Ninth House Named 2006 CODiE Award Finalist for Corporate Learning; Leadership Development Provider Recognized for Best Technology Solution in Leadership Development.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Ninth House, the leadership development company, today announced that its suite of leadership development solutions has been selected by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ) as a finalist in the "Best Technology Solution in Corporate Learning" category for the 2006 CODiE Awards. Ninth House's curriculum addresses the most relevant leadership development issues facing today's organizations, such as community building in the workplace, change management, organizational leadership, and business innovation. With a unique blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used solution, Ninth House courses integrate content from leading business experts with self-paced online courses and practical simulations to more effectively develop leaders at all levels of an organization. "The 21st Annual CODiE Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, information and education technology industries," said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. "When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a CODiE Awards finalist is a significant achievement." Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards remains the standard-bearer stan·dard-bear·er n. 1. One who carries a standard or banner, especially of a military unit. 2. An outstanding leader or representative of a movement, organization, or political party. for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital content and education technology industries. The program acknowledges the industry's most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. The CODiE Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. . This year's 348 finalists represent a wide and impressive array of technology and business excellence, passion and success. They were chosen from more that 1,026 nominations submitted by more than 500 companies -- breaking the nominations record set in the 2005 awards. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be selected as a finalist in this important category," said Jeff Snipes Snipes (Diminutive for Snipers) is a text-mode networked computer game that was created in 1983 by SuperSet software. Snipes is officially credited as being the original inspiration for Novell NetWare. , chief executive officer of Ninth House, Inc. "Recognition by CODiE's panel of industry experts celebrates our commitment to creating the most innovative leadership performance development solutions available today." To learn more about Ninth House's leadership development solutions, please visit www.ninthhouse.com. About SIIA The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net. About Ninth House Ninth House, Inc. provides unique blended learning solutions, integrating content from leading business experts with self-paced online courses and practical simulations to more effectively develop leaders at all levels of an organization. The Ninth House curriculum addresses the most relevant issues an organization faces -- from leadership and innovation, to building community in the workplace, to managing change. For reinforcement reinforcement /re·in·force·ment/ (-in-fors´ment) in behavioral science, the presentation of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of subsequent responses, whether positive to desirable events, or , Ninth House offers Instant Advice(R)-- a just-in-time just-in-time - dynamic translation learning solution consisting of approximately 450 short, Web-based modules based on award-winning Adj. 1. award-winning - having received awards; "this award-winning bridge spans a distance of five miles" courses. The Ninth House(R) Approach combines the community and interaction of the classroom with the reach and affordability of online learning to deliver the teachings of the world's foremost business thinkers across the organization. The Ninth House faculty includes industry luminaries like Ken Blanchard Blanchard may refer to: People
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