Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about creating a better leadership development program, what’s next in career management, how to get […]

Leadership development programs are hard to evaluate. Some people think hard ROI numbers should be the final test. Others suggest that success is having enough qualified people to fill leadership slots as they open up. Karin Hurt and David Dye ask: “What Makes the Difference Between Game Changing and Frustrating?” They offer four ideas. Read […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about becoming a more agile learner, why great employees may not make great leaders, why […]

Leadership development never had to be agile in the old days. If the competitive environment changed, there was always time to put together a training program, No more. Today, the demands of a fast-moving business world force leaders to learn and adapt quickly. We want agile leaders who are agile learners. Jesse Sostrin makes the […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about From Vibhas Ratanjee: Experience Reigns in Development “Gallup finds an alarming deficit in the […]

Vibhas Ratanjee wrote a helpful piece on the Gallup site titled “Experience Reigns in Leadership Development.” Here’s the money quote. “Gallup finds an alarming deficit in the experience piece. Too few programs can clearly define the experiences that lead to excellence in leadership; they don’t individualize, they can’t match leader to experience at the time […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about getting outside help for your leadership development program, the value of solitude for aspiring […]

Leadership development programs depend on experts to make the program effective. Too many companies try to make do with people from inside the company. Bill Treasurer describes how that often plays out in his article “Supercharging Leadership Development: Working with Sherpas.” “When designing your leadership development program, it is helpful to bring in experts to share […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about picking high potential people for leadership development, using technology to improve talent management, portfolio […]

Leadership development seems like it ought to be simple. Select men and women who have lots of leadership potential. Then, develop them into competent, committed leaders. Alas, real life rarely cooperates. It turns out that identifying those “HiPo” leaders is hard. Darleen DeRosa identifies the issue in her post, “How to Spot High-Potential Employees in […]