Chief Learning Officer Magazine Awards Prestigious Gold for “Excellence in Content”

Carlsbad, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/07/2014 -- Partners In Leadership (PIL) announced today that its off-the-shelf and custom training content received the #1 ranking in the training and development industry for Excellence in Content. The company received this esteemed Learning in Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer magazine for its accomplishments in partnering with organizations to teach employees about key business issues. The company's off-the-shelf and custom content for all three of its training tracks were evaluated and considered.

"We're pleased to receive this distinguished award for the impact of our training, quality content, and successful, ongoing relationships with our clients," said Roger Connors, CEO and co-founder of Partners In Leadership. "We enjoy working with our clients to create quality cultures that lead to transformative business results for them."

PIL was nominated for this award by Brinker International, the parent company of restaurant industry innovator Chili's. In 2009, Brinker faced massive challenges. A collapsing economy with a downturn in casual dining, combined with an organizational culture that focused on blaming others and a widespread confusion around goals, the company was failing to meet results, leading to lower profits and an all-time low share value. Brinker engaged PIL to overhaul its culture and introduce a "Train. Retain. Sustain." model, which focuses on accountability training, retention of concepts and fundamentals, and sustainability of the practices and principles to ensure ongoing success of the programs PIL helps to integrate.

"At Partners In Leadership, we engage each of our clients with a unique approach—no company is the same, and no problem is either," continued Connors. "It's exciting to also see that some of our clients were recognized with similar accolades. The relationships we establish with our clients and the content we deploy to support their needs is what creates their success."

Each year Chief Learning Officer hosts the Learning in Practice awards which recognize leading learning practitioners and providers who demonstrate excellence in the design and delivery of employee development programs through a combination of qualities such as leadership, vision, business acumen and strategic alignment.

"The Learning In Practice Awards recognize transformational and visionary leaders in enterprise education," said Mike Prokopeak, editor-in-chief of Human Capital Media, which publishes Chief Learning Officer magazine. "This year, we received more than 200 nominations across 15 categories, and our panel of expert judges has determined these finalists are the industry leaders who truly champion innovation and transform it into value for their organizations."

The 2014 Learning In Practice Awards were announced at a special awards ceremony on October 5, 2014 during the Fall 2014 Chief Learning Officer Symposium in Carlsbad, California, which attracted more than 300 top corporate learning executives from around the world to discuss long-term learning strategies for creating and sustaining high performance. Awards were given by Chief Learning Officer, whose parent company Human Capital Media Group, publishes Chief Learning Officer magazine, Diversity Executive magazine, Talent Management magazine and Workforce magazine. Each publication is recognized as a leader in its segment and has received numerous awards and accolades.

Partners In Leadership and the other 2014 Learning In Practice Award winners will be featured in a special report supplement to the December issue of Chief Learning Officer magazine.

For more information about the awards, visit the CLOmedia award site.

About PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP
Founded in 1989 by Roger Connors and Tom Smith, Partners In Leadership (PIL) is the world's premier provider of Accountability Training and culture change training and consulting services. Partners In Leadership has enabled thousands of companies and millions of people in more than 100 countries to achieve dramatic results: billions of dollars in improved shareholder wealth and hundreds of thousands of jobs saved—resulting in some of the highest praised and best places to work in the world. The company's training and consulting services benefit from the solid foundation found in the innovative Three Tracks To Creating Greater Accountability (Self, Culture, Others), each based respectively on a New York Times bestselling book developed by PIL to assist organizations in developing leaders and achieving their desired key results.

Partners In Leadership has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Manhattan, Milwaukee, Seattle, San Diego, and Salt Lake City. Corporate headquarters are located in Temecula, California and is represented by DOOR international, the exclusive international representative with offices in over 100 countries and 300 representatives throughout the world.

Contact Partners In Leadership online at http://www.ozprinciple.com or 800-504-6070.

Train. Retain. Sustain., Accountability Training and Three Tracks To Creating Greater Accountability are registered trademarks of Partners In Leadership, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Newest Book by Authors Connors and Smith Top Bestseller in First Week

Temecula, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/15/2014 -- Roger Connors and Tom Smith, co-founders of Partners In Leadership, are pleased to announce their newest book, "The Wisdom of Oz: Using Personal Accountability to Succeed in Everything You Do," made the influential New York Times bestseller list in its first week of publication. The book, released September 4, 2014, presents the powerful yet practical principles of personal accountability in simple, down-to-earth terms that anyone can apply in their home, school, workplace, or community.

"Of course we're pleased with how well 'The Wisdom of Oz' has been received," said Connors, now a four-time New York Times bestselling author. "Our clients and fans demanded a book like this for their colleagues, friends, and families, and we listened! It's great news that 'The Wisdom of Oz' resonates with our fans and new readers alike—it shows the importance that many readers place on the need for accountability."

