Webcast:
It's surprising that, as organizations wrestle with major skill and talent shortages, the extent to which corporate practices over the past few years have further weakened workforce relationships. And yet, tomorrow's leaders may bring a natural tendency for affiliation to the table. This webcast will discuss what leaders can do to build an inspired, committed organization through building affiliation at the individual level, strengthening systems for effective workforce development, and strong leadership practices that tie both together. Your next generation of leaders can create value through affiliation for both personal and company success-in this webcast you'll learn practical tools and steps to achieve this desired outcome.
Presenters

Ron Elsdon is founder and President of Elsdon, Inc. Ron specializes in the workforce and career development fields, providing organizational consulting, individual career counseling and coaching, public speaking, publishing and lecturing. Ron has more than 25 years of leadership experience at diverse organizations in a broad range of sectors, and has been an adjunct faculty member at, or affiliated with, several universities. He has authored numerous publications and has spoken regularly at national and regional events in the career and workforce development fields. He is author of Affiliation in the Workplace (Praeger, 2003) and editor of Building Workforce Strength (Praeger, 2010). With his co-author Ron was awarded the Walker Prize by the Human Resource Planning Society for the paper that best advances state-of-the-art thinking or practices in human resources. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University and a Master's degree in Career Development from John F. Kennedy University.
