Linkage, Inc.

Linkage, Inc.
Linkage is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development. We provide clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services, customized leadership development and training experiences, tailored assessment services, and benchmark research. Linkage s mission is to connect high performing leaders and organizations to the futures they want to create. With a relentless commitment to learning, Linkage offers conferences, learning summits, open-enrollment workshops, and distance learning programs on leading-edge topics in leadership, management, human resources, and organizational development. More than 200, 000 leaders and managers have attended Linkage programs since 1988.
Linkage is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with operations in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco and outside the U. S. in Athens, Baltic, Bangalore Bermuda, Brussels, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Mexico City, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
Linkage, Inc. is based in Burlington, MA, USA

Linkage, Inc. Seminar Schedule

  Program Location    
February, 2012
7th Feb Introduction to Organizational Development Chicago, IL   [Register]
7th Feb Leading Organizational Transition Train-The-Trainer Program San Francisco, CA   [Register]
9th Feb Organizational Analysis and Design Chicago, IL   [Register]
15th Feb Strategic Thinking Atlanta, GA   [Register]
15th Feb Strategic Thinking San Francisco, CA   [Register]
28th Feb Change Leadership How Leaders Drive Organizational Change Boston, MA   [Register]
 
March, 2012
6th Mar Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Systems Chicago, IL   [Register]
6th Mar Systems Thinking Boston, MA   [Register]
13th Mar Leading Organizational Transition Train-The-Trainer Program Chicago, IL   [Register]
13th Mar Linkage's Leadership Academy Washington, DC   [Register]
20th Mar The Coaching Leaders Certification Program Long Beach, CA   [Register]
28th Mar Strategic Thinking Boston, MA   [Register]
 
April, 2012
3rd Apr Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence Chicago, IL   [Register]
10th Apr Leading Organizational Transition Train-The-Trainer Program Washington, DC   [Register]
10th Apr Linkage's Leadership Academy Atlanta, GA   [Register]
17th Apr Change Leadership How Leaders Drive Organizational Change San Francisco, CA   [Register]
24th Apr Introduction to Organizational Development Boston, MA   [Register]
26th Apr Organizational Analysis and Design Boston, MA   [Register]
 
May, 2012
1st May Linkage's Leadership Academy Boston, MA   [Register]
8th May Change Leadership How Leaders Drive Organizational Change Atlanta, GA   [Register]
8th May Strategic Thinking Chicago, IL   [Register]
15th May Designing and Implementing Succession Management Systems Chicago, IL   [Register]
15th May High Impact Relationships En...nce Your Emotional Intelligence Washington, DC   [Register]
15th May Linkage's Leadership Academy San Francisco, CA   [Register]
22nd May The Coaching Leaders Certification Program Orlando, FL   [Register]
 
June, 2012
5th Jun The Coaching Leaders Certification Program Boston, MA   [Register]
19th Jun Organizational Analysis and Design San Francisco, CA   [Register]
 
July, 2012
10th Jul Linkage's Leadership Academy Chicago, IL   [Register]
31st Jul Leading Organizational Transition Train-The-Trainer Program Boston, MA   [Register]
 
August, 2012
21st Aug Strategic Thinking Boston, MA   [Register]
 
