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EUROPE

Leadership Masters Series:  Leadership Skills That Make Process Safety Management Work

Date: 18 December 2007
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM Eastern Time http://workplacemagazine.com/audio/cmp/audio401.asp

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Towers Perrin-ISR Seminar: Ethics in the Workplace - An Opportunity or Threat?

Date: 24 April 2007
Location: London
For more information, visit www.isrinsight.com/pdf/ethicsseminar.pdf

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ISR to present at the 2005 Strategic HR Summit

This annual conference hosted by Melcrum Publishing will be held the 23-25 June, 2005 in London. ISR will host a breakfast roundtable discussion at the conference. For more information on attending the conference, please download the conference brochure.

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Managing Reputations and Brands through People
Helping Scottish Organizations Create the Virtuous Circle linking People, Reputations and Performance

A One-day Conference run by the Centre for Reputation Management through People at the University of Glasgow and sponsored by Scottish Enterprise and The Scottish Partnership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, June 7 th, 2005 , Glasgow

For complete conference information, please download the brochure.

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IN-PERSON SEMINAR: How Engaged Employees Drive Success

22 February 2005
, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Central European Time, in Amsterdam

Featured Speakers:
> Jos ter Avest, Global Head of Private Clients, ABN AMRO
> Nick Tatchell, Project Director, ISR
> Laurence Moss, SVP Organisational Development, ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO is working with ISR to improve employee-engagement levels. This seminar will address why engagement is deemed critical to the bank's success, how the bank has worked to create a highly engaged workforce, and the practical impact of engagement on Private Clients, one of its core businesses.
If you are interested in attending this seminar, please
contact us.

ONGOING NETWORK: Using Employee Survey Data as Part of a Sustainable Business Program
This new professional network, which met for the first time 13 December, is focused on how employee surveys can help organisations to be more pro-active in their sustainability programs.The participants are developing a series of questions that could be asked in employee surveys to measure sustainability efforts. If you would like to join the network or learn more:

> Contact Ruud Jansen Venneboer at ISR's European Headquarters in London (+44.207.203.6800)
> Look at the ISR presentation, "Sustainability and Employee Attitudes."


ASIA PACIFIC

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION, 18 November 2004
Driving an Innovative Culture: Insights From Global Research and Implications for Business in Hong Kong

This presentation was given at the 24th annual conference of the Hong Kong Institue of Human Resource Management (IHRM), "Maximizing People Value Through Innovation." It addressed the importance of alignment of an organization’s people and leadership with a specific business strategy, and what cultural attributes best support a focus on innovation. To learn more:

> View the presentation.
> Visit the IHRI website to learn more about the conference.


AMERICAS


59th Annual SHRM Conference

Date: 24-27 June 2007
Location: Las Vegas
For more information, visit www.shrm.org

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International Quality & Productivity Center: HR Metrics Brasil 2007

Date: 22-24 May 2007
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
For more information, visit http://www.iqpc.com.br
See the brochure.

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22nd Annual SIOP Conference

Date: 4-5 April 2007
Location: New York
For more information, visit www.siop.org

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Employee Engagement From A Global Perspective

Date: 21 July 2005
Presenter: Dr. Soni Basi
Location: Toronto Board of Trade, First Canadian Place

For more information, please visit CHRP's website:
http://www.chrp.ca/events/detail.asp?E_EVENTID=224

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CIRA Annual Meeting (Canadian Industrial Relations Association)

Presenter: Dr. Soni Basi, Senior Project Director at ISR
Title: Leveraging Cultural Differences in a Global Organization: The Case of International Assignees
Date: June 4, 2005
Location: London, Ontario Canada

Please visit CIRA's website for details: www.cira-acri.ca

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WEBINAR:
Preventing and Predicting Unethical Behavior:
Fixing Problems Before They Happen

View the archived presentation now!

Presenters: Dr. Soni Basi, Senior Project Director at ISR and Dr. Rebecca Masson, Research Director at ISR
Date: June 22
Time: 1:00 PM CST (one hour)
Cost: Complimentary

We have seen how lapses in ethical behavior have brought down once mighty organizations. Although perhaps less dramatic, everyday lapses in ethical behavior can significantly damage your organization. What workplace factors influence your employees’ ethical beliefs? Do you know where in your organization an ethical lapse is likely to occur? HR.com invites you to join ISR for this interactive session, including case studies, to learn about the importance of monitoring your organizational culture and how consistent monitoring can help prevent ethical lapses. Don’t wait until an ethical problem occurs and you have to take steps to correct it. Join this webcast and learn how to take steps to prevent it.

