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“Really enjoyed using the ILA with my direct reports and in our team

building session.

Surprising insights to learn about our creative thinking strengths,

capabilities and areas of leadership development.”

Gary G., Pharmaceutical Executive

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About Innovation Leadership Associates

We are a global network of ILA-‐certified training partners that provide executive coaching and leadership development services to support corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. We focus on understanding creative thinking and leadership capability. We work with clients to develop the skills that are critical to the generation of innovative business solutions that result in measurable impact on the organization. The mission of each professional in the network is to help executives manage change, foster new thinking and develop innovations. The trainers have extensive research in understanding how people learn to think creatively, effectively manage change and harness their inherent leadership capabilities to foster innovation. Our work is based on over 21 years of research to understand how people learn to think creatively. Our proprietary approach incorporates step-‐by-‐step, skill-‐based creative thinking techniques that have been shown to significantly improve the ability to generate innovative solutions. Our methodology incorporates aspects of emotional intelligence and custom ideation skill-‐based techniques to engender outside-‐the-‐box thinking leading to innovation. We provide ILA licensing support through a global partner training program.



Innovation Leadership AssessmentTM (ILA) The Innovation Leadership Assessment (was originally developed to understand an individual’s creative thinking ability and to identify leadership capabilities, strengths and areas for potential development. This assessment was scientifically-‐validated and has predictive value. Individuals are using the ILA today to increase self-‐awareness and determine which aspects of creative thinking and leadership that they want to develop to ensure that their creativity is translated into innovation.

Business owners, entrepreneurs and leading corporations are benefiting from having teams of executives participate in the Innovation Leadership Assessment process. The process begins with individual use of the ILA online tool, followed by individual executive coaching conversations, preparation of a group report and post assessment group coaching sessions. Group ILA reports are also available. All Global Partners in the ILA network are experienced executive coaches certified in administration of the Innovation Leadership Assessment.

Applications include:

• Performance Management • Executive Coaching • Succession Planning • Ideation Sessions • M&A Leadership Evaluation • Creative Thinking • Ideation Sessions

The ILA and Group instruments are used as an initial assessment component prior to the launch of a custom corporate education program designed to measure and enhance individual and group capability.



Group Innovation Leadership Assessment Individual reports and coaching analysis are conducted first, then their scores are combined into a Group ILA report. The ILA Group assessment tool, when analyzed by a trained professional, can help them understand their current state of innovation and creative thinking, directed into areas of competency, strength and development.

Post Assessment Corporations have found that post assessment executive coaching sessions make it possible to enhance creative thinking and innovation within an organization. That's because when the group scores are analyzed by a trained coaching professional, additional discussion in workgroup sessions often lead to new insights and custom recommendations that can drive business innovation. Although the individual report scores feature clear and concise narrative, a post assessment conversation with a trained ILA executive coach often creates measurable positive benefits for the individual and organization. The Group coaching conversation often reveals blind spots and areas of development along with candid comments from the individual feedback sessions.

Personal Action Plan Template

The individual ILA features a self-‐ development tool to facilitate the creation of proactive strategies, tactics and evaluation criteria.

Coaching conversations alleviate any individual concerns, and provide a second order analysis and discussion regarding next steps. The participant generates her or her own ideas and develops a leadership development plan for program implementation.



History -‐ Innovation Leadership Assessment The product is a software-‐as-‐a-‐service package with feedback sessions. Pat Harmon was the first global training partner and the product was featured in her book, “The Mind of an Innovator: A Guide to Seeing Possibilities Where None Existed Before.” Version 3.0 of the ILA was completed in August 2016 with entirely new narrative to analyze personal and group results, within a new graphical report format. Today, other companies and consultants are using this tool to assess the creativity and innovation capabilities of their corporate clients around the world. The instrument generates numerical scores, categorizes results according to the ILA scales, and proactive action plans are recommended based on the data. To ensure the accuracy of the individual and group reports, the ILA and custom training programs are only administered to corporate professionals. The tool was designed for executives, managers and employees interested in enhancing their creative thinking and innovation potential.



ILA Customer #1 New Investment Ideas, Global Financial Services

Challenge: A financial services client wanted to apply ILA creative thinking techniques to grow their business.

Approach: Using a skill-based approach, they identified an investment opportunity that they would not have normally considered with traditional thinking. While market indicators discouraged this route, the client bought another company with significant upward potential.

Result: Over $34 million in additional revenue.

ILA Customer #2 Executive Development, Global PharmaceuticalChallenge: A pharmaceutical company wanted to develop their global high potential leaders during their strategic development program.

Approach: They used the ILA to increase their individual and team self-awareness of strengths, capabilities and areas of development. The ILA helped them overcome the bottlenecks in their innovation process and simplify their product approval procedure to meet FDA criteria.

