We coach our clients to be on the forefront of leadership. Now we must follow.

As coaches, we encourage our clients to develop effective leadership skills, as well as their potential to become thought leaders in their respective fields. Tonight PCMA will provide the coaching community an opportunity to gain new insights into thought leadership and best practices in the world of business coaching. Join PCMA-LA for a stimulating and provocative evening, as dynamic thought leaders from around the country present their most innovative thoughts and concepts impacting business coaching and leadership today. Our unique forum presentation includes speakers who will join us in-person, as well as virtually.

Our distinguished speakers include, Ken Shelton, CEO and Editor, Leadership Excellence magazine, John H. “Jack” Zenger, CEO and Co-Founder, Zenger-Folkman, Kathleen Stinnett, Assoc. of Zenger-Folkman, Marc Emmer, Strategist, Speaker and Author, President of Optimize, Inc., and Emily Williams, Corporate Trainer and Speaker.

Learn what distinguishes highly successful coaches from mainstream coaches, how to translate your vision to reality, what it takes to lead in a command environment, and the relationship between successful coaching, business and the bottom-line. All speakers will also be available for a brief Q&A session, as well.

Other speakers to be announced at www.pcmaLAforum.com .

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Marc Emmer, author of the newly released book “Intended Consequences” will share his unique insight on how to Design the Future you Wish to Create. In the wake of the liquidity crises and global marketplace volatility, Marc presents a model for continuously challenging underlying assumptions about value creation and relevance. Marc will share his approach on how we can synthesize world events and convert strategies into a unifying vision that allows professionals to approach their work with both clarity and purpose.

Marc Emmer is Chief Strategist and President of Optimize Inc., a Los Angeles based management consulting firm. Marc is sought after by CEO’s as an expert in strategic planning, performance improvement and client satisfaction. Marc has been featured as a columnist for the San Diego News Network, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal and on KHTS radio. See Marc’s blog at http://optimizeinc.net/icblog or go to his website at www.optimizeinc.net .

Ken Shelton, founder, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of Executive Excellence, a leadership and publishing firm for over 20 years, will present Creating an Envisioned Future. Creating a future requires power. In Creating an Envisioned Future, Ken will discuss how the coach can best help the client build and employ his or her creative power to create a better future. He will also look at how coaching shifts when the client is an individual, team, or organization. Learn why the essential quality of Authentic Leadership constitutes a win for both the coach and client.

Since 1984, Ken Shelton has served as editor and publisher of Leadership Excellence magazine, the world’s only monthly publication dedicated to developing leaders of teams and organizations; Personal Excellence, the magazine of self-leadership; Sales and Marketing Excellence, the magazine of market leadership, and a new launch, Health and Fitness Excellence. For over 20 years, Ken Shelton has edited and published the best thinking in the world on every aspect of personal, team, and organizational leadership. He is the author of Beyond Counterfeit Leadership: A New Paradigm of Leadership, Real Success, and One-on-One with Stephen R. Covey. Ken Shelton also served as writer/editor for Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and Principle-Centered Leadership, Walk the Talk with Eric Harvey, Managing People Is Like Herding Cats and Old Dogs, New Tricks with Warren Bennis, Catch People Doing Something Right with Ken Blanchard, Smart Talk with Lou Tice, Our Journey to Excellence with Baptist Health Care CEO Al Stubblefield, and Leadership as a Performing Art with USC football coach Pete Carroll.

Ken Shelton holds a Master’s degree from Brigham Young University and San Diego State University, and has been a presenter in more than 100 leadership conferences and forums. As Assistant Director of Public Communications for Brigham Young University, he was named CASE national editor of the year. Under his editorship, BYU Today was named “university magazine of the year.” For more information about Ken Shelton, please go to www.bigspeak.com/ken-shelton.html .

Emily Williams, Corporate Trainer & Speaker, will be speaking about Coaching for Leadership in a Command Environment. First responders, military personnel, extreme athletes and others who operate in dangerous, high-stress environments must be able to accurately assess risk and life-threatening hazards. In crisis situations, increased adrenaline can quickly trigger confusion and panic. At times like this, leaders must exert authority and demonstrate conviction and decisiveness in order to direct followers to perform their duties effectively. To minimize the likelihood of injury or death, leaders must successfully exercise command. As part of this evening’s forum, Emily will share her insights into training managers in the art of leadership.

In 2005, Emily began working with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) Workforce Excellence Unit (WEU), when she was hand-picked by the Mayor to create and manage the department’s Human Relations Training Section. She has keynoted conferences for California State Senator Alan Lowenthal, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Pacific Institute, UCLA, and various chambers of commerce. She also provided training for organizations including, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the Junior League, London Metro Police/Scotland Yard, Right Management, and The Princeton Review.

In 2002, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) named her Instructor of the Year. She was the 2003 recipient of the Los Angeles County Inter-Agency Gang Task Force award for her role in collaborative peacekeeping efforts to reduce gang violence and hate crimes. In 2005, she was recognized as the UCLA Department of Public Policy’s Alumnus of the Year. She is also the 2008 recipient of YWCA of the Harbor Area’s Racial Justice Award. Emily has a BA and a Masters of Public Policy (MPP) from UCLA, and is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Education Master Class for Professional Trainers, Educators, and Consultants. Emily also offers presentations and training through her company, Emily Presents at www.emilypresents.net .

Jack Zenger, CEO Zenger Folkman and Kathleen Stinnett, co-author of the upcoming book, The Extraordinary Coach: How the Best Leaders Help Others Grow, will discuss How Coaches Increase Effectiveness. Based upon their research on internal coaching and leadership, they will highlight the business impact resulting from increasing coaching capability and present strategies for coaches to enhance their own effectiveness. Having studied the most successful leaders-as-coaches, Zenger and Stinnett will share fourteen coaching competencies that distinguish the best coaches, as well as evidence to corroborate the effectiveness of coaches who take a strengths-based approach to building coaching competencies.

Jack has devoted most of his working life to leadership development and organizational change. His career includes entrepreneurial activities, teaching at USC and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and corporate executive roles for Syntex and group VP of Times Mirror. He has a degree in psychology from Brigham Young University, an MBA from UCLA, and a doctorate in business from USC. In 1994 he was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame in recognition for his contributions to leadership development theory and practice. The Zenger-Miller company was a pioneer in developing leaders through the use of behavior modeling technology. The Wall Street Journal named it as one of the top 10 leadership development providers. Jack is currently CEO of Zenger Folkman, an organization focused on bringing empirical research, innovative thinking and new technology to the challenge of developing more effective leaders.

He is also the author, or co-author, of 50 journal articles and the author, or co-author, of seven books including the best-seller, Self-Directed Work Teams: The New American Challenge, Results-Based Leadership (voted the SHRM 2000 Best Business Book), The Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders, The Handbook for Leaders, and The Inspiring Leader. To learn more about Jack Zenger, go to www.zengerfolkman.com/index.html .

Kathleen Stinnett has worked as a training and organizational development consultant since 1988. She has trained thousands of individuals across many industries, both nationally and internationally. A certified personal and professional coach, Kathleen also works with individuals and groups to help them reach their personal and professional goals. She is an associate of Zenger Folkman and serves on the leadership team of Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She holds an M.S. in training and development from the University of Houston and a B.S. in marketing from the University of Colorado, Boulder. To learn more about Kathleen Stinnett, go to www.zengerfolkman.com/index.html .

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