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American Management Association or AMA, is a world leader in professional development which helps in advancing the skills of the individual to drive business success. Its history dates back to 1913 with the founding of the National Association of Corporation Schools. In 1922, the group had merged with the industrial relations association of America to form the National Personnel Association. And in 1923 the group chose a new name which is now known as the American Management Association and is using this name up do date.

Many organizations worldwide, including fortune 500, turn to AMA as their trusted partner in professional development and draw upon its experience to enhance skills, abilities and knowledge with noticeable results from day one.

Their mission: to train companies that has never been more critical for advancing careers and achieving organizational success. These ongoing learning’s will enable managers to continuously enhance their professional and personal development and increase their value to their organizations.

AMA has consolidated the five closely related national associations (1973) which are all dedicated to management education into one organization. With this the regents of the University of the State of New York granted recognition to AMA as an educational institution.

They provide managers and their organizations worldwide with the knowledge, skills and tools they need to improve business performance. They also help to adapt to changing workplaces and how to prosper in a complex and competitive business world. AMA also serves as a forum for exchange of the latest information, ideas and insights on management practices and business trends. It disseminates content and information to a worldwide audience through multiple distribution channels and its strategic partners.

Their approach is in improving performance and combining experiential learning with opportunities for ongoing professional growth at every step of one’s career journey. AMA also supports the goal of individuals and organizations through a complete range of products and services which includes seminars. They also have Podcast, conferences, corporate and government solutions and webcast as well.

A webcast (http://www.amanet.org/editorial/webcast/2008/green-leadership.htm#)

has been out in the internet wherein it explores how smart companies are using environmental strategies to innovate, create value and build competitive advantage (American Management Association). In the webcast you will learn about how environmental pressures such as climate change and powerful stakeholder are being driving companies to this go green program. It also describes the strategies and tools the world’s best companies use to innovate and profit in this new environmentally sensitive world.

Still in the article found in the American Management Association, the webcast provides a clear perspective on the AMA’s top 12 most commonly used sustainability-related practices and at the same time illuminate the hurdles that companies face when trying to go green and the reasons why some environmental initiatives fail.

            Andrew Winston, founder of Winston Eco-strategies, along with several leading companies, has worked to encourage companies to use environmental thinking to drive growth. Mr. Winston is a highly recognized expert and highly sough-after speaker on green business. He has consulted with start-ups and fortune 500 companies such as Band of America, Cisco, and IKEA. He is the coauthor of the bestseller, GREEN TO GOLD, which highlights what works and what doesn’t, and Andrew has appeared in the wall street journal, Time, Business Week, Forbes, The New York Times, ABC News and CNBC.

He bases his works on significant in-company business experience, including executive positions and P & L responsibility at global companies, start-ups and dot-coms. Another presenter in the webcast is the president of Jeane Wirtenberg & Associates, LLC, which is a consulting firm specializing in building suitable enterprises through leadership, culture change, collaborations and learning. Jeanne Wirtenberg, Ph.D., is the cofounder and director, external relations and services of the institute fir sustainable enterprise at Fairleight Dickinson University which brings people together to learn how to develop and lead thriving, sustainable enterprises that are “in and for the world”.

Aside from webcasting, AMA has also tried to enhance the leadership skills and develop them to voice out so that they may inspire, influence and achieve results at the same time through a seminar. In this seminar, they have reiterated that leadership goes hand in hand with success. The effective application of skill is particularly essential in an uncertain economy when painful business decisions are made daily.

The seminar is uniquely designed to strengthen your leadership communication skills, you’ll learn practical techniques to shape your leadership messages hone an authentic leadership voice and engage yourself in powerful conversations to achieve results. Aside from the above mentioned benefits if the seminar, you will also improve on your leadership communication skills, be able to build greater buy-in, trust and loyalty as well as demonstrate grace under pressure and defuse tension. You will also have the ability to overcome resistance to change, motivate followers and inspire them to take action and rally support in difficult situations.

AMA’s Green Leadership seminar will help you in implementing and sustaining strategies. You will be able to integrate green and socially responsible practices to leverage short and long term performances. Understanding the current global trends that affect your business, identifying stakeholders and engaging them in the sustainability planning process is a breeze when you have gone through AMA’s seminar. And lastly, you will learn to measure performance results related to your sustainability initiatives.

