(Jossey-Bass: San Francisco) -- Attend this online conference series of five interactive sessions and find out how to drive organizational value by transforming the practice of management and the role of the manager. Presenters include London Business School professor Julian Birkinshaw, University of Southern California professors Ed Lawler and Chris Worley, Towers-Watson management consultants Thomas O. Davenport and Stephen Harding, and leadership and management consultant Steve Denning.
Who should attend?
• Senior executives and managers
• MBA and executive education students and professors
• HR professionals and consultants
• Management consultants
Register here. Use the early-bird discount code JBEB2 and receive 20-percent off series fee if you register by March 15, 2012.
All sessions will start at 9 a.m. PDT (12 p.m. EDT, 4 p.m. GMT).
Thurs., March 29, 2012: In “Transforming Management Requires Making Better Choices,” London Business School professor and author Julian Birkinshaw illustrates how managers can drive value through management by making better choices about how they allocate resources, make decisions, motivate people, and set objectives.
Thurs., April 5, 2012: In “Transforming Management Requires Establishing a New Goal: Delighting the Customer,” leadership and management consultant and author Steve Denning introduces managers to the new bottom line of business: customer delight.
Wed., April 11, 2012: In “Transforming Management Requires Addressing Internal and External Demands,” University of Southern California professors and authors Ed Lawler and Chris Worley help managers understand how to drive value by addressing both internal practices, such as strategy creation, governance, organization design, and rewards systems, as well as external demands—the triple bottom line.
Wed., April 18, 2012: In “Transforming Management Requires Manager Development,” Towers-Watson consultants and authors Thomas Davenport and Stephen Harding introduce managers to a seven-step process that will improve their effectiveness so they can become a source of competitive advantage for their organization.
Thurs., April 26, 2012: Free bonus session—all six presenters join together for a roundtable discussion and Q&A on “How Management Can Drive Organizational Value.”
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