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TalentQuest Supports Local Youth as Upcoming ‘21st Century Leaders’
‘G5 at Goizueta’ Gives High School Leaders Solid Curriculum for Enhancing and Expanding Skills.
ATLANTA, June 1, 2009 - TalentQuest, a human capital management and software solutions firm, is partnering 21st Century Leaders and other Georgia organizations to roll out a leadership development program targeting inner-city high school students. The program, entitled “G5 at Goizueta” enlightens participants with the core fundamentals of living a life of leadership.
The program was conceived by 21st Century Leaders, an organization committed to expanding the number and diversity of future leaders through leadership programs, and members of Altanta’s “Forty under Forty” group, an annual distinction of 40 local leaders recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for their business and community contributions. The week-long program is intended to equip budding leaders with personalized leadership application, techniques and positive reinforcement.
The participants were nominated by their teachers and underwent a selection process for program acceptance. Fifty students are enrolled in the 2009 program, which kicked off yesterday at Goizueta.
“We could not be more pleased with the way the program has shaped up and what is in store for these dynamic leaders,” said Kevin Sessions, President of TalentQuest. “It is very rewarding to be part of a team whose sole vision is to enrich these young persons’ lives and equip them with tangible tools for the future.”
The program offers five components: Gain: Learning to Lead; Grow: Building Yourself and Helping Others to do the Same; Green: How Business is Meeting the Environmental Challenge; Give: Leadership and Service; and Goals: Putting it all Together. Participants will also complete a TalentQuest assessment, displaying their current skills versus those of a typical manager and/or executive, strengths, and opportunities for enhancement. The students will graduate from the program equipped with a tailored TQ Individual Development Plan and a personal coach, to continue to mentor and guide them after the program’s completion.
“Our hope is that this program becomes a lasting foundation to identify and build Georgia leadership talent,” explained Bob Watson, Executive Director, 21st Century Leaders. “We welcomed our students yesterday and look forward to offering them a solid week of memorable and meaningful learning.”
“This initiative is especially meaningful to TalentQuest because of its emphasis on community enrichment, one of our TQ core values, and also because of the unique opportunity it offers our invaluable future leaders,” Sessions added.
About TalentQuest
TalentQuest has been strengthening organizational performance and advancing leadership for more than 35 years by blending the art of consulting with the science of technology. The company’s consultants and organizational psychologists deliver fully-integrated human capital management consulting and talent management solutions that span the entire employee lifecycle—from talent selection to leadership succession—enabling organizations to maximize the value of their investment in people. The company provides strategy alignment, assessment and selection, management and talent development at every level to enable clients to increase profitability and competitive positioning, and achieve peak performance.
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