A global network of the best ideas and the brightest minds, Linkage is focused on making people and companies great. From succession planning to on-the-job training, Linkage high-impact programs and services produce hard-hitting business results. Linkage's full Leadership systems offer:
- Leading-edge consulting that provides strategic guidance
- Comprehensive assessment tools and effective coaching for the development of high-performing individuals and teams
- Results-based learning programs that provide critical skill development
- Top-ranked, leadership events, several of which have 10 or more years running
Linkage is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with operations in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco and outside the U. S. in Athens, Baltic, Bangalore Bermuda, Brussels, Hamilton, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Mexico City, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.
Driving Innovation : Only one in ten companies is able to maintain an above-average rate of growth for more than a few years. And with economic conditions shifting rapidly, organizations are further challenged to find new ways to compete in todaya s global economy. The key lies in successful product, service, and process innovation in the core business and in new markets. In this cutting-edge program, use practical tools and real-life case studies to learn a predictable and repeatable process for driving growth through innovation. This program will be facilitated by select Linkage faculty.
Driving Innovation Train-The-Trainer Program : In todaya s competitive environment, an overwhelming 90% of U. S.-based companies cana t maintain a level of growth that satisfies their shareholders. Listening to their customers, keeping an eye on competitors, and investing in research and development is not enough to sustain long-term success. Participants of the Driving Innovation: Train-The-Trainer Program will become certified to deliver Driving Innovation. This program will equip you to use proven processes and tools for propelling your organization ahead of the pack quickly and successfully.
Leadership skills
Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence : Today's leaders need more than technical ability and IQ to effectively lead and inspire others. It is critical that they bring Emotional Intelligence to bear on issues facing their workforce. Through this intensive skill-building and tools-based course, learn how to enhance your self-awareness, build trust, rediscover the power of empathy, and build additional Emotional Intelligence capabilities.
What Got You Here Won't Get You There instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : Linkage is proud to bring you this practical one-day program featuring coaching guru, Marshall Goldsmith a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better. Hear from Marshall Goldsmith about how to unlock the keys to your professional success and use proven tools and processes to identify limiting behavioral habits. Reap the added benefit by working to improve yourself as a leader of naturally encouraging others around you to do the same.
Management Skills
Management Skills Online : This highly participative program is comprised of five, online facili tated sessions conducted by an experienced consultant from Linkage. This program provides in-depth exposure to critical management skills concepts and includes intensive pre- and post-program assignments to ensure participants move beyond simply understanding to real ap plication of their learning. Each participant will complete a detailed online assessment that defines their management profile. Throughout the program, each participant will then create and add to an individual Management Development Action Plan targeted more...
Mentoring
Develop a Sustainable Mentoring System : Mentoring can reduce unwanted turnover, guide new employees, ease leadership transitions, and accelerate the development of high potentials to improve business results. In this program, learn the latest best practices for building, developing, and sustaining a reliable, broad-impact mentoring system that delivers results for both individuals and organizations.
ChangeChange
Change Leadership How Leaders Drive Organizational Change instructor led trainingon-line e-learning cbt (computer based)group study and discussionworkshop / seminartrain the trainer : Learn a step-by-step process for leading successful change, gaining greater commitment, removing obstacles to change, and assessing your organization's overall readiness to take on the challenge of change. As a participant, built-in discussions, activities, assessments, simulations, and application to your very own real-world changes will help embed the learning and ensure your skill development.
Change Leadership Online : Change Leadership Online is a highly participative and collaborative program comprised of seven online facilitated sessions conducted by an expert change consultant from Linkage. This program provides in-depth exposure to critical change leadership concepts and includes pre- and post-program assignments to ensure participants move beyond simply understanding to real application of their learning. Each participant will receive a detailed participant guide and access to models and tools in Linkagea ™s virtual classroom. Throughout the program, each participant will more...
Leading Organizational Transition Train-The-Trainer Program instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminartrain the trainer : Even with a solid change strategy in place, plans are abandoned, implementation is delayed or employee resistance is unexpectedly high. Proper management of the human side of change is the critical missing link in change initiatives. In exclusive partnership with William Bridges & Associates, Linkage offers the highly-acclaimed Three-Phase Transition Model to address the human side of change. William Bridgesa ™ model has stood the more...
Change Management
Leading Teams Through Change : A Train-the-Trainer Program for OD, HR, and Training Practitioners
Linkages Change Master Certification Program instructor led trainingworkshop / seminar : This Certification program teaches you to implement Linkagea ™s Agenda for Change, a toolsbased approach that unifies groups, creates excitement, and is aimed at flawless implementation. This approach will successfully integrate with current change initiatives that your organization may be undertaking including Lean and Six Sigma. After completion of this program, you will be certified to use the Agenda for Change to guide your organizationa ™s change initiatives.
Managing Change and Transition Boot Camp : A special one-day offering based on Linkage's best-selling change & transition tools. Managers today are being called upon to lead change at multiple levels of their organizations with fewer and fewer resources. Despite this charge, they often lack the necessary tools and training to help their teams successfully navigate change and become more nimble and resilient for future initiatives. This special one-day intensive session draws upon the key tools and models from Linkage's best-selling Change Leadership program, as well as Managing more...