Result: Earlier market entry of two new products worth $250 million.

Customers

Confidentiality restrictions prevent us from listing by name the organizations that have used the ILA for creative ideation, team building, and leadership development.Some examples include: • A Global 10 corporation, three times with

groups of more than 30 employees • An Ivy league university for an executive

course program of 30 entrepreneurs • A NASDAQ traded global manufacturing

company with over 100 employees based in three

• locations, • A global pharmaceutical company with a group

of eight scientists and second engagement with eight sales directors

• A global pharmaceutical company for use in a team building program with sales directors

References are available upon request. Hundreds of individual business executives around the world have also completed the ILA with feedback sessions from one of the global partners.



ILA Customer #3 Merger of Two Financial Service Firms Challenge: A cultural clash resulted from the merger of two major financial institutions and this significantly impeded their joint business effort.

Approach: A facilitated creative thinking session helped erase cultural barriers and harness the executive talent to enhance business operations in the new organization.

Result: The executive team's enthusiasm soared, and with strengthened internal networking channels, a new organizational culture was formed. Retaining an ILA trainer as the critical first step helped the organization move quickly as it evolved into one of the most successful firms in history.

ILA Customer #4 New Revenue Sources, Consumer Products Challenge: A consumer products client used a creative thinking process to explore new avenues for their business.

Approach: They identified new distribution channels and expanded their product line through strategic acquisitions while capitalizing in the value of their existing brands. Result: In a challenging retail environment, the company steadily increased their market share and outperformed their earnings forecasts.



ILA Customer #5 Team Building, Global Pharmaceutical Challenge: The Divisional Sales Leader wanted to run a team building session with direct reports using the ILA as a pre-‐meeting exercise to stimulate communication and collaboration.

Approach: A half-‐day workshop with three exercises was proposed and delivered to the client with use of the individual and group reports.

Result: The client was pleased with the outcome of the meeting, the knowledge gained about the capabilities of the entire team, cross communication and follow-‐up actions.

ILA Customer #6 Creative Thinking, Cosmetics Industry Challenge: The CEO wanted to create a culture of creativity and innovative thinking within the entire organization. The leadership used the ILA as a pre-‐meeting exercise to stimulate communication and collaboration prior to the first day of the engagement.

Approach: A half-‐day workshop with three exercises was proposed and delivered to the client with use of the individual and group reports. The data revealed several areas of strength, capabilities and development. Ideation sessions focused on real work issues in relation to the new knowledge gained from the sessions.

Result: The knowledge gained about the capabilities of the entire team led to cross communication and follow-‐up actions with middle managers to move the organization forward in their innovation thinking.



Paul Seroka

Co-‐founder, Corporate and Product Marketing Director for Innovation Leadership Associates. Global Partner for the Innovation Leadership Assessment.

For more than 30 years, Paul has served as a board-‐level advisor to senior executives, private investors and entrepreneurs. He provides corporate development, strategic marketing and leadership development services for early stage and middle market companies. Paul utilizes the innovation leadership assessment product (ILA) in his practice areas to achieve greater levels of innovation and creativity. On a project basis, Paul completes assessments, prepares plans and presentations, and implements customized programs designed to meet each customer’s unique requirements. His expertise involves helping customer’s create goals, analyze their human resource and change management offerings, while developing cost-‐effective strategies for organizational change that closes the gap between “their current state and desired state.” Paul earned an M.A. degree in Public Affairs from Fordham University, after receiving a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Oswego State University. He completed the TRIUM EMBA degree, a global executive management program conferred by the NYU Stern School of Business, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and HEC School of Management in Paris in 2005. Earlier in his career, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at three high-‐growth companies. Since then he has provided professional services to corporate and individual clients while earning certificate programs from New York University in e-‐commerce, executive coaching and social media and digital marketing. Contact: (203) 253-‐1981 or [email protected]

Global Partners

PAUL SEROKA, MBA, MA



Dr. Patricia Harmon Developed the Innovation Leadership Assessment. Co-‐founder and Global Partner Training Director for Innovation Leadership Associates. For the past 22 years, Pat has worked in the practice areas of innovation, creativity and emotional intelligence on behalf of leading global corporations including: Deutsche Bank, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, JP MorganChase, Motorola, NY Times and Jarden Consumer Products. As an author, keynote speaker, lecturer, and consultant, Pat has designed and conducted advanced thinking workshops for thousands of executives and managers around the globe. Pat helps organizations in their efforts to bring about change by examining business trends, extrapolating from them and helping companies create value. She facilitates an Executive Leadership & Development process through Duke Corporate Education and the Cornell ILR, Human Capital Management Program. This advanced assessment-‐based technology helps clients assess development needs, link development to business strategy, implement customized training solutions, and measure the results. Included in her practice are the Innovation Leadership Assessment (“ILA”), a proprietary product, and she has served as a Master Trainer for the Emotional Quotient Inventory (“EQ-‐i”) assessment. Pat holds an MBA from the University of Toronto Executive Program, an MA in Human Development, and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development from The Fielding Graduate Institute. She serves as an adjunct professor at Cornell University, ILR School and Duke Corporate Education. Pat is the author of The Mind of an Innovator: A Guide to Seeing Possibilities Where None Existed Before.

