Leadership development is not the same as writing a novel. Super-author Stephen King advises novel writers to “leave out the boring parts.” That’s the opposite of what you want if you want to develop leaders. Those thoughts fired off in my brain while I was reading Jack Zenger’s great article, “How Some Companies Are Aiming […]

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 how to become more useful to leaders, successful leadership transitions, mindsets for successful leadership […]

Leadership development is important enough to claim CEO attention. This past weekend, I read a provocative article in the McKinsey Quarterly by Amy Edmondson and Bror Saxberg. It was “Putting lifelong learning on the CEO agenda.” Here’s a quote that caught my eye. “As a senior leader, then, you have to rethink how to continuously […]

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 agile leadership development and what to do when your bread and butter skills don’t […]

Leadership development is changing to catch up with the changes in the world and the workplaces. One of the buzzwords of the day is “agility.” That sounds good, even if we don’t seem to have clear and consistent agreement on what agility is, why it’s good or how it’s different. Many pundits are content to […]

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  posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about problems with leadership development, a leadership lesson from the Rolling Stones, leadership development trends, and putting […]

Leadership development is hard to get right, and it seems like we’re coming up short. Martin Lanik, Ph.D., CEO of Pinsight® and the author of The Leader Habit analyzes why things aren’t working in his article, “Where Did We Go Wrong with Leadership Development?” He says: “Clearly there is a global leadership problem, despite people’s […]

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 leadership training, a growth mindset , emotional intelligence and , and developing leaders in […]

Leadership development is one of the most important things that a company does. Alas, we don’t see results right away, so we keep trying quick fixes. That thought came to mind when I read Sonia McDonald’s article, “Why leadership development training has not been effective.” Here’s the part that caught my eye. “In my experience, […]

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 why the most productive workers often don’t make good leaders, an idea for a […]