Council of Federal EEO & Civil Rights Executives Think Tank Brings Top Trainers to Washington DC

Online, September 25, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The Council of Federal EEO & Civil Rights Executives hosted the 2nd Thought Leadership Executive Think Tank ™ in Washington DC September 19 through September 21, 2012. The Training Exchange was held at the prestigious Charles Sumner Museum & Archives with the final day session held at the Martin Luther King Library. The Forum open to invited leaders from the federal & local government, corporate industry & entrepreneurial, academia and non-profits included 3 days of jam packed training and exchange sessions.

The focus of the TLC Executive Think Tank ™ is exchange in best practices for a diverse and inclusive workforce within industry and other fields. It is set as an executive level roundtable exchange where each participant also has the opportunity to be a presenter. Some of the top experts come together under one roof to network, exchange, and address today's evolving and diversifying workplace.

Participants included;
Federal agencies executives from the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Veterans Administration, and U.S. National Institute of Health, U.S. Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, executive from District of Columbia, executives from Universities, along with Corporate Executives, and globally renowned top trainers and speakers.

Presenters include;
Mr. Bruce Stewart, Deputy Director of Training,Compliance and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Diversity and Inclusion Office of Personnel Management; Mr. Effenus Henderson, Chief Diversity Officer Weyerhaeuser, recipient of the Whitney M. Young Award from The National Urban League; Mr. Andres Tapia, bestselling author - recipient of Hispanic Alliance Éxito Award and the Hewitt Exemplary Leader Award; Mr. Clifford Taulbert, Pulitzer Prize Nominee, author, speaker, Entrepreneur; Mr. Jorge Ponce, Co-Chair, Council of Federal EEO & Civil Rights Executives, named one of the most influential Hispanics in the Nation - Hispanic Business magazine- confirmed presenter; Ms. Delia Johnson, Co-Chair, Council of Federal EEO & Civil Rights Executives, acknowledged by EEOC, recipient of the first award to be given to an EEO/Civil Rights Director for outstanding accomplishments in the area of Federal Sector EEO Programs. Other renowned trainers & presenters included; Dr. Lester Hoffman, author of "Moving Beyond Bias: Bias-Free Communication Strategies for Today's Workplace" and "Beyond Bullying, Incivility, & Bias: How to Recognize, Handle, & Overcome the Twelve Types of Destructive Managers and Cultures; Ms. Daisy Gallagher recipient of the prestigious International ARTEMIS leadership award, named One of the Top 5 Women Businesses in U.S., author of "How to Succeed in a Testosterone World without Losing Estrogen," integrated brand recruitment expert and Mr. Charles "Skip" Pettit, cited in Who's Who International and the Yearbook of Experts, Authorities, and Spokespersons, quoted on CNN and Washington Business Radio, nationally recognized training expert.

The Forum was held at the prestigious Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives located at 1201 17th Street NW Washington DC. The structure is a beautifully restored historic site in Washington DC, a property of the District of Columbia. The building currently houses the official Archives of the DC Public Schools as well as a research library. There is a museum of public education on site. The space opened as a school in 1872 as the first permanent school for African American children in Washington DC and, with more than $5 million dollars of restoration, is considered one of the most stunning historic buildings in the district. It is a must see for both visitors and Washingtonians alike. Group Tours of the Museum are available by calling 202 730 1421. The 3rd day of the forum was held at the Martin Luther King Jr. library on 9th street in Washington DC, another wonderful facility.

Attendees at the TLC Think Tank Forum walked away with a wealth of ideas, best practices and action plans for next steps to create a model workplace and tools, strategies & best practices for their workforce recruitment and retention programs. The Think Tank provided opportunity to connect with the top trainers and presenters in the field to build upon their training as leaders in a cost effective manner and to take their knowledge back to energize their agency or organizations multicultural & inclusion efforts.

The Think Tank Forums are limited to a maximum of 100 top leaders from a multidiscipline mix. If you missed this training session, you will want to sign up early when the TLC Think Tank Forum returns to DC March 20, 2013 to the Charles Sumner School & Museum. The estimated value to hire the trainers and keynotes who sign up for the Think Tank Forum, if one could get them under one roof collectively, is estimated to exceed $100,000 for the course of the 3 day program. Once this popular Think Tank Forum & Training reaches its limit it will be closed without notice. If this program is one of interest, we encourage you to register today.

Register by visiting http://www.thoughtleadershipconference.com.