200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803 • 781.402.5555 • www.linkageinc.com

Atlanta • Boston • New York • San Francisco • Athens • Bangalore • Brussels • Hamilton • Hong Kong • Istanbul • Johannesburg • Kuala Lumpur • Kuwait City • Mexico City • Rome • Seoul • Shanghai • Singapore • Sydney • Vilnius

May – December 2011

Why attend?Linkage Online delivers:

• live, facilitated courses, blended learning solutions, and interactive toolkits

• hands-on learning without leaving your desk

• feedback from Linkage’s consultants and peers on business challenges

• interactive tools to help with action planning

• blended learning and custom options

Current offerings include:• Connecting as a Leader: Communicating for Impact—see p. 30

• Management Skills Online—see p. 31

• Change Leadership Online—see p. 32

• Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program—see p. 33

change & transition management

Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program ..................................................................... 4

Managing Organizational Transition .......................................................................................................... 5

Change Leadership: How Leaders Drive Organizational Change .................................................................. 6

organizational development

The Organizational Development Certificate Program ................................................................................. 8

Introduction to Organizational Development ............................................................................................. 10

Organizational Analysis and Design ......................................................................................................... 10

The OD Lab for Experienced Practitioners ............................................................................................... 11

Consulting Skills .................................................................................................................................... 13

Today’s HR: Designs for Strategic Partnerships ........................................................................................ 14

leadership & management development

The Leadership Development Certificate Program .................................................................................... 16

Design and Implement Leadership Development Systems ........................................................................ 17

Design and Implement Succession Management Systems ....................................................................... 17

The Coaching Leaders Certification Program ........................................................................................... 18

Strategic Thinking .................................................................................................................................. 20

Systems Thinking .................................................................................................................................. 20

High Impact Relationships: Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence ............................................................... 21

on-site workshops

Managing Organizational Transition ......................................................................................................... 22

Individual Transition in Organizations ....................................................................................................... 22

Linkage’s Change Master Certification Program ....................................................................................... 23

Coaching for Business Leaders .............................................................................................................. 24

Driving Innovation .................................................................................................................................. 24

Achieving Results: Winning Through Alignment and Flawless Execution .................................................... 25

Leading Across Organizational Boundaries: Finding Common Ground ........................................................ 25

Linkage Leadership Academy ................................................................................................................. 26

Enhancing Your Management Skills ........................................................................................................ 26

Powerful Conversations for Building Commitment .................................................................................... 27

Leading Teams ...................................................................................................................................... 27

Maximizing Your Influence: A Program Designed for Women Leaders ........................................................ 28

Decisive Leadership: Using Creativity, Experimentation and Data in Decision Making .................................. 28

How Leaders Connect: Crafting and Delivering Impactful Presentations ..................................................... 29

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Certification Program .............................................................. 29

virtual & blended learning solutions

Connecting as a Leader: Communicating for Impact ................................................................................ 30

Management Skills Online ...................................................................................................................... 31

Change Leadership Online ..................................................................................................................... 32

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program .................................................... 33

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Linkage Training Programs are approved by the following organizations:

Please visit www.linkageinc.com or call 781-402-5555 for more details.

Available in an open-enrollment format or as private sessions for your teams.

Look for this icon throughout the catalog. Linkage was named a Top 20 Leadership Training

Company by Training Industry in 2009 and 2010.

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Offered in exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates

Managing Organizational Transition

Today’s business challenges require organizations to be prepared for the effects of change. If not managed correctly, even change derived from the best intentions can have an adverse effect on an organiza-tion. The assumption that individuals will automatically learn to adjust to change is false. Experience suggests that if not properly implemented, change has the potential to leave people feeling resent-ful, unmotivated, and confused at a time when commitment to the organization is crucial.

Learn how to facilitate your employees successfully through the chal-lenges of transition, whether in the context of a merger, downsizing, or other organizational change. Walk away with the skills necessary to guide your employees smoothly through the change process.

Who should attend

Managers who are responsible for implementing and facilitating change within their organization

Benefits & outcomes

• Ensure that an adequate change management plan is in place

• Determine where people are in the transition process

• Develop steps for helping people let go of the old way of do-ing things and make clear endings

• Understand the critical difference between managing change and facilitating transition

• Assess the effectiveness of a current change plan

• Create and implement effective strategies to facilitate the endings, the neutral zone, and new beginnings

To become certified in delivering this program, register for The Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program on page 4.

May 2 CHI ................MOT511*

Tuition: $795

Duration: 1 day

* Special pre-summit workshop at the OD Summit. Register for both and save $100.

Fantastic. Thought provoking, practical, and very

relevant.

Murdo Mackay // group HR Manager, Cairn energy PLC“

Offered in exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates

Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program

Even with a change strategy in place, plans are abandoned, implemen-tation is delayed or employee resistance is unexpectedly high. Proper management of the human side of change is the critical missing link in change initiatives. In exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates, Linkage offers the highly-acclaimed Three-Phase Transition Model to address the human side of change. William Bridges’ model has provided individuals and organizations across sec-tors with a framework and tools for successfully embracing change.

Who should attend

HR and OD professionals with a background in change management

Benefits & outcomes

• Lead individuals through strategic change initiatives

• Develop coaching skills to help employees deal with change and loss

• Become part of an established network of Certified Bridges Trainers

Program curriculum

This program certifies participants to deliver two skill-building workshops:

• In Managing Organizational Transition, learn to teach leaders the skills to successfully lead others through transition with less disruption and sustained productivity

• In Individual Transition in Organizations, learn to teach individuals how to handle internal transitions caused by change with less disruption and distress to their lives

Complimentary ongoing resources

• Order materials online for your deliveries

• Attend free quarterly webinars on transition topics

Program based on the change and transition work of William and susan Bridges

For over two decades, William Bridges & Associates has helped organizations and individuals deal more effectively with change. A pioneer and leader in the field of transition management, William Bridges is widely recognized for his breakthrough thinking on how to help people deal productively with change.

Susan Bridges has provided leadership consulting and executive development services to individuals and organizations experiencing transition management issues for over twenty years, partnering with leaders who must initiate change and transition in their organizations.

