Strategies for Achieving Leadership, Power, and Influence| Developing the high potential of women requires a new paradigm for understanding leadership, power and influence, along with a reassessment of the effectiveness of male and female skills in a changing environment. As a result of the examination of key issues, a new paradigm for efficacy emerges. Participants will explore new strategies for achieving leadership, power and influence by integrating a balanced and flexible use of the leadership skills necessary for success. Click for more information... |
Ms. Pauline Lyttle| Ms. Pauline Lyttle is co-author of the book Why Jenny Can't Lead: Understanding the Male-Dominant System, and is Founding Principal of the Lyttle Jansen Group, a consulting firm specializing in problems of workforce diversity, team building, retention and gender politics. She consults internationally for organizations in both the private and public sectors. Click for more information... |
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| Cleveland - Oct 22, 2008 |
| Washington D.C. - Aug 15, 2008 |
| New York - Aug 14, 2008 |
Creating and Managing Successful
Internal and External Business Alliances| The participants will role play and examine real life issues within their own organization, and can apply the tools to both internal and external relationships. Common issues such as compatibility, differences in decision making approaches, communication, conflict resolution and more are addressed for attendees who are in management as well as those who are in the middle of the organization and often have little choice as to who they can partner with, whether internal or external. Click for more information... |
Ms. Larraine Segil| Ms. Larraine Segil is a Partner and Director of the Board at Vantage Partners, a consulting firm with expertise in building competency in both internal and external relationship management. She is the author of numerous books, including: Intelligent Business Alliances, Fast Alliances.com: Power Your E-Business, Dynamic Leader, and her latest book, Measuring the Value of Partnering, is the first on Alliance Metrics. Click for more information... |
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| Cleveland - Sep 23, 2008 |
| Columbus - Sep 24, 2008 |
| Seattle - Jul 10, 2008 |
| Toronto - May 28, 2008 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth - May 21, 2008 |
Creating Customer Loyalty by Managing
the Experience Throughout the Organization| This workshop explains how the latest Customer Experience Management techniques are used to develop and implement a business strategy that will deliver industry and/or sector leading business performance. It also shows how exceptional service delivery may be harnessed to drive cultural change, motivate employees and create worthwhile differentiation and sustainable competitive advantage. Click for more information... |
Mr. Chris Daffy| Mr. Chris Daffy is one of the UK's best-known authorities on customer service. His book, Once a Customer, Always a Customer, was first published in 1996. There have since been four more print runs including one in India and the latest one in America in 2001. He is a founding partner of The Marketing Group, Managing Director of the Academy of Service Excellence and has served as a non-executive director on the boards of many UK companies. Click for more information... |
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| Scotland - May 21, 2008 |
| Brussels - Dec 10, 2008 |
Creating Passionately Devoted
Internal and External Customers| Passionately devoted customers see value in highly emotional and experiential terms. Their word-of-mouth advocacy will enhance your unit's reputation, giving you greater resources, the very best people, and access to the key influencers in your organization. This session reveals the factors essential to creating passionately devoted customers--internal or external. This fast-paced, highly interactive seminar leaves participants with exciting insights and relevant tools ready to be implemented the day after. Click for more information... |
Dr. Chip Bell| Dr. Chip Bell is a senior partner with The Chip Bell Group and manages their Dallas, TX office. Prior to starting CBG in 1980, he was Director of Management and Organization Development for NCNB, now Bank of America. Dr. Bell is author or co-author of such best-selling books as Magnetic Service, Service Magic, Customers as Partners, Managing Knock Your Socks Off Service, and Managers as Mentors. Click for more information... |
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| Detroit - Jun 10, 2008 |
Creating the IT Enabled Organization:
A Strategic Imperative| Through a series of case examples, materials from Professor McFarlan's 2003 book, "Connecting the Dots" and his October, 2005 HBR article, "Information Technology and the Board of Directors," the course lays out practical guidelines for achieving positive results in this arena in better aligning the portfolio development work with the corporate strategy and ensuring more effective governance of IT. A specific set of lenses, to help managers assess how IT can impact their activities and what it means for their management will be presented. Click for more information... |
Prof. Warren McFarlan| Prof. Warren McFarlan is the author of Corporate Information Systems Management: The Issues Facing Senior Executives. Prof. McFarlan has been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1964, has been Senior Associate Dean for the past eleven years and is currently responsible for the School's Asia Pacific Initiative. Click for more information... |
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| Atlanta - Oct 21, 2008 |
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving:
Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence| Using experiential learning methodology this workshop explores various tenets of the newly identified Appreciative Intelligence® and helps participants practice various components of it. Appreciative Intelligence is the ability to reframe a given situation to perceive the positive possibilities embedded in it and to act purposively to transform the potentials to successful outcomes. This workshop will help participants mindfully develop their Appreciative Intelligence to build better organizations and create positive change. Click for more information... |
Dr. Tojo Thatchenkery| Dr. Tojo Thatchenkery is Professor of Organization Development and Knowledge Management at the George Mason School of Public Policy. Dr. Thatchenkery has over twenty years of experience in teaching at various Public Policy, MBA, Organization Development, and executive programs. His recent book, Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn, was chosen by the Harvard Business Review as one of its recommended books for 2006. Click for more information... |
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| Philadelphia - May 20, 2008 |
Critical Thinking:
A Model for Avoiding Common Decision Traps| With the increasing speed, complexity and data availability in today's competitive environment, superior decision skills are more important than ever. This workshop will help you improve your decision making skills by offering behavioral insights into how people actually think and make decisions. It then teaches the advanced critical thinking skills and creative strategies needed to manage unfamiliar, highly complex problems or decisions that involve significant uncertainty. Click for more information... |
Dr. Kathy Pearson| Dr. Kathy Pearson is an adjunct associate professor in the Operations and Information Management Department at The Wharton School. She has taught Operations Management in the MBA program and Executive Master's of Technology Management programs as well as Probability and Statistics, Simulation Modeling, and other courses for the department and the University of Pennsylvania. Click for more information... |
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| Atlanta - May 21, 2008 |
| Seattle - Mar 26, 2008 |
| Los Angeles - Mar 25, 2008 |
| Washington D.C. - Apr 11, 2008 |
| Pittsburgh - Apr 10, 2008 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul - Apr 1, 2008 |
| St. Louis - Apr 2, 2008 |
| San Francisco - Apr 23, 2008 |
| Chicago - Apr 22, 2008 |
| New York - May 6, 2008 |
| Boston - Oct 20, 2008 |
| London - Oct 9, 2008 |
Crucial Conversations:
Communicating When the Stakes Are High| This seminar is based on the skills and principles that are taught in the best-selling book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High. Al Switzler, one of the book's coauthors, will first discuss what crucial conversations are and how they impact every aspect of our work and home lives. Participants will then learn how the best communicators are able to handle these intense conversations and get results while building relationships. Click for more information... |
Mr. Al Switzler| Mr. Al Switzler is a partner in and cofounder of VitalSmarts, LLC, a worldwide training and management consulting firm. He currently teaches in several programs at the Executive Development Center at the University of Michigan. His recent book, Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior, was for many weeks the #1 bestseller in Corporate America. Click for more information... |
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| Kansas City - Apr 17, 2008 |
| New Jersey - Aug 27, 2008 |
Customer Loyalty Guaranteed:
Business Growth Through Remarkable Service| Leaders are the keepers of organizational values and perpetuators of standards of excellence. They don’t make great service happen by themselves, but they play a vital role in creating the conditions and providing the support that enables others to serve to the best of their ability every day. This fast paced, highly interactive workshop leaves participants with exciting new insights into the skills necessary for effective service leadership and relevant tools ready to be implemented when they return to their office. Click for more information... |
Mr. John Patterson| Mr. John Patterson is founder and President of Progressive Insights a member of the Chip Bell Group. His consulting practice specializes in helping organizations around the world effectively manage complex culture change built around organizational design, resource allocation, and customer and employee loyalty. Click for more information... |
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| New Jersey - Aug 13, 2008 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth - Jun 10, 2008 |
| Columbus - Feb 27, 2008 |
Dealing with Difficult People| Dealing with people at their worst is something we all do everyday, but that doesn't make it any easier. In this humorous, informative seminar, Dr. Kirschner shows you how to take the pain out of dealing with problem people by revealing the attitudes and behaviors that will help you solve people problems. This presentation shifts the focus from being reactive to proactive, from struggling with people to building relationships with them, from seeing what's wrong to doing what is right. Click for more information... |
Dr. Rick Kirschner| Dr. Rick Kirschner (TheArtofChange.com) is a best-selling author and respected authority who offers a powerful approach to dealing with change and communication that unlocks creativity, enhances teamwork and leadership, increases commitment, service and innovation. He is the coauthor of the international bestseller, Dealing With People You Can't Stand: How To Bring Out The Best In People At Their Worst, Life By Design, and Love Thy Customer. Click for more information... |
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| Philadelphia - May 6, 2008 |
| Seattle - Nov 6, 2008 |
Dealing with Difficult People:
Bringing Out the Best in Others, Even at Their Worst| To help participants increase their communication flexibility, this session will focus on the three keys to unlocking successful communication. First, we will consider what motivates people to behave the way they do. Second, we will explore the communication skills we use unconsciously with people who get along with us, and then learn how to consciously use those skills with difficult people. Finally, we will see how to deal with 10 types of behavior that make certain people unbearable to work with. Click for more information... |
