John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. is pleased to announce a strategic relationship with Canadian Management Centre

(TORONTO – March 12, 2007) – John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. is pleased to announce a strategic relationship with Canadian Management Centre (CMC) to provide more professional development opportunities for aspiring and emerging leaders to hone their leadership skills in Canada.

CMC will be hosting a series of open enrollment dates of The Leadership Challenge Workshop, a comprehensive leadership development program based on the bestselling book by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.

According to CMC Vice President, Public Programs and Education John Eckmire, there is a definite need for this type of programming. “We are experiencing ever increasing demand for leadership training. Expanding our Leadership portfolio to include ‘The Leadership Challenge Workshop’ by such eminent experts as Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner is a significant enhancement in our ability to positively influence leadership and management practice for our clients.”

Robert Harris, Wiley Canada’s General Manager, Professional and Trade Division, agrees:
"In an era of intense global competition we believe the development of outstanding leadership skills gives Canadian companies an edge. Establishing partnerships with dynamic training organizations such as CMC is important to Wiley. We're confident CMC's reach and expertise will help Wiley to maximize the number of Canadian business and organizational leaders who are exposed to The Leadership Challenge.”


About The Leadership Challenge


One of Wiley’s bestselling leadership books, The Leadership Challenge is an intensive, interactive guide to leadership training that features the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) a 360-degree assessment, mini-lectures, video case studies, problem-solving tasks and discussion topics.

Authors Kouzes and Posner are preeminent researchers, award-winning writers, and highly sought-after scholars and educators on the subjects of leadership and leadership development. Their groundbreaking studies, pioneered in 1983, led them to create a model of leadership that has been embraced by more than 1 million people around the world.


About Canadian Management Centre
With over 40 years experience, Canadian Management Centre has earned the reputation as a trusted partner in professional development and management education that improves the immediate performance and long-term results of thousands of managers in Canadian organizations every year.
Canadian Management Centre is the Canadian affiliate of the American Management Association, a global not-for-profit organization that provides a full range of management development and educational services to individuals, companies and government agencies worldwide.
CMC currently offers over 100 high-caliber open enrollment programs and custom-designs courses and enterprise-wide programs for its client organizations. CMC’s well-developed portfolio of programs spans a variety of vital business disciplines, ranging from general management, communications and leadership, to specific functions like marketing, finance, and project management, and customer service.

About Wiley

Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals; encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley’s global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company’s Web site is www.wiley.com. Wiley is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.

For two consecutive years (2005 and 2006) Wiley has been named on FORTUNE magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America, and in 2006, Wiley Canada was named to the 2006 list of the "Best Workplaces in Canada," by Canadian Business magazine.