For large organizational roll-outs, call Linkage at 781-402-5555 to learn about cost effective licensing op-tions.

April 26-28 BOS ................LOT411

May 17-19 SF ...................LOT511

June 21-23 DC ...................LOT611

September 13-15 CHI ..................LOT911

October 18-20 BOS ..............LOT1011

December 13-15 ATL ................LOT1211

Tuition: $2,595

Duration: 3 days

Free bOOk!

All attendees receive a free copy of Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change.

Three-Phase TransITIOn MOdel

The Three-Phase Transition Model, developed by William Bridges will serve as a critical tool to help managers their direct reports through the human side of change.

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Leaders today recognize the imperative to change—yet only a handful are equipped with the right tools to create effective change within their teams, divisions, and organizations—leading to approximately 75% of change initiatives failing. Learn how to apply critical change leadership concepts and tools, and receive a change leadership process to ensure your organization realizes the benefits of real change. Discussions, activities, assessments, simulations, and application to participants’ own real-world changes help embed the learning and ensure skill development.

This program is also offered in a facilitated online format. (see p. 32 for details)

Note: This program is not open to independent consultants or consulting firms.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers charged with driving change, as well as HR/OD professionals

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn a step-by-step process for leading successful change

• Communicate a compelling change message to gain greater commitment

• Unlock resistance and remove obstacles to change

• Assess personal and organizational readiness to take on the challenge of change

June 15-16 CHI .................... CL611

August 16-17 BOS .................. CL811

October 19-20 DC ................... CL1011

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

These toolkits are designed to help you and your team successfully manage change and

transition initiatives, and sustain and track progress. They are a great fit for organizational

roll-outs and support change-related training initiatives.

Change Leadership TooLkiT13 best practice tools and ap-proaches for successfully lead-ing change with your team and within your organization.

A partial list of tools in this toolkit:

• Tool 1—drivers of Change Map A template to inventory and surface the forces that are driving the need for change.

• Tool 2—Pre-Implementation survey A survey that considers how well thought-out the current change initiative is to plan accordingly.

• Tool 3—business Case for Change A template for constructing a compelling business case.

… and 10 other tools designed to help make your next change initiative a success.

Managing organizaTionaL TransiTions TooLkiTOffered in exclusive partner-ship with William Bridges & Associates

10 tools designed to equip managers with effective meth-ods for helping teams transi-tion through change.

A partial list of tools in this toolkit:

• Tool 1—how “FIT” Is Your Team? A survey of the readiness of your team to deal effectively with a specific change.

• Tool 2—Transition Map A process to enable you to: a) collect observations about the reactions of team mem-bers to a specific change and; b) gauge where each of your team members are in relation to their acceptance of the change.

• Tool 3—Personal Impact analysis A framework for consider-ing the impact of a specific change on individuals on your team.

… and 7 other tools to help you manage through transition.

individuaL TransiTion in organizaTions TooLkiTOffered in exclusive partner-ship with William Bridges & Associates

10 tools designed to give em-ployees effective methods for more successfully transitioning through change.

• Tool 1—Individual Transition readiness assessment An assessment that mea-sures your resilience in un-dertaking a specific change.

• Tool 2—Changes in Your life A template for categoriz-ing and capturing current changes in key areas of your life.

• Tool 3—resilience building Plan A process for identifying how you are impacted by change and healthy actions that can help you cope.

… and 7 other tools to equip your employees to successfully face transition head-on.

Both transition toolkits are a complement to transition pro-grams offered through Linkage. Call 781-402-5555 to learn how you can use these toolkits to make your next change initia-tive a success.

>> inTeraCTive, LiCensabLe TooLkiTs.

Linkage Training is right in your backyard.

Save on time and travel.Linkage training offers over 35 skill-building workshops in cities across the U.S. including:• Boston• Chicago• Dallas• New York• San Francisco• Washington, D.C.

Want us to come to your city? Call 781-402-5555 for pricing on hosting a program at your site.

See the inside back cover for a complete schedule of workshops available in each city.

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The Organizational Development Certificate Program

The practice of organizational development—the focus on structures, systems, and processes that impact people and performance—has never been more critical. Organizations that aspire to greatness are increasingly turning to OD practitioners to help them get there.

Who should attend

OD, training, and HR professionals who want to acquire best-in-class OD methodology and techniques to enhance their impact and drive true business results

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn practical OD tools and resources

• Earn enhanced credibility as an OD professional

• Strengthen your own OD platform

• Join an expanded network of OD professionals

Program curriculum

The curriculum is based on Linkage’s Organizational design Wheel™. This model defines the characteristics—organization, direction-setting, people, process, and tools—common to high-performance workplaces:

• Organization: Programs that define how high-performing orga-nizations connect their resources to ensure the utmost levels of productivity

• direction-setting: Programs that help practitioners become business partners on critical is-sues—such as where is the organization heading, who should be leading it, and how the vision should be communicated

• People: Programs to guide practitioners through the methods and tools needed to drive a culture of performance and trust in order to optimize the organization’s capabilities

• Processes & Tools: Programs designed to help facilitate change initiatives that add direct value to the bottom line

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Organizational Analysis and Design (p. 10) X

The OD Lab for experienced Practitioners (p. 11) X

eLeCTiVe COURses

Change Leadership: How Leaders Drive Organizational Change (p. 6)* X

Organizational Development Summit (see below) X

Consulting Skills (p. 13) X

Today’s HR: Designs for Strategic Partnerships (p. 14) X

Design and Implement Leadership Development Systems (p. 17)* X

Design and Implement Succession Management Systems (p. 17)* X

Strategic Thinking (p. 20) X

Systems Thinking (p. 20) X

High Impact Relationships: Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence (p. 21)* X

Change Leadership Online (p. 32)* X

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program (p. 33)* X

*Also a course in The Leadership Development Certificate Program (p. 16)

Certificate curriculum

Based on your career and development interests, select programs in align-ment with the dimensions of the Organizational design Wheel™ that are most relevant to your work.

Certificate length: Four courses (not concurrent), at least one of which must be a core course and the remaining three courses must be chosen from the selected track and/or shared electives; recommended program completion is within 12 months.

schedule: See individual courses for complete schedule with locations.

