2006 Leadership Development Summit Has Concluded

From September 13-14, 2006, over 40 learning and performance management colleagues attended the Ninth House 2006 Leadership Development Summit to share solutions for their biggest challenges of developing leaders in their organizations.

Representatives from such top organizations as the American Express, CIA, Citigroup, CompUSA, Cox Communications, National Science Foundation, Seagate Technology, and more attended this two-day, intimate forum.

This intimate setting enabled all participants to react, play devil’s advocate, analyze and interpret the viability of a particular approach, and collectively discuss how to move leadership application to the next level.

A variety of leadership development topics were presented by some of today’s most forward-thinking organizations:

• Instilling a Culture of Adaptability and Learning - Mr. Jeremy Seligman, Director, IT Strategy and Organizational Development, Ford Motor Company
• Centralized Leadership Development for a Decentralized Global Organization - Ms. Katharine Nisbet, Director, Global Talent & Management, American Express
• Leadership Development is not Leadership Training: An Organizational Maturity Model for Leadership Development – Ms. Kim Lamoureux, Sr. Leadership Analyst, Bersin & Associates
• Creating a Global Culture of Shared Values and Responsibilities - Ms. ScotlandKing, Director of Learning & Development, Citigroup Inc.
• Customized Blended Learning Development for a Global Organization - Mr. Steve Leech, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, Global Learning and Development, Gap Inc. and Ms. Katy Sharon, Director, Leadership and Development, IT, Gap Inc.
• Flexible Leadership for High-Growth Mid-Market Organizations - Ms. Deidrea Booher, Director of Learning & Development, Equifirst Corporation
• New Manager Trifecta: Retention, Performance, and Leadership Development - Mr. Garrett Stokes, WW Employee and Career Development, Amazon.com
• Best Practices in Blended Leadership Development Panel with Mr. Paul Leone, Ph.D, Manager of Leadership Effectiveness, American Express; Mr. Kent Barnett, CEO, Knowledge Advisors; Mr. Josh Bersin, CEO, Bersin & Associates; and Mr. Jeff Snipes, CEO and co-founder, Ninth House, Inc.
• Leadership Development for Individual Contributors: Microsoft’s Talent Management Strategy - Ms. Irada Sadykhova, Director of Learning and Performance Strategies, Engineering Excellence, Microsoft

Over the next few days, we will be posting summaries and insights from the summit. We look forward to continuing the discussion over the next few weeks and months and welcome all perspectives.