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 letting leaders set the leadership development agenda, what makes a great learning manager, on the job development, and the future of leadership development
From Bravetta Hassell: Williams-Sonoma’s CLO Lets Learners Decide
“Asked to develop a leadership program for more than a dozen of the specialty retailer’s high potential leaders, she first started down a more typical route, but there was a catch. The CEO suggested letting the leaders take the reins in deciding what development experience they wanted. Essentially, ask the learners what they need.”
From Darleen DeRosa: Leadership Development: What Makes A Great Learning Manager?
“Learning Manager. Talent Development Director. Human Resources Manager. No matter what your job title, it’s safe to say your responsibilities—and perhaps your stresses—are growing. The importance of investing in human capital, especially those at the top, is becoming more and more evident in recent years.”
From Bill Byham: Squeezing 10 Years of Management Experience Into Two Years
“The lack of appropriate job experience holds more people back from getting promoted into important management positions than any other factor.”
From Ian Wylie: Why CEOs of the future will be leaders-for-hire
“Jean Martin is talent solutions architect at insight and technology firm CEB. She predicts that the CEOs of the future will be leaders-for-hire – brought into organisations for shorter periods.”