Dual certification: If you are interested in The Organizational Development Certificate Program as well as The Leadership Development Certificate Program—see p. 16, you may be able to leverage up to two electives to accelerate the completion of both.

Tuition: $4,895 which repre-sents a 15% discount when paid in full at the time of registra-tion. (Note: There is an additional fee of $180 if you select High Impact Relationships, $450 for the LAI™ Online Certification Program or Change Leadership Online as one of your courses.)

Did you know that Linkage’s Organizational Development Summit is an elective in the Organizational Development Certificate program? Don’t miss this opportunity to receive best practices as part of your curriculum!

Here’s how it works:

1. Call 781-402-5555 to register for the OD Certificate.

2. Attend the Organizational Development Summit in Chicago on May 15–17 and receive credit towards the completion of your OD Certificate.

3. Choose three other OD-related workshops to complete your OD Certificate. www.linkageinc.com/od

May 15–17, 2012 • Chicago, IL

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Introduction to Organizational Development

To compete in today’s marketplace, organizations must design and implement the structures, processes, and systems that will allow their people to flourish—and that will spur change and growth. In this program, receive an introduction to the discipline of organizational development, a simple yet effective lens to help you properly view organizational change. You’ll learn how to apply a core OD process to diagnose issues and build momentum for change.

Who should attend

New OD practitioners and anyone with little or no background in OD

Benefits & outcomes

• Connect your OD initiatives to strategic business models

• Use the action research process to diagnose opportunities for improving the organization

• Define critical success factors and target specific interventions for hard-hitting, bottom-line OD

• Articulate your role as an internal OD consultant

• Walk away with practical tools and advice that are immediately applicable to your OD initiatives

Core offering in the OD Certificate Program

Organizational Analysis and Design

The design of an organization can impact everything, from proper work flow to ultimate success at the bottom line. Participants in this program will learn the dynamics, processes, and challenges inherent in analyzing and designing an organization to achieve business results. Explore a systematic approach for guiding an organizational design effort—from problem identification, to design recommendations and planning the transformation.

Who should attend

OD practitioners and anyone with a background in OD methodology

Benefits & outcomes

• Identify problems, key roles, and phases in the organizational analy-sis and design (OAD) process

• Leverage the two critical domains of OAD work—analyzing the current business model and facili-tating design enhancements

• Ensure your analysis, design, and transformation efforts follow a systemic approach aligned with the organization’s mission and values

May 17-18 DC .................... OD511

September 13-14 CHI ................... OD911

November 15-16 SF .................. OD1111

December 6-7 CHI ................. OD1211

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

April 19-20 DC .....................DA411

June 22-23 CHI ....................DA611

September 13-14 BOS ..................DA911

October 25-26 BOS ................DA1011

November 17-18 SF ...................DA1111

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

Offered in exclusive partnership with Geoff Bellman and a core offering in the OD Certificate Program

The OD Lab for Experienced Practitioners

Influence and credibility are essential for the experienced consul-tant to make a strategic organizational impact. In this collaborative learning environment, you will share best practices and discuss real business cases to analyze the effectiveness of your own approach. You will also gain practical insights, based on the work of Geoff Bellman, on the core competencies needed to drive the consulting process. This program will be facilitated by select Linkage faculty.

Who should attend

OD practitioners who want to strengthen their ability to forge more powerful client partnerships

Benefits & outcomes

• Identify and avoid the most common derailers of your OD initiatives

• Develop your individual action plan to focus your OD approach

• Sharpen the metrics of your OD initiatives to drive business results

Program based on the content and research of geoff Bellman

Geoff Bellman has been consulting to organizations for forty years. Geoff’s five books are in print and available in ten languages. Titles include Getting Things Done When You Are Not In Charge, The Beauty of the Beast, and The Consultant’s Calling. Geoff helped found the Community Consulting Partnership, a network of consultants who grow by giving their time to the not-for-profit world.

October 13-14 CHI ............... ODL1011

Tuition: $1,495

Duration: 2 days

Bring one of our expert facilitators to deliver a Linkage program at your site and:

• Realize cost savings on travel and program design

• Receive targeted content tailored to your organization’s needs

• Explore proprietary issues while fostering a greater level of communication

• Decide when, where, and how the program should be rolled out for greatest impact

Looking for a world-class curriculum for your managers and leaders?Call 781-402-5555 to learn more about bringing key programs to your organization or see pages 22–29 for details on our best-selling on-site offerings available in a variety of flexible formats.

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Consulting Skills

Every day, consulting extends throughout organizations on an informal and formal basis. In its more challenging manifestation, consulting requires the ability to build a trusted relationship and provide advisory services to others. Through this program, learn how to consult effectively from experienced consulting professionals who have developed a process to construct, contract, engage, and gauge consulting relationships from concept to measurable results.

Who should attend

Professionals from any industry including HR and OD, as well as consultants with less than five years of internal or external consulting experience

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn the critical roles a consultant must play (from Linkage’s Compleat Consultant Competency Model™)

• Frame consulting projects and engage participants from the start

• Identify and overcome natural hurdles in the consulting process

• Debrief and refuel yourself for the next consulting challenge that comes your way

• Introduce mutually-agreeable criteria for success from the client’s standpoint

April 26-27 CHI ....................CS411

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

Linkage’s targeted assessments drive the bottom line.

✓ Leadership Assessment Instrument™—based on Linkage’s research with Warren Bennis—measure the critical competencies of your leadership team (See our Online Certification program on p. 33)

✓ C-Sail—Linkage’s powerful 360-degree assessment focused on critical communication abilities and distinctive styles for success as a leader

✓ HiPlay—in-depth assessment of your team to enable them to achieve true, lasting breakthroughs and commit to key actions

✓ Essential Coach™—provides in-depth data on how a coach is performing, building partnerships, and maximizing professional growth

Linkage offers flexible certification options for resellers, and OD and LD professionals. Call 781-402-5555 to learn more.

How will your leaders benefit?

• Learn from world-class faculty

• Compare best practices in teams comprised of high impact leaders

• Develop the competencies and skills necessary to become a better leader

• Receive facilitation, assessments, coaching, activity-based simulations, case studies, and company specific projects

• Become part of the LinkageNetwork—a learning community designed to fast track your high performers’ development

The Linkage Leadership Institute is built on a proven model that has developed leaders in over 60 countries.

