2006 Program Components

World-Class Keynote Faculty

A World-Class lineup of Keynote Faculty representing global, business, inspirational and academic thought-leaders. 2006f keynote speakers include:

• "Systems Thinking" with Roger Nierenberg, founder of The Music Paradigm and Conductor, Stamford Symphony Orchestra
• "Creating the Vision" with Marcus Buckingham, Author, The One Thing You Need to Know
• "Motivating the Team" with Patrick Lencioni, Author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Five Temptations of a CEO
• "Conceptual Thinking" with Gary Hamel, Professor of Management, London Business School and "the world's reigning strategy guru" according to The Economist
• "Emotional Intelligence" with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Presidential Historian
• "Producing Results" with Jack and Suzy Welch (via satellite), former Chairman and CEO of GE, hailed as the world's most admired CEO; co-Authors of Winning
• "Creating the Organization" with David Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan and ranked #1 Executive Educator by BusinessWeek
• "2015: Future Scenarios in Human Resource Management" with Paul Schoemaker, leading expert on decision making, Professor, The Wharton School; Author, Winning Decisions
• "Trusted Influence" with Benazir Bhutto, twice-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan and the first female Prime Minister in the Muslim world
• "Building a Culture of Innovation" with Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School and Author, The Innovator's Dilemma
• "Focused Drive" with Geoffrey Canada, featured in US News & World Report one of "America's Best Leaders"

Best-of-the-Best Award Winner Case Studies

Each year, Linkage invites a select group of the most respected senior executives in human resources to present a case study at the Summit. In past years, these presenters have included winners of CLO of the Year, HR Executive of the Year, Workforce Optimas Award Winners, Training Top 100 Award Winners, ASTD Best Award Winners, Fortune Best Company to Work For Award Winners, Fortune Most Admired Company Award Winners, and more. This year, organizations that have embodied excellence in the practice of human resources strategy and execution that have lead to tangible breakthrough business impact have been invited to share their stories at the Summit.

• BAPTIST HEALTH CARE CORPORATION - Leading Effective Cost & Quality Management and Essential Talent Recruitment & Retention
• JOHNSON & JOHNSON - Managing Human Capital Development in a Decentralized Global Business Environment
• SHERWIN-WILLIAMS - Managing Individual Performance, Productivity, and Profitability: HR as the Driver of Employee Engagement and Business Results
• FEDEX EXPRESS CORPORATION - How a Company's Core Values Create a Culture Centered on Customers and Positions it to Weather Times of Change and Transition
• MICROSOFT - Building Disciplined but Adaptive Global Talent Management
• FOUR SEASONS - Getting the Hiring, Training, and Environment Equation Right: Driving Outstanding Performance and Enabling Employee Engagement to Become Employee Ownership
• SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION - Diversity and Inclusion on a Large Enterprise Scale: A Key Driver of Business Results and a Unique Connection Between the Workplace and the Marketplace
• BANK OF AMERICA - Driving Stellar Execution and Sustained Intensity throughout Change: Large-Scale Learning, Development, and Talent Planning
• BAKER HUGHES, INC. - Attracting Top Global Talent and Rewarding Performance: Designing Sustainable, Flexible, and Region-Specific Recruitment & Reward Plans
• GOLDMAN SACHS - Building a Leadership Pipeline: World-Class Talent Planning & Succession Management

Executive Leadership Councils

The key to your Summit experience and a unique component of Linkage's 2006 HR Leaders Summit, the Executive Leadership Councils provide a rare opportunity to join an executive peer group from a cross-section of industries and multi-national organizations.

With the guidance of an expert thought leader, participants will engage in daily discussion in a learning team environment designed to produce:

• introspection and "off-the-record' exchange with a group of peer executives who share a common interest in finding innovative solutions to a top priority challenge
• an opportunity to synthesize key learning from the HR Leaders Summit
• a blueprint and action plan that will guide application back at your organization

How Are the Councils Organized?

Councils will be organized according to the key imperatives of senior executives in the following functional areas:

• corporate human resources
• recruiting and retention
• compensation and benefits
• HRIS
• employee and labor relations
• organization development and effectiveness
• diversity
• learning, training, and development

When do the Councils take place?

