BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//USC Center for Effective Organizations - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:USC Center for Effective Organizations X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ceo.usc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for USC Center for Effective Organizations REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T120645 CREATED:20250708T163543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T194753Z UID:82282-1772524800-1779382800@ceo.usc.edu SUMMARY:2026 Strategic Org Design Certificate Program DESCRIPTION:Comprehensive Two-Part Strategic Org Design Certificate Program (Enrollment Includes both Workshops)\n\nPart 1: Strategic Organization Design Workshop (3/3/26-3/6/26)\nPart 2 (Part 1 is a Prerequisite): Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop (5/19/26-5/21/26)\nComplete both the Strategic Organization Design Workshop and the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop to earn your Certificate in Strategic Organization Design.\n\n\nAbout the Strategic Organization Design Workshop\nDeepen your understanding and sharpen your skills: Organizational design is a cornerstone of competitive advantage and performance. The ability to design organizations that are efficient enough to drive performance and flexible enough to sustain advantage is a fundamental capability in today’s dynamic and competitive environment. Dynamic strategies call for new organizational forms that pose complex new design challenges at all levels and in all sub-systems of the organization.\nThis workshop provides participants with the principles\, frameworks\, and tools of organization design for those who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the topic. It also addresses the ever-increasing challenges created by a growing digital economy where work\, change\, and design issues are merging.\nAttendees might include:\n\nHuman Resource Professionals\nHuman Resource Business Partners\nHuman Resource COE Professionals\nLine Managers and Design Teams\nInternal Corporate Consultants\nOrganization Development Professionals\nTalent Management\, Total Rewards\, HR Operations\nInternal Consultants\n\n\nAbout the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop\nSome of the more difficult design challenges occur after the organization chart has been communicated.  Activating a design successfully\, that results in sustainable competitive advantage\, is a formidable task.\nIn this highly interactive\, practical program\, participants will learn how to apply and leverage activation-related frameworks in addition to the frameworks and tools learned in the Strategic Organization Design workshop.  Real life case studies will be used to highlight applications.\nParticipants will learn how to:\n\nIntegrate organization design with business model frameworks\nApply a systems-thinking approach to activation\nOrchestrate identification and activation of effective lateral connections\nAddress micro-design challenges related to management processes\, rewards\, and people\nEnsure effective design governance and change management to activate and sustain the changes\nUnderstand how to influence and manage design fatigue and resistance\nThis course is especially beneficial for individuals or teams who are currently working on design activation.\n\n  \nAttendees are eligible to earn up to 15 SHRM PDCs (Professional Development Credits).\n  \nClick here to download a justification email template.\n \n \n \n \nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor. \nIndividuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact Vivian Jimenez. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LOCATION:\nCaruso Center\n844 W 32nd St\, Los Angeles\, CA 90007 \n \n \n \n INSTRUCTORS:\nChris Worley\nBeth Gunderson\nLiz Vales Damron\n\n \n \n \n Registration Deadline\nFebruary 9\, 2026 \nPricing (Enrollment Includes both Org Design & Org Design Activation Workshops)\nNon-Sponsor: $11\,695Sponsor: $9\,470 (use your sponsor discount code at checkout) \nDiscount\nWhen signing up for the Strategic Organization Design Certificate Program\, groups of three or more from the same Non-Sponsor company will receive a 10% discount.  Contact Vivian Jimenez to receive this discount. \nQualifications\nAlthough this workshop provides a broad overview and hands-on tools\, it is designed for people with some grounding in organization design issues. \nCancellations\n\nOn or before 2/9/26 the cancellation fee is $250.00.\nFrom 2/10/26 to 2/23/26\, 50% of the fee will be refunded.\nRegistration fees are non-refundable for cancellations received after 2/23/26 and for no-shows.\n\n \n Register Here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CHRISTOPHER G. WORLEY\, Ph.D.\n \n Research Professor of Management\nPepperdine University &\nCEO Affiliated Senior Research Scientist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BETH GUNDERSON\n \n CEO Affiliate Practitioner &\nMinikahda Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LIZ VALES DAMRON\n \n Principal at Liz Vales Consulting URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/usc-ceo-strategic-org-design-certificate/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ceo.