Rich Wellins at DDI just published a fascinating blog post about the firm’s research into the value of different college degrees for business leaders. The title of the post is “What an MBA Program Won’t Teach You About Leadership.” Here’s the money quote: “Leaders with business degrees were strong in five of the eight leadership […]

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 and cultural fit, leadership development mistakes, and learning and leadership development. From […]

Richard Benson-Armer, Arne Gast, and Nick van Dam have a thoughtful piece in the May 2016 McKinsey Quarterly titled: “Learning at the speed of business.” If you’re concerned about how people learn and grow and the impact of digital technology, read the whole article. Here’s a piece that caught my eye. “Digitization offers a huge […]

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 and succession planning, preparing to lead a new breed of talent, leadership […]

Philip Anderson’s article on the INSEAD web site has a provocative title: “How to Stop CEO Failure.” Here’s the teaser copy. “Boards often think the person in the corner office doesn’t need more development, but this couldn’t be further than the truth. To prevent CEOs from flaming out in the top job, they should build […]

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 better mentoring, paradigm shifts in leadership development, leadership development and apprenticeship, and thirty-three definitions of […]

All beginnings are hard Getting promoted is a great feeling. Whether it’s making the move from individual contributor to manager or becoming a CEO, it’s an occasion to celebrate. Then, usually the next day, it’s time to go to work and you discover a horrid truth. Leadership development doesn’t prepare you for everything Even the […]

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 recruiting analytics to feed your leadership pipeline, why companies are appointing more outsider CEOs, […]

Al Gray changed a lot of things in the Marine Corps. The Washington Post described him as “the pitbull general” because of the way he went about his job after he was appointed Commandant in 1987. General Gray thought that the Marine Corps mission was about fighting wars. To accent that he had his official […]

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 From Jim Graber: UL’s Unique Look at Development “I recently spoke with David McCulloch, […]