Bring this program to your organization or join our open-enrollment offerings.

Announcing a revolutionary way to accelerate the development of leaders—the Linkage Leadership Institute.

Call 781-402-5555 to learn more.

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Today’s HR: Designs for Strategic Partnerships

As businesses become more complex and leaders are forced to rise to the occasion during times of uncertainty and change, it is vital that HR does the same. Some HR organizations have gone through the process of fundamentally re-purposing what they do and why they exist, but little has been shared on which organizational design option will ef-fectively achieve strategic goals.

In this program, participants will examine a case study on how HR departments have transformed their resources by employing business and OD skills to become a strategic partner and leader. This program will be facilitated by select Linkage faculty.

Who should attend

HR and OD professionals who want to make their HR team function as strategic business agents

Benefits & outcomes

• Implement a formal plan on how to best configure your HR organization to meet business goals

• Understand key global trends in the workforce that will have the greatest impact on HR

• Transform the role of your HR function at an individual and organizational level

Based on the work of William Rothwell

William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., is recognized globally as an expert on succession planning and management, serving as the national thought leader for a best practices study of succession that examined 18 multinational corporations. Rothwell’s publications include Effective Succession Planning and The Competency Toolkit.

Free bOOk!

All attend-ees receive a free copy of Human Resource Transform-ation.

November 8-9 CHI ..................HR1111

Tuition: $1,595

Duration: 2 days

It is clear that Linkage instructors are experts in the

field; they have a sincere desire to impart knowledge

and see others do well; and they have a variety of

new ideas and tools that are practical enough to use

in the “real world.”

Linda Ontiveros // sr. Manager, Training and Organizational Development, interDigital Communications, LLC

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Linkage executive assessment soLutions

Linkage’s executive assessment four-phase process includes:

1. Understanding your situation

2. Conducting assessments

3. Combining assessment data and feedback

4. Executive coaching and follow up

We offer signature assessment solutions that will drive the best succession, promotion, and development decisions for your leaders and ultimately your organization.

Our approach is:

• Built on a clear and structured process

• Centered around practical assessment instruments

• Designed to utilize multiple assessors who offer a unique but accurate perspective

• Guaranteed to help you make accurate succession/promotion and development decisions

• Proven to dramatically improve senior team effectiveness

Help your executives become great leaders. Equip them to meet new leadership challenges, drive mission-critical change, and affect individual transformation.

For more information, call 781-402-5555 or visit www.linkageinc.com/assessments.

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Design and Implement Succession Management Systems

Do you know the depth of your organization’s talent pool? In today’s business environment, companies must examine future leadership requirements, assess current capabilities, and determine the steps necessary to close identified gaps. Through this hands-on program, learn about critical decision points and a step-by-step approach to designing and implementing an effective succession management system.

Who should attend

Executive and management development directors, OD practitioners, and HRD executives interested in designing (or redesigning) their succession management processes

Benefits & outcomes

• Craft a business case and blueprint for succession management

• Select options for assessing your talent pool, and identifying and supporting your high potentials

• Set up and execute effective succession planning review meetings

• Integrate succession management with your broader human resource system

November 2-3 DC ...................SU1111

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

Core offering in the Leadership Development Certificate Program

Design and Implement Leadership Development Systems

When it comes to developing the leaders within your organization, the stakes are high—and the potential payoff is enormous. Through our hands-on approach, learn how to design and implement the critical elements of a leadership development system that integrates career planning, “fast track” development programs for high potentials.

Who should attend

HRD specialists as well as HR, training, executive, and management development directors

Benefits & outcomes

• Create a rationale for developing leaders in your organization

• Identify the leadership skills required in the near future, and assess talent gaps

• Determine the most efficient and effective means of developing the talent you need

• Incorporate action learning in your leadership development initiatives

• Create a system that aligns your organization’s leadership programs with elements of strategy, culture, and business initiatives

September 27-28 CHI ..................DLC911

Tuition: $1,395

Duration: 2 days

The Leadership Development Certificate Program

Linkage’s Leadership Development Certificate Program offers an efficient means to develop the critical behaviors and attitudes across leadership levels that will enable your organization to achieve desired business results.

Who should attend

Leadership development, OD and HR professionals as well as mid- to senior-level managers responsible for developing leaders

Benefits & outcomes

• Enhanced ability to develop the behaviors most critical to an organization’s success

• Assess leadership capabilities using proven tools

• Apply techniques to develop winning leadership develop-ment systems that generate success

Program curriculum

The curriculum for The Leadership Development Certificate Program is based on Linkage’s blueprint for leadership development Professionals Model™:

• systems that support the development of your leaders within the context of your business plan

• strategies that close the gaps between business goals and the capabilities of your leaders

• skills that you need as an HR/OD professional to drive leadership development

element Courses available

Systems Design and implement Leadership Development systems ($1,185) (p. 17)*

Design and implement succession Management systems ($1,185) (p. 17)*

Strategies Change Leadership: How Leaders Drive Organizational Change ($1,185) (p. 6)* or

Change Leadership Online ($1,440) (p. 32)*

Skills Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program ($2,205) (p. 4)

The Coaching Leaders Certification Program ($3,395) (p. 18)

High Impact Relationships: Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence ($1,355) (p. 21)*

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program ($1,695) (p. 33)*

bold text = core course

Certificate length: Four courses (not con-current), at least one of which must be a core course; recommended program completion is within 12 months.

schedule: See individual courses for complete schedule with locations.

Tuition: Combined prices of selected programs as identified below. Tuition represents a 15% dis-count from the regular fees when paid in full at registration.

Dual certification: If you are interested in The Leadership Development Certificate Program as well as The Organizational Development Certificate Program (p. 8), you may be able to leverage up to two electives to accelerate the comple-tion of both. Contact us for assistance.

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Difficult-to-master, coaching is a critical capability that requires prac-tice, support, and continuous learning. Linkage has been specializing in leadership coaching for over twenty years, successfully guiding individuals, teams, and Fortune 500 organizations to drive behavioral change in alignment with their business strategy. The Coaching Leaders Certification Program is based on our extensive work in the field of coaching.

