© 2004 center for creative leadership 1 center for creative leadership an overview

© 2004 Center for Creative Leadership 1

Center for Creative Leadership

An Overview


Leadershipdevelopment

• “CEO’s see leadership development as critical for competitive advantage.”

-Chief Executive Magazine

– 78% of CEO’s responding to a CCL/Chief Executive Magazine survey listed the ability to develop leaders as one of the most important factors in achieving competitive advantage.

• “Demographics don’t lie. It may be hard to believe in a labor shortage, but there will be one. If you are not developing the people you have today, you’re not going to be ready for it.”

-Training Magazine

is thecornerstone

of organizational effectiveness.


Our Mission

• Our nonprofit mission is to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide

• Our founders fused the words “Creative” and “Leadership” to emphasize that leadership is about responding creatively to change.


CCL: Your Leadership Resource

• Our role – to help you address the leadership component of your business and organizational challenges.

• Our unique advantage — our nonprofit status allows us the freedom to be objective, wary of short-term trends, and motivated solely by our mission.


Recognized Excellence

CCL recognized at top of leadership field -

• Business Week ranks CCL #1 in the world for leadership development in its executive education survey for the third consecutive time.

• Financial Times ranks CCL in the top 10 among executive education providers globally.

• Top rankings from US News & World Report, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times


CCL Reach• Global – Work extends to over 20 countries in North America, Europe and

Asia

• Provides leadership education programs to approximately 19,000 leaders annually and has a alumni base of over 400,000.

• Serves some 3,000 organizations annually – 2/3rds of the Fortune 500, as well as major government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions.

• Administers 100,000 individual assessments each year.

• Has sold more than 100,000 copies of our guidebooks through CCL Press; Jossey-Bass/CCL Alliance has released 13 books on leadership.


Our Philosophy

We believe:

• Leadership can be learned – every individual has the opportunity to exercise leadership and the ability to grow his or her leadership skills.

• Leadership is a shared process exercised collectively by groups of people.

• Smart people are not enough. What truly matters are the relationships between people. How well they work together defines what they can accomplish together.


Our Approach

Over 30 years of proven experience creating training that transforms people – one person at a time – through:

– A model built on assessment, challenge and support

– A holistic, experiential, interactive process

– An emphasis on self awareness as the cornerstone of development – understanding how behavior is perceived and how it impacts others


CCL Research

• 100 faculty members, including nearly 50 individuals with Ph.D.s or Ed.D.s, and more than a dozen I/O psychologists.

• Current learning agenda encompasses 14 research initiatives designed to address the most critical areas in leadership today.

• Offerings are scientifically proven and valid.


Our Expertise

CCL provides unparalleled expertise in:• Individual Leader Development

– The individual role in leading oneself, others and organizations

• Leadership in the Context of Difference– Influence of race, gender, culture and generational

differences

• Leadership Systems and Strategies– Creating and implementing leadership development

systems and models that respond to business needs


• Leadership Education– Open Enrollment Programs– Custom Solutions– Assessments & Development Resources– Coaching & Feedback Services

• Knowledge Generation & Dissemination– Research & Development– Publication– Presentations and Articles

• Leadership Community– Conferences and Events– Networks and Councils– Web site – CCL.org

Our Activities


• “Ideally, we would like to have our high potentials cycling through Benchmarks or other 360 survey tools every 18 to 36 months because life in corporate America changes so rapidly. They need that ongoing feedback on skills and abilities and possible derailers.”

-Yolan F. Williams, Manager of Leadership Development

Verizon Communications• “This is a remarkable resource for everyone interested in leadership

development. It overflows with rich and practical insights, tools and frameworks. Best of all, it is the cumulative wisdom of a group of individuals with an extraordinary dedication to unraveling the mysteries of developing leadership.”

-Jay A. Conger, Professor, London Business School

on CCL’s new “Handbook of Leadership Development”

Examples of CCL Impact


Examples of CCL Impact• If I had to give a list of things that have touched my life, CCL is one of

them. So to me it is a very normal thing to give something back to this organization. I want to see the Center grow and thrive and I want to feel that I have helped other people in the same way that I was helped.”

-Joe Carroll, Publisher

Furniture/Today Magazine• To say the Friends of the Center Leadership Conference was a

positive experience would be a considerable understatement. It was truly unique. Validation and renewal are very important, and I received both while attending. Thank you for an exceptionally worthwhile experience!

-Clyde Wason, Owner/President

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