Presented by Lee Hecht Harrison

Leadership Development requires both behavior change and business results…which must be integrated at multiple organizational levels. It’s an orchestration of building capabilities in individuals and teams, aligning groups to capture growth opportunities, and leveraging leadership assets across your organization.

This session will focus on the following critical issues:

• Identifying what leadership talent you need for the future – defining the talent you have.
• Putting the right people in appropriate leadership positions.
• Retaining high potentials as a top priority.
• Addressing the development needs of your middle managers. Providing training in this area.
• Closing the talent gap for new leaders between the top of the house and the youngest talent.

Presenter:
Kevin Gagan
Executive Vice President For Strategy & Practice Development

Kevin Gagan is Executive Vice President for Strategy & Practice Development at Lee Hecht Harrison – a subsidiary business of Adecco Group, the world’s leading workforce solutions provider.

In his role, Kevin is responsible for creating Lee Hecht Harrison’s business strategies and identifying sources of innovation and growth for the company.  He oversees LHH’s three practice areas - Career Management, Leadership Consulting and Workforce Solutions, with focus on developing the company’s thought leadership, client service methodologies and delivery capabilities.  He also manages LHH’s strategic alliances.

In 20 years of management consulting experience, Kevin has advised numerous companies from a variety of industries on the subject of Talent Management and often consults for many large client engagements.  He has significant experience in planning and managing large-scale projects, and recruiting, developing and retaining executive talent.  He also represents LHH by speaking at industry events such as the 2006 World Business Forum.

Prior to joining LHH, Kevin advised organizations on large-scale leadership development and change management initiatives while running his own consulting practice. Previously, Kevin was an Associate Partner with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) specializing in Change Management and Human Performance solutions.  Kevin was also a Director with Spencer Stuart, a global retained executive recruiting firm, where he advised companies on recruiting, managing and retaining key executive talent.  Kevin earned a B.S. in Finance from Santa Clara University.