During this intensive program, participants will learn the four stages of Linkage’s proven Coaching leaders Model™. Throughout the pro-gram, coaches will learn how to use key tools to expedite and sustain the coaching process, along with exploring information-gathering techniques and assessments. A detailed coaching simulation on day three allows participants to apply their learnings to a live situation—all while gaining feedback from the Master Coach and peers.

This program is a great complement to the Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program (p. 33).

Who should attend

Internal HR/OD and LD professionals and business coaches

Benefits & outcomes

• Achieve client objectives to systematically develop and retain top talent

• Share best practices and network with other coaches

• Walk away with an assessment of your own skills

• Join the ranks of hundreds of certified Linkage coaching professionals

Pre-work

Complete two key online Linkage assessments including the Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI™) and the Essential Coach™ which will be analyzed during the program, as well as the completion of a detailed autobiography to set the stage for your coaching experience

Post-work

• Receive two-and-a-half hours of follow-up coaching with a Master Coach

• Participate in three live developmental webinars on specific, timely coaching topics

• Produce a written case study based on over ten hours of live coaching with a client

For a curriculum to build coaching skills within the leadership ranks, check out Coaching for Business Leaders (p. 24).

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May 24-26 CHI ................. COL511

June 7-9 SF .................. COL611

September 20-22 BOS ............... COL911

October 25-27 CHI ............... COL1011

December 6-8 DC ................ COL1211

Tuition: $3,995

Duration: 3 days; recommended post-work completion is within 12 months.

This program is very well thought out. I have grown

tremendously from this work… and I realize how

much future growth is ahead of me. What a powerful

experience.

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For over 20 years, Linkage has trained executives and leaders on mastering coaching skills. We work with leaders and teams to drive behavioral change. We equip you with the insights, strategies, and skills to meet the challenges that lie ahead.

Our coaching solutions include:

• one-on-one coaching

• coaching executive teams

• proven assessment tools

• on-site and open-enrollment coaching programs: The Coaching Leaders Certification Program and Coaching for Business Leaders

Visit www.linkageinc.com/coaching or call 781-402-5555 to learn more.

Join us for a FREE Coaching Webinar.• TheArtofCoachingBusinessLeaders•June23,1:00pmET

• UsingAssessmentsinCoaching•September21,1:00pmET

• MeasuringtheROIofCoaching•December19,1:00pmET

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Strategic Thinking

More than ever, today’s leaders need the ability to execute tactically, as well as work and think strategically. To do this, you must be able to look outside your own area of responsibility for new ideas, discern the true value of the data you collect, and craft solutions with the potential to deliver real strategic value. Discover your capabilities as a strategic thinker, gain an understanding of the key components of strategic thinking, and apply practical tools during an instructional case study.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers who want to think more strategically about their work and its value to the organization

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn practical approaches for identifying key strategic issues and opportunities

• Exercise discipline and build strategic thinking into your work regimen

• Sort through ambiguity and information clutter so that you can focus on what matters strategi-cally

• Acquire the perspective and tools to create an environment in which you, your colleagues, and key players can think and work more strategically

Systems Thinking

To be effective as a leader, making connections between seemingly separate, unconnected events, factors, and processes is imperative. In this interactive program, we help you understand and simplify these complex, dynamic business problems so that you can deal with them at the root of the cause. By using a variety of approaches and tools, including a classic simulation (The beer game™), you experience and master the principles of systems thinking.

Who should attend

Anyone who wants to understand how to break down complex problems to make them easier to solve

Benefits & outcomes

• Demystify systems thinking for yourself and your colleagues

• Enhance your understanding of complex and changing organizational problems

• Develop your capabilities to model and test business assumptions, problems, and decisions

• Diagram the cause-and-effect relationship of problems and decisions

• Walk away equipped to understand and influence complex dynamic systems

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June 7-8 CHI ..................SYS611

Tuition $1,395

Duration: 2 days

Offered in partnership with Dr. Arlene Scott

High Impact Relationships: Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence

The ability to build trusting relationships distinguishes those who flourish from those who falter. This program enables leaders to build the emotional intelligence skills they need to create trusting and pro-ductive relationships for greater results. Using an experiential learning approach, adopted from Dr. Scott’s work at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, practice leading-edge tools and relation-ship building techniques—while expanding your influence style.

Who should attend

Leaders, managers, and teams who need to leverage their emotional intelligence to build relationships with colleagues and customers

Benefits & outcomes

• Gain new insight into how you build influence and trust with others

• Influence without being (or being seen as) dominating or controlling

• Give feedback in such a way that it is seriously considered

• Build a group climate in which members raise and address concerns productively

Pre-work

Complete a self-assessment, describe your own influence situation, and read two short articles

May 24-25 DC ...................... HI511

August 23-24 BOS ................... HI811

December 13-14 SF .................... HI1211

Tuition: $1,595

Duration: 2 days

Fast track your next generation of leaders with the LinkageNetwork.

What is it? A learning community designed to fast track your high performers’ leadership development.

Who is it for? Individuals that your organization recognizes as top performing leaders.

Call 781-402-5555, email info@linkageinc.com or visit www.linkageinc.com/thenetwork.

A one year membership includes:

• In-person Meetings

• Virtual Learning Community

• Thought Leader Broadcasts

• Learning Teams

• Peer Coaching

• Leadership Assessment

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Individual Transition in Organizations

This program helps individual contributors to grow through times of uncertainty, and regain produc-tivity and high performance. Participants will be introduced to personal survival skills and healthy actions to cope effectively in times of change. The organization will benefit from successful change implementations due to renewed commitment.

Who should attend

All levels of employees who are facing change

Benefits & outcomes

• Describe the critical difference between change and transition

• Manage endings more successfully

• Move through the neutral zone and capitalize on the creativity of that time

on-site workshops: change &

transition

Offered in exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates

Managing Organizational Transition

If not managed correctly, even change derived from the best of intentions can have an adverse effect on an organization. Learn how to facilitate your employees successfully through the challenges of change and transition, whether in the context of a merger, downsizing, or other change. Walk away with the skills necessary to guide your employees smoothly through the change process.

