Leadership development has a lot of moving parts. There are programs and evaluations. Forms get filled out. Development plans get drawn up. Meetings are held.  In some companies, the result is a vibrant leadership development program. The program produces the leaders of the future, but also the leaders of the present. If leadership development is […]

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 paradox of leadership development programs, who makes it to the C-suite, how Intertape, […]

Leadership development starts with picking men and women we think will succeed as leaders. We do an awful job of that. The biggest mistake we make is that we promote people based on their success at a different kind of work. We take top salespeople and promote them to sales manager. We ask top marketing […]

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 smart strategies for supporting leadership development, how to coach more effectively, supercharging leadership development, […]

Leadership development programs are complicated. There are a lot of moving parts and a lot of levers to pull. How do you decide what to do first?  The Forbes Human Resources Council recently weighed in with an article titled, “14 Smart Strategies for Supporting Leadership Development at Every Level.” The council is an “invitation only, […]

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 for front-line leaders, succession planning, new directions for employee learning, and the […]

Leadership development is another place in life where what we do reveals our values. If you follow the money, you’ll find that most companies lavish leadership development funds on the people at the top of the pyramid. Leaders at the bottom get little. Here’s how Verity Creedy of DDI describes the situation. But all this […]

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 for new front-line leaders, a crucial role for human resources, and making […]

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 on the basics of leadership, executive education, and talent development in the […]