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WASHINGTON DC, May 4, 2009 — On May 12 from 2–3:30pm Dr. Alice Waagen, president of the leadership management company Workforce Learning, will lead an important webinar: “Why Managers Won’t Manage—and What HR Can Do About It.”

The event is being hosted by BNA, the largest independent publisher of information and analysis products for professionals in business and government, (sign up here).

“Image a restaurant where chefs can choose whether or not they will cook, or an airline where pilots can decide that they do not want to fly planes,” Dr. Waagen says. “In almost any job, if a person doesn’t want to perform basic job functions, they are fired. And yet, in the world of business, managers can elect not to manage their direct reports, sometimes with few to no consequences.”

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Alice Waagen, PhD of Workforce Learning interviews futurist Andy Hines on the workplace of the future

RESTON VA, December 12, 2008 — What will the world of like be like in 2010? 2015? 2020? That’s what Workforce Learning president Alice Waagen talked about today with futurist Andy Hines, who since 2006 has been the director of custom projects at the DC-based research and consulting firm Social Technologies.

Here’s a glimpse into the future.

Alice Waagen: What are the key drivers of change in the world of work?

Andy Hines: To make sure we don’t overlook the obvious, the shift to knowledge-based work is the over-arching driver behind the changes in the world of work. A big way that is showing up, finally (we futurists can be impatient at times), is that working with digital information frees us from the tyranny of sitting at a desk. No longer do we work only where we need to work – but increasingly we are working where we want to work.

Of course, we know people and organizations tend to not like to change. Inertia is a strong force. But it no longer makes any sense to force people to battle a congested commute to travel downtown, head up to the 35th floor, and spend their whole day working on a phone and computer in an office. That can be done from home, at a coffee shop, or one of the emerging co-working collectives for telecommuters from different organizations. Going to what I call the “glass tube” downtown simply wastes time, energy (gasoline and the emotional sort), and doesn’t help the environment.

Just to be clear, I’m not suggesting that there are not reasons for people to meet face-to-face. In fact, I’d argue that a face-to-face meeting becomes even more important in the future – but I think we need to be smarter about it and decide what chat, email, phone, or even a computer camera, can handle, and what really requires a face-to-face.

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RESTON VA, December 8, 2008 — HR expert Alice Waagen, PhD, of Workforce Learning will be offering monthly leadership training classes for any leader hoping to improve their skills.

The sessions start in January 2009 at the Emerging Leader Institute (ELITE), a hands-on development program that provides employers with targeted skills training for their key, high-potential managers.

“Let me help you build your management team and retain top performers,” Waagen says. “Simply enroll in the Emerging Leader Institute (ELITE) where I’ll be teaching this winter and spring at Helios HR. Our class of top HR execs will meet once a month for six months.”

The programs will be held January 28, February 25, March 25, April 29, May 27, and June 24 from 8:30am to noon at 7921 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA.

Click here for Program Details.

To register for the ELITE program, visit www.helioshr.com.

For more information, contact Alice at 703-834-7580 or Email.
Or contact Becky Herring at 703-860-3882 or Email.

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Leadership Development Expert Alice Waagen to speak on topic important to all business leaders at the Oct. 24 Women Entrepreneurs’ Expo in Springfield, VA

What: Women Entrepreneurs’ Expo 2008
When: Friday, October 24, 2008
Where: The Waterford in Springfield, 6715 Commerce St., Springfield VA
Topic: Managing Growth — Knowing When and How to Hire Help
To register: Visit www.cbponline.org/exporegistration

Herndon VA, October 1, 2008 — Leadership development expert Alice Waagen, PhD, will be a featured speaker at the Women Entrepreneurs’ Expo in Springfield, VA on Oct. 24, and will present a workshop on “Managing Growth: Knowing when and how to hire help.”

“Like many business owners, I’ve been faced with the challenge of wanting to increase revenue—but not knowing exactly how I’d pay for the additional help needed to grow my company,” explains Waagen, owner of Workforce Learning, LLC. “Rather than pull anyone on as an employee, I have contracted with nearly a dozen professionals who help me with sales and development, PR and marketing, tech support, and finance and legal issues. Their work has freed me to up to do what I do best — conduct intensive workshops that provide managers and C-level executives with the skills and knowledge they need to build a more productive work environment.”

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RESTON VA, August 25, 2008 — Leadership training expert Alice Waagen, PhD, is pleased and proud to announce the launch of her new website, www.workforcelearning.com.

The site marks the celebration of more than a decade in business, in which she has provided leadership development and executive coaching to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in the Washington, DC area. In just the last three years, more than 55 leaders from 20 regional organizations have graduated from her unique leadership development workshop series.

In addition to articles she has written about human resource management, and recommended books for leaders, her new website features excerpts from her bimonthly newsletter Inside Workforce Learning.

“Since founding this company in 1997, my goal has been to provide leaders — from middle managers to C-level executives — with guidelines and guidance that will help them work more effectively with their employees,” Waagen shares. “This website enables me to communicate clearly and easily with existing and potential clients, and provide essential information that I believe everyone who works with people should have at their disposal.”

For more information, and to book a workshop or training session, contact Alice by phone (703-834-7580) or email.

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Beginning in September, a six-month leadership training program will be led by HR expert Alice Waagen, PhD, of Workforce Learning

RESTON VA, August 15, 2008 — HR expert Alice Waagen, PhD, of Workforce Learning will be offering monthly leadership training classes from September through February at the Emerging Leader Institute (ELITE), a hands-on development program that provides employers with targeted management skills training for their key, high-potential managers.

“I am looking forward to this training course, for it provides leaders with hands-on training that is essential for effective management,” Waagen says, noting that research shows the single reason most organizations fail to thrive is a lack of strong people skills among those at the top. “We work to ensure organizations are healthy from the top down, and ultimately if an organization has happy, energized, effective employees they find it reflected in the bottom line.”

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