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 From Claudio Fernández-Aráoz: To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments “Over the course of my career, I’ve spent countless hours talking to and hearing from […]

Leadership is an apprentice trade Leadership does not happen in your head, it happens on the job. That’s why it’s puzzling that most of our leadership training is “head work.” The idea is that if we understand, we will do. So, how’s that working out for us? The problem with most bad managers doesn’t have […]

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 talent management isn’t working. leadership development at Disney, budgeting for leadership development, and […]

Leadership development is people-centered Everyone agrees that leadership development should be a people-centered activity, but technology is changing everything we do. Digital learning will surely be part of the leadership development mix. How do we do it well? Leadership development and digital learning Leigh is a young woman I know who works for a large […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover it to find the very best  posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about three ways to elevate leadership development, spending on training for senior leaders, women’s leadership development, and why you […]

Here’s one of my favorite “lightbulb” jokes. Question: “How many people does it take to change a lightbulb?” Answer: “One, but the lightbulb has to sincerely want to change.” That’s funny when you’re talking about lightbulbs, but there’s something important here that affects leadership development. Mark Busine captured it well in his post at DDI […]

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 […]

Last week I read the report, “How the Workforce Learns in 2016” from Degreed. Degreed is a learning platform company. They asked 512 adults how they go about learning for work. There’s a lot of good stuff in the report, but one thing jumped out at me: “Workers have more options for development than ever […]

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 becoming a mindful executive, leadership development tips, succession planning, and fatal leadership mistakes. From […]

Leadership development is up to you You may work for a great company, one with a superior leadership development program. There may be courses and developmental assignments there for the taking. There may be coaches and mentors ready with good advice. But, in the end, your leadership development is your responsibility. The good news is […]