Online Change Leadership : Linkagea ™s Interactive On-line Session of Change Leadership helps managers and leaders understand what it takes to lead change. It provides critical change leadership concepts and practices, a rock-solid change process, and smart tools designed to prevent common derailers and realize the benefits of real change. Discussions, activities, assessments, and application to participantsa ™ own real-world changes help embed the learning and ensure skill development. This special online offering is comprised of six live online facilitated sessions including pre- and post-work a led more...
CoachingCoaching at all levels
Advanced Coaching Certificate featuring the Coaching Skills Lab : Attend the Coaching Skills Lab, a two-day program led by Linkage Master Coaches focused on exercises and skill-practice to further improve and deepen your coaching competencies.
Leadership Assessment Instrument Online Certification Program : Deliver high impact coaching to clients using Linkagea ™s world-renowned Leadership Assessment Instrument (LAI). This online 360-degree assessment instrument was developed with Warren Bennis and is used by over 50, 000 leaders worldwide. Participants become cer tified to use the assessment and provide feedback to their customers during four facilitated online sessions, a coaching preparation session with a more...
Coaching individual contributors
Coaching for Business Leaders instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : Coaching is the most effective technique a manager can employ to enhance individual and team performance. In the current economic environment, managers are challenged to get the best from each and every individual. This program is specifically designed to train business directors and front-line managers on how to coach their direct reports and teams to high levels of performance to achieve critical business objectives. In this practical hands-on program, every participant will be guided through a proven process to develop a customized coaching plan for each individual on their team. Learn how to kick it up a notch and accelerate the pace of performance development through coaching.
Coaching Leaders
The Coaching Leaders Certification Program instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : Difficult to master, coaching is a critical capability that requires practice, support, and continuous learning. Linkage has been specializing in leadership coaching for over twenty years, successfully guiding individuals, teams, and Fortune 500 organizations to drive behavioral change in alignment with their business strategy. The Coaching Leaders Certification Program is based on our extensive work in the field of coaching. During this intensive program, participants will learn the four stages of Linkagea ™s proven Coaching Leaders more...
Getting Things Done-1-day programGetting Things Done
Getting Things Done Train-The-Trainer Program : This three-day Train-The-Trainer Program offers corporate trainers a unique opportunity to become certified and licensed to teach the one-day workshop, Getting Things Done : A Path to Personal Productivity, to their internal clients. The curriculum is structured to provide an indepth review of the five phases of the Mastering Workflow model developed by David Allen. Participants will receive a comprehensive toolkit of resources to master the content and enable successful delivery of workshops.
Getting Things Done A Path to Personal Productivity instructor led trainingworkshop / seminar : Is your work managing you or are you managing your work? Would you like to feel more in control of your professional and personal responsibilities? Trying to organize daily information can be a daunting task--projects and priorities get off track, deadlines are missed, and days are spent dealing with the overload and interruptions rather than getting work done. This energetic program teaches you a proven thought process that you can immediately apply to the current work at hand allowing you to increase your personal productivity.
HR/ODHR as a strategic partner
Bottom-Line OD-A Certificate Program for Improving ROI : 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.
Consulting Skills instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : Every day, consulting extends throughout organizations on an informal and formal basis. In its more challenging manifestation, consulting requires the ability to build a trusted relationship and provide advisory services to others. Through this program, learn how to consult effectively from experienced consulting professionals who have developed a process to construct, contract, engage, and measure consulting relationships from concept to measurable results.
Organizational Culture and Change : Offered in exclusive partnership with Denison Consulting Organizations today experience change in faster cycles than ever before. Major transitions such as mergers and acquisitions, turnaround situations, and organizational restructuring place pressure on strategy and performance. To deliver business results through periods of change and transition, competent change agents need access to tested and reliable measurement tools. This program, featuring The Denison Organizational Culture Surveya , will help you expand your capabilities to meet the challenge of driving bottom-line performance metrics such as sales growth, return on more...
The Od Lab for Experienced Practitioners : Offered in exclusive partnership with Geoff Bellman Influence and credibility are essential for the experienced consultant striving to make a strategic organizational impact. In this collaborative learning environment, you will share best practices and discuss real business cases to analyze the effectiveness of your own approach. You will also gain practical insights, based on the work of Geoff Bellman, on the core competencies needed to drive the consulting process.
Today's HR-Designs for Strategic Partnerships instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : CEOs want a proactive HR department that operates at the strategic rather than tactical level. As businesses become more complex and leaders are forced to rise to the occasion during times of uncertainty and change, it is vital that HR does the same. Some HR organizations have gone through the process of fundamentally re-purposing what they do and why they exist, but little has been shared on which design option will most effectively achieve strategic goals. In this program, participants will examine case studies on how HR departments have transformed and redesigned their resources by employing business and OD skills to become a true business partner. The correct redesign can move HR from the end of the business process chain to its rightful position as a strategic leader.
Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development Systems
Connecting as a Leader Communicating for Impact instructor led trainingon-line e-learning cbt (computer based)group study and discussionworkshop / seminar : Effective leaders use every conversation to highlight their points of view, achieve goals, influence change, impact behaviors, and strengthen relationships. This accelerated blended learning program leverages a two-day face-to-face program, along with our virtual classroom to help leaders improve their communication strategies, maximize the impact of every interaction, and achieve business results. This unique format combines face-to-face and online learning for the optimal learning experience.
Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Systems instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : When it comes to developing the leaders within your organization, the stakes are high and the potential payoff is enormous. Through our hands-on approach, learn how to design and implement the critical elements of a leadership development system that integrates career planning, fast track development programs for high potentials and succession management.
High Impact Relationships Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : The ability to build trusting relationships distinguishes those who flourish from those who falter. This program enables leaders to build the emotional intelligence skills they need to create trusting and productive relationships for greater results. Using an experiential learning approach, adopted from Dr. Scott's work at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, you practice leading-edge tools and relationship building techniques- while expanding your influence style.
Leadership Level Facilitation Delivering Dynamic Leadership Training : Among the most challenging training situations is leading learning programs for managers and leaders who have limited time- and high expectations. Being at your best in the moment and giving yourself every potential advantage before stepping into the room are critical to your success. In this experiential program, receive best practices, effective tools, and innovative facilitation approaches to successfully deliver management and leadership development programs.
Linkage's Leadership Academy : The mission of the Linkage Leadership Academy is to accelerate the development of leaders so that they can reach higher levels of success and produce better results for their organizations. The Academy accomplishes this by developing essential competencies and skills, introducing new approaches and global best practices, and inspiring personal commitment to leadership development. The Leadership Academy is a four-day immersion program that integrates the best learning methods employed by executive education programs to deliver accelerated more...
Maximizing Your Influence Designed for Women Leaders : Although leadership doesna ™t come in a male/ female version, women bring specific strengths and face a unique set of challenges in leadership positions. After determining your influence styles, strengths, and developmental opportunities, this program will explore differences in gender communication, ways to make your voice heard, and how to adapt your approach without surrendering your personal integrity.
Strategic Thinking instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : More than ever, todaya ™s leaders require the ability to execute tactically, as well as work and think strategically. The key lies not just in individual skills, but also in the ability to engage others in an ongoing strategic process. Come to this program to discover your capabilities as a strategic thinker, gain an understanding of the key components of strategic thinking, and apply practical tools to a case study.
Systems Thinking instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : To be effective as a leader today, making connections between seemingly separate, unconnected events, factors, and processes is imperative. In this highly interactive program, we help you understand and simplify these complex, dynamic business problems so that you can deal with them at the root of the cause. By using a variety of approaches and tools, including a classic simulation (The Beer Game), you experience and master the principles of systems thinking.
Organizational DevelopmentIntro to Organizational Development
Introduction to Organizational Development instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : To compete in todaya ™s marketplace, organizations must design and implement the structures, processes and systems that will allow their people to flourish and that will spur change and growth. In this program, receive an introduction to the discipline of organizational development, a simple yet effective lens to help you properly view organizational change and learn how to apply a core OD process to diagnose issues and build momentum for change.
Organizational Development
Organizational Analysis and Design instructor led traininggroup study and discussionworkshop / seminar : The design of an organization can impact everything, from proper work flow to ultimate success at the bottom line. Participants in this program will learn the dynamics, processes, and challenges inherent in analyzing and designing an organization to achieve business results. Explore a systematic approach for guiding an organizational design effort from problem identification, to design recommendations and planning the transformation.
Talent ManagementSuccession Planning
Best Practices in Succession Management instructor led trainingworkshop / seminar : Succession management is the critical determinant of success and marketplace longevity for organizations. Too often, however, such planning is left to the last moment. Bring your own real-life succession challenges and work with William Rothwell, a noted thought leader who has consulted with more than thirty multinational corporations. Leverage Linkage experts, best practice succession organizations, and other participants to learn high-impact methods and tools that will enable you to close the critical gaps in your succession planning.
Designing and Implementing Succession Management Systems : Do you have a handle on the depth of your organizationa s current talent pool? In todaya s business environment, companies must examine future leadership requirements, assess current capabilities, and determine the steps necessary to close identified gaps. Through this hands-on program, learn about critical decision points and a step-by-step approach to designing and implementing an effective succession management system.
Succession-Are you Ready : Economists predict that the crest of a wave of simultaneous retirements in 2011 will result in a global demographic crisis. Marshall Goldsmitha s latest book, Succession: Are You Ready? addresses this timely, critical issue from the perspective of the outgoing executive and the future executive. Most organizations struggle with the simple concept of succession planning because it is not tied to performance metrics. During the first half of the workshop, participants work with Linkage CEO, more...
Talent Management
Strategies to Win Talent War instructor led trainingworkshop / seminar : Talent management is becoming the key strategic priority and challenge of leaders who are committed to execution, collaboration, and high performance. In this dynamic two-day workshop, prepare to face that challenge through Linkagea s groundbreaking Talent Diamond methodology which explores acquisition, development, retention, and placement.
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