2011 The Global Institute For Leadership Development

Warren BennisGILD co-chair; author of the seminal book on leadership, On Becoming a Leader

Phil HarkinsGILD co-chair and CEO of Linkage; author of In Search of Leadership

Mike Abrashoffformer Navy Commander and author, It’s Your Ship

Colleen C. BarrettPresident Emeritus of Southwest Airlines, co-author of Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success

Ken Blanchardleadership expert, speaker, and author of The One Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and Gung Ho!

Bill GeorgeHarvard Business School professor and author; former CEO of Medtronic

Marshall Goldsmithexecutive coach; author of MOJO: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It!

Jeremy Gutscheinnovation expert, author of Exploiting Chaos, host of Trend Hunter TV

Gary Hamelauthor of Leading the Revolution, Competing for the Future, and The Future of Management

Robert E. Knowling, Jr.chairman, Eagles Landing Partners

A.G. Lafleyformer Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble; author of The Game Changer

Patrick Lencioniauthor of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Getting Naked

Roger Nierenbergcreator of The Music Paradigm; author of Maestro: A Surprising Story about Leading by Listening

Nando Parrado“survivor of the Andes” as depicted in the book and movie Alive

David Rockfounder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems, author of Coaching with the Brain and Mind

Susan Scottfounder of Fierce, Inc.; author of Fierce Conversations

Bill StricklandCEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and champion for inner-city renewal

Fons Trompenaarsauthor of Riding the Waves of Culture; leading consultant on cross-cultural communication

Anthony von Mandlfounder & CEO, the Mark Anthony Group; proprietor, Mission Hill Family Estate Winery

Nick WashienkoBoston University professor; leading expert on executive communication

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15 Years, 60 Countries, 6,000 Leaders

Ranked the #1 leadership development experience in the world by Leadership Excellence for five consecutive years!

“ This is one of the most comprehensive leadership programs I have ever seen.”

— Stephen Covey author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

better leadersbetter results

October 9–14, 2011 • Palm Desert, CA

GILD develops better leaders through:

• A 360º assessment and coaching process proven to drive behavior change

• A 5-day immersion learning program that accelerates leadership growth

• A year-long curriculum that provides continuous learning and lasting results

• Peer learning with executives from around the world

• New for 2011: Communication Academy

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Warren BennisCo-Chair

Phil HarkinsCo-Chair

October 9–14, 2011Palm Desert, CA

Message from the ChairsGreatness is often defined by the trials one faces—the many “crucibles” that challenge each of us and force us to emerge better, stronger, and more capable as leaders. The recent global economic crisis, major political shifts and falling regimes, and natural disasters have given us pause to consider the importance of leadership. It is during the difficult times that exceptional leaders emerge. The Global Institute for Leadership Development (GILD) is founded on the belief that any individual can rise to the challenge and that leadership is something that can be “learned by everyone, taught to everyone, and denied to no one.”

Over the past 15 years, GILD has developed over 6,000 leaders from around the world, all of whom are driven by the unrelenting desire to better themselves and to have a major impact on their organizations. Each has experienced a unique transformation that not only builds individual capability, but develops a greater sense of responsibility to their team and organization; improved capacity to adapt to change and act on growing opportunities; and, most importantly, the ability to produce better results.

One of the most difficult challenges for leaders in their development, both professional and personal, is to embrace the fact that it requires sustained and lifelong effort. This is where GILD has a great impact. In addition to a transformational five day personal learning experience, GILD is designed to support long term behavior change. Individual Development Plans provide tangible goals, while an ongoing Year of Learning provides, not only resources for further leadership development, but encourages a mindset of constant reflection and learning on both an organization and personal level.

GILD will deliver both accelerated and sustainable development in the areas proven to differentiate superior leaders from average leaders. We invite you to partner with us this October, and promise you, your teams, and your organizations a leadership develop-ment experience unlike any other.

“ Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

—Peter Drucker

What’s inside?

What is GILD? ............................ 3

Program design ......................... 4• Accelerated competency-based

learning

• The GILD faculty

• The Year of Learning

Accelerated learning ................. 6• 360º Leadership Assessment

Instrument

• Executive coaching

• Learning teams

• Leadership responsibility development

• Leadership competency development

• Leadership skill development

•NEW! Communication Academy at GILD

The Year of Learning ................ 12•Online networking

• Virtual learning teams

• The Monthly Leader

• The LinkageNetwork

• Thought Leader Series

GILD upgrades and support .... 14

Customized leadership team meetings .................................. 14

Logistics ................................... 15

Enrollment form ....................... 15

Partial GILD alumni list ............ 16

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“ Linkage’s Global Institute is the Ivy League of leadership development.”