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Org-Design-2026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T093000 DTSTAMP:20260406T120645 CREATED:20260316T175920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T183202Z UID:85029-1776758400-1776763800@ceo.usc.edu SUMMARY:EEN Session: Developing People Analytics Capability that Drives Results DESCRIPTION:Developing People Analytics Capability that Drives Results\nSession Leader: Professor Dana Minbaeva (King’s College London) and Alec Levenson (Senior Research Scientist)\nTues\, Apr 21\, 2026  8:00 am PDT (Los Angeles) / 11:00 am EDT (New York) / 4:00 pm BST (London)   \n1.5 hour duration\n \n \n \n \n \n Is your people analytics capability positioned to influence the workforce decisions that drive business impact?\nMany organizations have invested heavily in people analytics tools\, dashboards and reporting capabilities. Yet the strategic impact of these investments remains uneven\, with some analytics capabilities still focusing on reporting rather than business impact despite the desire of analytics professionals to contribute to organizational effectiveness. And now AI is starting to disrupt\, in both positive and negative ways\, how people analytics is practiced. \nJoin us for a live 90-minute Enterprise Effectiveness Network Session in which Dana Minbaeva (Professor of Strategic Human Capital\, Kings College London) and Alec Levenson (Senior Research Scientist) will share insights about how to advance within the People Analytics Maturity Matrix and approach people analytics as an organizational capability. Participants will gain an understanding of where their organizations sit within the maturity matrix; what actions to take to ensure analytics inform workforce decisions that drive business impact; and how AI is poised to alter people analytics strategies and capabilities in the immediate future. \nWho should attend? \n\nCHROs wanting to advance analytics as an organizational capability\nHR and People Analytics professionals involved in or responsible for producing insights that shape workforce decisions\nHR Business Partners involved in improving the quality of HR and talent decisions\nWorkforce planning professionals involved in using analytics in forecasting\nLine leaders that use analytics in functional and/or business unit decision-making\n\nYou can also learn more about the People Analytics Maturity Matrix in Dana and Alec’s co-authored book – Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective (with Martin Edwards and Mark Huselid) available from https://workforceanalytics.net/ \nWhat’s the Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN)? \nThe Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN) is a dynamic peer-to-peer community where we discuss and address talent\, organizational\, and strategy execution challenges. Led by USC’s Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) experts Alec Levenson\, Jennifer Deal\, Sharna Wiblen EEN sessions are 90-minute virtual sessions founded on research-backed insights. By joining us for our EEN sessions\, you’ll gain access to expert and research-led discussions and practical tools and be part of a network of like-minded professionals committed to advancing enterprise effectiveness. Together\, we tackle real-world issues at a depth that drives meaningful\, lasting impact. \n \n \n \n \n \n Contact Us to Join EEN Meetings\n \n Learn more about EEN\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SPEAKER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DANA MINBAEVA\, PHD\n \n Professor\, Kings College London \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ALEC LEVENSON\, PHD\n \n Senior Research Scientist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor. URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/een-session-developing-people-analytics-capability-that-drives-results/ CATEGORIES:EEN ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ceo.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EEN-April-21-2026-Live-Zoom.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T120645 CREATED:20250709T124506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T144741Z UID:82314-1779177600-1779382800@ceo.usc.edu SUMMARY:Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop DESCRIPTION:Develop your skills to ensure successful organization design activation\nThis course is only open to individuals who have already attended Part I: Strategic Organization Design Workshop. Once a participant completes both the Part I: Strategic Organization Design Workshop and Part II: Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop\, they will have earned their Strategic Org Design Certificate.\nSome of the more difficult design challenges occur after the organization chart has been communicated.  Activating a design successfully\, that results in sustainable competitive advantage\, is a formidable task. \nIn this highly interactive\, practical program\, participants will learn how to apply and leverage activation-related frameworks in addition to the frameworks and tools learned in the Strategic Organization Design workshop.  Real life case studies will be used to highlight applications. \nParticipants will learn how to: \n\nIntegrate organization design with business model frameworks\nApply a systems-thinking approach to activation\nOrchestrate identification and activation of effective lateral connections\nAddress micro-design challenges related to management processes\, rewards\, and people\nEnsure effective design governance and change management to activate and sustain the changes\nUnderstand how to influence and manage design fatigue and resistance\n\n This course is especially beneficial for individuals or teams who are currently working on design activation.   \nAttendees might include:\n\nOrganization Development Professionals\nHuman Resource Business Partners\nHuman Resource COE Professionals – Talent Management\, Total Rewards\, HR Operations\nInternal Consultants\nLine Managers and Design Teams\n\n  \nAttendees are eligible to earn up to 15 SHRM PDCs (Professional Development Credits).