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    The History of the Best Practice Institute (BPI)

    Explore the key milestones in the history of the Best Practice Institute, from its founding and early research to its global engagement with an international community of executives, thought leaders, and world-class organizations.

    2014: Benchmarking with Global Leaders

    • The BPI Senior Executive Board visited the Pentagon with COL Gary Kayser to discuss high-potential leadership development, transitioning Army veterans, and new talent architecture.
    • BPI visited BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, to benchmark best practices in integrated talent management and organizational learning.

    2013: Convening Leaders and Recognizing Excellence

    • BPI's Senior Executive Board met on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with General McNabb.
    • Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, received the BPI Leading CEO Award at GSK House in London.
    • Richard Olivier, son of Lawrence Olivier, was awarded the BPI Leading Thinkers Award.
    • Shannon Banks, Microsoft’s HR Director for Western Europe, received the BPI Best Practitioner Award for Global Leadership Development.
    • Juliette Trollope of National Grid was given the Best Practitioner of the Year Award for Workforce Planning.
    • A BPI Senior Executive Board working clinic was held at GSK House in London for members to share best practices.

    2012: Industry Recognition

    • Best Practice Institute was named “Best in Leadership Development” by Executive Excellence Magazine.
    • The institute released its list of the 25 Top CEOs.

    2011: Honoring Leaders

    • BPI board members honored victims of the 9/11 disaster at the World Trade Center Memorial site.
    • At the NYSE, BPI presented the Leader of the Year award to Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of Girl Scouts of America, and to Warner Burke.

    2010: Continued Research and Recognition

    • BPI announced its 25 Top CEO List.
    • The institute visited Fidelity Investments and presented a thought leader award to Edgar Schein and John Kotter.

    2009: Influential Research in Talent Management

    • BPI visited Bank of America in Charlotte, NC, presenting the Leader of the Year award to Steve Reinemund, former CEO of PepsiCo.
    • The institute surveyed over 32,000 executives to produce Best Practices in Talent Management with Marshall Goldsmith, later published by Jossey Bass.

    2007: Expanding Research and Connections

    • BPI surveyed over 20,000 executives to produce Best Practices in Leadership Development & Organization Change with Marshall Goldsmith, profiling 14 organizations including Intel, HP, and Motorola.
    • The institute visited GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in London to present the Leader of the Year award to Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean of London Business School.
    • BPI was invited as honored guests to the US Army War College in Carlisle, PA.

    2006: Opening to the Public

    • BPI opened its membership to the general public.

    2005: Founding Members and Boards

    • The BPI Thought Leader Board was formed with Marshall Goldsmith, Roland Sullivan, Warren Bennis, and Nathaniel Branden.
    • Pfizer, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, and GlaxoSmithKline became the first corporate members of the Best Practice Institute.
    • BPI introduced Best Practice Benchmarking studies and Peer Benchmarking for its corporate members.

    2003: Foundational Publications

    • BPI published the first edition of its Change Champion’s Fieldguide.

    2002: Early Research in OD & Change

    • BPI surveyed over 10,000 HR and OD executives, profiling over 20 organizations to produce Best Practices in Organization Development & Change with Marshall Goldsmith.

    2001: Community Building

    • In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, BPI began building its community with students and executives in New York City.

    1999: The BPI Systems Model

    • BPI created the six-step approach for best practice benchmarking – the Best Practice Systems Model – with Richard Beckhard and Louis Carter for the publication Best Practices in Organization Development and Change.

    1998: The First Best Practice Study

    • BPI produced a study on High Potential Leadership Development with Warren Bennis in partnership with Linkage, Inc.
    • The institute published the first book in its best practice series with Jossey Bass, Best Practices in Leadership Development, which profiled the practices of blue-chip organizations in case study format. '''

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