Who should attend

Managers who are responsible for implementing and facilitat-ing change within their organization, and who wish to gain the skills necessary for leading their team through a successful transition process

Benefits & outcomes

• Determine where people are in the transition process

• Understand the difference between managing change and facilitating transition

• Implement strategies to facilitate: the endings, the neutral zone, and the beginnings

Three-Phase TransITIOn MOdel

The Three-Phase Transition Model, developed by William Bridges is a tool to help managers and direct reports through the human side of change.

Interested in contributing to the blog? Email editor@linkageinc.com for more information.

Featuring Linkage’s Agenda for Change™ methodology for seasoned OD, HR, and LD practitioners

Linkage’s Change Master Certification Program

This Certification Program teaches you how to implement Linkage’s agenda for Change™ process, a tools-based approach that utilizes cross-functional teams to implement organizational change initiatives. This interactive program uses case studies and hands-on application-planning based on participants’ own real life change initiatives.

Who should attend

Seasoned OD, HR and training and development practi-tioners who have experience with organizational change

suggested experience

• Solid foundational knowledge of organizational change and how people transition during change

• Experience in group facilitation/process skills

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn to facilitate the agenda for Change™ process

• Understand the five key principles of successful orga-nizational change

• Apply a suite of 32 proven tools that support the success of any change process

The agenda FOr Change™ PrOCess MOdel

All of the workshops featured in this catalog, in addition to the on-sites featured in this sec-tion, are available in flexible formats for your convenience.

Both programs on this page are designed for large-scale rollouts and licensing. Call for details.

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Leading Across Organizational Boundaries: Finding Common Ground

As a leader, you need to break through organizational barriers in order to achieve business objectives. Finding common ground and reaching agreements with people from other areas of the business that have other competing priorities requires that you communicate fully and effectively, negotiate when necessary, and manage conflict. Participants will increase their sensitivity to the cross-business systems and interpersonal issues that impact the ability to get things accomplished.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers who want to increase their effectiveness in leading initiatives that require cross-boundary collaboration

Benefits & outcomes

• Increase your sensitivity to the systems and interpersonal issues that impact your ability to get things accomplished

• Learn how to “see” boundaries of all kinds through the application of the LEGO® Serious Play™ methodology

• Walk away with tools to engage and influence others

Achieving Results: Winning Through Alignment and Flawless Execution

It’s a long way from winning strategies to genuine results. Great companies and great leaders distin-guish themselves by more consistently executing against their plans—whether those plans are for priority initiatives, critical projects, or fixes to recurring problems. In such organizations, managers take a disciplined approach to ensuring that the work gets done. Learn the culture-shaping leadership behaviors, practices, and tools that enable greater commitment up front, stronger decision making as the work unfolds, and more consistent follow through to achieve desired results.

Who should attend

Professionals responsible for executing projects and delivering strong results

Benefits & outcomes

• Clarify the work requirements of your team and the capabilities critical to execution

• Leverage the five disciplines of the results-oriented leader to drive personal success

• Walk away ready to carry out priority work with greater speed and fewer hassles

• Foster a results-focused work environment

Offered in exclusive partnership with Innosight, founded by Clayton Christensen

Driving Innovation

With market conditions shifting rapidly, organizations are challenged to find new ways to compete in today’s economy. The key lies in successful product, service, and process innovation—in the core business and in new markets. Use practical tools and real-life case studies to learn a predictable and repeatable process for driving growth. This program is based on the research of Clayton Christensen, a world-renowned expert in managing innovation and creating new growth markets.

Who should attend

Leaders, managers, and executives who are committed to learning a repeatable, proven process for innovation

Benefits & outcomes

• Connect more deeply with customers to gain competitive advantage

• Shorten the time between idea development and idea implementation

• Introduce innovative product solutions

Coaching for Business Leaders

This program is designed to equip business directors and front-line managers with coaching techniques to effectively guide members of their team to reach organizational expectations and improve bottom-line results. This program includes participation in Linkage’s Online Essential Coach Assessment™ as pre-work, in addition to attendance at select “live” developmental webinars on critical coaching subjects.

Who should attend

Directors and managers who need to drive results through the performance of others

Benefits & outcomes

• Identify the specific competencies needed to help your staff reach and exceed their goals

• Employ coaching techniques through challenging skill practice scenarios

• Implement immediate plans that will move low performers up or out and accelerate, motivate, and retain your high potentials

• Support individuals’ personal developmental goals and organizational objectives through consis-tent performance feedback

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Leading Teams

Organizations that want to accomplish mission-critical work and drive significant change are increas-ingly relying on teams. Skilled team leadership is the essential ingredient for success. Learn the practical skills, tools, techniques, and requirements involved with high performance team leadership. Participants will learn how effective team leaders achieve results through a balance of consensus and direction, individual coaching and team building skills, processes, and results.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers who want to improve their abilities to efficiently lead teams to optimize performance

Benefits & outcomes

• Apply tools to match your team’s structure and composition for maximum effectiveness

• Assess your team leadership capabilities and determine areas for development

• Leverage techniques to increase your team’s effectiveness on a daily basis

Powerful Conversations for Building Commitment

What if you could learn to engage yourself and others in conversations that are perceived to be dif-ficult because of differing points of view? Those very dialogues and negotiations, when successfully maneuvered, offer the opportunity to forge powerful solutions and resolutions to long-standing and unresolved differences. This program provides field-tested tools and a straightforward, proven methodology for engaging in and facilitating authentic and constructive conversations, based on the work of Linkage CEO Phil Harkins.

Who should attend

Anyone who wants to increase his or her workplace effectiveness through better interpersonal com-munications

Benefits & outcomes

• Address and resolve differing points of view constructively

• Discover how to proactively discuss the topics that empower you to succeed

• Communicate in a clear, consistent and forward-moving manner

Enhancing Your Management Skills

Managing is all about driving performance. Learn the critical success factors of goal alignment, coaching for performance, and driving team results. Receive practical, state-of-the-art techniques for holding conversations that set clear expectations, providing focused feedback, and generating trust and commitment through challenging times.

