Training and Development in a Recession: What Smart Organizations Do to Survive in Challenging Times

1/28/2009 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In a Recession, Your People Determine Your Future

Throughout the business world the race is on to slash costs to the bone. However in the midst of downsizing and rightsizing it is dangerous to view the continued development of your people as a cost.

The truth is that training is more imperative in a recession than when things are stable.

Your employees are your long-term competitive advantage - especially in tough economic times, and organizations that fail to continue to invest in their people and processes will jeopardize their very own survival.

As you face this uncertainty, training and development can help refocus and reenergize your staff at a time when their commitment and engagement is critical.

Join Ken Blanchard and Scott Blanchard from the Ken Blanchard Companies; Jim Kirkpatrick, VP of Global Training and Consulting, SMR USA; and Edward T. Reilly, President and CEO of AMA, for a sincere conversation and Q&A session exploring critical best-practices to help secure your organization's future.

Attending the Webcast is complimentary, but reservations are required.

What you’ll learn:

Join us for this energizing discussion which will focus on prescriptive wisdom and proactive actions, including:

• Results of AMA and Ken Blanchard Company research on the effects of downsizing and the impact of training upon organization performance
  
• "non-negotiable" skills/competencies that are critical to organization survival
  
• Key insights into successfully managing through difficult change
  
• Justifications for increased spending on training in lean times
  
• And much more

About the Presenter:

Ken Blanchard, Ph.D., is the cofounder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm. He is a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University and a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees. He is cofounder of the Center for FaithWalk Leadership, which is dedicated to helping leaders walk their talk in the marketplace. His books include The One Minute Manager, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, which has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on best-seller lists, to Raving Fans, Gung Ho!, and Whale Done!

Scott Blanchard is Executive Vice President of Client Solutions for The Ken Blanchard Companies. Having led major training interventions at numerous Fortune 500 companies, he has worked with a wide variety of senior executives in leading large initiatives for international corporations. He is the coauthor of Leverage Your Best, Ditch the Rest and Leading at a Higher Level. He represents the next generation of pioneering thought leadership on management issues.

James D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., is vice president of Global Training and Consulting, SMR USA. He is an adjunct professor in the MBA program at the Indiana School of Technology, is co-founder of the downtown Indianapolis Organizational Development Network, and is on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross. He has written a number of books, including Transferring Learning To Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance and Implementing the Four Levels: A Practical Guide for Effective Evaluation of Training Programs.

Edward T. Reilly, is president and chief executive officer of American Management Association, a leading global not-for-profit, membership-based management development, research and publishing organization. Reilly previously served as president and chief executive officer of Big Flower Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, he spent over 25 years in a variety of senior executive positions with the broadcast and book publishing groups of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

While attending the Webcast is FREE, reservations are required. Register now or call 1-877-566-9441.

Webcast details:

Date of Event: 1/28/2009
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Canadian Management Centre is proud to present this webcast to you in association with our global affiliate, American Management Association. Please note that registration for this event will be administered by American Management Association.