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Built for Agility: Leading in Uncertain Times
 
Thursday, November 12, 2009


 

In the face of increasing market and economic uncertainties, the need for strategic and organizational agility seems obvious. But when it comes to organization change, the goal of most organizations is to adapt...it is not to become adaptable.

Making one successful change is not the same as being agile. The purpose of this working session is to learn about the "built to change" model of agility, apply some of the research-based tools developed by USC's Center for Effective Organizations, and discuss the role of HR in supporting agile organizations.

The session will be facilitated by Ed Lawler, Chris Worley, and Theresa Welbourne, who are all noted researchers and consultants from the Center for Effective Organizations at USC's Marshall School of Business. Ed has written over 36 books - his latest is Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage. Chris is coauthor with Ed of Built to Change and expert on strategic change and organization design. Theresa is author of the Leadership Pulse Project and expert on employee energy and engagement during change.

During the workshop, you will work with Drs. Lawler, Welbourne, and Worley to:

  • Diagnose your organization's agility profile and compare with world-class benchmarks

  • Understand and work with the dimensions of the Built to Change agility framework

  • Learn to use the extreme strategizing process within your organization

  • Support extreme strategizing with maximum surface area structures

  • Build Fast HR practices to match changing business needs

  • Create change capability to support continuous transformation

For more specifics on the agenda, please click here.
 

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
 
Location Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th Street, downtown Bellevue
 
Time: 8:00 - 5:00 all-day conference including Continental Breakfast & Lunch;
Wine & Cheese networking reception beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Pricing:

  Individual Members $350
  Corporate/Consulting Sponsors* $250
  Corporate/Consulting Partners* $350
  Educational Partners $350
  Non-Members $450

* Special Note to Employees of PNW-HRSF Sponsors and Partners:

If you are an employee of a Corporate or Consulting Sponsor, please use the discount code sponsor when registering to get the sponsor pricing.

If you are an employee of a Corporate or Consulting Partner, please use the discount code
partner when registering to get the partner pricing.


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Meeting Facilitators    
     

 

 

 
Theresa Welbourne
Research Professor
Center for Effective Organizations (CEO)
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Chris G. Worley
Research Scientist
Center for Effective Organizations
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Edward E. Lawler III
Center for Effective Organizations
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California


We are pleased and grateful to the following organizations for their sponsorship of this event:

Watson Wyatt

University of Washington

 



To learn more about the
Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Leadership,
please click on the link below:
 http://www.extension.washington.edu/seg/mgmt.asp
 

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Jon Anastasio

Nordstrom

 

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Linda Mangone

 

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Pete Shipp

Mercer

 

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Norm Tonina

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Steve Steckler

Microsoft Corporation

  

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Jon Anastasio

Nordstrom

 

Jane Brenneman

 YMCA of Greater Seattle


Gretchen Broderson

Towers Watson


Kevin Hare

T-Mobile USA


Dale Johnson

Blount International


Genevieve Long

Nike
 

Liz Butcher

Premera Blue Cross


Karen Query

KPJ Consulting

 

Former PNW-HRSF Presidents

 
Steve Steckler (2009)

Microsoft Corporation


Jane Brenneman (2008)
YMCA of Greater Seattle
 

Jon Anastasio (2007)

Nordstrom

 

Gail McKee (2006)

Towers Watson

 

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