Susan’s Mazza’s post, “5 Ideas to Help You Cultivate Leadership,” got me thinking about the immediate boss’s role in leadership development. Here’s the kernel of Susan’s post that started the train of thought. “The ultimate sign of an effective leader is that they are cultivating leadership in others. Sometimes this happens naturally. Yet, more often […]

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 future of leadership development, help with leadership development goals, talent management trends that […]

John Coleman’s Harvard Business Review article urges us to “Make Learning a Lifelong Habit” and to use Theodore Roosevelt as a model. Here’s the kernel paragraph. “Roosevelt was what we might call a “lifetime learner.” Learning became, for him, a mode of personal enjoyment and a path to professional success. It’s a habit many of […]

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 cracking the leadership development code, using talent management to create value, seven steps to […]

Eric D. Brown published a fascinating post with the title: “A tale of two employees.” I’ll use words from the post to let you know what it’s about. “While talking to this CIO, she was relating some stories of a few of these employees. She was telling me of a recent experience that has her […]

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 institutionalizing leadership development, book reports for leadership development, how to train leaders to think […]

Ed Batista is an executive coach and an instructor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also writes a great blog. A recent post asked the question “What Do Great Leaders Do?” and then answered the question with these five things. “1. Great leaders support others’ development as leaders, which may require allowing them […]

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 posts about it. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about leadership development and culture, finding hidden leaders, supporting corporate initiatives, and IBM’s secret to building […]

“Leadership development can play a vital role in helping to accelerate, reinforce and sustain culture, and culture is definitely born in the executive suite – when leaders change their behaviors, others do too. It’s leaders who need to define the culture, communicate it to all organizational levels, and act and behave in ways that reflect […]