—Susan AcquistoPresident, Professional Health Services

What is GILD?The Global Institute for Leadership Development (GILD) is a unique experience for leaders and leadership teams that provides transformational growth in areas proven to differentiate superior leaders from average leaders.

The core of the experience is a five-day immersion program that integrates the best learning methods employed by university executive education programs, leadership academies, and large-scale, global conferences to deliver accelerated growth. This is accompanied by The Year of Learning, a year-long development process that combines peer learning with timely and content-rich resources to sustain leadership growth.

Who benefits?Emerging leaders: individuals identified as successor candidates and/or high-potentials with less than 10 years of management experience

Senior leaders: individuals serving as strategic leaders with enterprise-wide focus and long-term impact, e.g. general managers, vice presidents, divisional and functional heads, and senior executives

Leadership teams: intact executive teams and/or strategic project teams who customize their GILD experience into an off-site meeting

What are the benefits for participants?• Measurable growth in areas proven to differentiate superior from average leaders

• Improved capacity to adapt to change and act on new business opportunities and chal-lenges

• An actionable and fully personalized development plan to drive long-term commitment to growth

• Year-long exposure to new insights and perspectives through a global cast of faculty and participants

• A network of global leaders who serve as a vibrant community of educational resources, business ideas, advice, and contacts

What are the benefits for organizations?• An experienced, driven, and connected leadership team committed to driving results

• A larger cadre of qualified successor candidates to take on crucial roles

• Increased excitement and passion for learning among leaders at all levels

• Long-term, company-wide access to exclusive leadership development resources

• Greater performance and results from your organization’s managers and leaders

Warren Bennis


The GILD facultyWe have carefully recruited a diverse, world-class faculty that provides the expertise and coaching necessary to drive growth and development in all of the core differen-tiators of the High Impact Leadership Model™.

This faculty is a formal mix of the world’s greatest lead-ers (current and past CEOs, politicians, and humanitar-ians), world-renowned teachers (representing business,

arts, and academia), and expert coaches and team fa-cilitators. A total participant/faculty ratio of 4:1 allows

for a variety of learning formats including lectures, skill development workshops, peer learning ses-

sions, and one-on-one coaching sessions.

The Year of LearningAs a complement to the five-day immersion program, The Year of Learning is an advanced community-based resource designed to sustain leadership growth over time. Focused around a robust online network, The Year of Learning delivers effective and content-rich resources in a way that is timely and minimally invasive.

In addition to access to the alumni community, The Year of Learning incorporates virtual team sessions, monthly learning guides, exclusive access to executive book summaries and articles, and valuable thought leader content.

Program design

Accelerated competency-based learningGILD provides a tremendous influx of new insights, skills, and capabilities that can immediately be leveraged to drive change and produce better results in the workplace.

The entire experience is built upon the foundation of the High Impact Leadership Model™, a proven leadership competency model that was co-developed by Linkage and Warren Bennis. The result of an in-depth longitudinal study, the High Impact Leadership Model™, identifies the key competencies, skills, and responsibility areas proven to differentiate superior leaders from average leaders.

The GILD curriculum is focused on the development of these critical leadership differentiators.

“ The results from the LAI made me aware of and sensitive to what I thought of myself as a leader, as well as what my staff thought of me as a leader. I was able to apply the LAI results to best focus my learning.”

—Alasdair SmithCOO, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre

Robert E. Knowling, Jr.