\nClick here to download a justification email template.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LOCATION:\nUniversity of Southern California\, Los Angeles\, CA\n \n \n \n INSTRUCTORS:\nBeth Gunderson\nLiz Vales Damron\n \n \n \n Registration Deadline\nMay 5\, 2026 \nPricing\nNon-Sponsor: $5\,500Sponsor: $4\,495 \nDiscount Options\nWhen signing up for a single workshop\, groups of three or more from the same Non-Sponsor company will receive a 10% discount.  Contact Vivian Jimenez to receive this discount. \nQualifications\nAlthough this workshop provides a broad overview and hands-on tools\, it is designed for people with some grounding in organization design issues. \nCancellations\n\nOn or before 5/5/26 the cancellation fee is $250.00.\nFrom 5/6/26 to 5/16/26\, 50% of the fee will be refunded.\nRegistration fees are non-refundable for cancellations received after 5/17/26 and for no-shows.\n\n \n Register Here\n \n May Workshop Agenda\n \n Contact Us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Earn a Certificate\nOrganization design is a critical organizational capability in today’s dynamic global economy\, and that’s why we offer a Certificate in Strategic Organization Design. Complete both the Strategic Organization Design Workshop and the Strategic Organization Design Activation Workshop to earn your Certificate in Strategic Organization Design. This new certificate offering from the Center for Effective Organizations\, Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California\, will only be offered once in 2026. \n \n Learn More\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BETH GUNDERSON\n \n CEO Affiliate Practitioner &Minikahda Partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LIZ VALES DAMRON\n \n Principal at Liz Vales Consulting URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/82314/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ceo.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T183000 DTSTAMP:20260406T120645 CREATED:20260316T182549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T184013Z UID:85050-1779298200-1779301800@ceo.usc.edu SUMMARY:EEN Session: The Next Chapter of Talent Acquisition DESCRIPTION:The Next Chapter of Talent Acquisition (timed for APAC time zones)\nSession Leader: Sharna Wiblen\, PhD\nThursday\, May 21\, 2026  10:30 am AEST (Sydney) / 8:30 am SGT (Singapore) / 6:00 am IST (Delhi)\nWednesday\, May 20\, 2026  5:30 pm PDT (Los Angeles)\n1 hour duration\n  \n \n \n \n The next chapter of talent acquisition will be shaped at the intersection of AI-enabled tools\, evolving candidate expectations\, and the strategic design of hiring systems. \nTalent acquisition is undergoing a structural shift. Technological innovations including GenAI\, automation and AI Agents are reshaping how organizations approach talent acquisition. At the same time labor market dynamics\, evolving candidate expectations\, and new approaches to skills-based hiring are challenging long-standing hiring practices. \nJoin us for this live 60-minute APAC-time Enterprise Effectiveness Network session in which Sharna Wiblen (Senior Research Scientist) will explore the major trends redefining talent acquisition and the rapidly expanding TA technology landscape. The discussion will examine organizational questions about where increasing decision-making speed is and is not strategic\, how accountability is maintained and how to ensure TA processes and technology support strategic outcomes. \nWho should attend?  \n\nTA leaders responsible for modernizing TA practices\nTA leaders navigating AI-enabled hiring technologies\nHR technology professionals involved in TA platforms and hiring infrastructure\nPeople analytics professionals examining data-driven hiring decisions\nHR Business Partners supporting strategic hiring decisions across business units\nOD professionals responsible for capability building\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s the Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN)? \nThe Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN) is a dynamic peer-to-peer community where we discuss and address talent\, organizational\, and strategy execution challenges. Led by USC’s Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) experts Alec Levenson\, Jennifer Deal\, Sharna Wiblen EEN sessions are 90-minute virtual sessions founded on research-backed insights. By joining us for our EEN sessions\, you’ll gain access to expert and research-led discussions and practical tools and be part of a network of like-minded professionals committed to advancing enterprise effectiveness. Together\, we tackle real-world issues at a depth that drives meaningful\, lasting impact. \n \n \n \n \n \n Contact Us to Join EEN Meetings\n \n Learn more about EEN\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SPEAKER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SHARNA WIBLEN\, PHD\n \n CEO Senior Research Scientist \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nUniversity’s Notice of Non-Discrimination\nThis program is open to all eligible individuals. The Center for Effective Organizations operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race\, sex\, ethnicity\, sexual orientation\, or any other prohibited factor. URL:https://ceo.usc.edu/event/een-session-the-next-chapter-of-talent-acquisition/ CATEGORIES:EEN ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ceo.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EEN-APAC-May-20-2026-Live-Zoom-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR