Diary

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(2009), "Diary", Strategic Direction, Vol. 25 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sd.2009.05625aac.001

Diary

Article Type: Diary From: Strategic Direction, Volume 25, Issue 1

Contact: Conference Chair. E-mail: icmci@imt.edu; Web site: http://imt.edu/icmci2009

International Conference on Managing Creativity and Innovation

9-10 January 2009, IMT, Ghaziabad

The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, in collaboration with University of Newcastle, Australia is happy to announce the first International Conference on Managing Creativity and Innovation (ICMCI).

Businesses today are facing change like never before. Numerous forces are driving this change, including greater competition due to globalization, workforce diversity, the availability of new forms of technology and a shift from manufacturing economies to service economies. Not surprisingly, there is considerable interest in how creativity and innovation can generate sustained competitive advantages.

The purpose of this international conference is to bring together both academic thought leaders and business experts to share, discuss and enhance the latest thinking on creativity and innovation management.

Web site: www.conference-board.org/conferences/conference.cfm?id=1789

The 2009 Executive Coaching Conference

29-30 January 2009, Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY

As our organizations are challenged by changing economic realities, up-to-date research conducted by one of our conference panels shows that coaching in organizations continues to come into its own. Innovative coaching solutions that are tied to business strategy and growth have become the just-in-time remedies for infusing energy, creativity and bottom line results into our organizations. This year’s program will feature many of these innovative programs and also address issues of how to scale our coaching programs to ride the wave of economic change. The Executive Coaching Conference is designed to bring together senior leaders responsible for coaching programs in their organizations to share best practices and challenges.

Some highlights of the 2009 conference include:

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  A CEO’s perspective on the impact of coaching in the real estate industry.

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  How to dramatically cut costs and increase ROI with strategic use of internal coaches.

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  Achieving business results through innovative coaching programs.

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  Update and new insight on what is happening with coaching around the globe – a research report.

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  Practical approaches to starting a coaching practice.

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  A dialogue among companies 5+ years into their coaching practice.

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  Experiential session on whole brain coaching-stimulating creativity.

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  What works when coaching technical and scientific employees moving into leadership positions.

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  Navigating corporate politics in a credit crunch.

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  Accelerate performance in new markets – China, India and Mexico.