Leadership development isn’t just for senior managers, and it shouldn’t start in the middle of your corporate org chart. For years, we’ve lavished too much money on senior leaders who don’t need it that much. If we thought about succession planning below the C-suite at all, it didn’t extend very far into middle management, either. […]

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 preparing hi-pos for promotion, ensuring that new managers have the skills they need, CEOs […]

Leadership development can’t stand still. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get the results you’ve always gotten.” Various internet sites and blogs attribute that quote, or something very much like it, to a variety of people, including Anthony Robbins and Albert Einstein, plus “an ancient Chinese proverb,” […]

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 the most important skills for leaders, leadership development when you don’t have time, opportunity […]

Leadership development begins with selecting people for leadership roles. In some ways, it’s like cooking. You’re more likely to get a great result if you start with great ingredients. Marcel Schwantes reminded me of that truth when I read his article in Inc. Magazine: “The quickest way to great leadership won’t happen without improving these […]

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 the state of leadership development as we enter 2019. From David Witt: 2019 Learning […]

Leadership development programs in 2019 must adapt to changes in business and leadership. Our challenge is to give today’s leaders the tools, opportunities, and feedback they need to shape the future of our companies. There are lots of things I could write about under that banner. I think the three most important have to do […]

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 reflection, developing emotionally intelligent leaders, succession, developing leaders instead of buying them. From Chris […]

Leadership development is learning from experience. The core of learning from experience is self-reflection. Chris Cebollero wrote the following in his Fortune article, “It’s the season for self-reflection.” “In my experience, effective leadership has to begin with self-awareness and, more importantly, self-reflection. Life is a long series of experiences, decisions, successes and lessons learned. One […]

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 development and AI, leadership development and training as investments, and evolving tech for […]