"The Wisdom of Oz" has been noted as an overall best seller, but also in specific categories including self-help, motivational, business & money, and leadership. The book also placed high on best seller lists at USA Today and Amazon.com. The Wisdom of Oz marks the fourth bestseller that Connors and Smith have authored. Previous titles include "The Oz Principle," "How Did That Happen?," and "Change the Culture, Change the Game."

Simultaneously released in hardcover print, eBook, and audio book editions, "The Wisdom of Oz" can be purchased from a variety of booksellers. The audio edition was specially produced and features Connors and Smith as the book's narrators.

For availability, visit the Partners In Leadership online store

About Roger Connors and Tom Smith
Roger Connors and Tom Smith are co-founders of Partners In Leadership, the Accountability Training and Culture Change Company with thousands of clients all around the world. They are also the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling books "The Oz Principle," "How Did That Happen?," and "Change the Culture, Change the Game."

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The Wisdom of Oz Shows Readers How to Use Accountability to Succeed

Temecula, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/04/2014 -- Three-time New York Times bestselling authors, Roger Connors and Tom Smith, are pleased to announce their newly published book, "The Wisdom of Oz: Using Personal Accountability to Succeed in Everything You Do." In the book Connors and Smith present the practical and powerful principles of personal accountability in simple, down-to-earth terms that you can apply in your home, school, workplace, or community. The book will help strengthen family relationships, improve friendships, motivate children, increase value on the job, and improve health and financial well-being.

In "The Wisdom of Oz: Using Personal Accountability to Succeed in Everything You Do," Connors and Smith show how anyone can use these ideas to rise above the obstacles in their own life. Expanding on the powerful philosophy they first introduced in their 1994 bestseller "The Oz Principle" and drawing upon over twenty-five years of experience with some of the most successful leaders and organizations in the world, they show how to unleash the power of personal accountability in order to improve one's outlook in life-altering ways, giving a real, concrete boost that enhances the ability to think, to withstand adversity, to generate confidence and to increase natural emotional, mental, and intellectual strength.

"We've had so many readers of 'The Oz Principle' ask for a book just like it for their friends and families," said Connors. "We knew people had used [The Oz Principle] before for their personal lives and it's fantastic that we can finally bring this book and these principles to everybody."

Along the way, they tell the true stories of people who have embraced the power of accountability in order to overcome the odds and take control of their own success—historical figures such as South African president Nelson Mandela and Polish WWII hero Irena Sendler, as well as everyday men and women, like a fisherman who survived 12 hours adrift in the open sea, a college senior who fell flat on her face in a 600-meter race only to jump up and win, and a 13-year-old soccer player who seized the opportunity to move from the bench to the starting lineup.

"Tom and I have been wanting to get this book out for a while now and it feels great," added Connors. "A high school teacher has already told us that they are giving this book to their students to read. It just reinforces the power that accountability can have in everyone's life."

The book can be purchased from a variety of vendors.

To see where it is available visit the Partners In Leadership online store

About Roger Connors and Tom Smith
Roger Connors and Tom Smith are co-founders of Partners In Leadership, the Accountability Training and Culture Change Company with thousands of clients all around the world. They are also the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling books The Oz Principle, How Did That Happen?, and Change the Culture, Change the Game.

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Now 'Oz Series' Accountability Breakthroughs for Business Extended to Everyone

Temecula, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/12/2014 -- How do successful people overcome seemingly intractable obstacles? Why do they seem to be able to maintain near-constant motivation and self-assurance, seizing the results they desire even in the most difficult situations?

The answer, according to three-time New York Times bestselling authors Roger Connors and Tom Smith, lies in the power of personal accountability. By avoiding excuses and taking responsibility for solving their own problems, high-achievers are able to confidently deal with even their most serious challenges and keep them from becoming barriers to personal and career success.

In 'The Wisdom of Oz: Using Personal Accountability to Succeed in Everything You Do,' Connors and Smith show how anyone can use these ideas to rise above the obstacles in their own life. Expanding on the powerful philosophy they first introduced in their 1994 bestseller 'The Oz Principle' and drawing upon over twenty-five years of experience with some of the most successful leaders and organizations in the world, they show how to unleash the power of personal accountability in order to improve one's outlook in life-altering ways, giving a real, concrete boost that enhances the ability to think, to withstand adversity, to generate confidence and to increase natural emotional, mental, and intellectual strength.

Along the way, they tell the true stories of people who have embraced the power of accountability in order to overcome the odds and take control of their own success—historical figures such as South African president Nelson Mandela and Polish WWII hero Irena Sendler, as well as everyday men and women, like a fisherman who survived 12 hours adrift in the open sea, a college senior who fell flat on her face in a 600-meter race only to jump up and win, and a 13-year-old soccer player who seized the opportunity to move from the bench to the starting lineup.