Sunday 9th Monday 10th Tuesday 11th Wednesday 12th Thursday 13th Friday 14th

8:00 AM Registration and executive coaching

Producing Results

Colleen Barrett and Ken Blanchard

Leading Teams

Patrick Lencioni

Leading Change

Bob Knowling

Strategic Thinking

Gary Hamel

Reflection time and executive coaching

9:00 AM



10:00 AM Reflection time and executive coaching


Creating the Organization

A.G. Lafley

Driving Growth through Innovation

Jeremy Gutsche11:00 AM Building a Culture of High Performance

Mike Abrashoff

Emotional Intelligence

David RockLunch and executive coaching

12:00 PM Lunch and executive coaching

Lunch and executive coaching

Lunch and executive coaching

1:00 PM Impact Leadership

Warren Bennis and Phil Harkins

Trusted Influence

Bill Strickland

Executive coaching

Coaching and Mentoring

Marshall Goldsmith

Communication Academy

Nick Washienko2:00 PM Learning Team

introductionsLearning Team meetings Focused Drive

Nando ParradoLearning Team meetings

3:00 PM Systems Thinking

Roger Nierenberg

Learning Team meetings

4:00 PM Communication Academy

Susan Scott

Learning Team meetings

5:00 PM Learning Team meetings Communication Academy

Fons Trompenaars

Conceptual Thinking

Bill George

Creating the Vision

Anthony von Mandl

6:00 PM

Executive coaching Executive coaching Reception Break

7:00 PM Opening reception Gala dinner and closing ceremonies

Dinner with Learning Teams

Executive coaching

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Program at-a-glance

Richard Boyatzis


Accelerated learningBased on the High Impact Leadership Model™, the five-day program uses a multi-faceted learn-ing approach that ensures a balance of large-scale and individual learning to improve retention and results.

•360º Leadership Assessment Instrument

•One-on-one executive coaching

•Learning teams

•Leadership responsibility development

•Leadership competency development

•Leadership skill development

“ Best Overall Model of leadership I’ve ever come across. The combination of the comprehensive framework with the world-leading thinking in each discipline was outstanding.”

—Steve TedescoDirector, Clarica

Roger Nierenberg


360º Leadership Assessment InstrumentBehavior change begins with an awareness of your strengths and areas for improvement

Several months before GILD begins, you will complete Linkage’s 360º Leadership Assessment Instrument™ (LAI), a multi-dimensional assessment that measures the differentiators in the High Impact Leadership Model™. This provides the heightened self-awareness that is necessary for individual behavior change to begin.

Some organizations prefer to use a different assessment instrument, such as one that the lead-ers have used in the past or one that is customized for their organization. The GILD team will work with your organization to map your competencies to the High Impact Leadership Model™ so that your leaders’ GILD experiences tie directly to their own assessment feedback.

Learning teamsLearning is retained through collaborative critique and application to real-life situations

Learning teams are facilitator-led, peer teams of 15–18 leaders that gather each day to reflect on and share what they have learned and apply it to their pressing leadership challenges and opportunities. Participants are assigned to teams based on similar charac-teristics such as leadership experience, scope of responsibility, and preferred learning style.

Some organizations prefer to keep their leaders together throughout GILD so that they can immediately apply what they are learning to organization-specific opportunities and challenges. Based on the size of your team, this option may be available (see page 14).

One-on-one executive coachingAchieve transformation by addressing your leadership strengths and developmental oppor-tunities with an action plan for behavior change

Directed by individual results from the 360º leadership assessment, you will personally select and work one-on-one with an execu-tive coach from GILD’s faculty of experienced professional coaches.

The coaching process includes two, one-hour private coaching sessions during the five-day program followed by a third tele-coaching appointment 4–6 weeks afterwards. Through these sessions, your coach will become a valuable resource in interpreting assessment results, crafting your Individual Development Plan, and monitoring progress on your goals for the year.

“ The holistic approach to leadership development far surpasses any other options I have experienced in 20 years of organizational development.”

—Rebecca Lynch-WilmotDirector of Employee Learning and Development, InFocus

Patrick Lencioni


Leadership Responsibility DevelopmentThe leadership responsibilities represent the pinnacle of the High Impact Leadership Model™. They are the outputs of a leader that determine the success of an organization. During these GILD sessions, you will gain new strategies, tools, and techniques to help you excel in these critical leadership responsibilities.

Creating the Organization—The responsibility of building and developing the structure for high potentials

This session will help you:

• Understand and utilize various leadership styles and processes to move your organization forward in prosperity

• Identify and overcome dysfunctional leadership models and challenges in reaffirming buy-in from constituents

• Strengthen your grass-roots organizational tools, technical capabilities, and infrastructure to build a unified culture

A.G. Lafley is former Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble and recipient of The Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership.

Creating the Vision—The responsibility of anticipating demands and seizing opportunities while providing meaning, context, and motivation


• Inspire others through a deeply rooted sense of mission and purpose and a well-articulated vision for change

• Make the most of the resources you have available

• Set the bar higher to achieve what you previously thought to be impossible

Anthony von Mandl is founder and CEO of Mark Anthony Group of Companies, Proprietor of Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, and recipient of The Warren Bennis Award for Excellence in Leadership.

