Human Capital Summit - Human Capital Institute

HCI EventsMonday, March 5, 2012Summit Day OneTrack: Leadership Development and Learning #1Transformational Succession Planning: Cultivating a Dynamic Leadership PipelineThere is a serious lack of effective leadership in business today, and the future seems even less promising interms of solid succession planning. Because of lackluster internal programs, many companies seek leadershipexternally, and studies show that even organizations with expansive leadership programs still don’t get theresults they need to ensure sufficient levels of good leaders. How can you develop a successful leadershipdevelopment program along with a succession planning program with limited resources at the same time?RSC Equipment Rental knows how. Hear firsthand from Linda Luman, VP of Human Resource Operationswho developed a successful holistic framework for leadership development and succession planning that’sgrabbing serious attention. By layering leadership development and succession elements into a robustarchitecture RSC developed the perfect blend for creating effective and successful leadership. Learn howyou can recreate this effective platform for your organization too.Don’t miss these takeaways:Learn the innovative ways RSC Equipment Rental has bolstered their leadership pipeline throughprograms, developmental methods and other processesDiscover how to employ segment specific leadership development approachesLearn how to use technology to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and insight throughout the processLearn how to identify and target the next level of leadership in your organization and better define theskills they need to succeedPresenter:Linda Luman, Vice President, Human Resources, Operations, at RSC Equipment RentalTrack: Leadership Development and Learning #2Leadership: Enabling Creativity and Innovation30Today’s leaders may be educated, knowledgeable and experienced, but many are still struggling to keeptheir companies competitive in the current economic climate. During these times, leaders will often exertcaution, make careful, low-risk decisions and focus on cutting costs to keep their company afloat. However,at a time when constant change has become a way of life, there is also a realization that these strategies willnot be effective in the long-term. Steve Jobs once famously said “The cure for apple is not cost-cutting. Thecure for apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament. That is what leaders have to do: innovate.Historically, this is how proactive organizations have succeeded — it is up to leaders to promote the conditionsfor creativity and instill a culture of innovation in their organizations. But how do we achieve this?This session will explore; the link between creativity and innovation; how organizations can enablecreativity amongst their workforce; and truly embed a culture of innovation where it is entrenched into theorganizations values. We will review four key areas leaders can concentrate on and organizations can fosterwhen bringing about cultural change.Presenter:Nick Goldberg, Head of Leadership — North America for Kenexa3:45–4:00 Networking and Expo Break