In 'The Wisdom of Oz,' Connors and Smith present the practical and powerful principles of personal accountability in simple, down-to-earth terms that you can apply in your home, school, workplace, or community. The book will help strengthen family relationships, improve friendships, motivate children, increase value on the job, and improve health and financial well-being. No one will ever wave a wizard's wand and magically solve all of one's problems, but there is a way to experience the near magical impact of personal accountability.

'The Wisdom of Oz' will be released September 4, 2014.

About Roger Connors and Tom Smith
Roger Connors and Tom Smith are co-founders of Partners In Leadership, the Accountability Training and Culture Change Company with thousands of clients all around the world. They are also the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling books 'The Oz Principle,' 'How Did That Happen?,' and 'Change the Culture, Change the Game.'

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Global Leader Sponsors Multi-Year Study Involving Over 40,000 Participants

Temecula, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/22/2014 -- Partners In Leadership announced today the release of its Workplace Accountability Study, the most comprehensive, scientific study on workplace accountability ever conducted. Spanning multiple years and involving over 40,000 participants across a wide variety of industries and organizations, the study reveals a startling absence of clearly defined objectives and abundant confusion about the subject of accountability throughout today's workplace.

In addition to highlighting that organizations are largely getting accountability wrong, it also suggests that improvements in workplace accountability at the individual, team, and organizational level can yield significant improvements in performance and desired results in each of those areas.

"There's a crisis of accountability in organizations today, a crisis of epidemic proportions," said Roger Connors, CEO of Partners In Leadership and the study's chief researcher. "When properly approached, accountability can really be the low-hanging fruit for optimizing organizational performance and accelerating organizational change efforts."

This study clearly demonstrates significant confusion around strategic initiatives in a majority of organizations, driving the need for more clearly defined key results that create a basis for accountability by promoting understanding of what needs to be delivered, enabling job role alignment around the desired results, and facilitating their measurement.

Highlights of the study include:

- Accountability is incorrectly perceived as strictly consequential and almost entirely after-the-fact—80% of those surveyed say feedback is something that happens to them only when things go wrong or not at all.

- The lack of clarity around key results led 70% of survey participants to indicate that their organization's key results in jeopardy or altogether doomed.

- 85% of survey participants indicated they weren't even sure what their organizations are trying to achieve, a missed opportunity for creating alignment and focus.

- The failure here is astounding—with 93% of those surveyed unable to align their work or take accountability for desired results. Fully one-third feel their priorities change frequently, creating confusion.

- The burden is on leaders—84% of those surveyed cite the way leaders behave as the single most important factor influencing accountability in their organizations. And yet just 15% of leaders have successfully clearly defined and broadly communicated their key results.

- When it comes to holding others accountable, 82% of survey participants say they either try but fail or avoid it altogether.

- Additional best practices supporting positive accountability are not widely deployed. Just 20% of individuals constantly seek and offer feedback. Just over one-third see due dates (or "by-whens") as real commitments. Only a quarter solve problems and don't see that as someone else's job.

"If you don't get accountability right, you won't get much else right either," continued Connors. "Accountability encompasses how people make commitments to one another, what they make commitments about, how they measure and report progress, and how much ownership they take to get things done. This study reinforces our pioneering work around the impact of positive accountability as a game-changer in achieving an organization's key results."

This report presents data that was collected between April 2011 and June 2014, involving 40,000 individuals from hundreds of organizations across a number of industries. The data was collected via live, online polls during webinars that Partners In Leadership hosted during the study period. The content of the webinar polls primarily focused on personal and organizational accountability and their impact on the workplace. Poll topics were based on the key concepts that were introduced and discussed. The information and observations presented in this report are based upon the statistical analysis of the findings from the study.

Additional information on the Workplace Accountability Study can be found at their website here or by contacting Partners In Leadership at press@ozprinciple.com

ABOUT PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP
Founded in 1989 by Roger Connors and Tom Smith, Partners In Leadership (PIL) is the world's premier provider of Accountability Training and culture change training and consulting services. Partners In Leadership has enabled thousands of companies and millions of people in more than 100 countries to achieve dramatic results: billions of dollars in improved shareholder wealth and hundreds of thousands of jobs saved—resulting in some of the highest praised and best places to work in the world. The company's training and consulting services benefit from the solid foundation found in the innovative Three Tracks To Creating Greater Accountability® (Self, Culture, Others), each based respectively on a New York Times bestselling book developed by PIL to assist organizations in developing leaders and achieving their desired key results.

Partners In Leadership has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Manhattan, Milwaukee, Seattle, San Diego, and Salt Lake City. Corporate headquarters are located in Temecula, California and is represented by DOOR international, the exclusive international representative with offices in over 100 countries and 300 representatives throughout the world.

Contact Partners In Leadership online at http://www.ozprinciple.com or 800-504-6070.

Accountability Training and Three Tracks To Creating Greater Accountability are registered trademarks of Partners In Leadership, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

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