Leadership development happens mostly on the job Charles Jennings wrote a marvelous post titled “Workplace Performance: 70:20:10 – Above All Else It’s a Change Agent” that includes many insights and pointers to other work. Here’s the first bit that caught my eye. “The evidence, however, does point to the fact that most learning is experiential […]

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 getting into the CEO’s inner circle, a manager’s guide to executive coaching, Millennials eyeing […]

Wouldn’t it be great if we could do all our leadership development by checking off things on a list? Consulting firms make it easy for us. Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan from McKinsey tell us that “the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior.” Korn Ferry says that […]

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 hiring for cultural fit at the top, workers on tap, how bob sutton teaches […]

Leadership development leaders Chief Executive and the Chally Group just released their list of the top companies for leadership development. They’ve done this since 2005. Here’s their description. “we canvas world-class companies through a questionnaire and interviews to learn what they are doing to identify and nurture people three or more levels down the chain […]

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 students for an increasingly complex business world, Evernote “Officer Training,” learning to learn […]

Leadership development has always been about the future. It has always been an attempt to help leaders prepare for a future that was always shrouded in uncertainty. Today, though, we are in the midst of a change in the ways we live and work and do business that make it even harder to determine what’s […]

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 high potential notification guidelines, drawing in Millennials with training, five things leaders need to […]

If leadership development is what you do, you should read Tim Sackett’s post, “5 Things Leaders Need to Know about Developing Employees.” All five things he lists are spot on, if my experience is any guide. But here’s the one that really got me thinking. It’s number three on the list. “Don’t invest more in […]

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 developing global leaders, developing talent through mentorship, managers as coaches, and one company’s look […]