The problem can no longer be ignored.

It is unconscionable to allow your organization’s succession planning process to languish as employee retention rates continue to fall, hurting both your public image and your organization’s bottom line. Your organization’s future success and potential for growth lie largely in the hands of employee talent. It is therefore imperative that management development leaders establish an effective and cost efficient succession planning and talent management system to satisfy corporate needs while addressing employee expectations.

An increasing shortage of leaders for all levels – from middle management to the executive suite – requires HR & OD professionals to rely on succession planning like never before. More than ever, succession planning has proved integral to the performance of the organization as a whole. Leading organizations have eradicated inexcusable management inefficiencies and roadblocks by developing critical leadership competencies and skills, driving improved business results and strengthening the growth and development of the organization.

World Research Group’s Succession Planning Summit: Optimizing Leadership Implementation Through Effective Talent Management and Tracking, taking place November 8-10, 2006, at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District in San Francisco, CA, will examine the challenges and obstacles to effective succession management, including leadership development, the management of high potentials and employee retention. The distinguished conference faculty will provide practical hands-on tools, best practices and case studies that share winning succession planning strategies. Gain a competitive edge by:

Ensuring a smooth transition by streamlining the implementation of a talent management pipeline
Driving outstanding service and performance through employee engagement
Developing core competencies to drive strategic development
Measuring and managing business alignment with leadership development and organizational goals
Achieving status as an employer of choice
Build Leaders, Retain Employees, and Learn from the Nation’s Leaders

This event will provide an unparalleled, high-level strategy exchange and will showcase first-hand, practical expertise, allowing conference attendees to benchmark their own progress against the leaders. Specifically, you will learn how:

John Deere Worldwide accelerates the development of its future leaders with an advanced global leadership development process
Texas Instruments optimizes metrics and communication plans to achieve targeted business results and sustain the momentum of progress
CIGNA Corporation retains top talent being lured by competitors
Delta Air Lines develops and communicates with leaders located at outsourced locations
Xerox Corporation used succession planning and the new business of talent management to make a failing business successful
Archer Daniels Midland develops a staffing strategy that fits with its labor forecasting model
Bausch & Lomb uses individual development plans (IDPs) to successfully align individual career aspirations with business strategy
Don’t miss this must-attend, high-quality information exchange and networking event! Team involvement is essential to improving succession planning.


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Who Should Attend Chief Learning Officers, Chief Talent Officers, and Chief Executive Officers Also, Vice Presidents, Directors & Managers of: Human Resources Diversity Succession Planning Management Development Talent Management Organizational Development Leadership & Learning Corporate Human Resources Training & Development Compensation & Benefits Strategic Growth Performance Management Management Effectiveness Global Human Resources Achieving an effective and visionary succession planning process is a team effort. Take advantage of team discounts. Register 3 and the 4th is free! Why Attend Find out how to embrace the latest, most innovative techniques to accurately identify future leaders, dramatically increase your talent retention rates, and improve your organizational effectiveness. Learn how to measure the ROI of your succession management process and implement an effective human capital strategy aligned with organizational goals. You will learn how to: Identify and prepare the next generation of organization leaders Assess leadership agility and potential Leverage high-impact executive development programs for strategic growth Identify and track high potential candidates Overcome obstacles to foster successful management development Create development strategies for leaders who will grow the business Integrate ROI evaluation into your succession planning practice Prepare your organization for the full effect of baby-boomer retirement on your leadership team Lead a team through organizational change Develop a defined process for mapping knowledge, experience and skills Identify and cater to the learning style of high potential candidates Apply best practice case studies to your own organization Integrate systems thinking into day-to-day organizational practices Venue and Pricing CONFERENCE VENUE: Hilton San Francisco Financial District 750 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: 415-433-6600 Fax: 415-765-7891 Item(s) Employers Commercial Rate Before Sept. 29, 2006 After Sept. 29, 2006 Before Sept. 29, 2006 After Sept. 29, 2006 Conference ONLY $1295 $1595 $1595 $1895 Conference + 1 Workshop $1595 $1895 $1895 $2195 Conference + 2 Workshops $1895 $2195 $2195 $2495 Conference + 3 Workshops $2195 $2495 $2495 $2795 Conference + 4 Workshops $2495 $2795 $2795 $3095 Workshop(s) Workshop A Succession Planning: What You Need to Know to Maintain a Competitive Advantage Workshop B Investing in the Company by Investing in its Future Leaders: How to Bring Together Individual Interests and Organizational Goals Workshop C How to Craft a Plan of Action to Address Succession Planning Workshop D Integrating Organizational Diversity Goals with Succession Planning Registration: Early Bird Discount -- Register by September 29, 2006 and SAVE $300.00*. Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and conference CD-ROM. Please make checks payable to WRG Research, Inc. Satisfaction Guaranteed: World Research Group stands behind the quality of its conferences. If you are not satisfied with the quality of the conference, a credit will be awarded towards a comparable World Research Group conference of your choice. Dress: Business casual is recommended attire. Team Discount: Register 3 team members from the same organization at the same time and the 4th team member attends FREE! (Valid only at regular registration rate.) Payment Policy/Substitutions/Cancellactions: Registration fees must be paid by October 25, 2006. Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the conference. All cancellations received on or before October 25, 2006 will be subject to a $195 administrative charge. We regret that no refund for cancellations will be made after this date. In case of conference cancellation, World Research Group’s liability is limited to refund of the conference registration fee only. World Research Group reserves the right to alter this program without prior notice. All cancellations must be submitted in writing on or before 14 days prior to the conference date in order to receive a refund, minus cancellation fee. * Early-bird discount offer can not be combined with other discounts or applied to a current registration.