Who should attend

Mid-level managers who are looking to build their managerial capabilities

Benefits & outcomes

• Develop a clear, aligned leadership agenda

• Set work expectations for others that increase efficiency, effectiveness, and bottom-line impact

• Lead high performance teams to solid results

Linkage Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy is a signature leadership development approach that leverages best learning practices in order to increase the number of great leaders in your organization and to prepare them for higher-level leadership positions. This accelerated learning experience includes assessment, class-room instruction, business case assignments, simulations, group exercises, coaching, and on-the-job application to ensure that all participants master the responsibilities, skills, and competencies that are proven to distinguish superior leaders from average leaders.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers identified as successor candidates and/or high potentials with 5-10 years of management experience

Benefits & outcomes

• Enhance the skills of the team members leading your organization

• Empower participants to constantly assess their own and their business performance

• Retain high potentials and current leaders

Check out Management Skills Online for an alternative solution (see p. 31 for details).

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Maximizing Your Influence: A Program Designed for Women Leaders

Women bring specific strengths and face a unique set of challenges in leadership positions. After determining your influence styles, strengths, and developmental opportunities, this program will explore differences in gender communication, ways to make your voice heard, and how to adapt your approach without surrendering your personal integrity.

Who should attend

Women leaders who want to expand their influence skills and build credibility to impact results

Benefits & outcomes

• Practice skills and assertive behaviors in challenging interpersonal and group situations

• Interpret and surface conventional assumptions, perceptions, and communication patterns of men and women

• Identify the most effective influence strategy in any given situation

Decisive Leadership: Using Creativity, Experimentation and Data in Decision Making

Today’s leaders face increasing pressure to make decisions more often and more quickly. These deci-sions can carry serious consequences. To make tough choices, leaders may need to operate outside their decision-making comfort zone. In this program, leaders will learn how to differentiate between decision types, and to apply appropriate methods and tools. Become an expert decision-maker equipped to build capacity by making a practice of capturing and sharing learning from key decisions.

Who should attend

Managers and leaders who want to increase their confidence and capability as decision makers

Benefits & outcomes

• Leverage creative approaches to enhance the quality of your decisions

• Assess your decision-making preferences, and identify traps and biases

• Consider the impact of your organization’s culture on your decision-making process

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Certification Program

Linkage’s world-renowned Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI)™ is an online 360-degree tool that was developed with Warren Bennis and is used by over 50,000 leaders worldwide. Participants become certified to use the assessment and provide feedback to their internal employees or exter-nal clients. This program includes application-based assignments designed to prepare participants to interpret the data to develop and coach leaders at all levels. All participants will receive special discounts to administer the LAI™ Assessment.

Who should attend

Internal and external consultants who are experienced coaches, internal leadership development and organizational development professionals and HR generalists

Benefits & outcomes

• Analyze the LAI™ Assessment results through a structured process

• Leverage techniques to provide feedback to those participating in the assessment process

• Receive an Implementation Toolkit to begin your roll-outs

Preferred pricing is available when purchased as part of an assessment roll-out.

Offered in exclusive partnership with Dr. Nick Washienko

How Leaders Connect: Crafting and Delivering Impactful Presentations

Leaders must speak well under pressure—in board presentations, marketing presentations, executive committee meetings, new product announcements, annual sales meetings, and user group confer-ences. The listeners interpret the information and ideas presented depending on their interaction and reaction to the speaker. This program, offered in partnership with Nick Washienko, a leading expert in business presentations, gives leaders the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to deliver impactful messages.

Who should attend

Experienced managers and business people who present in critical business situations

Benefits & outcomes

• Shift your thinking from the classical to a conversational model

• Project the ‘quiet confidence’ that is a sign of a real leader

• Create a ‘teachable point of view’ that informs your communications

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Connecting as a Leader: Communicating for Impact

Effective leaders use every conversation to highlight their points of view, achieve goals, influence change, impact behaviors, and strengthen relationships. This accelerated blended learning program leverages a two-day face-to-face program, along with our virtual classroom to help leaders improve their communication strategies, maximize the impact of every interaction, and achieve business results. This unique format combines face-to-face and online learning for the optimal learning experi-ence.

Who should attend

Leaders who need to gain trust and commitment through effective communication tactics

Benefits & outcomes

• Receive a personalized 360-degree assessment report and confidential one-on-one coaching

• Benefit from proven techniques to implement essential communication principles

• Practice and receive coaching on the delivery of your real-life change message

• Use verbal and nonverbal communication to drive change, build trust, and have powerful conversations

Program curriculum

blended online—pre-work

• Complete Linkage’s comprehensive 360-de-gree C-SAIL™ assessment (see the Five Communication Style Dimensions Model™)

• Develop a leadership message based on a real-life critical message you need to communicate

Two-day program

• Day 1—get to know your communication style as a leader

• Day 2—practice developing and delivering an impactful leadership message

blended online—post-work

• Participate in a virtual coaching session to target your development areas as identified in your C-SAIL™ results

• Receive feedback on a recorded delivery of your actual leadership message (from pre-work)

• Participate in two development webinars on communication challenges such as Building Trust and Commitment and Overcoming Communication Barriers

• Walk away with an Interactive Communication Toolkit to help you prepare for future messages

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Management Skills Online

This highly participative program is comprised of five, online facili-tated sessions conducted by an experienced consultant from Linkage. This program provides in-depth exposure to critical management skills concepts and includes intensive pre- and post-program assignments to ensure participants move beyond simply understanding to real ap-plication of their learning.

Each participant will complete a detailed online assessment that defines their management profile. Throughout the program, each participant will then create and add to an individual Management Development Action Plan targeted to their own development goals. Topics explored include: management versus leadership, creating an aligned agenda, coaching for performance, developing and retaining talent, and building a high performing team.

Who should attend

Managers who want to improve how they manage others; manage-ment teams are encouraged to attend

Benefits & outcomes

• Identify and commit to a developmental “plate” of responsibilities

• Align your agenda with organizational strategy for greater impact

• Learn tactics for giving challenging feedback in coaching conversations

• Transform your business through the application of best practices to manage others

For additional online options for your team, check out:

• Change Leadership Online (p. 32)

• Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program (p. 33)

Call to discuss custom online and blended solutions as well.

