The series of three seminars, available both as a webinar and in-person as Nyhart’s headquarters in Indianapolis, will be geared to highlight how ongoing regulatory changes and financial factors are impacting the viability of pension benefits.

Sustainability of Costs in Public Pension Plans
Thursday, June 16 at 11 a.m., featuring Actuary Heath Merlak

The liability in public pension plans keep increasing while the government entity supporting the plan is not. With most public pension plans currently underfunded and operating budgets feeling pressure, where are these plans headed? Will costs continue to rise? Will benefit promises need to be revised?

High Pension Costs: When and Where is the Peak?
Thursday, June 23 at 11 a.m. featuring Actuary John Dowell

For private pension plans that must comply with the funding rules introduced by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, investment performance and interest rate levels drive the contribution requirements. The collapse of the stock market in 2008 has been followed by extremely low interest rates in 2009 and 2010, increasing costs in nearly all U.S. private pension plans. How high will they get and when will we get over the hump?

Managing a Frozen Pension Plan – Should Our Strategy Change?
Thursday, June 30 at 11 a.m. featuring Actuary John Dowell

Once benefit accruals are frozen in a pension plan, the game is changed. The indefinite horizon becomes finite. If plan termination is the ultimate goal, the desired horizon is likely five years or less. Should strategic changes be made given this reduced timeframe?

Individuals interested in attending the events in person or via webinar may contact James Burnes at connect@nyhart.com to be added to the invitation list. There is no cost to attend the program. Seating is limited.

The internationally-recognized Adizes MethodologyTM and Top Leadership Forum is being offered for the first time to entrepreneurs and C-level executives in Indiana by Leadership Horizons, Carmel, IN. Based on Dr. Ichak Adizes’ work with global organizations spanning more than 35 years, TopLeaF unlocks the secrets of the corporate lifecycle to help businesses push through traditional barriers of growth and create sustainable organizations.

“Most entrepreneurs and top executives of emerging businesses struggle with how to achieve an adaptable, self-perpetuating organization. TopLeaF provides just that–a methodology for creating sustainability in a learning environment with highly-respected peers. It’s a powerful combination for organizational growth that works.” Ron Ernst, President, Leadership Horizons

The TopLeaF program is targeted for entrepreneurs and top executive teams who are ready to move beyond success (and even survival) to sustainability. Offered through executive coach Ron Ernst, each program will consist of 10-15 organizational leaders meeting once every three weeks for a 9-month intensive leadership forum. Through TopLeaf’s critical insight, guidance and peer support, organizations will be able to make the transition from entrepreneurship to professional management, and build a sustainable, competitive advantage that propels the company profitably into the future.

TopLeaF is a proven process formula for developing management adeptness based on the Adizes Methodology, Understanding there is a natural, predictable lifecycle of organizational growth and development similar to that of a living organism, TopLeaF helps entrepreneurs and executives grasp the appropriate leadership skills needed at each stage of success and implement the fundamental changes required to transform their organization into the next stage of growth.

The first TopLeaF program is scheduled to begin April 23, 2010.

Leadership Horizons
Leadership Horizons has guided first, second and third generation entrepreneurs through various stages of business growth within a wide range of industries. As an executive development coach and adjunct professor in Ball State’s Entrepreneurship Program, owner Ron Ernst helps business leaders with the personal and professional development required for them to build sustainable companies and long-term success. Ron is the author of RealTime Coaching and The Conscious Entrepreneur.

About Adizes and Leadership Horizons
The Adizes Methodology is a proprietary, structured system for accelerating organizational change that was developed by Dr. Ichak Adizes. It is based on the fundamental principle that all organizations have a lifecycle and exhibit predictable patterns of behavior as they grow and age. Adizes TopLeaF qualified facilitators are change management experts who work side-by-side with clients to lead their organizations through transition from one lifecycle phase of growth to the next, with the goal of achieving sustainability and prime operating conditions.

For more information, contact:
Barb Smith, Scheitlin Communications
317-846-3399, barbs@scheitlin.com