Leadership development and shade trees have much in common. Both take a long time to deliver their benefits. And the person who starts the process probably won’t be around to enjoy those benefits. Leadership Development Excellence A leader’s career lasts decades. That’s one reason we must build great programs to last. Great programs have two […]

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 creating a better talent pipeline, questions to ask about developing future leaders, personalized learning, […]

Leadership development starts with recruiting, but it doesn’t stop there. The word “talent” seems to have two meanings these days. One of them is the old meaning about skills or aptitude. But “talent” has become HR jargon for “people.” I thought about that when I read Julie Winkle Giulioni’s excellent post, “Four Mindsets Needed for […]

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. From Ron Thomas: Good Managers Aren’t Born. They’re Trained Early How are we preparing our young leaders? This is such an impressionable […]

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 […]