Contact: (203) 276-‐1432. Email: [email protected]

Global Partners

PATRICIA HARMON, MBA, Ph.D.



Frequently Asked Questions – ILA Product

How long does it take for the ILA? The assessment is designed to take approximately 8 minutes to complete. What happens to the data? All data is kept confidential, safely stored on our secure server, and will never be resold or communicated to any outside organization. What are the technical requirements for the ILA? This online survey requires an Internet browser and works on any computer or mobile device. Just enter the password provided by your ILA-‐certified trainer into the web portal, and a valid email address to enable receipt of the ILA report as a PDF.



Frequently Asked Questions -‐ Customers How does the Innovation Leadership Assessment Help Employees and Companies? The ILA is a scientifically-‐validated assessment designed to measure the leadership factors that are needed to create and implement successful change. The assessment measures behavioral and psychological dimension of creativity and innovation. What does the ILA provide to corporate customers? • An easy to understand, comprehensive innovation leadership profile • An understanding of how emotional intelligence contributes to innovative thinking • Predictive profile and actionable results • Development strategies for individuals and groups How can the ILA be used by organizations? • To create self awareness and development for the individual • When forming teams to include a range of thinking style and to understand the group culture and dynamics • To assess organizational strengths and areas for development in change management, leadership and innovation Why are companies using the ILA instrument? Corporate professionals around the use it to assess and develop both individual and organizational capabilities for creativity and innovation. Their overall goal is often to increase productivity, revenue and company profitability.

Once you have an ILA profile, what do you do? A 13 page report is provided for each executive featuring explanations for each scale and suggestions for improvement. Once specific leadership capabilities for development are identified, ILA trainers can provide specialized services designed to maximize your change and innovation efforts.

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Global Partner Certification and Innovation Leadership Training Services

Partners include consultants, higher education teachers, executive coaches and corporate learning facilitators.

Each partner is required to join this global network and become certified in the instrument. The licensing fee allows access to training materials, tips, techniques and success stories for use in the classroom. These copyrighted materials are not sold separately and are only available once the organization is certified in the innovation methodology, and assessment instrument.

To address your business requirements and unique questions about the Innovation Leadership Certification Program, including fees and scheduled dates for training sessions, write or call for more information.

Why Join Innovation Leadership Associates?

Innovation is necessary for sustainable competitiveness. Hence, there is high demand for skills that lead to new sources of revenue, enhanced productivity or reduced operational expenses.

The ability to turn creativity into innovation is the key to making this happen. These skills can also be offered to higher education professionals who deliver courses in executive MBA programs. Whether corporate professionals or entrepreneurs, the ILA provides an insightful analysis of their innovation capability.


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Frequently Asked Questions – Certification Process

Why Get Certified in the ILA? Give yourself a unique competitive advantage to lead a corporate team in creative thinking and innovation. You will receive access to the ILA, an instrument that is well respected in the market and a leading-‐edge assessment to add to your toolkit to support your clients. Grow your business by using the ILA as a catalyst for building your client development action plan. Diversify your practice by using the ILA in a variety of ways: group leadership development, executive coaching and much, much more. What Does Certification Include? Access to resources on the ILA and an online portal where you can manage your customers plus the ability to connect with other ILA certified practitioners like you to share best practices and new ideas. You will receive two free reports to use after you earn certification status and an online account where you administer and score the assessments. You also get to take the assessment yourself and receive feedback from an experienced coach. What are the ILA Certification Program Components? A blended learning solution that enables you to do parts of the certification online, saving you time and travel costs. A one-‐day interactive in-‐class portion focused on building the skills you need in order to use the ILA with confidence. You receive an 80 page training manual and all Suggestions for Development for all scales. Contact us for more information about the complete ILA Certification Agenda. Where Do I Get ILA Certified? Stamford. CT, New York City or we can make arrangements to bring the training to you at your company location. Our global network of ILA approved trainers is growing. Contact us to learn about the next date for training.


Contact Paul Seroka for more information Paul Seroka (203) 253-‐1981 [email protected]

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