THOUGHT LEADER FORUM sponsored by Leadership Coach Academy
Career/Leadership Authors & Experts Share Their Wisdom!
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Need fresh ideas on career and leadership coaching? |
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Want to ask questions of and network with authors and experts? |
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Join us via teleconference for a FREE "Thought Leader Forum" (typically the third Wednesday or Thursday of each month)
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Susan Whitcomb, Co-host of Leadership Coach Academy's Thought Leader Forum
Careers & Leadership Expert, Award-Winning Author, Nationally-Recognized Career Coach & Speaker
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Nancy Branton, Co-host of Leadership Coach Academy's Thought Leader Forum
Leadership & Executive Coach Expert, Assessment Geru, Leadership& Career Coach Instructor, M.A. |
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"Susan's interview with Scott Eblin was terrific. Scott was articulate and offered a concrete and detailed plan of how to be successful when you reach the next level. It was one of the best interviews I've ever heard!" ~Dale Kurow, M.S., MCDP, Executive Coach
"Susan, thank you for making the Thought Leader Forum possible today – it was great to tap into Deb Dib and Kim Batson's wisdom [June's Thought Leader Forum]. You have all been such a great resource to those of us in the career coaching industry. Many thanks for your involvement and leadership!"
~Beth W. Stefani, Ed.M., MBA, JCTC, CPRW , Orison Professional Services, Inc.
Upcoming Featured Speakers:
August
28, 2008
(Thurs)
3-4pm ET
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 Susan
Whitcomb will share highlights from her most recent
book, The Christian's Career Journey
"The
Christian's Career Journey" |
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"First let me say what a wonderful job you all do with the Thought Leader series—it gives people a chance to interact with Susan and other members of your team. I've recommended your program to a number of individuals as a result." ~ Rita Erickson,
Project Manager, Elsdon Organizational Renewal
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Prior Thought
Leader Forums:
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July
16, 2008
(Wed)
2-3pm ET
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 Best-selling
author and speaker Richard Leider, sharing highlights
from his newest book, Something to Live For: Finding
Your Way in the Second Half of Life
"Something
to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of
Life " |
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June
18, 2008
(Wed)
3-4pm ET
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 Deb
Dib and Kim Batson
"Secrets
to Selling 4- and 5-Figure Career Coaching/Consulting
Packages" |
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May
15, 2008
(Wed)
2-3pm ET
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Linda J. Miller is the Global Liaison for Coaching at
The Ken Blanchard Companies and author of several books
on coaching. Her latest book is Coaching in Organizations:
Best Coaching Practices from The Ken Blanchard Companies.
She'll be sharing coaching secrets used in some of the
world's top organizations!
"Coaching
in Organizations: Best Coaching Practices" |
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April
17, 2008
2-3pm ET
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 Scott
Eblin is author of The Next Level: What Insiders
Know About Executive Success. Executive coach
to Fortune 500 leaders, Scott will share his research
on what it takes to get promoted, as well as the critical
shifts in mindset and skill sets needed to move up the
corporate ladder. View Scott’s interview on ABC
news at www.eblingroup.com.
"The
Next Level" |
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Feb.
21, 2008
3-4pm ET
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Acknowledged
in various media as "America's top career expert"
and "the most influential leader in the whole career
planning field," Richard Nelson Bolles is the author
of the best-selling career and job-hunting 
guide in the world, "What Color Is Your Parachute?"
Updated or completely rewritten annually, it has
sold 9 million copies and been a New York Times and
Business Week best-seller. The Library of Congress labeled
it as one of 25 books down through history that have
helped shape people's lives. Join us to hear Dick's
latest thoughts on careers and job search, including
the effect that Google and new media are having on career
changers.
"Parachute
2008" |
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| Jan.
