Using Coaching to Further the Emerging Leadership Development Agenda

Back by popular demand… For our November 2013 program, we are bringing back one of the most well-received contributors from our 2012 event calendar: Jim Clarkson.

Effective execution of business strategy in increasingly complex markets depends on having capable leadership talent.  Organization and Leadership Development leaders are challenged to prepare leaders to adapt and perform in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment.  To accomplish this, a new leadership development agenda is emerging.  Inherent in this agenda is the ongoing need to demonstrate evidence of the effectiveness of approaches used, such as executive coaching, in ways that are meaningful to a variety of leadership stakeholders, including financial decision makers. 

Jim will lead an interactive program where participants will explore:

• An overview of the emerging leadership development agenda;

• Alternative ways of thinking about leadership development coaching;

• How leadership coaching can actively and effectively further the goals of the emerging leadership development agenda; and

• How to measure the impact of leadership coaching on business performance.

Participants will achieve a clearer understanding of the emerging leadership development agenda and key characteristics of leadership coaching approaches that can support that agenda.

CONTRIBUTOR:

Jim Clarkson, M.A., is the Principal of Clear Focus Solutions, LLC, a talent development consulting firm in St. Louis.  Jim has over 30 years of experience in the field of leadership training and development, organization development and executive coaching, having served both as an internal and as an external OD consultant.  His focus is on identifying and applying evidenced-based approaches to leadership development coaching.

Jim earned an M.A. in Human Resources Development and a B.A. with major emphasis in Counseling, both from the University of Illinois at Springfield.  His professional coach training has included The Executive Coaching Program, the Business Coaching Program of B-Coach Systems, certification as a leadership development coach through Right Management Consultants and certification as a business coach and peer coaching board facilitator through The Alternative Board.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 11th 5:00 p.m.