Presentations
for Business
Offered by
Edward E. Gordon |
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"More & Better: Preventing A 2010 Workforce Meltdown"
"Beyond the 2010 Crossroad"
"Recruit, Engage, Retain: Solving the 2010 Workforce Meltdown"
"Bridging the Great Divide:
Business-Education Collaboration"
"Help Wanted In America"
"Winning the Skill Wars" |
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Presented by an inspiring expert professional speaker, author, researcher and knowledgeable business leader who...
- Explores the future - He draws on extensive personal business experience and leading-edge research to challenge people to think about innovations for today and business success for tomorrow.
- Delivers with humor powerful messages that offer audiences a definite reality check, supported by ideas for greater business productivity and better leadership.
Hear or Watch an Ed Gordon Presentation
- Hear his keynote address to the New North Summit in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
- Hear or view his speech for the Strategic Leadership Insights Series at the University of Minnesota. Click More & Better.
- View a podcast of his speech to the FutureForce Summit in Burlington, Canada.
"More & Better: Preventing a 2010 Workforce Meltdown"
By 2010 technology, globalization, and a major demographic shift will drastically change our workforce. Increasing retirements combined with too few entry-level skilled technologists will produce ominous workplace shortages. Learn how communities across the United States, Canada, and Europe now are mobilizing their resources through non-governmental organizations (NGO) to help make the necessary structural changes that address these strategic economic and people issues. (His Book: The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis)
"Beyond the 2010 Crossroad"
Ed Gordon shows how local or regional workforce groups have succesfully planned and provided the component programs for a future skilled workforce. He presents individual case studies and elucidates their common problems and solutions. Learn how establishing an intermediary non-governmental organization (NGO) can increase community support for these programs. Ed discusses how various NGO models have been creatively used to better mobilize the financial and technical participation of small- and medium-sized businesses, other previous non-participating groups, and a broader range of community activists to cooperate in revitalizing a local economy and workforce. (His Book: The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis)
"Recruit, Engage, Retain: Solving the 2010 Workforce Meltdown"
A huge worldwide generational shift is now beginning. Exacerbated by incresingly complex technology and a globalized marketplace, American faces a coming decade of significant worker shortages. We are providing opportunities for workers with the right combination of skills and education and less and less for growing numbers of people with outdated or insufficient qualifications. Ed Gordon explores how to recruit, engage, and retain baby boomers and Generations X and Y by providing insights on each generation's distinctive set of workforce requirements. (His Book: The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis)
"Bridging the Great Divide: Business-Education Collaboration"
In this presentation, Ed Gordon explores specific ideas and techniques that business people can use to work successfully with educators on workforce development programs. He reveals some of the key code words to help you close the communications gap between these two very different communities. Finally, he explains how businesses can ensure higher quality by using return-on-investment (ROI) to measure the financial return of investing in training and education programs for their employees (His Books: Skill Wars: Winning the Battle for Productivity and Profit and The 2010 Meltdown)
"Help Wanted In America: How to Create a New Workforce"
How can a business find entry-level workers with the education and skills needed in a high-performance workplace? Ed Gordon shares his business case studies of how manufacturing, industrial and service organizations - large and small - have addressed their growing need for growing for knowledgeable, skilled workers. Learn how to organize both internal resources and collaborate externally for your long-term workforce development needs. (His Books: The 2010 Meltdown and Skill Wars)
"Winning the Skill Wars: Business Productivity Strategies for Success"
The globalization of business and the rapid advance of technology have outstripped the supply of skilled workers that organizations need to stay competitive. This program presents case studies that benchmark how successful companies find, develop, and leverage their human capital. By accurately measuring training's return-on-investment (ROI), the Human Capital Scoreboard shows you how to develop and measure policy, programs, and profit for greater competitiveness in the 21st century. (His Books: The 2010 Meltdown and Skill Wars: Winning the Battle for Productivity and Profit.)
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Additional Programs
Presentations on Tutoring and Literacy
Presentations on Historical Topics
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Ed Gordon's Presentation
Clients Include:
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
American Management Association (AMA)
Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois
California Apprenticeship Council
Calumet Industrial Association
Chicago Hilton & Towers
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
The Conference Board (U.S.)
The Conference Board of Canada
Contract Training International
CPA Roundtable
Crossroad Workforce Investment Board
Delaware Department of Labor
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
Eugene (OR) Area Chambe of Commerce
Halton Industry Education Council
Household International
Human Capital Institute
Institute for International Research
International Federation of Employee Benefit Plans
International Society for Performance Improvement
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
The Kaiser Group
Kentuckiana Works
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
Microsoft
Metra
Midwest Training Expo
Minnesota Professional Association of Computer Training
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals
National Conference of State Legislators
National Council for Workforce Education
New York University
NiCor
North American Die Casting Association
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Pennsylvania Partners
Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
Softbanks Technology Forum
St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association
Swiss Business Hub
Training Magazine Conference & Expo
University of Minnesota
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Valve Manufacturers Association of America
Workforce Institute of Lorain County
Workplace Learning Conference
World Future Society
Here's what people say about his programs:
"Your dinner speech was superb!"
Steve Leahy, President & CEO
Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce
"Reviews from guests at the luncheon indicate it was a very successful event. One of our long-time members and constant event attendees declared, "This was the best event JCCI has ever presented." This is truly high praise, given that JCCI audiences are not prone to displays of ebullience. . . . Your message and style of delivery worked wonderfully with the audience we had present. I can honestly say, "Don't change a thing."
Charles R. Cramer, Executive Director
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
"We were highly impressed with your innovative ideas, researched knowledge, much needed wisdom and style of your presentation. . . The quality and delivery were great."
Jim McShane/President/CEO
Lake County (Indiana) Integrated Delivery Services
"Very insightful, very thought provoking - we need more of this"
Member
Minnesota Professional Asssociation of Computer Training
"The attendees were very impressed with your presentation...are still commenting about your excellent and enthusiastic presentation style."
Jane A. Kerlagon
St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association
"The entire team was very pleased with your presentation. The audience was receptive. Thank you for your passion, insight, and artful delivery."
Norman W. Gregory, Chairman
First Coast Real Estate Outlook Conference & Expo
Jacksonville, Florida
"Your presentation prepared and encouraged industry leaders to take their organizations to the next level and motivated them to maximize their potential in the face of a changing 21st century workforce. Feedback received from attendees was quite positive and comments indicated that your presentation 'hit the mark.'"
Linda Halliburton
Department Director
College of Continuing Education
University of Minnesota
"Your outstanding programs are exiting, informative, and extremely well received by our visitors."
Sharon Maguire, President/Museum Director
Palm Springs Air Museum
" Your timely remarks, local emphasis, ardent voice, and knowledgeable coverage of the subject reinforced our research and gave credibility to our solution. Your national perspective, subject-matter expertise, and embrace of Bridge to Careers did much to move our partners from understanding to players."
Mike Metzler, President & CEO
Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
"I would like to extend my personal thanks for your enlightening, energetic, and informative keynote. I have received so many positive comments, 'exceptional, remarkable,' and 'surpassed all expectations.' "
Patricia L. Rickard, Executive Director
CASAS
"Very inspiring! I felt this in my gut."
Deborah Lenchard
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
"Ed is a visionary speaker. He is always slightly ahead of the times."
Peggy Luce, Vice President
Education & Workforce Training
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
"His presentation gives audiences a definite reality check"
Harry Perdew, President
Contract Training International
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