Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute and Discovery Learning Partner to Deliver Change and Conflict Management Workshops in New York City

New York, NY, October 23, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Conflict will never disappear. With fewer employees tasked with great responsibility, individual and organizational change is now a necessity. How individuals, teams and organizations leverage various perspectives can often mean the difference between success or failure and collapse or sustainability.

Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute and Discovery Learning, Inc. are bringing expertise to New York City on November 12, 2010 to provide managers, teams and consultants with tools and feedback about two of the most challenging issues facing leaders: managing change and conflict.

Friday, November 12, 2010
The Ayers Group
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
$150 per person

Session 1 – Exclusively for individual managers, intact teams and cross-functional teams.
7:45 a.m. Networking/Registration
8:15 a.m. – 12:00 Workshop
Session 2 – Exclusively for Consultants
12:30 p.m. Networking/Registration
1:00 – 4:45 p.m. Workshop

Benefits of attending this session include:

Learning how to maximize the opportunities and minimize the harmful effects of conflict
Exploring the costs and benefits of conflict in your organization
Understanding the links between effective leadership and productive conflict management
Examining four factors for effective change readiness within your team or organization
Identifying how your change style preference impacts your effectiveness--positively and negatively
Determining your individual change style preference for approaching and managing change
Understanding how to measure organizational readiness for change

Each participant will receive personalized feedback on the Conflict Dynamics Profile®-Individual (CDP-I) and the Change Style Indicator®. The Change Readiness Gauge™ will be offered to all attendees following the workshop.

Register online - http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs074/1102452069306/archive/1103651927143.html

About Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute
The Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at Eckerd College was established in 1980 to serve the needs of the national and international business community. LDI's mission is to help individuals, teams and organizations achieve their potential. We accomplish our mission through contemporary, high-quality, assessment-based leadership programs and services for local, national and international clients. LDI has been a Network Associate of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) since 1981 and has delivered internationally acclaimed programs to thousands of local, national and international clients. LDI programs include several distinguishing characteristics such as a focus on individual development, an interactive learning process featuring personal assessment and feedback, superior instruction and action-oriented development plans.

To learn more about Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute (LDI) visit www.eckerd.edu/ldi

About Discovery Learning, Inc Discovery Learning, Inc. (DLI) is a product-driven company whose mission is to work collaboratively with clients to build healthy and sustainable organizations through experiential learning and individual, team, and organizational assessment. Founded in 1990, DLI specialties include change management, team building and leadership effectiveness. In addition to product development, Many of DLI’s assessments are used in leadership programs by world-renowned training companies such as the Center for Creative Leadership, Duke Corporate Education, PDI, DDI, as well as multiple Corporate Universities. Discovery Learning also offers leadership development training and design services. Their clients range from small and large consulting companies to Fortune 500 organizations across the globe.

For Discovery Learning, Inc. assessments and business simulations, go to www.discoverylearning.com

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