Building a High Performance Culture—The responsibility of creating an environment in which employees want to develop and achieve.


• Inspire a culture of confidence and responsibility

• Avoid specific behaviors that lead to dysfunction

• Develop, motivate, and inspire talent

Mike Abrashoff is a former Navy Commander and author of It’s Your Ship.

Driving Growth through Innovation—The responsibility of building a culture that anticipates demands and seizes future opportunities


• Build a culture that encourages creative ideas from outside sources

• Increase market capitalization by turning previously-untapped global innovation assets into real profits

• Prepare for leadership crises and weather tough storms

Jeremy Gutsche is an innovation expert, the award winning author of Exploiting Chaos, and host of Trend Hunter TV.

Producing Results—The responsibility of setting goals, monitoring progress, and driving flawless execution to achieve results in a competitive world


• Better understand how important it is to make a proper diagnosis

• Set realistic goals for your organization

• Make plans to accomplish your goals

Colleen Barrett is President Emeritus of Southwest Airlines, co-author of Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success.

Ken Blanchard is a leadership expert and author of The One Minute Manager, Raving Fans, and Gung Ho!

“ Wow! Best [development program] ever attended. Speakers were world class!”

—Jonathan LewisVice President, American Century Investments

Bill George


Leadership Competency DevelopmentThe leadership competencies represent the foundation of the High Impact Leadership Model™. They are ingrained mental, social, and emotional capabilities and behaviors that have been formed and adjusted over the span of a lifetime. During these GILD sessions, you will learn insight and guidance for improving in these core competencies.

Focused Drive—The capability of focusing on a goal and harnessing your energy in order to meet that goal


• Gain new perspectives to help in overcoming failures and unexpected hardships

• Prioritize that in life which deserves your truest commitment and devotion

• Realize the extent of human perseverance in times of defeat

Nando Parrado is the author of Miracle in the Andes, whose story of courage and survival was depicted in the 1993 movie Alive.

Emotional Intelligence—The capability of understanding and mastering your own emotions (and those of others) in a way that instills confidence


• Adopt a style of leadership that resonates emotionally with others

• Improve your ability to perceive others’ emotions and build relationships through empathy and inspiration

• Track and maintain control over your own emotions

David Rock co-founded the NeuroLeadership Institute and is au-thor of the books Personal Best, Quiet Leadership, and the textbook Coaching with the Brain in Mind.

Trusted Influence—The capability of evoking trust from others and placing trust in others to enable them to succeed


• Realize the importance of trust and accountability in being a successful leader

• Improve your levels of authenticity and influence

• Focus on consistently doing the right thing and achieving results through commitment rather than compliance

Bill Strickland is the CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and a champion for empowerment of disadvantaged urban youth.

Conceptual Thinking—The capability of conceiving and selecting innovative strategies and ideas for your organization


• Use the principles of productive thinking and creative leadership to manage change rather than be swamped by it

• Approach problems and opportunities in a more productive way by framing them correctly and asking the right questions

• Break down subconscious mental barriers that inhibit creativity

Bill George is a professor at Harvard Business school, former CEO of Medtronic, and author of four best-selling books on leadership.

Systems Thinking—The capability of connecting processes, events, and structures


• Understand the nature of a system, and how to effectively use that appreciation in an organization where people are the interconnected parts

• Learn to trust and better utilize the expertise of your own performers

• Leverage your influence to maximize performance while encouraging creativity

Roger Nierenberg is the creator of The Music Paradigm, and author of Maestro: A Surprising Story about Leading by Listening.

“ This is the most comprehensive program I have attended.”

—Randall BalierCorporate Manager, Toyota Motor Sales

Bill Strickland


Leadership Skill DevelopmentWe all possess the skills needed to be a leader. Our research indicates that the best leaders are those who make a personal choice to continually assess and constantly develop their leadership skills. The High Impact Leadership Model™ consists of the critical skills for leadership effective-ness. GILD offers skill development sessions that are interactive, practical, and intensive. These sessions provide instruction, simulation, practice, and tools for each leadership skill. In addition, this year, we are pleased to introduce a new format for communication and negotiation skills—The Communication Academy at GILD.

