April 11, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 pieces on searching for potential, succession planning, robots (real ones) and leadership development, and Glinda, the “good” witch. From Mike Hoban: Searching for Potential – On the Basketball Court […]
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April 9, 2014 by Wally Bock
Change is a constant, for people and for companies. But too many leadership development programs act like that’s not true for them. Here are three reasons to continually re-evaluate your people and your leadership development program. People don’t always reach their potential. We’ve all known at least one of them. They’re the people who start […]
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April 4, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 leadership development posts on caboose coaching, hiring better, and closing the manager training gap. From Julie Winkle Giulioni: The Latest Leadership Craze: Caboose Coaching “What could be more helpful […]
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April 2, 2014 by Wally Bock
Ted had his exit interview last Friday. The company asked him why he was leaving. He told them it was for “more opportunity.” That’s true but it’s not the whole story. Why Ted Started Looking for a New Job Just like most people, Ted thought about leaving from time to time. But, by and large, […]
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March 28, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about hiring on a trial basis, why everyone wants to work for Google, development vs training, and motivation profiles. From Adriana Gardella: Hiring Employees on a Trial Basis […]
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March 26, 2014 by Wally Bock
“Why people really leave their jobs.” That was the title of Jena McGregor’s recent article in the Washington Post. For me, though, the money quote was only partly about the reasons why people leave. After describing a recent LinkedIn survey, McGregor says this: “The survey, conducted by LinkedIn, found that the No. 1 reason workers […]
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March 21, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on succession planning, C-Suite skills, picking a CEO, and attracting top college talent. From Tim Sackett: The Skills That Really Make Great Leaders Great “The reality is, in […]
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March 19, 2014 by Wally Bock
When Ed Koch was Mayor of New York City in the 1970s, he was known for stopping New Yorkers on the street and asking, “How am I doing?” That’s a good question to ask about your talent development efforts. Julie Winkle Giulioni suggests how to do that in her post, “Measuring Career Development Success.” Here’s […]
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March 14, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to to pieces on aligning with star employees, developing yourself and others, transforming learning with mobile, and talent development. From Susan Cramm: Align with Your Star Employees “When you connect […]
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March 12, 2014 by Wally Bock
Performance reviews are the process everyone hates. Jena McGregor reviews most of the reasons in her excellent piece: “The corporate kabuki of performance reviews.” The short version is that they’re not fair, increase stress, don’t make things better, and suck up a ton of time. W. Edwards Deming put this more strongly, speaking of “performance […]
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