Live online sessions are held from 1–2:30pm ET. This date signifies the start date of the series:

10/12 MGTW1011

Call to arrange a private session for your intact team. Great scalable solution for your man-agement training.

Tuition: $1,595

Duration: 5 live online sessions up to 90 minutes in length; sessions are scheduled on a weekly basis where possible.

We highly recommend registering for this program a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the start date to begin the pre-work assignments.

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Change Leadership Online

Change Leadership Online is a highly participative and collaborative program comprised of seven online facilitated sessions conducted by an expert change consultant from Linkage. This program provides in-depth exposure to critical change leadership concepts and includes pre- and post-program assignments to ensure participants move beyond simply understanding to real application of their learning. Each participant will receive a detailed participant guide and access to models and tools in Linkage’s virtual classroom.

Throughout the program, each participant will create and add to an individual Change Action Plan based on a critical change initiative they are responsible for within their organization. Participants will be able to transform their business through the application of best practices to the development and implementation of their Change Action Plan. This is action learning in its truest form.

Topics explored include: driving change, making the case for change, secur-ing support, communicating the vision and strategy for change, removing barriers, coaching through change, and measurement.

Note: This program is not open to independent consultants or consulting firms.

Who should attend

Leaders and managers charged with driving change within their orga-nization, as well as HR/OD professionals responsible for guiding the organization through change; teams are encouraged to attend

Benefits & outcomes

• Obtain a step-by-step process for leading successful change

• Build a powerful Change Action Plan throughout the program based on your change initiative

• Assess personal and organizational readiness to take on the challenge of change

• Unlock resistance and remove obstacles to change

Live online sessions are held from 1–2:30pm ET. This date signifies the start date of the series:

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Tuition: $1,695

This program is great for teams. Special pricing for teams of 3 or more. Call for details.

Duration: 7 live online sessions up to 90 minutes in length; scheduled on a weekly basis where possible.

We highly recommend registering for this program a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the start date to begin the pre-work assignments.

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personally. The tools were very practical, and I have

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Facilitated online offering

Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI) Online Certification Program

Deliver high impact coaching to clients using Linkage’s world-renowned leadership assessment Instrument™ (laI). This online 360-degree assessment instrument was developed with Warren Bennis and is used by over 50,000 leaders worldwide. Participants become cer-tified to use the assessment and provide feedback to their customers during four facilitated online sessions, a coaching preparation session with a Linkage Master Coach, and pre- and post-work assignments in Linkage’s virtual classroom. This program includes application-based assignments designed to prepare participants to interpret the data to develop and coach leaders at all levels.

Topics include an in-depth overview of the LAI™ model, learning how to coach using the LAI™, applying the instrument to your “live” coaching case, and discussing development options for your custom-ers. All participants will receive reduced pricing to administer the LAI™ Assessment.

This program is a great complement to The Coaching Leaders Certification Program (p. 18).

Who should attend

Internal and external consultants who are experienced coaches; internal leadership development and organizational development professionals; HR generalists

Benefits & outcomes

• Learn how to professionally ad-minister the LAI™ Assessment

• Understand how to interpret the report, administer the LAI™ with a client (your “live” case), and receive feedback

• Coach your clients toward im-proved performance

• Participate in a feedback session with a learning partner from the program to obtain personal LAI™ feedback

• Receive an Implementation Toolkit to begin your internal or external roll-outs

For your roll-outs

Participants can purchase the assessment and distribute to their internal and external clients.

attention consultants: Consider becoming a preferred Linkage reseller of Linkage’s LAI™. Call 781-402-5555 for details.

Live online sessions are held from 1–2:30pm ET. This date signifies the start date of the series:

5/23 LAIW511

10/24 LAIW1011

Tuition: $1,995

Duration: 4 live online sessions up to 90 minutes in length; sessions are scheduled every two weeks where possible.

hIgh IMPaCT leadershIP MOdel™

The LAI™ measures the key skills and competencies as defined in the High Impact Leadership Model™ (HILM). Feedback is provided through the LAI™ results.

We recommend registering for this program a minimum of six weeks prior to the start date to begin pre-work.

produCing resuLTs

dr. atul gawande

May 25, 2011

ConCepTuaL Thinking

Charlene Li

June 16, 2011

innovaTion

steve Johnson

april 26, 2011

Leading TeaMs

adrian gostick

March 23, 2011

lIve and on-demand leadership broadcasts via webcast, satellite, dvd, or lMs

Why Smart Leaders Put People before Numbers

World-class leadership training.

For more information on the 2011 LIVE series or on our 90+ on-demand titles, call 781-402-5555 or visit www.linkageinc.com/tls.

Bill Conaty

Senior VP for Human Resources at GE

September 14, 2011

Spring 2011 line-up

Anytime. Anywhere.

Coming in fall of 2011

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Southern Region

Dallas, Washington, D.C.

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San Francisco

change & transition management

Leading Organizational Transition: Train-The-Trainer Program

BOS 4/26-28, 10/18-20

CHI 9/13-15 DC 6/21-23

ATL 12/13-15

SF 5/17-19

Managing Organizational Transition (co-located at Linkage’s OD Summit)

CHI 5/2

Change Leadership: How Leaders Drive Organizational Change

BOS 8/16-17 CHI 6/15-16 DC 10/19-20

organizational development

Introduction to Organizational Development

CHI 9/13-14, 12/6-7

DC 5/17-18 SF 11/15-16

Organizational Analysis and Design

BOS 9/13-14, 10/25-26

CHI 6/22-23 DC 4/19-20 SF 11/17-18

The OD Lab for Experienced Practitioners

CHI 10/13-14

Consulting Skills CHI 4/26-27

Today’s HR: Designs for Strategic Partnerships

CHI 11/8-9

leadership & management development

Design and Implement Leadership Development Systems

CHI 9/27-28

Design and Implement Succession Management Systems

DC 11/2-3

The Coaching Leaders Certification Program

BOS 9/20-22 CHI 5/24-26, 10/25-27

DC 12/6-8 SF 6/7-9

Strategic Thinking BOS 5/18-19 CHI 6/21-22, 11/2-3

DAL 4/28-29, 10/25-26

Systems Thinking CHI 6/7-8

High Impact Relationships: Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence

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