Diary
Article Type: Diary From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 25, Issue 1
World Conference on Leadership and Innovation
18 January 2011, Costa Rica
2020 Vision – Seeing the Future First. One Day Business Symposium delivered in English and Spanish on Best Practices in Leadership, Exceptional Customer Service and Innovation hosted at the Inter Continental Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica. This revolutionary conference on leadership and innovation can also be attended from around the world via webcast and features a global faculty of business authors and best practice leaders from six countries. Presenters at the Leadership and Innovation Conference include Dr Kobus Neethling, President of the South Africa Creativity Foundation and the author of more than 80 books on applied creativity, including Am I Clever or Am I Stupid?; Tim Hurson from Canada, author of Think Better – An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking; Whitney Ferré, author of The Artist Withinand Arts Advisor to the 10th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial; and Harry Vardis, author of How to Harvest Your Best Ideas. In this 1-Day Best Practice Thinking Forum, you’ll learn 2020 leadership competencies, how to build a positive and productive workspace, how to deliver WOW customer service, how to increase sales in a tough economy and how to look into the minds of employees, customers and students.
Contact: Conference Director: Rosemary Rein; E-mail: info@worldleadershipandinnovation.com;Website: www.worldleadershipandinnovation.com
Annual Conference on Innovations in Business & Management
26-27 January 2011, London, UK
The annual conference is a place for researchers, academics, and practitioners alike to come together and share their knowledge, research and best practices. The conference is open to all areas of business and management,including but not limited to: Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management,Information Technology Management, Information Systems, Economics, etc. This year’s theme is the impact of globalization on business. Papers that focus on globalization and international business are strongly encouraged, however other papers are also welcome. Areas that could be of interest include, the global financial crisis, international marketing, differences in business practices around the globe, social and cultural dimensions of business,innovations in HR practices, etc.
Contact: Sally Parker, Administrator; Email: admin@cibmp.org; Website: www.cibmp.org/index.htm