Dr. Richard Brinkman| Dr. Rick Brinkman is the developer of Conscious Communication™ trainings and the principle of Rick Brinkman Productions, Inc, a training and development company. He is author of numerous books including the international bestseller published by McGraw Hill, Dealing With People You Can’t Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, which has been translated into 15 languages. Click for more information... |
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| Toronto - Jun 5, 2008 |
| Washington D.C. - Jun 6, 2008 |
| London - Sep 16, 2008 |
| Manchester - Sep 17, 2008 |
| Scotland - Sep 18, 2008 |
| Detroit - Jan 24, 2008 |
| Stamford,Connecticut - May 7, 2008 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul - Mar 14, 2008 |
Delivering Positive Criticism:
The Cornerstone of Effective Coaching| Recent research suggests that criticism is perhaps the most powerful and neglected business skill, that it causes more conflicts at work than disputes over power, pay, and promotion, and that most of us are inept at giving and taking criticism productively. This intense program will focus on how to transform the necessary exchange of criticism from a taboo act and a destructive and demoralizing encounter into a positive, motivating, mutually beneficial experience that encourages trust, heightens self-esteem, and boosts productivity. Click for more information... |
Dr. Hendrie Davis Weisinger| Dr. Hendrie Davis Weisinger is the author of Emotional Intelligence at Work, Nobody's Perfect, Anger at Work, and The Power of Positive Criticism. He teaches executive education at New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a guest expert on over 300 television and radio shows. Click for more information... |
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| San Francisco - Jul 9, 2008 |
| Pittsburgh - Jul 23, 2008 |
| New Jersey - Nov 10, 2008 |
| Columbus - Oct 23, 2008 |
| Chicago - Oct 21, 2008 |
| Stamford,Connecticut - Dec 10, 2008 |
Developing Leadership Charisma:
Actions Speak Louder Than Words| The most capable don't always succeed; the ones who project their ability do. In this seminar you'll acquire new tools to develop your own style of strong and direct executive effectiveness and leadership. You'll become even more memorable, impressive, credible, genuine, trusted, liked, cool, calm, confident, charismatic, and competent in your professional and personal life. Click for more information... |
Ms. Debra Benton| Ms. Debra Benton, author of Executive Charisma (McGraw-Hill) is an executive coach and international speaker. Her clients include standout companies like Pepsi, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Kraft, McKinsey & Company, and Lockheed-Martin. Benton is regularly featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and has appeared on CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America, and the CBS News with Diane Sawyer. She is the president of Benton Management Resources Inc, in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Click for more information... |
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| Stamford,Connecticut - Jun 10, 2008 |
| Long Island - Jun 11, 2008 |
Diversity of Thought:
Why Great Leaders Don’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer| Through fascinating examples from history, including the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the tragedy on Mount Everest, this workshop will explore the following: the five myths of executive decision making; how to foster open debate; how to achieve "diversity in counsel, unity in command"; how to move to closure: overcoming the inability to decide; avoiding "analysis paralysis" and other pitfalls; how to gain the whole-hearted commitment to act; and how to address hidden doubts that could undermine your final decision. Click for more information... |
Prof. Michael Roberto| Prof. Michael Roberto is the Trustee Professor of Management at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, where he teaches leadership, managerial decision-making, and business strategy. His book, Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes For An Answer, was named one of the top 10 business books of 2005 by The Globe and Mail, Canada's largest daily newspaper. Click for more information... |
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| Dallas-Ft. Worth - Sep 19, 2008 |
| New Jersey - Oct 17, 2008 |
| St. Louis - Oct 24, 2008 |
| Philadelphia - Dec 4, 2008 |
Driving Business Results:
Seven Steps to Financial Acumen| This session will explore the impact of finance in decision making and in the development of strategic initiatives. Understanding the role of profitability, cash flow, risk, cost drivers, etc., in creating firm value will be emphasized. Also, significant emphasis will be placed on how the non-financial manager can utilize financial information through a teamwork approach to decision making. The role of cost drivers and strategic cost analysis in a Value Based Management system will also be discussed. Click for more information... |
Dr. Thomas Monahan| Dr. Thomas Monahan is the John M. Cooney Professor of Accounting and former Dean of the Villanova University School of Business. He has published numerous articles on various topics including cash flow analysis, capital budgeting, inflation accounting, and strategic planning. Dr. Monahan has consulted for, and conducted programs for, over 50 major organizations around the world. Click for more information... |
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| Philadelphia - Oct 30, 2008 |
| Boston - May 12, 2008 |
| New Jersey - Feb 22, 2008 |
| Chicago - Feb 14, 2008 |
| Pittsburgh - Mar 6, 2008 |
Driving Excellence:
Measuring and Managing Performance| This workshop will provide the skills your need to evaluate your existing performance metri |