Leadership skillsStrategic Thinking—Using powerful frameworks and approaches for diagnosing and anticipating competitive threats and taking action on the strategic concerns of your organization


• Learn break-through processes and ideas for developing and implementing strategy

• Identify “engines for growth” and the different forces that will constrain them

• Drive accountability and responsibility throughout your organization by translating strategy into action

Gary Hamel was ranked by Wall Street Journal as “the world’s leading expert on business strategy,” and is best-selling author of Leading the Revolution, Competing for the Future, and The Future of Management.

Leading Change—Understanding and using the most effective tools and processes to drive needed change


• Aggressively seek out and pursue opportunities for change in your organization

• Revitalize lost change initiatives

• Create an internal change team to execute on the change strategy of the organization

Robert E. Knowling, Jr. has more than 30 years of experience leading companies through periods of high growth and organizational turnaround.

Leading Teams—Inspiring and driving a team to go beyond the expected


• Solve the specific problems that you encounter in leading teams in your organization

• Learn how to build trust as a team leader through vulnerability

• Harness your own personal leadership style to improve the performance of your team

Patrick Lencioni is the President of The Table Group and best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Getting Naked.

Coaching and Mentoring—The skill of mastering a comfortable coaching style and using it strategically to improve performance


• Perfect your coaching technique to improve the performance of your peers and direct reports

• Apply various principles of coaching as a guide for personal development

• Identify the changes successful people need to make to continue to be successful

Marshall Goldsmith is one of the best executive coaches in the world and is rated among the top ten executive educators by The Wall Street Journal.

“ GILD challenges your current ideas about leadership and provides cutting edge and practical approaches to enable you to more effectively lead your group or organization in a complex and rapidly changing environment.”

—William DoleVP Cardiovascular Research, Berlex Laboratories

Tony Alessandra


Understanding and techniques for leading a multi-cultural and diverse world

Truly understand cultural communication and increase your knowledge for greater impact:

• Learn how to respect cross-cultural issues

• Unlearn negative cross-cultural attitudes/strategies

• Reconcile cross-cultural dilemmas

Fons Trompenaars is a world authority on managing cultural diversity for profitability. As managing director of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Intercultural Management Consulting and an acclaimed author and advisor, he works with major global corporations regarding opportunities presented by cultural differences.

Tools and Techniques for being heard and getting your message across effectively and with impact

From the master of communication, Nick Washienko will share tools and techniques to improve your presentation skills and your delivery method. In practical learning exercises, participants will discover how to maximize their presentation style and delivery. Participants will leave the session with a toolset and a mindset for upping their game.

Nick Washienko is a professor at Boston University where he has taught for the past 25 years. He has worked with executives and politicians preparing them for major business and critical speaking engagements. Nick has taught thousands of senior executives how to present and communicate effectively to 21st century listeners.

Tools and Techniques for Mastery in all Conversations—Fierce Conversations

Learn how to confront your most pressing issues by having authentic, courageous, and clear conversations. Become a leader who has the skill set to engineer predictable and spirited dialogue to innovate change and drive results.

Susan Scott is a best-selling author and leadership development architect who has enabled top executives worldwide to engage in vibrant dialogue. A recognized thought leader in the global business community, Susan and her company are committed to large-scale and individual transformation.

“ Our return on investing time and resources at GILD directly links to our business profitability and long term business strength. We have clear, honest interpersonal communications and we harness the power of individual accountability to passionately perform. GILD has provided us with a powerful platform for operational excellence and visionary strategic planning.”

—Myron StadnykPresident, ARC Resources Limited

NEW! Communication Academy at GILDThe fundamental skill that leaders are never done honing is communication. With the global landscape and Internet age in which we work, communication has taken on a different meaning. We have colleagues and customers in different cultures, with different communication styles in different time zones. The 24/7 world in which we live has added significant stress to the work-place, the likes of which many of us have never seen. The real test of a leader comes in times of challenge, crisis, and hardship—this is why communication skills are critical.

We are pleased to introduce the Communication Academy to address the many facets of com-municating as a leader in today’s world. Understanding your own communication style and learning those of the people around you will give you the advantage of communicating effectively every time.

The Communication Academy within GILD includes:

Step 1 – Assessment on your communication style

Step 2 – Coaching (included in your one-on-one coaching sessions)

Step 3 – Interaction and presentations with world-class communication experts

Step 4 – Skills to enhance how you can communicate for better results

At GILD, all participants will have the opportunity to take:

1. The Communication Styles and Abilities Inventory for Leaders (C-SAIL)— An assessment that measures individual leaders’ three key communication abilities and ten communica-tion style tendencies.