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ISR to Participate in Panel Discussion at the Melcrum Employee
Engagement Conference


May 10-12, 2005
Atlanta, Georgia
Visit the Melcrum site for full conference details.

ISR will participate in a panel discussion titled:

"Where Does Employee Engagement Belong in the Organization to be Most Effective? Human Resources or Communications?"

What department should take the lead when it comes to deploying an employee engagement initiative? Who has the resources and perspective to be most effective? Human Resources? Communication? Organizational Development? Can they truly collaborate? How can these functions maximize their efforts by leveraging each others' talents? Discover the lessons learned from our panelists about how they achieved success in their organizations.

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ISR at the Annual 2005 SIOP Conference

ISR will again be participating in panel discussions and symposiums at the SIOP Conference, which this year is being held in Los Angeles. ISR colleagues will be joined by other industry experts in the following presentations:

What Did They Really Mean? Using Lexicons to Find Themes in Open-Ended Comments
Presenters include: Patrick Kulesa and Ralph Bishop, ISR
Friday, April 15, 2005; 12:00 P.M.

Affective Commitment: Bringing Harmony to a Three-Part Model of Employee Engagement
Presenters include: Soni Basi and Rebecca Masson, ISR
Saturday, April 16, 2005; 8:00 A.M.

Going Global: An Emerging Model for Leveraging Cross-Cultural Differences in Multinational Organizations
Presenters include: Patrick Kulesa, ISR
Saturday, April 16, 2005; 1:30 P.M.    

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AUDIO AND WEB CONFERENCE:
Employee Engagement: If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Manage It

Hosted by Melcrum

23 February 2005, 1:00 to 2:30pm Central Standard Time

Featured Speakers:
> Adam Zuckerman, Executive Director, ISR
> Larry Norton, VP of Organizational Development, PetsMart and
additional members of PetsMart's senior leadership team will also join the conference.

Join Adam Zuckerman, Executive Director, ISR and Larry Norton, VP of Organizational Development, PetsMart for this 90-minute interactive audio and Web conference as you learn about:

  • The critical three dimensions of engagement and why each is important
  • Best practice on how to measure and improve employee engagement
  • Why measuring engagement is key for your organization's performance

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IN-PERSON SEMINAR, 28 January 2005
Impacting Retention in Asia Pacific


Presented to the International Interest Group of HRMAC (Human Resources Management Association of Chicago) and based on a recently completed major global study by ISR of employee engagement in ten of the world's largest economies, this presentation focused on the ranking of Asian countries on engagement, the role engagement plays in retaining top talent, and the drivers of engagement in the Asia Pacific region. To learn more, view the presentation.

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ONLINE SEMINAR, 15 December 2004
Retired on the Job: Recognizing and Reengaging the Complacent Employee

This seminar focused on how to locate the less-engaged or "complacent" employees in your organization and how to elevate their engagement to enhance business outcomes. To learn more:

> View the presentation.
> Download the companion white paper, "'Retired on the Job': How to Recognize and Recharge the Complacent Employee." (There is no charge to download, but you may be asked to register. The information you provide will not be shared outside ISR.)

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ONLINE SEMINAR, 14 December 2004
Engaging the Canadian Workforce Within a Global Economy: Creating Competitive Advantage and Improving Business Performance


This seminar explored the main factors influencing employee engagement in Canada, how to find the less-engaged workers, and how to improve engagement. To learn more:


> View the presentation.
> Download the companion white paper, "Engaging the Canadian Workforce: Creating a Competitve Advantage and Improving Business Performance." (There is no charge to download, but you may be asked to register with ISR. The information you provide will not be shared outside ISR.)

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ONLINE SEMINAR, 2 December 2004
Effective Leadership: The Buck Stops Here


This seminar drew on new ISR employee research in the U.S. on what it takes to be an effective leader. To learn more:


> View the presentation.
> Download the companion white paper, "Effective Leadership: The Buck Stops Here." (There is no charge to download, but you may be asked to register with ISR. The information you provide will not be shared outside ISR.)