Waltham, MA(March 16, 2006) -Authoria, Inc., the leader instrategictalent management solutions,today announced that President and CEO Tod Loofbourrow will co-present with Debra Lake, vice president of organizational effectiveness at JohnsonDiversey Inc., at The Conference Board´s 2006 Talent Management Strategies conference.
The presentation, titled "Creating Internal Labor Markets: Opening the Door to Career Paths and Strengthening Succession," will be held at the Hilton Hotel, New York, on March 21, 2006. This session will focus on how to identify talent, feed a succession management process, and clearly communicate expectations and development paths to employees. Lake will discuss her organization´s strategic use of Authoria SuccessionTM to drive its innovative program encompassing competency assessment, performance management, and succession planning.
"There has never been a greater need for executives to create succession plans that cover the entire organization, and communicate well-thought-out career paths to all their employees," said Loofbourrow. "Employees are the life-blood of an enterprise, and management should leverage succession planning as a competitive advantage."
WHO: Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO at Authoria, Inc. and Debra
Lake, vice president of organizational effectiveness at JohnsonDiversey Inc.
WHAT: "Creating Internal Labor Markets: Opening the Door to Career Paths and Strengthening Succession" - This presentation will discuss how corporate leaders can create systems that identify talent, feed a succession management process, and clearly communicate expectations and development paths to employees.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 21, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: TheConference Board´s 2006 Talent Management Strategies Conference will be held at the Hilton New York in New York City, March 21-22, 2006.
The Conference Board is the world's leading business membershiporganization, with a global network of nearly 2000 enterprises in61 countries. This two-day conferencewill analyzehow
organizations are meeting thechallengesofhow to source, develop, and deploy
talent to the organization´s greatest advantage by focusing on theirbusinesses first,thenadapting and integrating the key elements ofTalent Management to meet their needs. Additional information on the conference can be found at: http://www.conference-board.org/.
About Authoria
AuthoriaR is the leading provider of strategic talent management solutions, helping employers increase the productivity of their workforce in driving their business strategy forward. In October 2005, Authoria beat three leading competitors at the HR Technology Conference Performance & Compensation Shootout. In addition, Authoria´s products have been awarded Top Product of the Year byHuman Resource Executive Magazine seven times, more than any vendor in the history of HR technology. AuthoriaR 2006 includes recruiting management, performance management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication, while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria´s award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing,Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal. For more information, visit www.authoria.com.
About JohnsonDiversey
With sales in more than 140 countries, JohnsonDiversey is a leading global provider of cleaning and hygiene solutions to the institutional and industrial marketplace, serving customers in the lodging, food service, retail, healthcare, food & beverage sectors as well as building service contractors worldwide. JohnsonDiversey was formed in May 2002 when Racine, Wisconsin-based Johnson Wax Professional acquired DiverseyLever from global food conglomerate Unilever Plc. JohnsonDiversey employs more than 12,000 people worldwide.To learn more, visit www.johnsondiversey.com.
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