Creating

Influence
and Impact
Human Resources in the 21st Century

Opening Session
Creating Influence and Impact:
Human Resources in the 21st Century
April 12–14, 2011
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Participants learn from experienced
industry experts about topics vital to
helping organizations succeed, including:
• Building a culture of trust
• Enterprise risk management
• Transparent financial analysis
• Organization restructuring methods
Capstone Session
October, 11–12, 2011
Korn/Ferry International
Durango, Colorado
This comprehensive program includes in-
novative tools, methods, and activities
designed to help you and your organiza-
tion succeed.
Register
Today!
Registration is limited
to just 30 people.
Strategies to excel in the C-suite
Creating influence and impact: Human resources
in the 21st century is an integrative, multi-month
program—offered by Michigan State University School
of Human Resources and Labor Relations and Korn/Ferry
International—giving you an exclusive opportunity to
enhance your leadership skills and help maximize your
organization’s HR functions.
Customized HR plans. Personalized coaching.
Not only will you learn the latest research-based, field-
tested HR concepts and tools from around the globe,
you will also get the rare opportunity to have industry
leaders customize an HR plan that helps you leverage
your organization’s human capital resources for long-term
success. To ensure this plan is implemented with optimal
results, you will also receive six months of personalized
follow-up coaching from renowned industry leaders.
Excel as an HR leader. Make immediate
contributions to your organization!
 Expertise from Renowned Leadership Experts
Renowned leaders, researchers, and professionals spearhead this
program, each contributing their own specific expertise on the
topic of senior HR leadership and related matters.
Benefits for You
HR professionals responsible for integrating HR, business, and
operational strategies or those aspiring to enter the C-suite cannot
afford to miss this opportunity. As a participant, you’ll learn to:
• Assess, enhance, and leverage your strengths, talents, and abilities.
• Lead positively to create lasting change.
• Coach for action and results.
• Develop a compelling vision for the C-suite that includes
human capital opportunities, challenges, and potential.
• Build trust with key stakeholders.
James B. Henry Center, Michigan State University
Terry Bacon, PhD, is scholar in residence at Korn/Ferry Institute and
chairman of Korn/Ferry’s Research Council. Bacon is the former president
and CEO of Lore International Institute, a professional and executive
development consulting firm focused on assessing, educating, and
coaching professionals, managers, and executives around the globe.
Bacon has produced dozens of executive education programs and has
authored white papers, articles, and books on business and leadership,
including Selling to Major Accounts, Winning Behavior, Adaptive Coaching
and many others.
Stephen Bryan, PhD, is a professor of accountancy at Fordham
University in New York. He has designed accounting and finance curricula
for financial institutions, law firms, academic programs, and multinational
corporations. Bryan’s chief research interests include corporate disclosures
and corporate governance. Among additional publications, his work has
appeared in the Journal of Corporate Finance, The Accounting Review,
The Journal of Business, Harvard Business Review, and Financial
Management. Bryan also is founder and principal of Accounting Analytics,
LLC, and The Accounting Oasis, LLC.
Ken De Meuse, PhD, works as associate vice president of research
at Lominger International, a Korn/Ferry company. De Meuse has authored
five books and numerous articles on employee attitudes and organizational
behavior and has appeared on ABC News, CNN, AP Radio, and National
Public Radio. His knowledge of the ways organizational change influences
the workforce has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Business
Week, Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, and
USA Today.
Aneil Mishra, PhD, is professor and director of executive education
for the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations at Michigan
State University. A leader, educator, and consultant in the areas of trust,
leadership, change management, organizational culture, and organization
downsizing, Mishra has developed and implemented executive programs
throughout national and international companies. In addition to publishing
research in scholarly journals, Mishra has co-authored a book, Trust is
Everything, and has penned a forthcoming sequel, Becoming a
Trustworthy Leader.
Jeff Rosenthal, MBA, brings more than twenty years of experience in
leadership consulting and executive search to his role as senior partner
at Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting. Prior to employment at
Korn/Ferry, Rosenthal served in high-level roles at several global
leadership development and management consulting companies. He has
published extensively on the topics of leadership effectiveness and talent
management and has served as a visiting lecturer for a number of years
at the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley.
Bill Savage, MBA, former assistant vice president of enterprise
risk management (ERM) and operational risk management (ORM) for
The Hartford Financial Services Group and former director of ORM for
Capitol One, is a leading authority on risk management strategy and
policy. In addition to speaking in front of both national and international
audiences about diverse risk management topics, Savage has more than
ten years of experience consulting senior management staff members
from wide-ranging business sectors, including telecommunications,
banking, and insurance industries.
Don’t miss this chance to enhance your
organization and your career. Creating Influence and Impact:
Register today by e-mailing Aneil Mishra Human Resources in the 21st Century
at mishraa@msu.edu or call Opening Session – East Lansing, Michigan • April 12– 14, 2011
517.802.8700
Morning Presenter Leadership for the C-suite
8 a.m.–noon Presenter: Aneil Mishra, Michigan State University

April 12
Afternoon Presenter Transparent Financial Analysis
1 p.m.–5 p.m. Stephen Bryan, Fordham University
Benefits for Your Organization
Evening Dinner with group*
Participants of this program also learn from experienced industry 6:30 p.m.
experts about topics vital to helping organizations succeed, including:
• Building a culture of trust • Enterprise risk management Morning Presenter Creating Top-level Impact with HR
8 a.m.–noon Presenter: Jeff Rosenthal, Korn/Ferry International
• Transparent financial analysis • Organization restructuring methods

April 13
Afternoon Presenter Crafting a Compelling Vision for the Organization
1 p.m.–5 p.m. Presenter: Aneil Mishra
Everything You Need to Succeed Evening Free time
This program is comprehensive and includes innovative tools, methods,
and activities that help you and your organization succeed. These include: Morning Presenter Enterprise Risk Management/Building Key Trust
• Pre-program preparation, with customized assessments 8 a.m.–noon with Stakeholders
Presenter: Aneil Mishra
• Three-day program introduction at Korn/Ferry International

April 14
• HR change management plan and six months of follow-up coaching Afternoon Presenter Coaching for Action and Results
1 p.m.–5 p.m. Presenter: Terry Bacon, Korn/Ferry International
• Helpful distance-learning activities (over a six-month period)
Evening Dinner with group*
• Coaching from leading experts (twice monthly over a six-month period) 6:30 p.m.
• Secure Web-based discussion platform, moderated by leading experts
* all meals provided
• Two-day closing capstone session with sharing of best practices

Program Cost: $12,900 Six Months of Coaching and Implementation!

Enroll now: Registration is limited to just 30 people.
Capstone Session – Durango, Colorado • October 11–12, 2011

Morning Presenters Learning Agility and Future Performance

8 a.m.–noon Presenter: Ken De Meuse, Korn/Ferry International
Organizational Value Migration
October 11

Presenters: Terry Bacon and Aneil Mishra

Afternoon Plan Implementation Presentations (group)
1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Evening Dinner with group•
6:30 p.m.

Morning Presenter Plan Implementation presentations (group)

October 12

8 a.m.–noon Presenter: Jeff Rosenthal, Korn/Ferry International

Afternoon Presenters Managing Crises and Restructuring Effectively
1 p.m.–5 p.m. Closing remarks
Presenters: Terry Bacon and Aneil Mishra
* all meals provided