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 Oxford Economics and SAP survey on leadership development, will top executives embrace MOOCs […]

Leadership development is about becoming a leader Learning is a doing discipline. That’s what popped into my head when I read Kristi Hedges’ article: “If You Think Leadership Development Is A Waste Of Time You May Be Right.” Here’s the opening paragraph. “There’s a dirty little secret in leadership development circles: many of us 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 the finding that most people don’t want to be managers, culture, misconceptions between management […]

When Matt got promoted to management, I was surprised. I’ve known Matt for most of his life. I knew that he started taking things apart and putting them back together about the time he learned to walk. So I wasn’t surprised when he got an engineering degree and began working in his field. He seemed […]

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 an analysis of oil and gas CEOs and three separate posts on issues about […]

In act III of Lord Darlington, Oscar Wilde says that a cynic is someone “who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” Today, he might define a C-suite executive that way. How else can you explain companies who act like leadership development is just another cost to be contained and controlled? That’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 Millennials, turning life into learning, leadership development programs for women, and developing leaders for […]

“I don’t like theory much. Tell me what I should do differently.” The man who asked that question was an experienced police sergeant who looked like a pictorial illustration of the word “grizzled.” Before I could answer, he continued, “You’ve had us for three days now and I’ve learned a lot. But I need one […]

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 high impact leader, keeping top executives engaged in your high potential program, […]

Leadership development should help leaders learn to make good decisions How many senior leaders have you encountered who just can’t seem to make a good decision? Some of them can’t seem to decide at all. They’re always calling for more data and deliberation. Others shoot from the hip, making decision after decision with very little […]