30th May 2007 08:00
Omega Performance, the leading company in improving leadership forthe world's financial services sector, announced today the globallaunch of its Leadership Solutions, the first component of which isthe company's suite of assessments and executive sessions for changemanagement, 'Leading Through Change.' Leading Through Change addressesissues faced by the leaders of today's dynamic financial servicesorganizations, such as guiding people through change and keeping themfocused, motivated, and productive. Financial services companies willbenefit from creating strong leadership capable of building, leading,and driving change across the enterprise; increased employeeresilience to organizational change; and an increased likelihood ofrealizing the improvements sought by the change initiative. £ "The rapid pace of mergers and acquisitions, evolving regulations,technology systems updates, and internal reorganizations requiretoday's financial services leaders to be agile," said Connie Hritz,Omega Performance senior vice president, research and development."Leaders need their teams to adapt easily and enthusiastically.Omega's Leading Through Change solutions build leadership skills,giving managers the confidence they need and prepare them to beeffective amid all of the pressures and uncertainties that accompanychange, including their own feelings about the change." £ The Leading Through Change suite includes three change managementcomponents. The Change Readiness Assessment is an online tool thatequips managers to effectively plan and lead the change throughdetailed reporting that indicates change readiness at the individual,team, and organizational level. Two different, full-day interactivesessions -- Navigating Through Change and Coaching Through Change --give leaders actionable insights into their people's willingness andability to adapt to a change as well as the skills and tools tosuccessfully launch change initiatives; communicate the need forchange; involve others; create a supportive environment; and coachindividuals and teams through self-discovery, moving them to a higherlevel of commitment to the change. Additional suites will be added tothe company's Leadership Solutions as they are developed. £ The Leadership Solutions and Omega's entry into change managementis indicative of the company's commitment to increase both the depthand breadth of its results-driven solutions for the financial servicesindustry. Developed by financial services experts with decades ofcollective leadership experience, the Leading Through Change solutionsspan commercial and consumer banking including sales and service,credit and risk management, wealth management, customer service, andcontact center. Omega Performance is the only firm that can work witha financial services company across all these disciplines to developenterprise-wide change agility that results in clear competitiveadvantage and differentiation in the marketplace. £ The company will host a complimentary webinar entitled: LeadingPeople Through Change on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 from 12:00 to 1:00 pmEDT. During the session, Connie Hritz will reveal the best practicesthat have guided managers through successful change initiatives.Attendees will leave the session knowing what they need to build theirchange resilience and lead people through change. Register atwww.omega-performance.com. £ About Omega Performance £ Omega Performance, experts in improving managers' skills inleadership, has enabled more than 2,500 firms worldwide to drive andsustain improved business results. The company is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Informa plc (INF on the London Stock Exchange), theleading international provider of specialist information and servicesfor the academic and scientific, professional and commercial businesscommunities. Informa has over 150 offices in more than 40 countriesand employs over 7,000 staff around the world. Omega Performance isheadquartered in Charlotte, N.C., USA, with major offices inAustralia, Canada, China, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, SouthAfrica, and the United Kingdom. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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