Those who are asked to attend are mostly those experienced leaders, directors, change agents and influencers as well. In this seminar it will cover understanding the global context, mindset and consciousness; discovering your sustainability directions and analyzing, aligning and applying sustainability strategies is also covered in the seminar. They also cover implementing measurements and metrics systems for sustainability.

            AMA hopes to achieve a world that would gear to a more eco-friendly environment, and companies that would take into consideration the idea of using more environmentally friendly programs. It is a great source for anybody interested in the future of green leadership and how to change a company form traditional approach towards a sustainable business model that is in tune with the environmental needs of the future.

Hello Eveybody

Buckle down,  this ones a long one, but you know what,… some things are worth slowing down for,…this message just might be the one to change the course of your life forever (for the better),..its well worth the 35 second investment in time it’s going to take you to give it a chance.

** If the first three paragraph’s don’t hook you in, fair enough,..just forget it and move on
Here is the deal. I have been involved in a movement for the last 5 months. It has made me part of a core group of 15 individuals who believe they can make a difference. Now the time has come to give you an opportunity to participate.

This is our Story! – so far…

In a world dominated by corporate giants and multi-million dollar marketing investments, a bunch of 15 or so people that I have never met in real life, have came together to form an online think tank. They are all gurus at different aspects of social media marketing.

They are all settled and busy with their own personal/work lives. But we all know that the way things are happening around us isn’t quite right. Most importantly, we all believed in the power of the collective whole. You see, despite the complexity of the new web 2.0 platforms; spamming is still a regular thing, one-way messaging is still at large, slick-self-interest-based promotions are still done shamelessly.

These 15 people and I are standing up to it, we have decided to take things into our own hands one step at a time. We have decided to prove it to the world around us, that the way to go into the future is by bridging the gap between marketing and trust based relations.

We have come together as a powerful team by forming a group of like minded people who all feel the same way. Collectively we have massive potential and the collective synergy is being brought to our weekly online webinars, it’s become contagious for everyone involved so far.

Today we launched a recruitment drive. Our objective is to recruit 1000 evangelists/volunteers/eco-conscious individuals to join our party. We have all dedicated our time, sweat and tears into building this, our second Social Media marketing campaign together on a global scale. The subject of this second campaign is Earth Day 2009 and the green movement.

On April 22nd this ear (2009) we intend to generate enough interest across Social Media Networks to promote over 100,000 physical events across the world throughout a 24 hour period.

This launch will lead the way to a new tomorrow. After the success of the world’s biggest birthday bash across the globe, we will have gotten people’s attention. Corporate clients are already starting to want to become involved.

The reason the key people driving this campaign (including Yours’ Dearly) are so passionate about it is because, it’s a collective demonstration of what we are all capable of.

You see, 5 years ago, people actually had resumes. Companies asked for them. It wasn’t like it is today, with the online personal-profile in one place with your life-streaming, blogs, updates, accomplishments in one dynamic feed for whoever to see them. This event will become a massive trademark on the resume of anyone associated with it’s planning and launch.

It’s already being said that the inaugural Earth Day Birthday bash (2010) for our planet will become the biggest influence of change in the way our human race see the “Rock” we all live on this generation has ever seen. Earth day Birthday 2009, this April 22nd will become our lead in event.

I want your involvement in this, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, sign up and help us alter the course of history here;

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It will costs you nothing but time. In return we are offering cutting edge Social Media marketing training that comes with a proven social media expert as a personal mentor. The real value though is something that’s not for sale anywhere, it’s the actual participation in a massive global Social Media marketing campaign for you to apply your newly learned skill set.

If you would like to become part of a story that will be told by future generations, this is a real chance. Chances like this don’t come along too many times in a lifetime. Secure your role in this amazing story.

If you would like to read more about this opportunity visit the Social Traffic Inc. blog;

http://www.socialtraffic.biz/category/our-story/

We even have our own radio show. If you are on Facebook you can join the show here;

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=60538533974

Thanks for taking the time to read this,

Axel Meierhoefer
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P.S. As this story grows,… more and more people will want to become a part of it, good roles will become harder and harder to come by.
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