17, 2008
3-4pm ET
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Bill George
is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business
School, Chairman of the Global Center for Leadership
and Business  Ethics,
and former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic. He also serves
as a director of Goldman Sachs, Novartis, ExxonMobile,
and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
He will be speaking on his best-selling book:
"True
North" |
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| Nov.
15, 2007
3-4pm ET
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Howard Stevenson of Harvard Business School will be
speaking on his latest book :
"Just
Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and
Life"
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| Oct.
18, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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Leigh Branham, M.A., SPHR, heads up Keeping the People,
Inc. where he's an author, speaker, consultant, and
workplace best-practices researcher. Formerly, Leigh
was the VP of Right Management in Kansas, MO. He will
be speaking on his latest book :
"The
7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave"
HRCI
Recertification Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: General |
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| Sep.
20, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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James Waldroop, Ph.D., formerly of the Harvard Business
School, is co-creator of the CareerLeader,
an on-line assessment tool, and author who will be speaking
on his
latest book:
"The
12 Bad Habits that Hold Good People Back: Overcoming
the Behavior Patterns that keep you from Getting Ahead" |
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Aug.
16, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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Susan
Britton Whitcomb 
is author of Job Search Magic (nominated as
book of the year in the Career Category by ForeWord
Magazine), Interview Magic, and Resume
Magic. Join us as she discusses her latest book
30-Day Job Promotion: Build a Powerful Promotion
Plan in a Month with the topic:
"Promotable
People: Who They Are & How They Quickly Get Ahead"
HRCI
Recertification Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: General |
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| June
21, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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Kirsten Dixson of Reach Branding Club and Brandego,
internationally recognized thought-leader on personal
branding will share highlights from her new book:
"Career Distinction:
Stand Out by Building Your Brand"
HRCI
Recertification Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: General |
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| May
17, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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Diana Durek, Senior EI Consultant at MHS,
a leading global psychological test publisher, is an
expert in the area of emotional intelligence and its
bottom-line impact on selection, development, and leadership
initiatives in organizations across a wide range of
industries. She will be presenting on:
"Emotional Intelligence:
Predicting Leadership Success"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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| Apr.
19, 2007
3-4pm EDT
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Timothy Butler, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director of
Career Development Programs at Harvard Business School
and author of Getting
Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths will
be presenting on:
"Getting Unstuck"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Pending |
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| Mar.
8, 2007
3-4pm EST
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Kurt Senske, J.D., Ph.D. is the author of Executive
Values and Personal Values. He is Vice
Chair of Thrivent Financial and CEO of Lutheran Social
Service of the South, and will be presenting on the
topic:
"Doing Well by Doing
Good"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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| Feb.
15, 2007
3-4pm EST
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 President
George Washington, played by James Hodges, Ph.D.
Jim is one of America's foremost authorities on Revolutionary
War history and the life of George Washington. He is
the recipient of the George Washington National Honor
Award from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.
After a long and successful business career, Jim is
now a full-time motivational speaker characterizing
this founding father, and conveying President Washington's
principles to today's business leaders.
"Leadership by George"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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| Jan.
18, 2007
3-4pm EST
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Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., author of Mindset: The New
Psychology of Success (Random House) and the Lewis
and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford
University:
"The Magic of Mindset:
How To Develop Leaders with a Growth-Mindset for Thriving
Workplaces"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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| Nov.
16, 2006
3-4pm EST
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 Bruce
Roselle, Ph.D., Author, presented on his new book,
"Fearless Leadership:
Conquering your Fears and the Lies that Drive Them"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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| Oct.
19, 2006
3-4pm EDT
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 Clinton
W. McLemore, Ph.D., Author, presented on his latest
book,
"Toxic Relationships
and How To Change Them"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: General |
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| Sept.
21, 2006
3-4pm EDT
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 John
Patrick Golden, Ed.D., developer of organizational
values and personality assessments, presented on
"How Organizational
Values Drive Success"
HRCI Recertification
Credit Hours Awarded: 1.0
Specified Credit Hours: Strategic |
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