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1 Employee engagement and effectiveness
2 Global leadership: the changing nature of the CEO
3 Remuneration innovation: hallucination or destination? Simultaneous translation in French, German, Italian and Spanish on Friday
4 Mergers and acquisitions: the reality behind the deal − a very real story
5 Performing in public? Measuring and benchmarking delivery Simultaneous translation in French, German, Italian and Spanish on Thursday - This workshop will take place only on Thursday
6 What Makes For Excellence In Innovation Panel Discussion on Friday only
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A “Building and sustaining innovation for growth”
Professor Clayton Christensen facilitated by Graham Martin, Hay Group
B “Making change happen and the role of HR”
Professor Dave Ulrich facilitated by Nick Boulter, Hay Group
C “Creating a sustainable culture of innovation: the importance of international diversity”
Fons Trompenaars facilitated by Nick Boulter, Hay Group
Workshop 1

Employee engagement and effectiveness
Karin Mayhew, Health Net Inc. Mary Fontaine, Hay Group US Tom Agnew, Hay Group Insight.

In most organizations there is a focus on both leadership development and employee engagement. However, initiatives in these areas tend to be disconnected, despite broad recognition of the impact leaders have on the work environment. This session will provide participants with a case study that demonstrates the strong link between leadership styles and behaviors, organizational climate, employee engagement and effectiveness, and financial performance.

Participants will have the opportunity to debate these issues after being presented with hard evidence of the impact that leadership styles and behaviors have on employee engagement and performance. They will also learn how data from leadership assessments can be meaningfully connected to engagement measures and other business performance metrics. Using case study examples, participants will be able to understand the implications these analyses have for enhancing leadership effectiveness, fostering higher levels of employee engagement and improving financial performance.

Karin Mayhew is senior vice president of organization effectiveness for Health Net Inc., a major publicly traded health care company. Mary Fontaine is Hay Group’s global managing director of the leadership and talent practice and general manager of the McClelland Center for research and innovation in Boston. Tom Agnew is a senior consultant within Hay Group Insight, the employee survey division of Hay Group.

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Workshop 2

Global leadership: the changing nature of the CEO
Ruth Wageman, Hay Group US Tharuma Rajah, Hay Group Malaysia.

The role of the CEO is changing faster than ever before, becoming much more demanding in the face of new challenges. As the role of the modern CEO evolves, so must the people who will excel in these roles.

Governance, succession planning and the development of future leadership pose huge implications for current organizations. The kind of leader required to cope with these issues may not always be the person initially thought of to take on the role. Moreover, the right leader for today will not always be the right leader for tomorrow and the challenges it brings.

In this workshop, Hay Group will share its most current research on CEO roles and competencies, including unique work on outstanding Indian, Chinese and western CEOs; global leadership; and the components of successful succession management and leadership development. Led by Ruth Wageman, head of research, Hay Group US. Tharuma Rajah, managing director, Hay Group Malaysia.

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Workshop 3

Remuneration innovation: hallucination or destination?
Simon Appleby, VP of performance and reward, AstraZeneca. Wim De Paepe, compensation and benefits practice leader, Western Europe and CEEMEA, Procter & Gamble. Erik de Groot, VP international compensaton and benefits, Sara Lee. Cyrille Vanoye, compensation, benefits and international mobility director, Europe and South region, Alcatel-Lucent. Peter Christie, Hay Group UK. Martin Meerkerk, Hay Group Netherlands.

Do reward programs help to promote innovation and engagement? In this workshop, reward leaders from some of the world’s leading organizations share their views. They will present an understanding and experienced view on the following questions:

  • do the world’s leading and most innovative organizations recognize and reward their employees in different ways?
  • does the concept of a product and innovation association transcend to human resources and reward processes?
  • how do the most innovative organizations in the world build and sustain a culture of innovation with their employees?
  • how do organizations reward their most capable and innovative employees?
  • does reward innovation matter in terms of attracting, motivating and retaining a world class workforce?

These and many other questions will be addressed and answered by reward leaders from four of the most innovative organizations in the world.

Hay Group will facilitate a discussion panel with Procter & Gamble, Alcatel-Lucent, Sara Lee and AstraZeneca to find out what these companies do in terms of the design and execution of their reward programs. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion, so anticipate a lively and thought-provoking workshop and learn from the best.


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Workshop 4

Mergers and acquisitions: the reality behind the deal − a very real story
Gerard Chambovet, Senior Executive VP of the Group, CCGVeritas. David Derain, Hay Group France.

on Thursday only

Just under two years ago, Robert Brunck embarked on a journey in which nothing in his past could have prepared him. The venture involved the merging of CGGVeritas − two corporations with totally different cultures and infrastructures – a key deal in the oil and gas market. In the center of this process, all eyes were on Robert Brunk. Was this a bold move based on self-belief or a well-calculated risk?

Despite market fluctuations and the complexity involved, M&A never goes out of style as a strategy for growth. Gerard Chambovet will share the very real challenges he experienced in creating one firm – CCGVeritas − out of two very different corporations over the last 18 months. Mr Chambovet will discuss the most important phases of the merge, both pre-deal and post-closing. He will also talk about managing the intangible assets and the emotional journey he faced whilst building a new global organization from companies with different cultures.

Participants in this workshop will have the chance to discuss their personal experiences and share their solutions for M&A challenges.

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Workshop 5

Performing in public? Measuring and benchmarking delivery
Jonathan Baume, President of the leading civil services union, UK. Professor G. Boukaert, director Public Management Institute, Katholieke University of Leuven. Hans Martens, President of the European policy centre. Tony Hughes, Hay Group UK. Dilum Jirasinghe, Hay Group UK.
on Thursday only

Driving improvement in public services is a key task for politicians and public sector officials. We regularly see reports in newspapers ranking one country’s performance against others. However, in order to see and deliver improvements, you need to manage and measure performance effectively. How should you do this?

Every country employs a wide range of different practices which have developed from distinct historical and cultural contexts. With so many different practices, what actually works can be far from clear. Are there lessons to be learned from outside Europe or from the private sector?

This session launches new Hay Group research comparing different practices across Europe. It will cover the full range of performance management issues, from what is measured and how, to managerial capability and links to reward. It will also give you the opportunity to benchmark your public services against the Asia Pacific and the Americas and identify best practices in performance management from the private sector.

This interactive and challenging debate will offer you the chance to listen to international experts in the public sector and private management.

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Workshop 6

What Makes For Excellence In Innovation Panel Discussion
The panel will be moderated by Ged Davis, a partner in Stratage and the former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum. Discussant: Terry Waghorn, Stratage William Werhane, Hay Group Insight Kathy Brooks, Hay Group US.
on Friday only

Building on the research shared in the Plenary Session by Terry Waghorn and William Werhane, a panel of senior executives from global organisations and consultants from Hay Group and Stratage will share their views of best in class Innovation practices in leadership, business practices, culture and innovation processes that lead to Excellence in Innovation. After providing some initial views on these areas, the panelists including Terry and William will take questions and thoughts on best practices from the audience.

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