The Councils are a learning team environment in which you take part in multiple sessions over the course of the Summit with the same cohort of participants who are focused on the same topic and who help each other to develop and action plan by the end of the Summit. Councils are composed of a series of progressive sessions which take place on:

• Sunday, October 8, 2006, 12:00PM-1:30PM*;
• Monday, October 9, 2006, 9:45AM-11:15AM*;
• Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 9:35AM-11:05AM*; and
• Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 3:00-4:30PM*

• Global/Multi-National/New Market HR/OD Management
• Top Talent Acquisition and Retention/ The War for Talent
• Fostering & Enabling Diversity and Inclusion in Your Organization
• Identifying & Developing Competencies Crucial to Your Organization's Success
• Integrating and Using HRIS/HR Technology Effectively throughout the Organization
• Designing Compensation, Benefits, and Incentive Systems that Drive Performance

Select your Executive Leadership Council from the following key imperatives or refer to the list of Council topics on the previous page to select your Council:

CURRENT CONFIRMED COUNCILS

• COUNCIL 1 -- Measuring & Managing Individual Performance with Dr. David S. Cohen, President, Strategic Action Group, Ltd.
• COUNCIL 2 -- Global Workforce and Succession Planning: Driving Growth and Securing the Future led by: Brian E. Wilkerson, CEO and Brian Koldyke, VP, Professional Services, WisdomNet Incorporated
• COUNCIL 3 -- Cultural Leadership: Transforming Your Organization's Culture Through its DNA led by: Gary L. Neilson, SVP; David Kletter, VP; and Walter McFarland, VP, Booz Allen Hamilton
• COUNCIL 4 -- Creating and Managing a Leadership Development System at All Levels with David Berke, Senior Program Associate, Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
• COUNCIL 5 -- Change Management Strategies for the New World Economy: Going Global, Mergers and Acquisitions, and the Shifting Dynamics of the Workforce with Jeffrey M. Hiatt, CEO, Prosci Research
• COUNCIL 6 -- HR as a Business Partner with Clinton Wingrove, CEO and Principal Consultant, Pilat (North America), Inc.
• COUNCIL 7 -- Measuring & Managing Organizational Performance & Alignment with Tom Devane, President, Tom Devane & Associates
• COUNCIL 8 -- Engaging Employees Across the Organization: Recognition and Engagement Within Today's Multi-Generational Workforce led by Murray Levitt, Vice President and Janet North, General Manager, MotivAction

Executive Skill-Development Workshops

Executive Skill Development workshops are designed to address the core professional skill development that senior executives need in order to address the challenges inherent in their leadership roles. Executive Skill Development Workshops are active, engaged learning experiences oriented towards providing attending delegates the opportunity to think critically about their own senior leadership challenges with you as their guide. Workshops must be rich in valuable content and intended to stimulate the development of senior executives in key areas of senior leadership skills and capabilities.

Two separate one-hour workshop sessions will be offered at different times throughout the event--we are offering the same one-hour workshop at two separate times in order to ensure that all participants have the opportunity to benefit from each professional skill development session that they want to participate in.

• MITCHELL NASH - Strategic Thinking
• PROFESSOR MARY MUNTER - Communication Strategy
• DAN S. COHEN - Change Leadership
• ROSALENE GLICKMAN, Ph.D. - Personal Productivity
• MARSHALL GOLDSMITH - Coaching for Leadership

Social Events

The HR Leaders Summit hosts a number of unforgettable social events that are not only fun, but are also excellent networking opportunities. As an attendee of the Summit you can choose to attend any of the following wide range of enriching social experiences:

Invitational Golf Tournament
Tee off the Summit at the Linkage, Inc. Invitational Golf Tournament, which takes place on the afternoon of Saturday, October 7th, 2006**. The Tournament is hosted at one of the most prestigious courses in Palm Desert. The Valley, designed by Ted Robinson, "King of Waterscapes," is an 18-hole championship course set against ever-changing background of the San Bernadino and Santa Rosa mountains. Yardages range from 5,278 yards to 6,627 yards. With your choice of tees, you can make your game as challenging as you wish-whatever your handicap. Participation is open to all Summit attendees. Space is limited on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we encourage you to sign up as soon as possible. Additional fees apply and you must enroll in the tournament separately to participate. Please contact Linkage Customer Service at 781.402.5555 for your information or to register.

Welcome Reception Network with the other senior executives in attendance while relaxing with drinks and hors d'oeuvres on the first night of the Summit, Sunday, October 8**.

Casino Night Gala You won't want to miss the Casino Night Gala-a delegate favorite of the Summit-taking place Monday, October 9**. This formal affair is a "can't miss" evening of cocktails, fine food, games, and a formal auction of prizes, creating the perfect backdrop for you to network in a fun social setting.

3rd Annual Lifetime Achievement Award On behalf of Linkage, Inc., the HR Leaders Summit is proud to present the third annual "Lifetime Achievement Award for Human Resources Excellence," on Wednesday, October 11**. Click here for more details on this year's winner: Lea Soupata

**Dates of special events are subject to change.