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Herrmann International’s work with IBM in developing the new blended learning solution, the Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™, is featured in the December 2009 issue of Chief Learning Officer Magazine as part of the magazine’s coverage of its 2009 Excellence in Practice Awards. Herrmann International received the Silver Award for Excellence in Content in the Provider Awards category.

Lake Lure, NC – (November 2, 2009) – Herrmann International is pleased to announce that the company has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Greater Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Herrmann International’s new program, The Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™, was awarded the silver Excellence in Content Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. The magazine announced its Learning in Practice awards last week at the Fall 2009 Chief Learning Officer Magazine Symposium.

Updated: The Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™ received the Silver Excellence in Content Award at the 2009 Fall Chief Learning Officer Forum. As a winner in the Learning Solution Provider section, Herrmann International was recognized as a provider that "created superior learning content" in 2009.

Herrmann International CEO Ann Herrmann-Nehdi has been selected as a founding member of the SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory Board.

As a board member, she will join other HR thought leaders and experts in advising SmartBrief on the direction and content of the SmartBrief on Workforce daily newsletter, the SmartBlog on Workforce blog and SmartBrief’s presence on Twitter@SBWorkforce.

According to Mary Ellen Slayter, Senior Editor at SmartBrief, Inc., “Our collective goal is to enlighten business leaders about ways to attract and retain the best talent, motivate top performers, and increase the productivity of their teams.” Comprised of experts and practitioners across the Human Resources spectrum, the Advisory Board will help SmartBrief stay on top of trends in a rapidly changing environment.

A full list of board members and their bios can be found here.

Do you get requests for “more” in less time? In “Whole Brain® Teaching and Learning for Results,” a concurrent session at the Training 2010 Conference & Expo, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi will show you how you can use the best tool available, the brain, to accelerate the learning process and improve your outcomes. Explore the latest research on learner diversity, and learn to design and implement training based on the four different thinking styles of the whole-brain model. Discover how to align training design, e-learning, and activities with multiple thinking models—and improve the impact of your training.

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Training 2010 Conference & Expo
San Diego, CA
February 1-3, 2010
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Today's tough times require that we think ahead and use all of our creativity to address the ever-changing and demanding organizational environment. A multitude of techniques exist—but how do you really think differently to get results? In her keynote presentation, Creative and Strategic Thinking: Essential Competitive Competencies in a Tough Economy, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi will show participants how to improve thinking for more effective training and enhanced individual and team performance. More than 25 years of research provides the foundation for the tools and methodology described in this session. Participants will leave with proven strategies for more creative, strategic and productive thinking and problem solving.

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2009 Tennessee SHRM Conference & Exposition
Gaylord Opryland Conference Center, Nashville, TN
October 1, 2009
8:45 am – 10:00 am – Mid-Conference General Session
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If you’re dealing with complex challenges, conflicting priorities, heightened demands and a need to think more strategically while getting everything done faster – even in the face of dwindling resources – you need to tap into “4 Secrets of the CEO Brain," an engaging and enlightening webinar presented by Ann Herrmann-Nehdi and available now for on-demand viewing.

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Herrmann International, will participate in a panel discussion as part of an online event hosted by Learn Trends on July 23, 2009. This event will bring together experts from all aspects of the training industry to discuss the current state of learning, the impact of the current economic climate on training decisions and what the industry needs to do to position the business of learning for long-term success.

With the recession impacting organizations of all types and sizes today, we're seeing a renewed emphasis on the importance of innovation. In a recent article for Life Science Leader, Kimberly Douglas, President of FireFly Facilitation, Inc., and a Herrmann Whole Brain^® Certified Practitioner, says that "innovation is the only ticket out of this recession." With that premise in mind, she encourages companies to adopt an innovation culture that is centered around energized, productive and motivated people working together to solve critical business challenges.

With business complexities, job insecurities, economic uncertainty and rapid change adding new pressures to our work lives, stress management skills have never been more important. In this encore presentation of June 5th's THINC™ Webinar, author and Herrmann-certified practitioner Susie Leonard Weller will present a Whole Brain^® approach to managing stress, providing you with techniques and skills that can be adapted to your own thinking preferences.

A wandering mind is not an idle mind. New research shows that breakthrough insights often arrive when we're daydreaming or have seemingly lost track of our thoughts. In fact, the new brain-scanning study indicates that a "wandering" brain may be even more actively engaged than one that is focused on methodical reasoning.

LAKE LURE, NC (June 1, 2009)  - Herrmann International announces the release of the Thinking Accelerator™ featuring HBDIinteractive™, a blended learning solution that draws on Herrmann’s Whole Brain® methodologyto give individuals insight into their own and others’ thinking preferences and the ability to stretch their thinking styles for better results.

A recent post in the John Locke Journal, the blog of the John Locke Society of Greater Kansas City, addressed mentorship as it relates to medical student and resident development  Good mentors, the author notes, have a “balanced distribution” that allows them to guide residents not just in education or career development but in personal development as well.

In a chapter authored for the ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals, Herrmann International CEO Ann Herrmann-Nehdi discusses how individuals learn and how an understanding of learning styles and brain dominance can be applied to create more effective learning. Focusing on the importance of achieving a Return on Intelligence™ – in which learners get the most out of their brains as they can and organizations leverage learning power to build greater brain power – “The Learner: What We Need to Know” provides valuable insight and guidelines for ensuring training is designed to yield the best results.

The ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals is the definitive guide for learning professionals from the most trusted industry authority in the business. The book can be purchased from the Berrett-Koehler Publishers as a hardcover desk reference or downloadable E-Book. More information.

Herrmann-Nehdi’s chapter, “The Learner: What We Need to Know,” can also be purchased individually as part of Berrett-Koehler Publishers’ Fast Fundamentals BK Whitepaper Series.

Participants at the ASTD 2009 International Conference in Washington, DC, will have several opportunities to learn from Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, CEO of Hermann International. She will present a concurrent session, “Learning at the Speed of Business: Better Results in Less Time,” on Monday, June 1st and will serve as a member of a panel of experts discussing the topic, “Building a Practice: Pondering the Past, Predicting the Future,” on Tuesday, June 2nd.  Additionally, she'll present a live webcast of "Learning at the Speed of Business" on Sunday, May 31st as part of the ASTD 2009 Virtual Conference, and a condensed version of the presentation during Micro Session 7 on Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00 am.