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Provider:
Linkage
Topic(s):
Organization Development
Who Should Attend?
OD, HR, learning and change professionals
Full Seminar Description
Participate in this intensive program and become one of the first to utilize a bold new approach that fully integrates ROI and change. Learn how to boil down ROI evaluation to reveal its essence and how to employ state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques to leverage that essence. Fee per person: $1695.Offered in exclusive partnership with Merrill C. Anderson
This program is facilitated by Dr. Merrill Anderson, who certifies OD and HR professionals in the critical concepts of ROI as an essential element of the change process. Learn how to build a business case for change, conduct ROI evaluations, and demonstrate the business value of your people and change initiatives.
Who Should Attend
OD, HR, learning, and change professionals who want to gain ROI tools and techniques to tell business partners a compelling story of how their initiatives create sustainable, strategic value
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
- Use the ROI Estimation Tool™ to build a business case (CD-ROM tool included
- Forecast ROI for people and change initiatives to increase sponsorship
- Conduct ROI evaluations to tell your story of value creation for the business and to continuously improve your initiatives
Program Length: 2 Days
Program Partner
Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D., is a business consulting executive, author, and educator with 20 years experience improving the performance of people and organizations. Dr. Anderson is the chief executive officer of MetrixGlobal LLC, a professional services firm that partners with business leaders to maximize the value of people and change initiatives. Dr. Anderson’s recent book, Bottom-Line Organization Development, breaks new ground in applying powerful evaluation methodology to increase bottom-line value from strategic change initiatives. He was recognized as the 2003 ASTD ROI Practitioner of the Year.
Registration and Cancellation Policy
A credit card number is required at the time of registration to process the registration. If full payment is not received four weeks prior to the program, the credit card will be charged at that time. Full payment is required upon registration for any registrations received within four weeks of the program.
All workshop registration fees include a non-refundable processing fee of $100 except in the case of Leading Through Communication: The Linkage Communication Clinic, Pathways: The Linkage Leadership Program, and The Crisis Leadership Certification Program (where such fee equals $200) and The Coaching Leaders Certification Program (where such fee equals $400). The processing fee will be charged for any cancellation made at any time or for rescheduling requests made within three weeks prior to the workshop date. Please note that registration fees and workshop schedules are subject to change without notice.
We encourage participants to arrive at 8:00AM for sign-in on the first day of the program they are scheduled to attend. All workshops are scheduled to begin at 8:30AM, and end at approximately 4:30PM. The exceptions are the programs offered in The Organizational Development Certificate Program held at DePaul University in Chicago which begin at 9:00AM, and end at approximately 5:00PM. For these programs only, please arrive at 8:30AM for sign in.
Workshop Admissions and Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made within three weeks prior to the program will receive a courtesy transfer to an upcoming workshop, within one year of the originally scheduled workshop, for the amount of the registration fee minus the $100-$400 processing fee per session. Alternatively, you can send someone in your place to the original event to avoid such fee. All cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing. Program registrants who fail to attend without notification will be charged the full attendance fee.
Linkage reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any event. In the event of program cancellation, we make every effort to notify participants 3-5 weeks prior to the event. Therefore, we recommend purchasing a refundable airfare. Please be advised that Linkage is not responsible for any airfare penalties, travel, or hotel charges that may be incurred due to cancelled or rescheduled events.
Workshop Prohibitions: Any unauthorized use of the copyrighted Linkage materials that participants receive at any Linkage training program is strictly prohibited. Solicitation of business from fellow workshop participants is also strictly prohibited. External consultants will be asked to sign a nondisclosure form indicating their agreement with the above.
Sponsor Background:
Linkage is the leading provider of corporate education and consulting for human resource, human resource development, organizational development and training professionals worldwide.As leaders in human resources, organizational development, and training, people look to you to help them advance in their careers. It's your job to help them drive organizational performance through human performance.
At Linkage, the mission of our public workshops is to provide training that helps you perform better in your jobs so you, in turn, can help others do the same. Our workshop leaders are human resource experts and seasoned trainers. They spend most of their time in industry working with the same HRD and OD issues that you face every day. We are passionate about developing HR performance in the workplace, and we'd like to share what we've learned with you.
Through our skill-building workshops, we can help you develop your ability to:
- Design, manage, and participate in your company's competency efforts
- Develop and manage leadership programs for your organization
- Develop yourself and others as internal champions of coaching and mentoring
- Develop yourself, others, and an organizational capacity for internal consulting
- Assess, measure, and evaluate the performance of your people and your organization

