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Registration Open for 2013 Wharton Leadership Conference. The 2013 Wharton Leadership Conference, to be held on June 19 at the Wharton School, will explore "Rising Up to Leadership" - how individuals and organizations should ready themselves both for the predictable as well as the unanticipated challenges that are sure to mark the future....

Center hosts 5th annual People and Organizations Conference. The 5th annual People and Organizations conference, held on September 28-29, 2012 at the Wharton School, brought together more than 70 scholars from leading business schools all around the world to discuss the latest research on employment issues. ...

Cappelli honored on 2012 list of Most Influential Thinkers. Peter Cappelli ranks fifth on the list of HR Most Influential 2012 Top 20 International Thinkers - considered to be the "best talent guy worldwide" for his work on supply chain thinking in talent management ...

New book explodes myths about skills gap. If companies are having a hard time finding skilled workers, it’s most likely a problem of their own making according to
Peter Cappelli’s new book Why Good People Can’t Get Jobs – The Skills Gap and What Companies Can Do About It. ...

2012 Wharton Leadership Conference explores challenges of leading in a world of conflict. A common theme among the speakers at the 16th annual Wharton Leadership Conference was the power of “active followers” to support leaders in making critical decisions, particularly at times of uncertainty and conflicting options. ...