2. Culture Compass On-Line (CCOL)—An interactive multi-media, web based learn-ing system that embraces many aspects of business across cultures. The Intercultural Awareness Profile (IAP) provides a comprehensive analysis of participants’ cross-cultural orientation through linking real life dilemmas that reveal the variety of interpretations caused by different (cultural) value orientations.

Phil Harkins

“ When Cicero spoke men marveled. When Caesar spoke, men marched.”


For individuals, these resources include…

1. Online networking

2. Virtual learning teams

3. The Monthly Leader

4. The LinkageNetwork*

5. Thought Leader Series*

The Year of LearningThe mission of the Global Institute for Leadership Development is to develop better leaders so that they can reach higher levels of success and produce better results for their organizations. GILD accomplishes this mission by developing essential competencies and skills, introducing new approaches and global best practices, and inspiring personal commitment to development that lasts a lifetime.

The goal of The Year of Learning is to provide a simple, easy, and effective way for leaders and leadership teams to continue their own development beyond GILD so that the learn-ing is not episodic. Accompanying the five-day immersion program, this sustainable curriculum delivers a variety of leadership resources that make the leader the center of a community of learning and allow growth to continue unabated over the long-term.

“ Loved your presentations, I will be definitely be back. Thanks for a great week!”

—Scott WaltonDirector of Sales, Mark Anthony Group (Canada)

The Year of Learning offers additional benefits for teams, including collaborative action-learning teams and on-site leadership skill-building workshops.

To learn more about these options, please call 781-402-5555 or visit www.linkageinc.com/gild.


1. Online networkingA vibrant, engaging community for knowledge and resource sharing

Delivered via the GILD Leadership Portal, this powerful resource is the central location for ac-cessing participant-generated content, frequently updated Linkage and GILD faculty resources, and networking opportunities among leaders worldwide. The site is regularly maintained to encourage networking through common interest groups, book review sharing, team meetings or group coaching, discussion posts, and informal or personal connections.

2. Virtual learning teamsFacilitated group learning with peers from around the world

During the five-day immersion program participants form strong bonds with your learning team. These bonds and the learning momentum will be maintained throughout the year via virtual learning team sessions. This process includes ongoing informal contact among team members and the facilitator as well as a total of four virtual team meetings taking place at quarterly inter-vals, granting a rare opportunity to focus entirely on individual development and teamwork in a collaborative environment.

3. The Monthly LeaderA year-long post-program support curriculum for continuous learning

Each GILD participant gains one year of access to The Monthly Leader, a monthly publication focused around individual components of the High Impact Leadership Model™. Each edition con-tains useful and practical articles, videos, and hands-on tools from a combination of renowned thought leaders and Linkage’s own content library. Included resources are carefully chosen to allow minimal time investment and instant application.

5. Thought Leader Series*Access to virtual broadcasts

The Thought Leader Series consists of eight distance learning broadcasts featuring renowned gurus and subject-matter experts from around the world. Previous speakers have included: Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Benazir Bhutto, Jack Welch, Howard Schultz, and many more.

*Additional fees apply at discounted GILD alumni rates.

Individual benefits…

4. The LinkageNetwork*Exclusive online community

GILD participants have the option of enrolling in the LinkageNetwork and the Thought Leader Series. The LinkageNetwork is a learning community designed to sustain and fast track rising leaders’ personal and professional development. Members connect with peers, receive best-in-class coaching, and develop professionally through a global online community and local in-person events.

“A great opportunity to listen to the world’s best minds on leadership as well as discuss ideas, strategies, and practical tools on a personal level with small learning teams. It accomplishes more in one week than many organizations can do in months or even years!”

—Kevin MurphyLeader of Global Healthcare New Business Development, Dow Corning

Marshall Goldsmith


GILD upgrades and support

The Senior Executive Leadership Forum (SEL) is a three-day, strategic development program embedded within GILD and is limited to 15 C-level execu-tives and presidents from around the world. The SEL Forum includes group sessions facilitated by Dr. Warren Bennis and Dr. Phil Harkins along with select members of the GILD keynote faculty, which focus on organizational and leader-ship challenges unique to executives at the top of the organization.

This unique experience delivers:

• New ideas, insights, and solutions to top priority leadership challenges• A peer network of successful leaders that share advice and recommenda-

tions in a confidential, high-trust environment• Exclusive access and learning opportunities with an all-star faculty

Customized leadership team meetingsGreat organizations invest in teamwork as a centerpiece to their success, and high-performing teams can be a huge contributor in rolling out new business initiatives and instigating large-scale change.

For this reason, many organizations leverage GILD as an ideal off-site meet-ing for their senior or high-potential leadership teams, boards of directors, or functional teams. These groups customize their GILD experience to drive action around specific organizational agendas such as change, strategic planning, team-building, cost reduction, and/or annual leadership forums. The combina-tion of leadership and team assessment tools, world-class faculty, expert facilita-tors, and executive coaches provides the ideal ingredients to generate dramatic results from your meeting.

For more information, visit www.linkageinc.com/GILD

“ The time spent with my executive coach was priceless and provided me with a clear picture in developing action steps that will enhance my leadership presence.”

—Steve WurnPresident, Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington, TX

Merrie Spaeth


Logistics

Reserve your seat(s)You may enroll by contacting Linkage via:

• 781.402.5555• http://www.linkageinc.com/gild• fax: 781.402.5556

We encourage early enrollment to ensure your participation in the pre-GILD assessment.

Lodging The 2011 Global Institute for Leadership Development is October 9–14, 2011 at:

Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa74855 Country Club DrivePalm Desert, CA 92260Phone: 760.341.2211Fax: 760.341.1872Toll-Free Reservations: 1.888.538.9459

Linkage will hold a limited block of rooms available at a reduced rate on a first come, first served basis until September 16, 2011. When reserving your room, be sure to mention the code “LINKAGE” to receive this reduced room rate.

TuitionTuition covers all program materials, assessment feedback, and entrance into all GILD offerings during the immersion program, as well as access to all of the individual benefits outlined in The Year of Learning (unless otherwise noted).

• 1–3 participants: $4,995/person until May 27, 2011 ($5,495 per person after May 27, 2011)

• 4 or more participants: $4,595/person until May 27, 2011 ($4,995 per person after May 27, 2011)

• GILD alumni: $3,995/person

Enrollment formPlease reserve _______ seat(s) at the Global Institute for Leadership Development, in accordance with the following schedule:

Early Enrollment: Reserved before May 27, 2011

$4,995 per person for 1-3 people per organization

$4,595 per person for 4+ people per organization

Standard Enrollment: Reserved after May 27, 2011

$5,495 per person for 1-3 people per organization

$4,995 per person for 4+ people per organization

GILD Alumni Enrollment (only applies to actual person who attended GILD in past)

$3,995 per person

SEL enrollment: Call 781-402-5555 to apply.

Enrollment fees do not include travel, hotel accommodations, or the team dinner on Monday night. Only one discount may be applied per enrollment.

Please photocopy this form to enroll additional colleagues. All enrollments must be received together to receive team discounts.

Name of enrollment coordinator

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Name of participant

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GILD enrollment policies

1. Payment: Full tuition must be received in U.S. funds.

2. Group reservations will be billed to the PRIMARY CONTACT (above) unless otherwise specified.

3. Cancellation: A $275 administrative fee will be applied to any cancellation at any time. After September 4, 2011, cancellation of any and all registrations—including ‘no shows’—is subject to the full Institute fee. An organization may substitute one executive for another at any time at no charge.

Aeronautics and DefenseAerojet•ARINC•BAE•BoeingCompany•EsterlineTechnologies•NationalDefenseUniversityofWashington•NationalReconnaissanceOffice•NavalWarCollege•Raytheon

Automotive and TransportBMW•ChryslerGroup,LLC•Harley-Davidson•Michelin•ToyotaCompany

Banking and Financial ServicesAmericanCentury•AmericanExpress•ARCFinancial•BankofAmerica•ChampionMortgage•CitizensFinancial•CliftonGundersonFinancialServices•CommonwealthBankofAustralia•Deloitte•DiscoverFinancial•DWSScudder•Fidelity•J.P.MorganChase Co.

