Event Calendar

Developing Leaders Across International Borders

Our speaker will be Raymond McConnell, co-founder of JR Global Training/Sandler Training Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as the founder of JRM Global Training in
North America.

In this briefing, we will be taking a deep dive into one of the greatest opportunities and challenges for organizations in the 21st Century: Global Leadership Development.

We will discuss:

• How can leaders span boundaries and foster collaboration across different groups?
• How effective are your leaders at crossing borders, and how high of a priority is it in your organization?
• What are the implications for cross-border leadership development, and why is it needed?
• What is the most critical cross-border leadership skill for the future?
• What are the specific challenges which require effective cross-border leadership?
• What are the five obstacles most commonly faced by organizations’ cross-border leaders?
• What specific skills are needed to be successful as a cross-border leader?

Raymond McConnell answers these questions and more during this briefing and shares his extensive global research from both his United States and international experience.

Research from conversations with CEOs and other senior leaders from Fortune 500, regional companies, government organizations and academic institutions in over 40 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, UK, USA, Vietnam and more will be shared during the session.

As always, lunch will be served and attendees will earn 2 hours of PHR/CPHR/SPHR certification credit.

This event is by invitation only and there is no cost to our invited guests. As a reminder, attendees will earn two hours of PHR/SPHR/GPHR certification credit through the HRCI.

The Digital Business Dream Team:
How the CIO and CMO Collaborate for Success

Where “marketing” once meant direct mail or printed brochures, today it can mean anything from social media or email campaigns to dynamic web content and customer analytics. As marketing efforts grow ever more integrated with and dependent on technology, information technology and marketing teams have entered a new realm of collaboration and interdependence, and chief information officers and chief marketing officers carry equal weight in decisions about technology assets and Big Data. Join our panel of IT and marketing experts, at our next Spotlight Series breakfast, to learn how CIOs and CMOs are working together to manage budgets, mitigate risk and ensure the success of digital business efforts.

This event is by invitation only.

Driving Profitability and Cultural Competence
in Culturally Diverse Global Teams

Featuring Nicole DiRocco
Author, Speaker, Executive Coach

The impact on bottom-line financials is significant to companies unaware of how to operate as an enterprise in other parts of the world. As organizations expand, when investing in human capital abroad, cultural competency is a key factor for success for the individual and the larger, global team.

The importance of translating this understanding throughout the enterprise when managing remote teams and a culturally diverse workforce in global industries is an integral component to the success of companies. Risks of blindly applying one’s own cultural norms to culturally diverse workforces can negatively impact productivity, engagement and morale. We must commit ourselves to change our thinking and our doing for companies and individuals to succeed in a multi cultural society.

After attending this luncheon, you will:

• Understand the risk of cultural incompetence with employees, colleagues and suppliers relative to profitability, productivity, engagement and morale
• Identify where you are on the cultural competence continuum
• Understand the five elements of organizational cultural competence
• Learn the four steps to help you acquire cultural competence