Conferences and Special Events Calendar

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January 2009
January 14	Webcast	Leveraging Social Networks in a Downturn: Better, Cheaper, Faster Way to Drive Business Results—Corporate Social Networking holds great promise for boosting business performance in a world of fragmented workforces. Increasing the connectivity of your organization can increase employee engagement and the speed at which critical knowledge is shared. This Webcast explores how this enhanced connectivity helps companies compete by directly linking employees with each other as well as customers and partners.
January 15	Webinar	Successful Management Consulting: Turn Your Career Experience into a Profitable Business—This 90-minute Webinar examines the steps you need to take and the considerations you need to make to start your management consulting practice. Filled with practical information, you’ll discover if your skills, experience and temperament fit the management consulting profession. This program has been developed with the assistance of the Institute of Management Consultants.
January 20	Webinar	Performance Reviews in Difficult Times: Turning Painful Conversations into Positive Results—For most managers, the toughest discussions are coming up soon in the form of annual performance reviews. Turning these from a difficult conversation into a positive, goal-setting activity requires planning and practice. This 90-minute Webinar provides step-by-step advice and practical tips to help you prepare for your discussions in a way that invites balanced participation, stays true to your message, focuses on performance and reduces defensiveness.
January 21	Webcast	Preventing and Resolving Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Build Sustainable Collaboration in Virtual Teams—Globalization of business, distributed teams, and the increasing number of people working from home are facts of today’s organizational life. Without the availability of face-to-face communication, the way people interact, collaborate and resolve conflicts has dramatically changed. Join us as we examine best practices for communicating and collaborating in a virtual workplace.
January 28	Webcast	Training and Development in a Recession: What Smart Organizations Do to Survive in Challenging Times—Recent events and Wall Street woes are being felt throughout the business world. Whether you’ve downsized, right sized or are staying the course, those you have entrusted to steer your ship must be fully engaged and prepared to perform in an environment that’s filled with uncertainty. Join Ken Blanchard and Scott Blanchard from the Ken Blanchard Companies; Jim Kirkpatrick, vice president of Global Training and Consulting with SMR USA; and Edward T. Reilly, president and CEO of AMA, as we share some wisdom and offer advice on helping you and your employees get through these troubled times — and emerge even stronger.
February
February 3	Webcast	Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty: A Conversation with Ram Charan — The majority of leaders have never faced dire challenges like those that the current economic crisis presents. In this Webcast, renowned consultant Ram Charan traces the causes of this crisis and offers clear guidelines to help you rise to the challenges you’re facing right now. This program features an extended Q&A session with Mr. Charan where he will focus upon specific issues raised by the audience.
February 18	Webcast	Achieving Project Success Through Business Analysis—Just a few years ago, no one really knew what a business analyst was or did. Today, they are critical for defining business requirements, developing technical and functional specifications, and ensuring that projects deliver value. Join this Webcast to understand the importance of the business analyst as key facilitators within an organization, acting as a bridge between clients, stakeholders and the solution team.
March 2009
March 4	Webcast	Leading Business Teams Through Turbulent Times—.Rapid change and uncertainty can hinder and even crush team performance. Join Howard Guttman, author of Great Business Teams, as he offers keen insights on motivating and guiding your team to respond to any business challenge.
March 18	Webcast	Network Your Way to Success: Tips & Techniques—We live and work in a time of rapid and unprecedented change. Up and down the corporate ladder, the challenge to cultivate strong networks confronts nearly everyone in business today, whether it's the public or private sector and regardless of industry. Beyond merely widening the circle of people you know, strong networks foster deeper learning and broaden your exposure across a range of issues. Effective investments in your networks can make you smarter, more knowledgeable, and better grounded, as well as a more agile learner and collaborator.