Chemical 3M•AkzoNobel•Bayer•Cleanse•DowChemical•DuPont•SaintGobainPerformancePlastics•Sherwin-Williams

Computer Software, Networking and Components Akibia,Inc.•AnalogDevices•BeenoxQuébec•CiscoSystems•ComputerSciencesCorporation•Corning,Inc.•DSTSystems•FlycasterandCompany•Hewlett-Packard•IMFlashTechnologies•Entegris,Inc.•Getronics•IntelCorporation•Microsoft•X-Rite

Construction and DevelopmentAdvantageDrainageSystems•Gilbane,Inc.•HKSArchitects,Inc.•MWHAmericas•PCLConstruction

Consumer Products Manufacturing and Distribution3WireGroup•AlbertoCulver•Altria•AvonProducts•Bose

Corporation•Colgate-PalmoliveCompany•Gap,Inc.•KimberlyClark•LeviStrauss&Co.•McCainFoods•MissionHillFamilyEstateWinery•Nike•Procter&Gamble

Consulting Services and EducationBoozAllenHamilton•DunhumbyofEngland•FerdoTrainingandCoaching•IMIChina•Maritz,Inc.•NomadicExecutiveDevelopment•OhioStateUniversity•QuestionmarkCorporation

Energy and UtilitiesARCResources•BerensEnergy,Ltd.•BountifulResources•BPAmoco•CambriamEnergy•CenterPoint•Chevron•Exelon•KeyspanEnergy•MilestoneExploration,Inc.•Shell•Stop&ShopSupermarkets

Food and BeverageAnheuser-Busch•Dunkin’Brands•Frito-Lay•HEB•KelloggCompany•KraftFoods•MarkAnthonyGroup•McDonald’s•Nabisco•NestléUSA•Pepsi-Co•PizzaHut•Starbucks Corporation

GovernmentAlberta Energy Utilities Conservation Board•CenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention•IDCIsrael•IRS•LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory•NASA•SanDiegoHousingCommission•USCoastGuard•USPostalService

HealthcareAmgen•CardeasPharma•FooteHealthSystem•HealthCareServiceCorporation•HouseEarInstitute•KaiserPermanente•Medtronic•Meridian Health System

Industrial Manufacturing and MiningAmeriSteel•Armtec•Colonial

PipelineCompany•ControlComponents,Inc.•DonaldsonFiltrationSystems•GerdauAmeriSteel•Heimeier,ICG•InternationalPaper•TeknorApex•US Steel

Insurance and LegalAetna•ChubbInsurance•HoraceMann•LawrenceB.Morse&Associates•Prudential•StandardLifeInsurance•WEAInsuranceGroup

Non ProfitBoysandGirlsClubsofAmerica•Canada Foundation for Innovation/Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation•InternationalCentreforLeadership in Finance

Pharmaceutical and BiotechnologiesAbottLaboratories•Amgen•Berlex,Inc.•AppliedBiosystems•Bristol-MyersSquibb•EliLilly•Genentech•Illumina•Janssen-Ortho•Johnson&Johnson•McKesson•Merck&Co.•Pfizer,Inc.

Real EstateAssurantSpecialtyProperty•Century21•RE/MAXInternational•Wyndham Vacation Ownership

RetailEddieBauer•Macy’s•LLBean,Inc.•PaylessShoeSource•TargetStores

TelecommunicationsAT&T•AtherosCommunications•BellAliant•LucentTechnologies•MatanuskaTelephoneAssociation•Mototola,Inc.•Nokia

Transport and Travel ServicesContinentalAirlines•Con-WayTransportation•Orbitz•SabreAirlineSolutions•WestJetAirlines

Partial GILD alumni list by company and industry

GILD alumni profile

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Priority code:

Vice President (40.6%)

Other (1.4%)

Manager/GM (22.5%)

Director (26.7%)

Chief/Chairman (2.3%)

Supervisor/Team Leader (4.0%)

President/CEO (2.5%)

Job title equivalent

I lead a single team/section.(14.4%)

I lead a division or business unit. (28.7%)

I lead a department.(31%)

I lead several teams/sections.(17.9%)

I lead a group of businesses. (3.8%)

I lead the entire organization. (4.2%)

Scope of leadership responsibility

Research & development (3.0%)

Marketing (4.8%)

Information services (5.7%)

Other (13.9%)

General management (33.6%)

Project management (4.8%)

Sales (15.3%)

Engineering (3.5%)

Product management (1.7%)

Human resources (8%)

Finance (5.7%)

Functional responsibility1147.11

October 9–14, 2011Palm Desert, CA

Documents

2011 The Global Institute For Leadership Development