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 deconstructing the development mindset, leadership development with impact, and succession planning.
From Julie Winkle Giulioni: Deconstructing the development mindset
“Since Peter Senge coined the expression ‘learning organization’ more than two decades ago, businesses around the world have aspired to leverage learning toward agility, transformation and long-term success. And most leaders will admit that they still struggle to make this dream a reality. But what if we reframe the conversation? What if we shift the focus from the organization to the individual?”
Leadership Development with Impact according to IEDP
“Earlier this year Mannaz conducted interviews with senior development professionals, from a cross section of 20 client organizations from a variety of industry sectors, in order to discover how they are designing for impact, how they’re delivering impact and how they’re shaping the future of leadership development in their organizations.”
From Don Tennant: ‘Kiss of Death’ in Succession Planning: Delegating It to HR
“The quickest way to stick a dagger in the heart of a succession planning strategy is for the CEO to delegate it to human resources. Doing so delivers a flashing message to the organization that leadership development is a low priority that doesn’t warrant serious attention.”
From Michael Henckel: How to put the success in succession planning
“Employers who don’t have a succession plan in place might not know where to begin. To get started in the planning process, consider the following questions:”
