Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, a pioneer in the study of the business brain, decodes C-level thinking and maps out ways to leverage full brainpower -- your own and your team members' -- for increased productivity and strategic results.

 

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Today's business leaders are bombarded with complex challenges, conflicting priorities, heightened demands and expectations that are greater than ever. They need to think strategically and get everything done faster -- even as critical resources are dwindling. The question we all ask ourselves daily: how do you get it all done?
 
In this timely, engaging Webinar, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Herrmann International, reveals four distinct thinking preferences of business leaders and how each can be optimized to:

• Free up more time in your day
• Move beyond clutter and stress
• Communicate more effectively with people of all thinking styles
• Stretch your own thinking
• Make better strategic decisions

By accessing C-level thinking styles you will gain perspective on broader organizational goals and be able to contribute at a strategic level. You will come away with practical techniques you can apply today and a broader perspective that will enable you to clear the way for strategic thinking.
 

Who Should Attend

• Managers at all levels who hunger for greater productivity
• Aspiring CEOs eager to think more strategically
• CEOs looking to harness their full brainpower

Free for each Registered Site

After the Webinar, each registered site will receive one complimentary license for Herrmann International's personalized simulation program, The Thinking Accelerator^TM featuring HBDIinteractive^TM (a $499 value). This highly experiential course was developed as part of IBM's global new leader development program.
 
During the program, participants gain insight into their own thinking preferences by completing the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®), the thinking styles assessment tool used by nine out of ten of the Fortune 100. They then learn how to stretch their thinking to improve performance in critical leadership areas, including problem solving, decision making, communication and innovation.

Agenda/Topic Areas

Understand Current Thinking Patterns

• Map out the 4 thinking styles
• Understand how thinking styles work together for optimal results
• Identify your own current thinking approach
• Apply tools for stretching your thinking

Be a Better Manager Today

• Apply Whole Brain® methodology to turn conflict into "creative contention"
• Communicate more effectively with colleagues, superiors and employees to get desired results faster
• Learn how to break patterns of thinking that impede problem solving and fresh insights
• Develop optimal decision making approaches based on situational thinking styles

Leverage 4 Thinking Styles to Become More Strategic

• Identify the specialized business strengths of each thinking style
• Learn practical, actionable techniques for gaining perspective on the broader environment and big-picture issues
• Apply tips to help you better prepare for tomorrow while still managing critical priorities today

About the Speaker

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi is CEO of Herrmann International, the company that originated the Whole Brain® Thinking approach with the development of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) assessment tool 30 years ago. Based on extensive research on thinking and the brain, Whole Brain® Thinking solutions are used by nine out of ten of the Fortune 100 to help them achieve better results through better thinking.  As CEO of Herrmann International, Ann seeks to apply the principles of Whole Brain Thinking® to her varied responsibilities: from day-to-day operations to sales to workshop design and presentations.
 
Having resided in Europe for 13 years, Ann brings a global perspective to the company. Since joining Herrmann International USA 20 years ago, her personal goal is to promote a better understanding of how individuals and organizations think and become more effective, as well as to enhance learning and communication technologies worldwide through the application and development of the Whole Brain® concept.
 
A thought leader in her field, Ann has written for and been interviewed by a variety of media outlets, sharing her insights into how thinking styles impact productivity, creativity, problem solving and results. With her Whole Brain® approach to presenting, she is an engaging and in-demand speaker, providing keynotes and educational sessions for Fortune 500 companies and industry associations around the world. A contributor to a number of scholarly and industry journals and handbooks, her own book, addressing "Return on Intelligence," will be published in 2010.
 
Ann is an ISA (Instructional Systems Association) and Eureka Ranch board member, a member of the SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory Board, an advisor to the American Creativity Association and Innovation Network, a founder of the Hickory Nut Gorge Community Foundation and serves on other non-profit and for-profit boards. In addition, she is a faculty member for the Institute of Management Studies.

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