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BTS to Kick off The Conference Board
Leadership Development Conference

New York, NY and San Diego, May 4, 2010 – BTS USA, the global leader in accelerating strategy alignment and execution, announces that BTS Managing Director Jim Bowles will be facilitating the opening sessions of The Conference Board's 2010 Leadership and Development Conference: Developing Agile, Resilient Leaders for a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) World. The conference will be held twice: May 20-21 at the Marriott Marquis in New York, NY and June 10-11 at the Coronado Island Marriott in San Diego, Calif.

The military coined the phrase "VUCA World", which stands for volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, which aptly describes the current state of the corporate world. To manage in this difficult environment, business leaders must be certain of their roles in creating and driving the agility and adaptability that organizations need to be successful. Leadership Agility in a VUCA World, the conference's opening session, is designed to reinforce the interactive nature of the conference through the exploration of multiple, research driven "touch points" which have been found to be associated with driving organizational and leadership agility. Jim Bowles, director of BTS USA’s leadership and management practice, will facilitate this interactive session which, explores the conceptual framework that defines the "Agile Leader."

About Jim Bowles

Jim Bowles, Ed.D., is managing director of BTS USA's Leadership and Management Practice. Previously vice president of workforce development in human resources for AT&T Mobility, Bowles led divisions of leadership, staffing, learning and organizational development at the company in a time of rapid industry growth and consolidation. Bowles currently is a board member of HR People and Strategy (HRPS) where he chairs the learning and development committee, and is an editorial board member and contributor to Talent Management Magazine.

About the Conference Board

The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Their mission is: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. More information about the Conference Board's 2010 Leadership and Development Conference can be found here.

About BTS

BTS USA is the global leader in accelerating strategy alignment and execution, innovating how or-ganizations learn, change and improve. We partner with our clients to build commitment and capabili-ty to accelerate strategy execution and improve business results. The unique BTS process offers fast strategic alignment and rapid capability building through:

Business Simulations and experiential solutions – the most effective way to help organizations understand, align and execute. In-depth customization to what is relevant and actionable on the job. A results-focused approach that comprehensively and efficiently secures and measures business impact. BTS adds value to its clients through three practice areas: Strategic Alignment & Business Acumen, Leadership & Management, and Sales Force Transformation.

BTS has more than 300 professionals serving over 400 clients, including 44 of the US Fortune 100 companies and more than 25 of the Global Fortune 100 largest corporations in the world. Select BTS clients include AT&T, Ericsson, Kimberly-Clark, Nokia, Sony, Toyota, Unilever and Xerox. BTS serves its clients from offices in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Stam-ford, Bangkok, Beijing, Bilbao, Brussels, Helsinki, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Oslo, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, and Tokyo. For more information please visit www.bts.com.

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