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Presented by NANCY E. PARSONS
CEO/President, CDR Assessment Group, Inc.

Join us in February to gain a practical and accurate understanding of why the "Glass Ceiling" continues to hold women back. Learn the latest research of how women leader's inherent risks are different than their male counterparts. These differences cut women out of consideration.  Myths and false assumptions will be exposed.  
Participants will also learn from Pew Survey data compared to CDR data that the perceptions of men and women leaders are erroneous.

At this lab, Nancy Parsons will share practical tactics outlining what HR leaders and organizations can do to bring down the Glass Ceiling. Specific leader development insights will be shared to minimize the impact of the "Worrier" risk that hurts many aspiring women leaders. Lastly, ideas will be presented to incorporate productive changes to business strategies and talent management objectives that HR professionals should design and implement at their workplace.

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Nancy Parsons is an expert in leadership development, talent management, human resources, and assessments (personality, motivational and performance.) She is the CEO/President of CDR Assessment Group, Inc. (CDR) that she co‐founded with Kimberly (Brinkmeyer) Leverage, Ph.D. In 1998, together they authored the break-through CDR 3‐Dimensional Assessment Suite® an ideal coaching tool which has been translated to five languages for global clients. The CDR 3‐D Suite measures: leadership character traits, inherent risk factors for derailment, and drivers and rewards. She designed and continues to instruct the CDR Executive Coaches’ Certification Workshops for internal and external consultants. Nancy has authored more than 30 articles and is currently working on a book titled “Finding Your Leadership Sweet Spot.” She has presented at international, national and regional industry conferences.

Nancy provides executive coaching for the C-Suite and leaders across all sectors, facilitates strategic executive team development, and instructs "Authentic Leadership" workshops. Because of the strict validity of the CDR 3-D Suite, clients also benefit from using the results for: team development, staffing/selection decisions, succession planning, custom training workshops, leadership capability analysis, and research projects.

Prior to forming CDR, Nancy served as Corporate HR Director for Sun Pipe Line Company. She has also served in HR roles at Cordero Mining Company in Wyoming and Sun Ship, Inc. formerly in Chester, PA. She also served at Williams Energy in Tulsa as a Sr. OD Consultant.

Nancy is married to William C. Parsons, MD, who serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Phillips 66 and they have four grown children.